Lorena U. Email & Phone Number

I’m a Graduated in Biology by the UAB. In 2009 I obtained the MSc. in Advanced Immunology and I defended my PhD thesis in Immunology, on February 1st 2016 at the UAB (International Mention, (Excellent Cum Laude)). I’m currently as postdoctoral researcher in Retrovirology and viral immunopathogenesis laboratory in AIDS Research Group in Hospital Clinic de Barcelona (IDIBAPS) (Usero L. et al. 2021; Gómez CE. et al. 2021; Ignasi Esteban et al. 2021) although I am also participating on projects related to SARS-COV2/Covid19. My PhD thesis project was based on the analysis of the role of immunoregulatory T cells (iNKT and Treg cells) in the control of the autoimmune response in human T1D (Usero L et al. 2016. Diabetes). During all this period I participated in different projects (Pifarré et al, 2014) and I was awarded with two Short-term fellowships to do research at two international research centers. In 2011, I joined the laboratory of Dr. C. Gil (Genomics and Proteomics Center, Pharmacy School, at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid), to learn the Laser Microdissection Technique. In 2013, I joined the Multiple Sclerosis Research group led by Mireia Sospedra and Roland Martin (University Hospital Zurich, Neurology Clinic, Neuroimmunology Dept., Zurich) to study the T cells in Multiple Sclerosis. I also completed a training course on spectral confocal microscopy organized by Microscopy Service of the UAB together with the company Leica Microsystems acquiring a great experience with this microscopy technique and the image analysis software. In 2017, I did my postdoc in the Institut de Transplantation-Urologie-Néphrologie (ITUN), CHU Nantes UMR 1064, INSERM, Université de Nantes (France) in a project based on the study of peptide vaccination in transplantation (Picarda et al. 2019). As for the technical skills, I have an extensive training in cell culture, especially in T cells and DCs and big experience in different cellular techniques including proliferation (Thy-H3 incorporation, CFSE staining) and cytokine secretion assays (ELISA, Luminex and Cytometric Bead Array). I’m also proficient in different gene expression techniques (PCR, qPCR, RNA extraction, retrotranscription) as well as in flow cytometry coupled to cell sorting. Furthermore, because of the interest of using animal models to study human pathologies, I have obtained the final certification for the training in animal experimentation and manipulation last September 2016. This certification is recognized by the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (Felasa).