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School of Engineering
Materials Engineering
Its activities focus on three main areas: the development of new functional materials, surface engineering and biomaterials.
School of Engineering
Chemical & Synthetic Biology for Biotherapies
This group combines chemistry and synthetic biology to develop precision bio-nano-therapeutics based on smart proteins and to generate molecular systems that enable transport of therapeutics to the brain.
LATEST PROJECTS
AntiEMT (Nanopartículas con micro-ARN para inhibir celulas cancerosas mesenquimales)
Desarrollo de nanopartículas con micro-ARN para inhibir la transición de células epiteliales cancerosas a mesenquimales
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Research Group Link:
Materials Engineering (GEMAT)
Chemical & Synthetic Biology for Biotherapies (ChemSynBio)
LINKED NEWS
Interview
Interview with Dr José Rodrigo Magaña and Dr Cristina Fornaguera
10/06/2022
"My contribution to the ANTIEMT project is designing genetic material transporters. They are invisible polymers for most of the body's cells, except for tumor cells, to which they are targeted as ‘ninjas.’"
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7 Questions for...
José Rodrigo Magaña
21/04/2022
Interview to Dr. José Rodrigo Magaña, postdoctoral researcher with the GEMAT group
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