Juan Jose Rodriguez Sevilla
phD Program
Employed
Available
Research Project Student: Gene and Cell Therapy
Centro Pfizer - Universidad de Granada - Junta de Andalucía de Genómica e Investigación Oncológica (GENYO)
Since June 2015
Student Project
Granada
Spain
- Gene and Cell Therapy Group
PI: Francisco Martin Molina (francisco.martin@genyo.es) - Generation of Lentiviral Vectors
- Isolation and puriication of Hematopoetic Stem Cells (HSCs)
- Genetic Modification of HSCs
- Differentiating HSCs into macrophages and microglia
- Gene Therapy Corrects Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells and Fibroblasts from Coq9R239X Mice
Barriocanal-Casado E, Cueto-Ureña C, Benabdellah K, Gutiérrez-Guerrero A, Cobo M, et al. (2016) Gene Therapy Corrects Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Hematopoietic Progenitor Cells and Fibroblasts from Coq9R239X Mice. PLoS ONE 11(6): e0158344. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0158344
Biomedical Reserach Internship: Novel Biomarkers for Gaucher Disease
Pharmacology Department Oxford University
June 2016
to October 2016
Internship
Oxford
United Kingdom
- Competent in basic lab skills, working with supervisor and independently.
- Expertise in flow cytometry, Elisa and lipid analysis by HPLC, plus some experience of confocal microscopy.
- Experience compiling data and statistical analysis using excel, FloJo and Prism.
Biomedical Research. Mitochondria Neurogenesis
Harvard Medical School
June 2015
to September 2015
United States
- Understanding of the molecular mechanisms which lead to neurodegeneration in diseases such as Parkinson's, Huntington's, or Alzheimer's disease.
- Employin a wide variety of model organisms, from the simple but powerful budding yeast to mammalian cell culture and mice, to study the origin of the problems.
- Experience working closely together with clinicians in order to accelerate drug discovery efforts, translating basic research into clinical applications that will improve the lives of patients
- Developing novel in vivo imaging approaches based on multi-photon microscopy to observe protein misfolding and aggregation in the living brain.
Research Scholarship. Anatomy, Physiology and Molecular Biology Basis
Max Planck Institut e
July 2013
to September 2013
Internship
Gottingen
Germany
- Selected for a month at the Experimental Laboratory for Young People (XLAB) in
Göttingen - Performed hands on experiments and attended to lectures at Max Planck
- Experimental Medicine
- Institute for Biophysical Chemistry, the Primate Center for Neuroscience or the Max Planck for
- Experience dissecting and preparing corpses and tissues
- Basic surgical skills
Biomedical Research Internship
Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Málaga (IBIMA)
June 2014
to October 2014
Internship
Malaga
Spain
- I worked under the supervision of Doctor Oscar Fernandez:
-Head of the Neurology Department and Head of the
Institute of Clinical Neurosciences of Carlos Haya
University Hospital
-President of the Multiple Sclerosis Spanish Foundation - Genética y farmacogenética de la esclerosis múltiple (EM).
- Marcadores clínicos, biológicos y genéticos de la respuesta al tratamiento en la EM.
- Mecanismos inmunológicos implicados en la patogenia de la em.
- Estudio de dianas farmacológicas en el modelo murino de encefalitis autoinmune experimental (EAE).
- Terapia celular con células madre mesenquimales autólogas de tejido adiposo en pacientes con Esclerosis Multiple
President and Member
Students Association "Ramon y Cajal"
Since 2013
Granada
Spain
- Organization of Medicine National Congress for students for 15 years
- Current President of the organization
4th Year of School of Chemistry (First Class: 89.2 %)
I achieved a 3.8 average and an academic achievement award as a foreign exchange student
I obtained a 4.0 average, achieving enrollment of honor
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English
Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE)Expert
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French
B2 Alliance FrançaiseGood
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Chinese
Chinese Proficiency Test (HSK) Level IntermediateIntermediate
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Matlab
Good
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R Studio
Intermediate
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Prism Graphpad
Advanced
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Compiling data and statistical analysis using excel, FloJo and Prism.
Expert
- Unicaja Bank Grant "Studyng abroad" Boston, USA
- Lister Institute Fullride Scholarship, Oxford University
- Biomedical Research Fellowship. Merton College, Oxford University
- Chinese Government Grant for "social and science studies" Beijing Jiaotong University
- Spanish Royal Society Award for best young reserarcher: “DESARROLLO DE UNA ESTRATEGIA DE TERAPIA CELULAR-GENICA PARA EL TRATAMIENTO DE ENCEFALOPATIA MITOCONDRIAL POR DEFICIENCIA EN COENZIMA Q”
- Grant "Iniciacion a la Investigacion" University of Granada, Spain
- Final Contestant "Certamen Arquimedes Research Award" 2016
- I have presented in separted Students Congress and Assemblies, two papers which were given 1st and second prize respectivley. The firs ones is a wide review, with a personal conclusion and several questions to discuss about Mitochondria Neurogenesis; the second one, Chemical compounds in wine and their interactions at level of the peripheral and central blood vessels’ level” Both articles are availble if you request them
- International Assembly "Gaucherite Project" (Manchester)
