Seminario INMA-Impulso (Marie-Sklodowska Curie postdoctoral fellows)

El miércoles 17 de mayo tendrá lugar un nuevo seminario INMA – Impulso. En esta ocasión se presentarán tres de los cinco proyectos MSCA PF concedidos en el INMA en la convocatoria 2021, Dr. Susel del Sol “Tuning the force for remote magnetomechanical gating of Piezo1 channels (MAGPIEZ)”, Dr. Alexandre Lancelot – “Dual Antibacterial Hydrogel Adhesives (DAHAD)” y Dr. Víctor Rollano – “Spin-based quantum memory coupled to superconducting qubit in a Hybrid Quantum Architecture (HyQuArch)”.

Además de contar con las ponencias de estos tres investigadores, Ana Alonso y Carmen Gonzalo de Relaciones y Programas Internacionales del INMA presentarán un breve resumen de la convocatoria de proyectos MSCA PF para orientar a investigadores que podrían estar interesados en participar en futuras convocatorias.

La sesión tendrá lugar el miércoles 17 mayo a las 14:00 en la Sala de Grados de la Facultad de Ciencias de la Universidad de Zaragoza.

Resumen de las ponencias:

Dr. Susel del Sol – “Tuning the force for remote magnetomechanical gating of Piezo1 channels (MAGPIEZ)”

Dates: 1/7/22 - 30/6/24

The use of magnetic fields in combination with magnetic nanoparticles provides an exclusive tool to study how cells transform mechanical stimuli into biochemical signals, shedding light on these mechanotransduction processes. The overall aim of MAGPIEZ is to develop a novel platform to study mechanotransduction linked to Piezo1 channels in endothelial cells by remotely manipulating magnetic nanoparticles. A secondary goal is to validate the potential of this tool to stimulate signalling pathways related to cell proliferation to selectively boost angiogenesis. This can stand as a promising approach for therapeutic angiogenesis in ischemic disorders.

Dr. Alexandre Lancelot – “Dual Antibacterial Hydrogel Adhesives (DAHAD)”

Outgoing phase: Purdue University (USA). Dates: 1/4/23 - 31/5/25

Nowadays, closure techniques typically employed in surgery, such as suture, staples, etc. still remain invasive, painful and prone to infections. Dual Antibacterial Hydrogel ADhesives (DAHAD) is an international MSCA-funded project that consists in developing new hydrogels to be used both as skin adhesives and as drug delivery systems. First at Purdue University (US), thermo-responsive adhesives hydrogels will be prepared by functionalizing Pluronic F-127, an FDA approved polymer, with catechol moieties to trigger adhesive properties in wet conditions and, in particular, on skin. Then, at the INMA and at the Universidad de Zaragoza, antibiotics will be loaded within the hydrogels to prevent bacterial infection and tackle two problems at once: painful and invasive skin closures while reducing the risks of nosocomial infections.

Dr. Víctor Rollano – “Spin-based quantum memory coupled to superconducting qubit in a Hybrid Quantum Architecture (HyQuArch)”

Outgoing phase: University of Science and Technology of China (China). Dates: 1/11/22 - 31/10/25

Victor Rollano is a postdoctoral researcher from INMA (CSIC) currently working at the University of Science and Technology of China in Shanghai as a collaboration under a Marie Skłodowska Curie Actions Global Fellowship. His research is focused on the interaction between the spin of nitrogen vacancies in diamond and superconducting qubits, seeking to exploit the diamond as a quantum memory. In this talk, he will share the basic ideas of his MSCA proposal, as well as a summary of his previous research related to superconducting devices and vortex physics.