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Dr Natruedee Potiwat
Ms Marilena Ioannou
Dr Antonio Peña-Fernández
Dr Chris Young
Dr Jonathan Coope
Dr Harprit Singh
Dr Mark Evans
Mrs Maxine Armstrong
Senior Lecturer (VC2020) in Biomedical & Medical Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, UK
Contact Details
Email: antonio.pena-fernandez@dmu.ac.uk
Institutional profile: www.dmu.ac.uk/antoniopenafernandez
Research profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio_Pena-Fernandez
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Dr Antonio Peña-Fernández is a Senior Lecturer (VC2020) in Biomedical & Medical Sciences in the School of Allied Health Sciences at De Montfort University, Leicester, UK. He has a BSc in Chemistry from the University of San Pablo CEU, Spain (2000), a MSc in Toxicology from the University of Sevilla, Spain (2006), and a PhD in Physiology and Toxicology from the University of Alcalá (2011). Antonio’s interests include parasitology, toxicology, and environmental and public health.
Dr Peña-Fernández is also a Senior Fellow of the HEA (SFHEA) and he is involved in pedagogic research, e-learning development and curriculum design. Antonio is the project lead of the DMU eParasitology.
His research work focused in studying the prevalence of emerging human parasites in urban environments in Leicester (UK) and in Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (Spain) and the risks for humans that these may have. The characterisation of risks passes through identifying the presence and distribution of different parasites in these two cities for establishing protocols and interventions to prevent transmission to protect public health.
Antonio is also working in human biomonitoring as a tool for the assessment of internal doses of contaminants, particularly metals and metalloids, and the study of these compounds in urban and industrial environments for the characterisation of risks and the development of protocols to protect the human health.
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Antonio is the project lead and has participated in the development of the following units:
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Job: Senior Lecturer in Microbiology and Quality Management/ Programme Leader Biomedical Science degree programme
Faculty: Health and Life Sciences
School/department: Leicester School of Pharmacy
Address: De Montfort University, The Gateway, Leicester, LE1 9BH.
T: +44 (0)116 257 7677
chris.young@dmu.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer (VC2020) in Medical Sciences
Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, UK
Contact Details
Email: harprit.singh@dmu.ac.uk
Institutional profile: http://www.dmu.ac.uk/about-dmu/academic-staff/health-and-life-sciences/harprit-singh/harprit-singh.aspx
Research profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Harprit_Singh5
Personal profile:
Involved in cardiovascular research for over ten years and have developed a good niche in vascular cell signalling. My work focuses on better understanding the protective role certain growth factors have on human blood vessel integrity. I have an interest in a particular type of growth factor known as Angiopoietin 1, which is involved in maintaining normal vascular stability and integrity. Over the years my research has involved biochemical and molecular techniques in expanding knowledge in the field of Angiopoietin-1 signalling. I have secured several grants to continue my work within this field. I have several publications that have significantly contributed to the knowledge of Angiopoietin 1 cell signalling and have been recognised by the Target Intelligence service (Faculty of 1000 Biology). I have extensive Postgraduate research student supervision experience with successfully supervising one PhD and several MSc students to completion.
In addition, I have been involved in pedagogy research exploring the significance peer to peer learning has on undergraduate students undertaking Biomedical and Medical Science programmes. Currently assessing and evaluating student-led physiology drop in sessions to support learning of topics in Anatomy and Physiology. I’m also involved in developing online practical for the eParasitology course.
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tiziana.sgamma@dmu.ac.uk
mark.evans@dmu.ac.uk
Lecturer in Parasitology
Faculty of Pharmacy, San Pablo CEU University, Spain
Contact Details
Email: angela.magnetdavila@ceu.es
Institutional profile: http://ww2.uspceu.es/aplpro/pg/verpg.aspx?cip=MDI3MTI1NjU=&tit=GFA
Research profile: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/G-5325-2013
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Dr Magnet is a lecturer in Parasitology at San Pablo CEU University in Madrid, Spain. She has a BSc in Pharmacy by this university (2009) and a PhD in Pharmacy by Universidad Complutense of Madrid, Spain (2014) carried out in “Molecular Epidemiology and Diagnosis of Free Living Amoebae related with human health”. Since then, all her research has been developed in parasitology area. Her interest areas include the immunodiagnosis of human infections, culture, stain and molecular diagnosis of different parasites, specially focused on emerging and re-emerging infections such as Cryptosporidium, Free Living Amoeba and Microsporidia.
Angela is a lecturer in Parasitology since 2014 teaching this subject to different students from Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry and Human Nutrition Degrades.
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Lecturer in Parasitology
Faculty of Pharmacy, San Pablo CEU University, Spain
Contact Details
Email: sfenrod@ceu.es
Institutional profile: http://ww2.uspceu.es/aplpro/pg/verpg.aspx?cip=NTAzMDU1MzA=&tit=GFA
Research profile: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-9633-2016
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Dr Soledad Fenoy is a Lecturer in Parasitology in the San Pablo CEU University, Madrid, Spain. She has a BSc in Pharmacy from the Complutense University, Spain (1984) and PhD in Pharmacy (1990) with a research carried out in “Human Inmunodiagnosis of Toxocara canis”. Since then, all her research has been developed in parasitology area. Her interest areas include the immunodiagnosis of human infections, culture, stain and molecular diagnosis of different helminths (Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Ascaris lumbricoides and Anisakis simplex) as well as different microorganisms, specially focused on emerging and re-emerging infections such as Cryptosporidium, Free Living Amoeba and Microsporidia.
Soledad is professor in Parasitology since 1986 teaching this subject to different students from Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry and Human Nutrition Degrades and in different masters.
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Email: ferizqui@ceu.es
Lecturer in Immunology
Faculty of Pharmacy, San Pablo CEU University, Spain
Contact Details
Email: carolina.hurtadomarcos@ceu.es
Institutional profile: http://www.uspceu.com/es/general/directorio/index.php
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Dr Carolina Hurtado Marcos is a lecturer in Immunology at San Pablo CEU University in Madrid, Spain. She has a BSc in Pharmacy by this university (2001) and a PhD in Molecular Biology by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain (2007) carried out in immunology and virology gaining wide experience in biotechnology diagnostic techniques, particularly in the fields of molecular genetics, cell cultures and viral infections. In recent years she has developed her research in the National Center of Microbiology, CNM, (Instituto de Salud Carlos III) collaborating in the design and construction of chimeric antigens for the development of vaccines for control of fascioliasis and in the development of diagnostic techniques and immunogenic proteins in search of taeniasis within a Network of Tropical Diseases Research. She is currently developing her research in the School of Pharmacy of USP-CEU on the modulation of the immune system in infection by parasites that induce autoimmune diseases and cancer.
Carolina is a lecturer in Immunology since 2010 teaching Immnunology, Immunotherapy and Cell Culture Techniques to different students from Pharmacy, Biotechnology, Medicine and Dentistry Degrades.
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Lecturer in Parasitology
Faculty of Pharmacy, San Pablo CEU University, Spain
Contact Details
Email: mariadolores.ollerobaceiredo@ceu.es
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Dr Ollero is a lecturer in Parasitology at San Pablo CEU University in Madrid, Spain. She has a BSc in Pharmacy from the Complutense University, Spain (1995) and a PhD in Pharmacy by Universidad San Pablo CEU, Spain (2004) carried out in “Toxocara canis: study of biological and immunological factors related to their migration, and development of molecular diagnostic techniques”, Since then, all her research has been developed in parasitology area. Her interest areas include the immunodiagnosis of human infections, culture, stain and molecular diagnosis of different parasites, specially focused on emerging and re-emerging infections such as Cryptosporidium, Free Living Amoeba and Microsporidia.
Dolores is a lecturer in Parasitology since 1999 teaching this subject to different students from Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry and Human Nutrition Degrades.
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Parasitology Professor
Faculty of Pharmacy, San Pablo CEU University, Spain
Contact Details
Email: cagupue@ceu.es
Institutional profile: http://ww2.uspceu.es/aplpro/pg/verpg.aspx?cip=NTAyOTQ0OTk=&tit=GFA
Research profile: http://www.researcherid.com/rid/A-6063-2016
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Dr Carmen del Aguila is a Parasitology Professor and the head of the research group in Parasitology at San Pablo CEU University, Madrid, Spain. She has a BSc in Pharmacy from the Complutense University, Spain (1981) and PhD in Pharmacy (1985) with a research carried out in “Monoclonal Antibodies against the Excretory/Secretory Toxocara canis Antigen: Obtainment and Applications”. Since then, all her research has been focussed in immunoparasitology. Her interest areas include the immunobiology of human parasites, immunologic and molecular diagnosis and epidemiology of human parasitic infections, focussing on different helminths (Toxocara canis, Toxascaris leonina, Ascaris lumbricoides and Anisakis simplex) as well as on emerging and re-emerging infections such as Cryptosporidium, Free Living Amoeba and Microsporidia.
Carmen has been teaching Parasitology since 1986 to students from Pharmacy, Medicine, Dentistry and Human Nutrition Grades and in different Masters.
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Lecturer in Parasitology Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Alicante, Spain.
Contact Details
Email: lacosta@umh.es
Institutional profile: http://lacosta.edu.umh.es/
Research profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Lucrecia_Acosta
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Dr Lucrecia Acosta Soto is a Lecturer in Parasitology in the Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Alicante, Spain. She has a BSc in Biology from the Universidad de Murcia, Spain (2004), a MSc in Tropical Parasitic Diseases and Parasitology from the University of Valencia, Spain (2005), a MSc in Public Health from the University Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain (2007), and a PhD in Public Health by this University (2013). Lucrecia started working in UMH in 2006 and is teaching in this university since 2014. Her teaching tasks have been focused on parasitology and zoology to pharmacy, environmental science and biotechnology science to BsC students and in different masters. Since 2010, she is the head of molecular diagnosis and research in the Fontilles laboratory (Leprosy Reference Centre in Spain) and editorial board member of “Revista de leprología” journal since 2013. In addition, she was teaching microbiology and parasitology in CEU Cardenal Herrera University. Her interest areas include parasitology, leprosy, and molecular diagnosis especially focused in neglected tropical diseases.
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f.bornay@umh.es
The partners gratefully acknowledge the support of the following in the development of this project:
Specialist Team Leader Biomedical Scientist
Clinical Microbiology, University Hospitals of Leicester, UK
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Richard Halliwell is a Specialist Team Leader Biomedical Scientist in Clinical Microbiology in the School of Allied Health Sciences at University Hospitals of Leicester, UK. He has a BSc (hons) in Biomedical Sciences from De Montfort University (1998) and a MSc in Clinical Microbiology with Distinction from the University of Nottingham, UK (2006).
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Taken the pictures of faecal parasites and sourced pictures of the malarial parasites from UHL Leicester Microbiology and Haematology Laboratories.
Postdoctoral Scholar
Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology department
Tufts University, Boston, USA
Contact Details
Email: francisco.carrillo@tufts.edu
Institutional profile: http://sackler.tufts.edu/Faculty-and-Research/Faculty-Research-Pages/Pilar-Alcaide
Research profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Francisco_Carrillo-Salinas
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Dr Francisco Javier Carrillo-Salinas is a Postdoctoral Scholar in the Integrative Physiology and Pathobiology department at Tufts University, Boston, USA. He has a BSc in Biology from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain, 2009), a MSc in Neuroscience from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain, 2011), and a PhD in Neuroscience from the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid (Spain, 2016). Francisco Javier interests include immunology, microbiota, neurosciences and cardiology.
Dr Carrillo-Salinas research work focused in studying the therapeutic efficacy of cannabinoid derivatives in two mouse models of multiple sclerosis. He was also focused in the impact of gut microbiota in multiple sclerosis. Currently, he is interested in studying the role of gut dysbiosis in the induction of an altered inflammatory response in a non-ischemic heart failure mouse model.
He is a founding member of Asociación Con/Ciencia, a non-profit organization for science dissemination (vice president), and is an expert in scientific illustration what have make him collaborate with USP CEU Parasitology group in designing the life cycle of their units.
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Graphic designer, developer & photographer.
Contact Details
Email: hello@marekk.co
Website: www.marekk.co
Personal profile
Marek Kowalik is a multidisciplinary graphic designer, with a strong interest in digital design and the beauty of printed tangible design. His main points of focus are branding, UI/UX design, and typography. Over the years he has also gained some experience in motion graphics, video production, front-end development and has an advanced photography and editing skills. In 2018 he achieved First Class BA (Hons) in Graphic Design at De Montfort University.
Graphic designer, developer & photographer.
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Email: maxszyrmulewicz@gmail.com
Personal profile
Max Szyrmulewicz is currently a third year graphic design student at De Montfort University, his interests range from designing, experimenting to coding, and many, many more. Max's main skillset is based around animation, handmade design, typography and photography, which he has practiced throughout his whole life.
