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A Bit About Us
NanoSelf is leaded by two Ramón y Cajal assistant Professors, Dr Jesús Mosquera and Dr Alejandro Criado. This research group is located at the multidisciplinary research center CICA at Universidade da Coruña. Our research covers multiple projects in the fields of supramolecular chemistry, chemical biology, and nanotechnology. Our main goal is to develop nanostructured materials mainly for biomedical applications.
Meet The Team
Get to know us a little more
Leaders
Was born in Vilalba, Lugo (Spain) in 1983. He received his BSc degree in chemistry, followed by his PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Santiago de Compostela. In 2013, he was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Trieste (Italy) with Prof. Maurizio Prato, working on new chemical modification approaches of carbon-based nanomaterials. In 2015, he moved to CIC biomaGUNE research center (Spain), where he developed modified nanomaterials for bioapplications. Currently, he is an independent researcher at the Universidade da Coruña (UDC, Spain) from 2021.
Was born in 1984 in Arzúa, A Coruña (Spain). Following undergraduate and graduate studies (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, USC) in Spain (2015), he undertook postdoctoral studies at the University of Cambridge with Prof. J. Nitschke on the design of molecular containers (2015-2017). In 2018, he moved to CIC biomaGUNE with Prof. Luis Liz-Marzán, where he worked on preparing plasmonic nanoparticles. In 2020, he joined the group of Prof. E. W. Meijer as a Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral researcher to develop artificial extracellular matrixes based on supramolecular polymers. After a short stay as an assistant professor at the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow), he started an independent research career at the Universidade da Coruña (UDC, Spain) in 2021.
Post doctoral researchers
was born in 1990 in Crecente, Pontevedra (ES). She received her BSc in 2013 and her Master’s degree in Chemistry in 2014 from the University of Santiago de Compostela. In 2018, she obtained her PhD in Chemistry under the supervision of Prof. Maurizio Prato at the University of Trieste and Ca’ Foscari University (IT), where she explored the synthesis and functionalization of carbon dots for biomedical applications. In 2018, she worked as a postdoctoral researcher at CEITEC (CZ) with Prof. Lenka Zajíčková, focusing on the preparation of graphene membranes and their use in charged particle optics. In 2020, she received a co-funded Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship (MSCAfellow4@MUNI) to work as a postdoctoral fellow at Masaryk University (CZ), where she researched tailoring low-dimensional materials for potential use as photocatalysts and biological carriers. In 2023, she received a María Zambrano grant for the attraction of international talent from the Ministry of Spain. Currently she is a distinguished researcher at University of A Coruña (ES), where she has been awarded with Beatriz Galindo grant and has been hosted at Nanoself since 2023.
Was born in Palmanova (Italy) in 1989. He received his MSc degree in Medical Biotechnology at University of Trieste in 2013. In 2022, after several years between academic and industrial experience, he obtained his PhD in Science and Technology of Bio and Nanomaterials at Ca’ Foscari University (Venice) exploring electrochemical features of nanostructured materials for biosensing purposes. From may 2024 member of nanoself group.
Was born in Monforte de Lemos (Spain) in 1988. He received his BSc degree in Chemistry at University of A Coruña in 2012 and did the Master Thesis and Doctoral Degree in Science Materials at the University of Santiago de Compostela in 2018. In 2019, he was a postdoctoral fellow at University of Warsaw under Prof. Dorota Pawlak designing and characterizing photonics and metamaterials. In 2021, he moved to Spain to work as project manager of european projects at University of Santiago, and after 1 year working in the private sector he comed back to the University of A Coruña to work under Alejandro and Jesús as project manager of the group.
PhD students
In 2020, I obtained my BsC. degree in Chemistry at University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) after finishing my final project on synthesis of CO2 attractor amines with modulable hydrophilia in the group of prof. Antonio Rumbo. For my master thesis in Organic Chemistry at USC, I worked on the synthesis of nanoporous graphene precursors under the supervision of prof. Diego Peña.
In October 2021, I started as PhD candidate in this group to investigate the synthesis of graphene nanoribbon precursors.
In 2020, I received my BSc. Degree in Chemistry at Universidade da Coruña (UDC) after a final bachelor’s project in the group of prof. dr. David Esteban Gómez. During this project I focused on the synthesis of manganese complexes with potential application in clinical diagnosis. Afterwards, I went to Denmark to study a Master in Chemistry at Syddansk Universitet (SDU). During this period, I have worked on the synthesis of porphyrin catalysts for chemoenzymatic reactions and studied the structure and properties of iron phosphate minerals. In 2021, I started as a PhD-candidate in this group to combine traditional covalent chemistry and self-assembly for the preparation of molecular containers, under guidance of Dr. Jesús Mosquera and Dr. Alejandro Criado.
In 2020, I received my BSc Degree in Chemistry at University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) after a final bachelor’s Project in the group BioNanoTools at CIQUS. During this Project I focused on the development of biomimetic nanomaterials. In 2021, I received mi MSc in Organic Chemistry with my graduation thesis under the supervision of prof. Dr Eugenio Vázquez and prof. Dr José Luis Mascareñas, where I developed Pd(II) catalitic WW domains. Since september of 2021 I am a PhD student in the group NanoSelf focused on the synthesis of chiral plasmonic nanoparticles and 2D nanomaterials.
In 2022, I received my B.Sc. in Biology and Chemistry from the University of A Coruña (UDC). My final bachelor’s project, supervised by Dr. Jesús Mosquera and Dr. Vanessa Valdiglesias, involved the synthesis of nanomaterials with varying net surface charges and evaluating their biological behavior. I then pursued an M.Sc. in Chemical Research and Industrial Chemistry, specializing in Nanochemistry and New Materials, at the same university. My master’s thesis was focused on synthesizing antibody-bioconjugated graphene derivatives for an early detection of cancer cells using Scanning Electrochemical Microscopy. In November 2023, I began my doctoral studies with the NanoSelf group under the guidance of Dr. Jesús Mosquera and Dr. Alejandro Criado, focusing on the synthesis of chiral plasmonic nanoparticles and 2D nanomaterials.
In 2022, I received my BSc in Biology and Chemistry from the Universidade da Coruña (UDC) after a bachelor’s thesis in Chemistry focused on the modification of carbon nanotubes with conductive polymers for serotonin detection under the supervision of Dr. Alejandro Criado Fernández. For my bachelor’s thesis in Biology, I worked on the development of a value-based task to characterize sex-related differences in decision-making, under the guidance of Dr. José Luis Pardo Vázquez.
Afterwards, I went to Denmark to study an MSc in Medicinal Chemistry at Syddansk Universitet (SDU). My master’s thesis, supervised by Dr. Martina Tuttolomondo, was focused on the designing of DMBT1 derived-cell penetrating peptide variants for tumor targeting in melanoma.
In September 2024, I started as a PhD-candidate in the NanoSelf group under the guidance of Dr. Alejandro Criado Fernández and Dr. Jesús Mosquera Mosquera focused on the development of biosensors based on graphene field effect transistors for the detection of emerging viruses.
In 2024, I obtained my Master Degree in Chemistry at the University of Palermo (Italy) in 2024, discussing an experimental thesis entitled “Graphene oxide-based materials for white light sources”. I have a passion for research and a particular interest in the development of innovative materials and their characterization. I have a solid knowledge of Material Chemistry, which I broadened during two internships at the “CNR – ISMN” in Palermo. To enhance my knowledge in this field, I carried out a two-month internship period at the International Facility “Elettra-Sincrotrone Trieste S.C.p.A.”, during which I delved into the X-ray photoemission spectroscopy technique and I attended the “Giornate Didattiche SISN” to learn about the possibilities of neutrons as a probe to investigate matter.
In September 2024, I started as a PhD-candidate to work in ECL-active dye doped C-dots at CIC BiomaGUNE under the supervision of Professor Maurizio Prato and in the NanoSelf group under the guidance of Dr. Alejandro Criado Fernández.
