Biophysics and Bioengineering
The Unit of Biophysics and Bioengineering carries out intensive teaching activities aiming to help students identify what physical models and properties are most relevant to understand a variety of biological processes, and to become acquainted with the physical principles underlying the technologies used in clinical diagnostics and current therapeutic approaches. These teaching activities are part of the curricula of different degrees and masters offered in the School of Medicine and Life Sciences and in the School of Physics of the University of Barcelona, although the largest contributions include the degrees of Medicine and of Biomedical Engineering as well as the master of Biomedical Engineering and the master of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering. In terms of research, the Unit of Biophysics and Bioengineering is largely specialized in applying the principles and methodologies of physics and engineering to the study of a variety of biological systems in normal and diseased conditions. The scope of this multidisciplinary research includes both basic and translational approaches, and is conducted in close collaboration with clinical research groups. Our goal is to improve the diagnostic and treatment of human diseases. Most of our work applies to different length scales, including the molecular, cellular and tissue/organ level. Our main areas of research include mechanobiology, respiratory and cardiovascular biophysics, and biomedical image processing.
| Alcaraz Casademunt, Jordi | Serra Hunter associate professor | jalcaraz@ub.edu |
| Almendros López, Isaac | Temporary associate professor | isaac.almendros@ub.edu |
| Cot Sanz, Albert | Assistant professor 3P | albert.cot@ub.edu |
| Farré Ventura, Ramón | Full professor | rfarre@ub.edu |
| García Causapie, Mario-David | Assistant professor | garciacausapie@ub.edu |
| Gavara Casas, Núria | Lecturer Serra Hunter professor | ngavara@ub.edu |
| Macià Bros, Dídac | Assistant professor | didac.macia@ub.edu |
| Molina Jordan, Marc | Assistant professor | m.molina@ub.edu |
| Niñerola Baizán, Aida | Assistant medical professor 1P | aninerola@ub.edu |
| Otero Diaz, Jordi | Lecturer professor | jorge.otero@ub.edu |
| Rigau Rigau, Jordi | Assistant professor 1P | jrigau@ub.edu |
| Roca-Cusachs Soulere, Pere Head Unit, phone 934020863 | Associate Serra Hunter professor | rocacusachs@ub.edu |
| Rodríguez Omedes, Fernando | Assistant professor 1P | ferran_rodriguez@ub.edu |
| Sala Llonch, Roser | Associate professor | roser.sala@ub.edu |
| Sanz Rodriguez, Manuel | Assistant professor | manelsanz@ub.edu |
| Sunyer Borrell, Raimon | Lecturer professor | rsunyer@ub.edu |
| Trepat Guixer, Xavier | Assistant professor | xtrepat@ub.edu |
| Vila-Masana Portabella, Juan | Assistant professor 1P | joan.vila-masana@ub.edu |
Physiomimetic 3D stem cell preconditioning for cell therapy
By: Alicia Jurado López
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López and Ramon Farré Ventura
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2022 - in progress (expected reading in 2025)
Physiomimetic lung extracellular matrix hydrogels for preconditioning and instillation of mesenchymal stem cells for optimizing treatment of severe respiratory diseases
By: Anna Ulldemolins Iglesias
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2021 - in progress (expected reading in 2023)
Biochemical and mechanical changes of the extracellular matrix during lung metastasis
By: Maria Leonor Narciso
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López and Núria Gavara Casas
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2020 - in progress (expected reading in 12-01-2023)
Development and characterization of cardiac bioinks from decellularized porcine hearts
By: Héctor Sanz Fraile
Director/s: Jordi Otero Diaz
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2021 - in progress
Machine Learning applied to radiomics data for cancer diagnosis and prediction
By: Marta Ligero Hernández
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch and Raquel Pérez López (Inst. Oncol. Hosp. Vall d’Hebron, VHIO)
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - in progress
Statistical approaches for studying prognosis of neurodegenerative diseases through multimodal brain imaging
By: Agnès Pérez Millán
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch and Raquel Sánchez del Valle (Hospital Clínic)
Universitat de Barcelona, Biomedicine Program
2019 - in progress
Biophysical Biomarkers for drug screening strategies in cancer-activated fibroblasts
By: Marta Ferreira
Director/s: Núria Gavara Casas
Facultat d'enginyeria, Queen Mary University of London (Anglaterra)
2018 - in progress
Bioengineering approaches combining multiple stimuli to induce fast and robust differentiation of stem cells
By: Hongxu Meng
Director/s: Núria Gavara Casas
Facultat d'enginyeria, Queen Mary University of London (Anglaterra)
2017 - in progress
Resonancia magnética craneal estructural de 3 Tesla como biomarcador de neurodegeneración y pronóstico en la enfermedad de Alzheimer de inicio precoz
By: José M. Contador Muñana
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch and Albert Lladó (Hospital Clínic)
Note: Excel·lent Cum Laude
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
October 2022
Efectos de la hipoxia/hipercapnia en la interacción biomecánica célula-matriz pulmonar en la progresión de las enfermedades respiratorias
By: Esther Marhuenda Segarra
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López and Jordi Otero Diaz
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
21-07-2022
By: Bryan Falcones Olarte
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2017- in progress
Plasma membrane mechanosensing upon stretch-induced topography remodelling
By: Xarxa Quiroga Álvarez
Director/s: Pere Roca-Cusachs
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2021
Multi-scale transmission of forces to and within the nucleus
By: Michael C. Keeling
Director/s: Núria Gavara Casas
Facultat d'enginyeria, Queen Mary University of London (England)
2020
Positive pressure therapy in respiratory diseases: Telemedine management in sleep apnea and quality control in noninvasive mechanical ventilation
By: Onintza Garmendia Sorrondegui
Director/s: Ramon Farré Ventura and Josep M. Montserrat Canal
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
Setembre 2020
Respuestas musculares agudas y crónicas del tren inferior al entrenamiento iso-inercial
By: Víctor Illera Domínguez
Director/s: Joan Aureli Cadefau Surroca and Gerard Carmona Dalmases
INEFC, Universitat de Barcelona
2020
Characterizing cognitive aging through multimodal MRI and NIBS: influence of education and gene expression
By: Lídia Vaqué Alcázar
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch and David Bartrés Faz
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2015 - 2020
By: Víctor González Tarragó
Director/s: Pere Roca-Cusachs Soulere
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2019
Multiscale Nonlinear Mechanics of Soft Biological Tissues
By: Ignasi Jorba Masdeu
Director/s: Daniel Navajas
Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2019
Advanced methodologies for improving the characterization and treatment of sleep apnea
By: Jair Asir Villanueva Padilla
Director/s: Ramon Farré Ventura and Josep M. Monstserrat Canal
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2019
Influence of Thigh Muscularity on Sprint Mechanical Properties and Performance
By: Sergi Nuell Turon
Director/s: Joan Aureli Cadefau Surroca
INEFC, Universitat de Barcelona
2019
Biophysical characterization of bleb-based migration in cancer cells
By: Xiaoli Zhang
Director/s: Núria Gavara Casas
Facultat d'enginyeria, Queen Mary University of London (England)
2015-2019
Mechanical stimuli to direct stem cell differentiation
By: Luis Flores
Director/s: Núria Gavara Casas
Facultat d'enginyeria, Queen Mary University of London (England)
2014-2019
Cell sensing of the extracellular environmentroles of matrix rigidity, ligand density and ligand distribution
By: Roger Oria Fernández
Director/s: Pere Roca-Cusachs Soulere
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2018
New therapeutic approaches for obstructive sleep apnea
By: Monique Carolina Suarez-Girón
Director/s: Isaac Almendros and Josep M. Montserrat (Hospital Clínic Barcelona)
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
10-12-2018
Cytoskeletal organization as a cell biomarker
By: Asad Dodhy
Director/s: Núria Gavara Casas
Facultat d'enginyeria, Queen Mary University of London (England)
2013-2018
Mechanics of boundary formation in epithelial monolayers by Eph-ephrin interactions
By: Pilar Rodríguez Franco
Director/s: Xavier Trepat
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2017
Molecular and clinical response of renal cell carcinoma to intermittent hypoxia
By: Antoni Vilaseca Cabo
Director/s: Isaac Almendros and Mireia Musquera (Hospital Clínic Barcelona)
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
22-11-2017
Electrical Characterization of Biological samples with Quartz ressonators as Nanosensors
By: Luis Botaya Turón
Director/s: Jordi Otero Diaz
Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona
2016
Role of mechanical stretch on the cell cytoskeleton and membrane
By: Anita Joana Kosmalska
Director/s: Pere Roca-Cusachs Soulere
Universitat de Barcelona
2016
Cellular responses to intermittent hypoxia: A lab-on-a-chip approach
By: Noelia Campillo Agulló
Director/s: Daniel Navajas and Isaac Almendros
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine
Universitat de Barcelona
14-12-2016
Multi-scale lung tissue mechanics in a mouse model of Marfan syndrome
By: Juan José Uriarte Díaz
Director/s: Daniel Navajas and Ramon Farré
Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Universitat de Barcelona
2016
Quantification of dopaminergic neurotransmission SPECT studies with 123I-labelled radioligands
By: Judith Gallego Blanco
Director/s: Domènec Ros and Albert Cot Sanz
Doctorate in Nuclear Engineering and Ionizing Radiation
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2016
Quantification of striatal dopamine transporter SPECT in animal models and clinical research
By: Aida Niñerola Baizán
Director/s: Domènec Ros and Javier Pavía
Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Universitat de Barcelona
2015
Biomechanical screening of potential therapeutic targets in lung fibrosis
By: Alícia Giménez
Director/s: Jordi Alcaraz Casademunt
Note: Excellent
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2015 (published 08/06/2015)
Técnica de Presión Negativa Esparatoria en los Trastotnos Respitatorios del Sueño en niños y adolescentes
By: Helena Larramona Carrera
Director/s: Ramon Farré and Josep M. Monstserrat
Universitat de Barcelona
2015
Nuevas implicaciones de la hipoxia intermitente en un modelo animal de apneas del sueño
By: Marta Torres Lopez
Director/s: Ramon Farré and Josep M. Monstserrat
Universitat de Barcelona
2015
Novel Sensors Technologies Applied to Force Spectroscopy in Molecular Biology
By: Laura González Claramonte
Director/s: Jordi Otero Diaz and Manel Puig Vidal
Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona
2014 (best thesis prize Faculty of Physics)
The role of tumor-associated fibroblasts and abnormal tissue hardening in lung bronchogenic carcinoma
By: Marta Puig Martínez
Director/s: Jordi Alcaraz Casademunt
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2014
Study of the phenotypic heterogeneity of tumor associated fibroblasts in lung cancer
By: José Roberto Lugo Gómez
Director/s: Jordi Alcaraz Casademunt
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2014
Reconstrucción y cuantificación de estudios SPECT en animal pequeño
By: Francisco José Pino Sorroche
Director/s: Domènec Ros and Javier Pavía
Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Universitat de Barcelona
2014
Image processing of emission tomography studies in refractory epilepsy
By: Berta Martí Fuster
Director/s: Domènec Ros and Javier Pavía
Doctorate in Biomedical Engineering, Biomedicine
Note: Excellent Cum Laude
Universitat de Barcelona
2013
Study of the diffusive properties in extracellular matrix gels used in 3D cultures
By: Roland Galgoczy
Director/s: Jordi Alcaraz Casademunt
Note: Excellent
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
2013
From extracellularmatrix to 3D hydrogeland regenerative therapy in lung pathology. A review of the literature
By: Zichun Liu
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Degree in Medicine. Note: Excellent
Facultat de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona
19 January 2022
Design, construction and validation of a low-cost device to measure maximal inspiratory and expiratory pressures
By: Claudia Aymerich Moreno
Director/s: Ramon Farré Ventura
Degree in Enginyeria Biomèdica
2020
Design, construction and evaluation of an effective, low-cost 3d-printed stethoscope
By: Julia Bertran Szé
Director/s: Ramon Farré Ventura
Degree in Enginyeria Biomèdica
2020
Development of a compact device to measure properties of engineered tissues
By: Omilen Pangue
Director: Jordi Otero Diaz
Degree in Enginyeria Biomèdica
Universitat de Barcelona
2020
Three-dimensional cell cultures: imaging and quantification
By: Carles Bada
Director/s: Jordi Otero Diaz
Degree in Enginyeria Biomèdica
Universitat de Barcelona
2020
Robotic assisted 3D Printing of blood vessel-like structures
By: Julia Rey
Director/s: Jordi Otero Diaz
Degree in Enginyeria Biomèdica
Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - 2020
Improvements based on Nuclear Medicine imaging for head and neck preoperative scans
By: Manuel Pérez Mitru
Director/s: Aida Niñerola Baizán and Sergi Vidal Sicart
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - 2020
Automatic procedure to evaluate a method for epileptogenic zone localisation in drug-resistant epilepsy
By: Albert Ripoll Batlló
Director/s: Aida Niñerola Baizán and Andrés Perissinotti
Degree in Physics
Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - 2020
Characterization of simultaneous use of 125I and 99mTc in non-palpable breast cancer surgeries
By: Mariona Regany Closa
Director/s: Aida Niñerola Baizán and Sergi Vidal Sicart
Degree in Physics
Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - 2020
By: Maria Gil Ruiz
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - 2020
Longitudinal study of brain MRI in early onset Alzheimer’s disease
By: Marta Bassa Lladó
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch
Degree in Physics
Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - 2020
Evaluation of Partial Volume Correction algorithms for PET images
By: Neus Rodeja Ferrer
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch
Degree in Physics
Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - 2020
Design and development of a bioreactor for reproducing vascular pulsatile radial stretch and longitudinal flow-induced shear stress
By: Ana Osuna Suárez
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - 2020
Procesado de neuroimágenes SPECT y PET para el análisis de pacientes pediátricos con epilepsia farmacorresistente
By: Carmen Martín Martín
Director/s: Aida Niñerola Baizán and Beatriz F. Giraldo Giraldo
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
2018 - 2019
PET image creation through realistic simulation algorithms
By: Eric Rodríguez Ramos
Director: Aida Niñerola Baizán
Degree in Physics
Universitat de Barcelona
2018 - 2019
Prototyping and design of a low-cost portable mechanical ventilator for resource poor environment through 3D Printing
By: Julen Sarda Barragan
Director/s: Ramon Farré Ventura
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2018 - 2019
Validation for b-amyloid PET in Alzheimer's Disease and stage classification
By: Arnau Llovera Aparicio
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch
Degree in Physics
Universitat de Barcelona
2018 - 2019
Characterization of the expression of genes of the circadian cycle in cell cultures
By: Sheila Martin Iglesias
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Double degree in Biology/Biotechnology
Universitat de Girona/ Universitat de Barcelona
2018 - 2019
By: Daniel Iniesta Sarasa
Director/s: Jordi Otero Diaz. Tutor/s: Ramon Farré Ventura
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2018
Mechanical tests of tissue-like bioprinted 3D constructs
By: Helena Lopez Vives
Director/s: Ramon Farré Ventura and Jordi Otero Diaz
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2017 - 2018
PET Quantification in Alzheimer's Disease
By: Mariona Ruiz Peris
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2017 - 2018
Machine Learning for classifying AD stages
By: Hang Li
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch
Degree in Physics
Universitat de Barcelona
2017 - 2018
Imaging techniques in drug resistant epilepsy surgery. Creation of a new healthy controls database and its template.
By: Miguel Baquero Oliveros
Director/s: Aida Niñerola Baizán and Xavier Setoain Perego
Degree in Medicine
Universitat de Barcelona
2017
Image Recognition for EMC tests Automatization - LEAR Corp
By: Daniel Ruiz Cano
Director/s: Jordi Otero Diaz
Degree in Enginyeria Electrònica
Universitat de Barcelona
2017
Evaluation of scatter correction in neurotransmission SPECT
By: Clara March Pons
Director/s: Domènec Ros and Aida Niñerola Baizán
Degree in Physics
Universitat de Barcelona
2016 - 2017
By: Gerard Trias Gumbau
Director/s: Ramon Farré Ventura
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2016 - 2017
Design of a prototype to evaluate the distensibility of gastrointestinal stenosis
By: Joel Troya Sebastian
Director/s: Glòria Fernàndez Esparrach and Daniel Navajas
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2017
Mesura de les propietats mecàniques de les estenosis de budell
By: Daniela Furlan González
Director/s: Daniel Navajas
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2016
3D bioprinting advances for biomedical Applications
By: Tomás Pujol Oliver
Director/s: Daniel Navajas
Degree in Medicine
Universitat de Barcelona
2016
Development of a device to study the interaction between cells subjected to a differential gaseous environment.
By: Roser Colina Molinero
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Degree in Biomedical Engineering (Excellent)
Universitat de Barcelona
7 July 2016
Engineering microchannels for guided cell migration
By: Aina Laguarta Alapont
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Degree in Biomedical Engineering (Excellent)
Universitat de Barcelona
7 July 2016
Quantification of SPECT studies of the dopaminergic system
By: Anna Agustí Cristau
Director/s: Domènec Ros and Aida Niñerola Baizán
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2015 - 2016
Engineering microchannels for guided cell migration
By: Aina Laguarta Alapont
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2015 - 2016
Development of a Device to study the interaction between cells subjected to a differential gaseous environament
By: Roser Colina Molinero
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2015 - 2016
Study of the utility of PET image in refractory epilepsy
By: Maite Fabregat Frances
Director/s: Domènec Ros and Ana Puig Puig
Degree in Physics
Universitat de Barcelona
2015
Assessment of lung mechanics during lung bioengineering
By: Julia Massanes Pujol
Director/s: Ramon Farré Ventura
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2014 - 2015
Interactive model of lung bioengineering in a bioreactor
By: Elisenda Pomares Mallol
Director/s: Ramon Farré Ventura
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2014 - 2015
Smartphone App for sleep apnea treatment
By: Kevin Gonzalez Muñoz
Director/s: Ramon Farré Ventura
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2014 - 2015
Image processing of 18F-FDG-PET studies in refractory epilepsy
By: Ana Martín-Pero García
Director/s: Domènec Ros and Berta Martí Fuster
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2014
Use of Brain-MRI connectomics in the search of new biomarkers: A parkinson's disease study
By: Alicia Carlosena
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch and Carme Junqué Plaja
Degree in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2013-2014
Structural brain changes in elderly and the role of educational level in relation to cognition: a neuroimaging study
By: Lídia Vaqué Alcázar
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch
Degree in Basic Medical Sciences
Universitat de Barcelona
2013-2014
Simulation of amyloid PET Neuroimaging for the different stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
By: Carmen Martín Martín
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch and Aida Niñerola Baizán
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - 2020
Design and Implementation of a group by time study of medical imaging data with different approaches
By: Agnès Pérez Millàn
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch
Master in Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Universitat de Barcelona
2019 - 2020
Design of an automatic and smart gastrointestinal balloon inflation Device and analysis of commercialization
By: Joel Troya Sebastian
Director/s: Glòria Fernàndez Esparrach and Daniel Navajas
Master in Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2019
Viability study of an innovative tissue engineered biomaterial for stem cell culture
By: Tomas Carvajal Izquierdo
Director/s: Jorge Otero Diaz; Tutor/s: Jordi Colomer and Alexandrina Stoyanova
M. Sc. Innovation and Enterpreneurship in Biomedical Engineering. EIT Health
Universitat de Barcelona
2019
Fabrication and characterization of a recellularized cardiac patch based on ECM hydrogels
By: Alejandro Martínez Codes
Director/s: Jorge Otero and Héctor Sanz; Tutor/s: Ramon Farré Ventura
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2019
Development and characterization of cardiac bioinks from decellularized porcine hearts
By: Héctor Sanz Fraile
Director/s: Bryan Falcones and Jordi Otero Diaz; Tutor: Ramon Farré Ventura
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2019
Lung extracellular matrix biomaterial for mesenchymal stem cell culture
By: Per: Irene Mendizábal Frías
Director/s: Bryan Falcones and Jordi Otero Diaz; Tutor: Ramon Farré Ventura
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2019
Development of technolgies for 3D bioprinting vascular constructs
By: Llorenç Roman Olives
Director/s: Jordi Otero Diaz; Tutor/s: Ramon Farré
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2019
A multimodal MRI study for finding new patterns in PD patients using unserpervised machine Learning
By: Haizea Erostarbe.
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch and Bàrbara Segura Fabregas
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2018-2019
Multimodal MRI in Parkinson's disease and dementia
By: Alejandro Brugarolas
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch and Bàrbara Segura Fabregas
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2018 - 2019
Lung-on-a-chip device to apply cyclic stretch on cells cultured on 3D lung-ECM hydrogels
By: Álvaro Villarino Romero
Director:/s Isaac Almendros López
Master in Biomedicine. Note: Excellent
Universitat de Barcelona
2018 - 2019. Date of presentation: 12 July 2019
Nanocomposite smart hydrogels for 3D bioprinting Applications
By: Anna Ureña Poch
Director/s: Jorge Otero DIaz; Tutor/s: Laura González
Master in Nanosciences and Nanotechnology
Universitat de Barcelona
2018
Standardization of specific uptake in neurotransmission SPECT studies of the dopaminergic system
By: Anna Agustí Cristau
Director/s: Aida Niñerola Baizán
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2017 - 2018
Development of nuclear force sensors vased on fluorescence imaging
By: Ignasi Granero
Director/s: Pere Roca-Cusachs Soulere
Universitat de Barcelona
2018
Development of a new device to mimic in vitro the collapse and reopening of the upper airway in obstructive sleep apnea
By: Cristina Castillo Cañabate
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Master in Biomedical Engineering. Note: 10, Honors
Universitat de Barcelona
2017 - 2018. Date of presentation: 2 July 2018
The effect of temperature on cellular viscoelasticity
By: Matthew Kemball-Cook
Director/s: Núria Gavara Casas
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Queen Mary University of London (England)
2017-2018
Study of the potential of mechanotransduction inhibition for the treatment of solid tumors
By: Martina Amoddio
Director/s: Pere Roca-Cusachs Soulere
Universitat de Barcelona
2017
Effects of intermittent hypoxia on alzheimer´s disease protein expression in primary cultures of neurons
By: Maria Dolores Capilla López
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Master in Biomedicine. Note: Excellent
Universitat de Barcelona
2016 - 2017. Date of presentation: 21 July 2017
Performance of partial volume correction methods with simulated PET-amyloid images
By: Mireia Garcia Gaig
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch
Màster in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2016 - 2017
Effects of cyclical stretch on cancer invasion in de-cellularized lung scaffolds
By: Esther Marhuenda Segarra
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Master in Biomedicine. Note: Excellent
Universitat de Barcelona
2016 - 2017. Date of presentation: 21 July 2017
Study of tumour cell migration under an oxygen gradient
By: Aina Abad Lázaro
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Master in Biomedicine. Note: 10, Honors
Universitat de Barcelona
2016 - 2017
The effect of temperature on cell mechanics
By: Adam Redwood
Director/s: Núria Gavara Casas
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Queen Mary University of London (England)
2016 - 2017
Study of membrane protein response to controlled membrane deformation
By: Xarxa Quiroga
Director/s: Pere Roca-Cusachs Soulere
Universitat de Barcelona
2016
PETANALYSIS plugin, a plugin for statistical analysis of [18F]FDG PET images in refractory epilepsy
By: Anna Martín-Pero García
Director/s: Javier Pavía Segura and Aida Niñerola Baizán
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2016
Implementarion of a technique to generate gradients of extracellular matrix proteins on soft substrates for the study of cell migraton
By: Eduard Quer
Director/s: Pere Roca-Cusachs Soulere
Universitat de Barcelona
2016
Inflammatory effects of combining cyclic stretch with intermittent hypoxia in an in vitro model of obstructive sleep apnea
By: Bryan Falcones Olarte
Director/s: Isaac Almendros López
Master in Biomedicine. Note: 10, Honors
Universitat de Barcelona
2015 - 2016
The mechanical interplay between the cytoskeleton and the nucleus
By: Asad Islam
Director/s: Núria Gavara Casas
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Faculty of Engineering, Queen Mary University of London (England)
2014-2016
Study on the mechanical implications of the interaction between integrin α5β1 and tight junction protein ZO-1
By: Víctor González
Director/s: Pere Roca-Cusachs Soulere
Universitat de Barcelona
2015
Structural brain changes in elderly and the role of educational level and APOE-status in relation to declarative memory
By: Lídia Vaqué Alcázar
Director/s: Roser Sala Llonch and David Bartrés Faz
Master in Neurosciences
Universitat de Barcelona
2014 - 2015
Corrección del efecto de la atenuación de fotones en estudios de SPECT cerebral con [123I]FP-CIT. Desarrollo y evaluación de un método de corrección sin información personalizada del mapa de atenuación
By: María Martínez Berlanga
Director/s: Domènec Ros and Javier Pavía
Master in Biomedical Engineering
Universitat de Barcelona
2014
