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Department of Electronic and Biomedical Engineering
IBEC. Edifici Hèlix, planta 1. Parc Científic de Barcelona. c/Baldiri Reixac 15-21 934037177 emartinez(a)ibecbarcelona.eu
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Dr. Elena Martínez has a PhD degree in Physics (University of 3 six-year research termsrecognized by the AQU (Agency for the Quality of the University System in Catalonia), from1999-2017. From the ...
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Dr. Elena Martínez has a PhD degree in Physics (University of 3 six-year research terms recognized by the AQU (Agency for the Quality of the University System in Catalonia), from 1999-2017. From the January 1st, 2010 she has supervised or co-supervised 10 PhD theses at the UB, all of them awarded with the maximum degree. One of these theses was awarded with an extraordinary doctoral prize and another one with a Pioner Prize for the excellent potential in technological transfer. From her former PhD students, two are currently Group Leaders in Buenos Aires and Braga, while others moved after the thesis to highly prestigious centers such as the Inst. Pasteur, the Mechanobiology Inst. In Singapore and the ISIS in Strasbourg. According to Scopus, the PI is the co-author of 116 publications (80% in Q1 journals), that accumulate 3699 citations and an h-index of 37 with an average of 211 citations/year over the last five years. Within this last five years, she has filed 3 patent applications as co-inventor. She is the author of publications in high-impact journals such as Nano Letters, Nature Protocols, Trends in Molec. Medicine, PNAS, Biomaterials (2) and Small (3). She has also been invited as a keynote /invited speaker in relevant forums such as the Word Biomaterial Conference, Spring/Fall -MRS, E-MRS and ESOF. Also, within the last five years she has been the PI of national projects (TEC2017-83716-C2-1-R, CaixaHealth HR20-00637) and European ones (ERC-CoG 647863, ERC-PoC 899906 and FET-OPEN 828931)- info
Academic training
Llicenciatura en ciències físiques
. Facultat de Física
. 07/1996
. (Diploma / Degree / Activities)Doctora en Ciències Físiques
. Facultat de Física, Universitat de Barcelona
. 2001
. (Ph.D.)
Teaching imparted
Enginyeria de materials i biomaterials (Bachelor's degree) -
Ingeniería Biomédica(1) -
Universidad de Barcelona.
Implants Mèdics (Bachelor's degree) -
Ingeniería Biomédica(1) -
Universidad de Barcelona.
Directed Thesis, minor thesis and research reports
Gizem Altay
. (2018)
. Towards the development of biomimetic in vitro models of intestinal epithelium derived from intestinal organoids (Ph.D. Thesis)
. . Anna Vila Giraut
. (2020)
. Hydrogel co-networks of gelatin methacryloyl and poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa (Ph.D. Thesis)
. Universitat de Barcelona. ENARA LARRAÑAGA CARRICAJO
. (2021)
. Effects of substrate-derived cues in driving the self-organization of organoid-derived intestinal epithelia (Ph.D. Thesis)
. Universitat de Barcelona.
Participation in projects
Engineering Complex Intestinal Epithelial Tissue Models
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2015 - 2020
. Ref.647863
. Unió Europea
. PI: Elena Martinez FraizBIOPRINTING BY LIGHT-SHEET LITHOGRAPHY: ENGINEERING COMPLEX TISSUES WITH HIGH RESOLUTION AT HIGH SPEED
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2019 - 2022
. Ref.828931
. Unió Europea
. PI: Elena Martinez FraizBioPrinted hydROgel MicrofluIdicS to mimic patient-specific tumor mEtastatic microenvironment
.
2020 - 2023
. Ref.HR20-00637
. Fundació Caixa de Pensions 'La Caixa'
. PI: Elena Martinez FraizReady-to-use cell culture plates for gut 3D models
.
2020 - 2022
. Ref.899906
. Unió Europea
. PI: Elena Martinez FraizBetter Bioprinting by Light-sheet Lithography (B-BRIGHTER)
.
2021 - 2024
. Ref.101057894
. Unió Europea
. PI: Elena Martinez FraizDispositivo de multitejido intestinal para la monitorización de la comunicación entre epitelio y músculo en condiciones patológicas
.
2018 - 2020
. Ref.TEC2017-83716-C2-1-R
. Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad
. PI: Elena Martinez Fraiz
Journal Publications
Anna Vila; Núria Torras; Albert G Castano; Maria Garcia-Diaz; Jordi Comelles; Teresa Perez-Berezo; Carmen Corregidor; Oscar Castano; Elisabeth Engel;Vanesa Fernandez-Majada; Elena Martinez(2019).
Hydrogel co-networks of gelatine methacrylate and poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa.Biofabrication, 12(2)
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 1758-5082Comelles, J; Fernandez-Majada, V; Berlanga-Navarro, N; Acevedo, V; Paszkowska, K; Martinez, E.(2020).
Microfabrication of poly(acrylamide) hydrogels with independently controlled topography and stiffness.Biofabrication, 12(2), p. 025023
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 1758-5082Vera, D.; Garcia-Diaz, M.; Torras, N.; Alvarez, M.; Villa, R., Martinez, E.(2021).
Engineering tissue barrier models on hydrogel microfluidic platforms.ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(12), pp. 13920 - 13933
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 1944-8244Altay, G.; Larrañaga, E.; Tosi, S.; Barriga, F.M.; Batlle, E.; Fernández-Majada, V.; Martínez, E.(2019).
Author Correction: Self-organized intestinal epithelial monolayers in crypt and villus-like domains show effective barrier function (Scientific Reports, (2019), 9, 1, (10140), 10.1038/s41598-019-46497-x).Scientific Reports, 9(1)
. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55181-z. ISSN: 2045-2322Macedo, M. H.; Barros, A. S.; Martínez, E.; Barrias C. C.; Sarmento, B.(2022).
All layers matter: Innovative three-dimensional epithelium-stroma-endothelium intestinal model for reliable permeability outcomes.Journal of Controlled Release. ISSN: 0168-3659Hortigüela, V.; Larrañaga, E.; Cutrale, F.;, Seriola, A.; García-Díaz, M.; Lagunas, A.; Andilla J.; Loza-Alvarez, P.; Samitier, J.; Ojosnegros, S.; Martínez E.(2017).
Nanopatterns of surface-bound ephrinB1 produce multivalent ligand-receptor interactions that tune EphB2 receptor clustering.Nano Letters, 18(1), pp. 629 - 637
. Institutional Repository. ISSN: 1530-6984
Patents, Software and Database
Human cardiac tissue construct, related methods and uses. (European Patent Convention Countries, 04/06/2018)
Self-Referenced Sensor (EUROPEAN UNION, 30/09/2019)
Device and method for stereolithographic three dimensional printing (European Patent Convention Countries, 11/08/2020)