M. Magdalena Alcover Amengual

M. Magdalena Alcover Amengual

Associate professor

ORCID: 0000-0001-9070-5992
Scopus Author ID: 54408108100
Researcher ID: J-7538-2017
Knowledge area: Parasitologia

Research group: Parasitologia Humana i Animal, aspectes Bàsics i Aplicats

Teaching Innovation Groups: ULD - Unitat de laboratoris docents de la Facultat de Farmàcia

Contact Information
Department of Biology, Healthcare and the Environment
Avda JOAN XXIII 27-31
934024502
mmagdalenaalcoveramengual(a)ub.edu

Academic training

Farmacia
Postgrau
Máster
Programa de Doctorat Recerca desenvolupament i control de medicaments
Master de formació de professorat Novell

Research interests

Etiología y epidemiología de las leishmaniosis en España
Influencia del cambio global en la distribución de la leishmaniosis
Investigation of new diagnostic, immunological and molecular biology tools for the diagnosis of autochthonous symptomatic and asymptomatic leishmaniasis and Chagas disease. Genotyping of Leishmania at the inter-/intraspecific level and of Trypanosoma cruzi
Genotyping of Leishmania at the inter-/intraspecific level and of Trypanosoma cruzi
The study of known reservoirs and new domestic and wild reservoirs involved in the transmission of autochthonous leishmaniasis
Nano-encapsulation of drugs to optimize new pharmaceutical formulas in the treatment of leishmaniasis. In vitro trials of anti-Leishmania drugs

Projects

Agonistas de receptores toll-like (TLRs) como inmunoterapia en la infeccion por leishmania infantum en el perro . 2016 - 2020 . Ref.AGL2015-68477-P . Dirección General de Investigación Científica y Técnica Subdirección General de Proyectos de Investigación . PI: LAIA SOLANO GALLEGO / RAFAEL RUIZ DE COPEGUI FERNANDEZ
Coated liposome nanocomplexes as drug delivery systems for treatment of leishmaniasis (MARATO TV3 201811-32) . 2019 - 2022 . Ref.201811-32 . Fundació La Marató de TV3 . PI: M.Cristina Riera Lizandra
ULD-FARMÀCIA. Unitat de Laboratoris Docents de la Facultat de Farmàcia . 2016 - 2025 . Ref.GINDOC-UB/116 . Universitat de Barcelona . PI: Ruth Ferrer Roig
RIMDA Docència Mixta. Exposició Oral . 2020 - 2021 . Ref.2020PID-UB/M054 . Universitat de Barcelona . PI: M. Magdalena Alcover Amengual
Estudio epidemiológico sobre leishmaniosis en hurones domésticos (Mustela putorius furo) . 2021 - 2022 . Ref.GMCAE - AVEPA 2021 - 2022 . Asociación española de veterinarios especialistas en pequeños animales . PI: Laura Vilalta Solé
Advancing vaccine development and immunotherapy in canine L. infantum infection (STOPLEISH) . 2021 - 2025 . Ref.PID2020-113267RB-I00 . Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación . PI: Laia Solano Gallego; M. Magdalena Alcover Amengual
Parasitologia Humana i Animal, aspectes Bàsics i Aplicats . 2022 - 2025 . Ref.2021 SGR 00359 . Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca (AGAUR) . PI: Roser Fisa Saladrigas
Assesorament i la investigació aplicada en el camp de l'epidemiologia de les leishmaniosis, els seus reservoris i vectors . 2023 . Ref.FBG 312343 . Universidad de Murcia . PI: M. Magdalena Alcover Amengual / Roser Fisa

Relevant publications

Roca-Geronès, X.; Sala, C.; Marteles, D.; Villanueva-Saz, S.; Riera, C.; Alcover, M.M.; Fisa, R. Genetic Variability in Leishmaniasis-Causing Leishmania infantum in Humans and Dogs from North-East Spain. In Animals. Volume 14. Number 1796. 2024 . https://doi.org/10.3390/ani14121796
Marteles, D.; Martínez, M.V.; Fernández, A.; Riera, C.; Fisa, R.; Roca-Geronès, X.; Chavez-Fisa, S.; Castañeda, S.; Ramírez, J.D.; Davis, J.E.; Sumova, P.; Volf, P.; Verde, M.; González, A.; Alcover, M.M.; Villanueva-Saz, S. Assessment of the exposure to Phlebotomus perniciosus and the presence of anti-Leishmania infantum antibodies in stray cats in an endemic region of Spain, and their potential correlation with environmental factors. In Veterinary Quarterly. 2024 . Institutional Repository
Villora, J.; Lebrero, M.E.; Giner, J.; Basurco, A.; Vilalta, L.; Montesinos, A.; Alcover, M.M.; Riera, C.; Fisa, R.; Roca-Geronès, X.; Ramos, A.; Gómez, A.; Villanueva-Saz, S.; Fernández, A.; Marteles, D. Seroepidemiological study of Leishmania infantum, Toxoplasma gondiiand Dirofilaria immitis in pet ferrets (Mustela putorius furo) in Spain. In Veterinary Research Communications. 2025 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-025-10729-5
Alcover, M.M.; Riera, M.C.; Fisa, R. Leishmaniosis in Rodents Caused by Leishmania infantum: A Review of Studies in the Mediterranean Area. In Frontiers In Veterinary Science. 2021 . Institutional Repository
Baxarias, M.; Viñals, J.; Álvarez-Fernández, A.; Alcover, M.M.; Solano-Gallego, L. Detection of specific antibodies against Leishmania infantum in canine serum and oral transudate using an in-house ELISA. In Parasites & Vectors. 2022 . Institutional Repository
María Magdalena Alcover; Jacobo Giner; Judit Rabasedas; Xavier Roca-Geronès; Maite Verde; Antonio Fernández; Cristina Riera; Roser Fisa; Sergio Villanueva-Saz. First epidemiological survey of Leishmania infantum in the domestic ferret (Mustela putorius furo) in a canine leishmaniosis endemic area using serology and PCR. In Parasites & Vectors. 2022 . Institutional Repository
Joan Martí-Carreras; Marina Carrasco; Marcel Gómez-Ponce; Marc Noguera-Julián; Roser Fisa; Cristina Riera; Maria Magdalena Alcover; Xavier Roura; Lluís Ferrer; Olga Francino. Identification of Leishmania infantum Epidemiology, Drug Resistance and Pathogenicity Biomarkers with Nanopore Sequencing. In Microorganisms. 2022 . Institutional Repository
Maria Magdalena Alcover; Vicenç Rocamora; Alexis Ribas; Roser Fisa; Cristina Riera. Underestimation of Human Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Caused by Leishmania infantum in an Endemic Area of the Mediterranean Basin (Balearic Islands). In Microorganisms. 2023 . Institutional Repository
Vicenç Rocamora Durán; Mª Magdalena Alcover Amengual. Leishmaniosis cutánea. Actualizaciones. 2019 . Publicació on line: FarmacoSalud (http://farmacosalud.com/leishmaniosis-cutanea-actualizaciones/)
Mª Magdalena Alcover Amengual; Laia Solano Gallego. Leishmaniosis humana y animal: Una sola salud. SERVET. 2023

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