Research Assistant

SERGIO RUIZ POLO

Sergio Ruiz Polo studied Chemistry at the Universidad de Granada, where he also obtained his Master’s degree in Research, Development, Control and Innovation in Medicines under the supervision of Dr. Antonio Martínez Rodríguez, his work was focused on “Biotransformation of epoxyoleanane with Rhizomucor miehei”.

Sergio subsequently joined the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, where he was supervised by Dr. Josefa María Clemente Jiménez. His responsibilities included the isolation and characterisation of recombinant proteins generated and induced in bacterial vectors, as well as the design and development of laboratory practicals for the Biotechnology and Biochemistry degrees.

Then, he joined Eurofins Villapharma Research, where he was responsible for the organic synthesis of novel organic molecules with potential pharmacological activity. This involved establishing different synthetic routes and executing them at laboratory scale, subsequently determining the compounds’ structures by HPLC and NMR.

Currently, Sergio has started in Prof. Álvaro Somoza’s Nanobiotechnology group at IMDEA Nanoscience. His work will focus on the chemical synthesis of different supports for the synthesis of oligonucleotides. Furthermore, the preparation of BSA nanoparticles with magenitc nanoparticles inside them will be evaluated for their potential as a contrast agent in MRI and their application in magnetic hyperthermia trials.

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