The data shows the name of the student, his or her group at IBEC, the title of the PhD thesis and the awarding body (in brackets).
2017
| Pilar Rodríguez Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics Mechanics of boundary formation in epithelial monolayers by Eph-ephrin interactions’ (UB) |
| Anna Crespo Bacterial infections and antimicrobial therapies Estudi transcripcional i funcional de les ribonucleotidil reductases de Pseudomonas aeruginosa’ (UB) |
| Dencho Gugutkov Molecular Dynamics at Cell-Biomaterial Interface Nanoengineering approaches for guiding cellular behavior’ (UPC) |
| Veronica Hortigüela Biomimetic Systems for Cell Engineering Study of cell response over nanopatterned ligands on diblock copolymer surfaces’ (UB) |
| Francisco Palacios Signal and information Processing for Sensing Systems Desarrollo de una tarjeta RFID flexible con capacidades sensoras para aplicaciones en logística de alimentación’ (UB) |
| Maria Valls Biomimetic Systems for Cell Engineering Development of an advanced 3D culture system for human cardiac tissue engineering’ (UB) |
| Albert Garcia Biomimetic Systems for Cell Engineering Engineering poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate-based microstructures to develop an in vitro model of small intestinal epithelium’ (UB) |
| Marta Pozuelo Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Bioengineering single-protein wires’ (UB) |
| Montserrat Lopez Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Electrochemical tunneling microscopy and spectroscopy of electron transfer proteins” (UB) |
| Jose Luis Sebastian Nanobioengineering Desarrollo de aptasensores para la detección de bacterias enteropatógenas’ (UB) |
| Claudia Navarro Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies Stimulation of Wound Healing and Vascularization with Calcium-Releasing Biomaterials’ (UB) |
| Agata Mata Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology Nuevas funciones de moléculas de remodelación vascular durante el desarrollo y modulación de la corteza cerebral de ratón’ (UB) |
| Daniel Pacheco SPECS Space, Memory, Action, Insights from Behavior and Neurophysiology’ (UPF) |
2016
| Silvia Pittolo Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Development of light-modulated allosteric ligands for remote, non-invasive control of neuronal receptors |
| Luis Fernandez Signal and Information Processing for Sensing Systems Understanding the role of sensor diversity and redundancy to encode for chemical information in gas sensor arrays” (UB) |
| Xavier Puñet Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies Design and Fabrication of Functionalized High Porous Poly(lactic acid)-based Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering” (UPC) |
| Ariadna Bartra Signal and Information Processing for Sensing Systems Detecció d’estats inadequats per la conducció de un vehicle a partir de la degradació del control dinàmic” (UB) |
| Isil Tekeli
Control of Stem Cell Potency Bioengineering approach to study the role of cell migration during zebrafish heart regeneration |
| Albert Hernansanz
Robotics (former group) Multi-robot cooperative platform: a task-oriented teleoperation paradigm” (UPC) |
| Anita Joanna Kosmalska
Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology Physical principles of membrane remodeling during cell mechanoadaptation” (UB) |
| Xavier Gómez
Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Design, synthesis and characterisation of photoswitchable allosteric modulators of metabotropic glutamate receptors” (UB) |
| Manuel Lozano
Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation Multichannel analysis of normal and continuous adventitious respiratory sounds for the assessment of pulmonary function in respiratory diseases” (UPC) |
| Oiane Urra
Robotics/Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation Analysis of the interlimb similarity of motor patterns for improving stroke assessment and neurorehabilitation” (UPC) |
| Luis Estrada
Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation Evaluación no invasiva del impulso neural respiratorio y su relación con la respuesta mecánica mediante el análisis de señales electromiográficas de músculos respiratorios” (UPC) |
| Themis Toumanidou
Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Finite element simulation of the healthy and degenerated lumbar spine. Interplay between muscle activity and intervertebral disc multiphysics” (UPC) |
| Lluís Rigat
Nanobioengineering Organ-on-a-chip microfluidic devices mimicking human splenic functions” (UB) |
| Noelia Campillo Cellular and Respiratory Biomechanics Cellular responses to intermittent hypoxia: a lab-on-a-chip approach” (UB) |
| Juan Jose Uriarte
Cellular and Respiratory Biomechanics Multi-scale lung tissue mechanics in a mouse model of marfan syndrome” (UB) |
| Maria Chiara Biagi
Nanoscale Bioelectrical Characterization Nanoscale electrical characterization of biological matter at microwave frequencies” (UB) |
| Marc Van der Hofstadt
Nanoscale Bioelectrical Characterization Hygroscopic properties of single bacterial cells and endospores studied by electrostatic force microscopy” (UB) |
2015
| Riccardo Levato Biomaterials for regenerative therapies Injectable biodegradable carriers for the delivery of therapeutic agents and tissue engineering (UPC) |
| Marta Sanmartí-Espinal Nanobioengineering Study of natural nanovesicles carrying olfactory receptors for the development of biosensing platforms (UB) |
| Cristina Vergara Molecular and cellular neurobiotechnology Papel regulador de la proteína priónica celular en la enfermedad de Alzheimer y uso de gamma-péptidos como potenciales agentes terapéuticos (UB) |
| Juan Pablo Agusil Nanobioengineering Fabrication of (bio)molecular patterns with contact printing techniques (UB) |
| Teresa Galán Nanobioengineering Conducting Polymers for Nano and Micro Electrodes. Application to Biomolecule Sensing and Release (UB) |
| Carlos Ruiz Biomechanics and mechanobiology A computational study of intervertebral disc degeneration in relation to changes in regional tissue composition and disc nutrition (UPC) |
| Erola Pairo Signal and information processing for sensing systems Detection of transcription factor binding sites by multivariate signal processing (UB) |
| Ana Guaman Signal and information processing for sensing systems Multivariate Signal Processing for Quantitative and Qualitative analysis of Ion Mobility Spectrometry applied to Biomedical and Food Applications (UB) |
| Andrés Arcentales Viteri Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation Análisis de la interacción cardíaca y respiratoria en pacientes con cardiomiopatía y pacientes en proceso de extubación (UPC) |
| Rosa Letizia Zaffino Nanobioengineering Development of a nano-sensor for the direct electrical free-label detection of DNA’s hybridisation and single nucleotide polymorphism (UB) |
| Lorena De Oñate Pluripotent Stem Cells and Activation of Endogenous Tissue Programs for Organ Regeneration Research on cardiac differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells: how to get beating cells in a dish (UPF) |
| Ernest Moles Nanomalaria joint unit Development of polyvalent erythrocyteand parasitized erythrocyte-targeted nanovectors as novel site-specific drug delivery approaches for Plasmodium falciparum malaria chemotherapy (UB) |
| Maria Joana Azevedo Silva Marques Nanomalaria joint unit Exploration of sulfated polysaccharides as antimalarials and as targeting molecules for nanovector-mediated drug delivery to Plasmodium-infected cells (UB) |
| Aitor Sánchez Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies Biomimetic hydrogels for in situ bone tissue engineering. Nature-inspired crosslinking methods as a tool to tune scaffold physical properties (UPC) |
2014
| Sara Nocentini Molecular and cellular neurobiotechnology Potential of genetically modified ensheathing cells for regeneration after spinal cord injury (UB) |
| Tiziano Serra Biomaterials for regenerative therapies Development of 3D-printed biodegradable composite scaffolds for tissue engineering applications (UPC) |
| Mercè Izquierdo Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Photoswitchable glutamate receptors to control neurotransmission with light (UB) |
| Ana Mª Oliva
Nanobioengineering Estudio de los procesos celulares inducidos por campos eléctricos en sistemas de Lab-on-a-chip (UB) |
| Nadège Sachot
Biomaterials for regenerative therapies Design of Hybrid Fibers for Bone Tissue Engineering (UPC) |
| Zaida Álvarez
Biomaterials for regenerative therapies Lactate-Releasing PLA scaffolds for brain regeneration (UPC) |
| Marilia Barreiros Dos Santos Nanobioengineering Development of a multi-electrode impedimetric biosensor: detection of pathogenic bacteria and mycotoxins (UB) |
| Laura Casares
Integrative cell and tissue dynamics Epithelial dynamics on soft hydrogels in response to stretch (UB) |
| Andrés Martín
Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Desarrollo de péptidos fotoconmutables para el control de la actividad celular (UB) |
| Antonio Bautista Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Design and Synthesis of Photoswitchable Molecules for Biological Applications (URV) |
| Daniel Esteban
Nanoscale bioelectrical characterization/ Microbial biotechnology and host-pathogen interaction Electric polarization properties of single bacteria measured with electrostatic force microscopy. Theoretical and practical studies of Dielectric constant of single bacteria and smaller elements (UB) |
| César Parra
Nanobioengineering Microfluidic devices with integrated biosensors for biomedical applications (UB) |
2013
| Patricia Urbán Nanobioengineering Development of nanovectors for the targeted drug delivery of antimalarials (UB) |
| Joana Mesquita Biomedical signal processing and interpretation Snoring and arousals in full-night polysomnographic studies from Sleep Apnea-Hypopnea Syndrome patients (UPC) |
| Xavier Serra Integrative cell and tissue dynamics Physical forces and mechanical waves during tissue growth (UPC) |
| Victor Pomareda Signal and Information Processing for Sensing Systems Signal processing approaches to the detection and localization of gas chemical sources using partially selective sensors (UB) |
| Sergio Martínez Nanobioengineering Desarrollo de una nueva tecnología para el ensamblaje selectivo de una monocapa ordenada de ADN:MCH por pulsos eléctricos; aplicación a sensores de ADN (UB) |
| Arlyng González Biomaterials for regenerative therapies Implicaciones del Calcio Extracelular y su Receptor en Membrana (CaSR) en la Angiogénesis y la Osteogénesis. Relevancia en Ingeniería Tisular (UPC) |
| Luis Amigo Robotics Estudio de Fuerzas de Interacción para Minimización de Esfuerzos en Rehabilitación Robotizada (UPC) |
| Leonardo Sarlabous Biomedical signal processing and interpretation Evaluación no invasiva de la actividad de los músculos respiratorios mediante el análisis de señales Mecanomiográficas en pacientes con EPOC (UPC) |
| Bogachan Tahirbegi Nanobioengineering Electrochemical multi-sensors for biomedical applications (UB) |
| Mar Cendra Bacterial Infections: antimicrobial therapies Estudi de l’expressió i funció de les Ribonucleotidil Reductases d’Escherichia coli (UB) |
| Patricia Carulla Molecular and cellular neurobiotechnology La proteína priónica celular: Análisis de su función neuroprotectora y reguladora del ciclo celular (UB) |
2012
| Ramiro González Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Biomechanical study of intervertebral disc degeneration (UPC) |
| Andy Olivares Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Evaluación computacional en andamios por prototipado rápido para la ingeniería de tejidos (UPC) |
| Adriana Sánchez-Danés Control of Stem Cell Potency Generation of human dopaminergic neurons from induced pluripotent stem cells to model Parkinson’s disease (Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona) |
| Nuno Coelho Molecular Dynamics at Cell-Biomaterial Interface Dynamic Behavior of Type IV Collagen at Cell- Biomaterials Interface (UPC) |
| Georg Gramse Nanoscale bioelectrical characterization Studying Electrostatic Polarization Forces at the Nanoscale: Dielectric constant of supported biomembranes measured in air and liquid environment (UB) |
| Gemma Mestres Associated group (UPC) Novel phosphate-based cements for clinical applications (UPC) |
| Óscar Seira Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology Estudio de las vías de señalización intracelular asociadas a las proteínas inhibitorias asociadas a la mielina (UB) |
| Sergi Udina Artificial Olfaction Smart Chemical Sensors: Concepts and application (UB) |
| Laura Pedró Microbial biotechnology and host-pathogen interaction Caracterització de Paràlegs de la proteïna associada al nucleoide Hha: les proteïnes YdgT, HolE i YmgB (UB) |
| Jordi Comelles Nanobioengineering Biochemical gradients on Poly(methyl methacrylate) surfaces (UB) |
| Jose Marco Balleza Associated group (UPC) Monitorización del patrón ventilatorio mediante tomografia por impedacia eléctrica en pacientes con enfermedad pulmonar obstructiva crònica (UPC) |
| Andrea Malandrino Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Multi-scale biomechanical study of transport phenomena in the intervertebral disc (UPC) |
| Lorena Diéguez Nanobioengineering Optical grating coupler biosensor and biomedical applications (UB) |
| Ester Añón Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics Mechanisms of migration in epithelial gap closure (Université Paris Descartes) |
| Marta Mattotti Biomaterials for regenerative therapies Biological response to structured and functionalized substrates for nerve tissue regeneration (UPC/UB) |
| Sabine Oberhansl Nanobioengineering Construction of versatile biomolecule nano-platforms via Dip-pen Nanolithography and their application in biosensing and cell differentiation (UB) |
| Juan Manuel Artés Nanoprobes and nanoswitches Electrochemical Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy of the Redox Protein Azurin (UB) |
| Lorena Redondo Nanoprobes and nanoswitches Stability of lipid bilayers as model membranes: atomic force microscopy and spectroscopy approach (UB) |
| Mário Hüttener Microbial biotechnology and host-pathogen interaction Estudio de sistemas evolutivamente conservados de regulación coordinada de la expresión génica en bacterias (UB) |
| Aurora Dols-Pérez Nanoscale bioelectrical characterization Nanoscale structural and mechanical properties of lipid bilayers in air environment (UB) |
| Óscar Castillo Nanobioengineering Analysis and characterisation of biological samples in nano and microfluidic devices using AC and DC electric fields (UB) |
2011
| Thomas S. van Zanten Single Molecule Bionanophotonics Nanoscale mosaics on the cell membrane: mapping organization and function with near-field nanoscopy (UB) |
| Ruth Díez Ahedo Single Molecule Bionanophotonics Biofunctional micropatterned surfaces to study, manipulate and control spatio-temporal organisation of cell membrane receptors in living cells (UB) |
| Maruxa Estévez Fernández Nanobioengineering Mechanotransduction mechanisms induced by microstructured polymer substrates> effect on cell morphology and migration (UB) |
| Ling Wang Neuroengineering Microchannel enhanced neuron-computer interface: design, fabrication, biophysics of signal generation, signal strength optimization, and its applications to ion-channel screening and basic neuroscience research (UPC) |
| Johan Mikael Gustavsson Bio/Non-Bio Interactions for Regenerative Medicine Sensors for in vitro Bone Tissue Engineering Applications (UPC) |
| Kay Eckelt Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Multi-approach analysis for identification and functional characterization of eye regeneration related genes of Schmidtea mediterranea (UB) |
| Angeles Ivón Rodríguez Villarreal Nanobioengineering Microfluidic device for blood plasma separation and magnetic cell manipulation (UB) |
| Eduard Vergés Associated Group – Informàtica Gràfica Modeling, analysis and visualization of porous biomaterials (UPC) |
2010
| Mathias Kuphal Nanobioengineering A new platform for polymer-based biosensing. Fabrication technologies for an electrochemical biosensor (UB) |
| Martin Andreas Koch Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Development of in vitro and in vivo Bioreactors for Bone Tissue Engineering (UPC) |
| Eduard Sleep Ronquillo Control of Stem Cell Potency Molecular and cellular mechanisms of heart regeneration in zebrafish (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) |
| Edgar Benjamín Montúfar Jiménez Associated Group – Biomaterials, Implants i Enginyeria de Teixits Espumas inyectables de hidroxiapatita obtenidas por el método de espumado de la fase líquida de un cemento de fosfato tricálcico alfa (UPC) |
| Clara Inés Sandino Velásquez Biomechanics and Mechanobiology Simulation of mechanoregulation and tissue differentiation in calcium phosphate scaffolds for tissue engineering (UPC) |
| Christian Morgenstern De Müller Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation Invasive and non-invasive assessment of upper airway obstruction and respiratory effort with nasal airflow and esophageal pressure analysis during sleep (UPC) |
| Aitor Aguirre Cano Bio/Non-Bio Interactions for Regenerative Medicine Principles of Vascularization in Tissue Engineering using Endothelial Progenitors and Bioactive Composite Biomaterials (UPC) |
| Ainara Garde Martínez Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation Breathing pattern characterization in patients with respiratory and cardiac failure (UPC) |