Position: Associated researchers

Jesús Ordoño studied a bachelor degree in Biotechnology at the University of Barcelona (UB), where he graduated with best academic expedient honors. He obtained an Erasmus grant to study at the Université Libre de Bruxelles in Belgium, where he worked on his final bachelor thesis about developmental genetics at the Institut des Biomolécules Max Mousseron (IBMM). Then he did a master’s degree on Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at the UB, during which he was awarded with a Master of Excellence grant and started to work at IBEC on the angiogenic effect of calcium and copper nanoparticles. In 2015, he started his PhD on lactate-releasing materials for cardiac regeneration in the Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies group at IBEC.

Anna Alcaine graduated on Biotechnology in 2014 at University of Barcelona (UB) and did a Master’s Degree in Biomedical Research at University Pompeu Fabra in 2015. She carried out her master’s thesis in the laboratory of Dr. Luciano Di Croce at the CRG, where she started her PhD in September 2015. Her PhD project is focused on understanding the link between pluripotency and cell cycle in mouse embryonic stem cells, to identify novel determinants of the pluripotent state of these cells. This could have an impact on research and innovation, not only in the field of stem cell biology and epigenetics, but also in Biotech industry or human health.

• Degree in Chemistry by University of Barcelona (UB).
• PhD student at Imperial College in London under Dr. Saif Haque’s supervision.
• Member of the 1^st edition of the Youth & Science Programme of the Catalunya-La Pedrera Foundation.
• Awarded with Fundación Iberdrola Scholarship to study a MSc in Nanomaterials at Imperial College – London, United Kingdom.

Clara Vilches graduated on Biotechnology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and did a master’s degree in Biomedicine at Universitat de Barcelona (UB). She obtained her PhD in Biomedicine (UB) with a thesis focused on the molecular basis of amino acid transport in mice and inherited aminoacidurias. At ICFO, she is involved in the development of photothermal therapy with gold nanoparticles for cancer treatment.

Jordi Morales‐Dalmau is a PhD student at the Institute of Photonics Sciences (ICFO) and he is currently working in the combination of nanotechnology with diffuse optics to
determine the best conditions for in vivo photothermal cancer therapy with gold nanoparticles. He obtained his degree in Physics in 2012 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and his Master’s degree in Photonics in 2013 at the Universitat Politècnica de Barcelona (UPC). 

Arantxa Albornoz Grados is a Research Engineer at the Institute of Photonics Sciences (ICFO) and she is working on the synthesis of different kinds of nanocomposite materials for biomedical applications. She obtained her Chemistry degree in 2015 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona followed by Master’s degree in Organic Chemistry in 2016 at the Universitat de Barcelona (UB). 

Ignacio de Miguel obtained his Chemistry degree in 1982 at the University of Murcia followed by a PhD in Biotechnology  in 1989 at the Institute des Sciences Apliquées (INSA Toulouse, France). From 1990 to 2010 he participated in the development of several start-up companies in France based on nanomaterials applied to healthcare. He is currently research Engineer at ICFO involved in projects concerning the synthesis of metallic nanoparticles of different shapes and materials, their interaction with light and with other materials and surfaces.

• Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics by University of Barcelona (UB). 
• Project manager in Health and Eating Habits area of Alícia Foundation.

• Alícia’s scientific director and responsible for the area of Health and Eating Habits.
• Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics, and in Food Science and Technology.
• PhD by the University of Barcelona (UB) at the Department of Nutrition and Bromatology of the Faculty of Pharmacy.
• Dietitian at the Hospital del Mar and the Hospital de la Creu Roja in Barcelona
• Health and nutrition technician at the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Andorra.
• Professor of Nutrition and Food Sciences at the Faculty of Pharmacy,  University of Barcelona (UB).

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Alícia Foundation. Responsible for the area of Health and Eating Habits.

• Degree in Audiovisual Communication.
• MSc in Digital Arts by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) – Barcelona, Spain.
• MSc in Cognitive Systems and Interactive Media (UPF).
• PhD candidate in the SPECS group at IBEC.
• Study in multi-agent systems and social decision-making in humans and machines.