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FERNÁNDEZ COSTA, Juan Manuel

FERNÁNDEZ COSTA, Juan Manuel

Colaborador
DEPARTMENT OF BASIC SCIENCIES
Department of Basic Areas

Contact

jmfernandezc@uic.es
  • Academic training
  • Professional experience
  • Subjects taught
PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics, UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA
Graduate in Biology, UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA
Senior Researcher at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, where he leads the muscle team within the Biosensors for Bioengineering group. With extensive experience in molecular biology and muscular dystrophies, his current research focuses on the development of muscle-on-a-chip devices using 3D tissue cultures and biosensors to test drugs for muscular dystrophies. He is currently the principal investigator of 4 projects. He has co-authored 31 publications and submitted 2 international patents. He has presented his work at over 40 scientific conferences. Notably, he was awarded the Duchenne Research Award for the best talk at the World Muscle Society annual conference in Halifax, Canada. He is heavily involved in training new researchers. Currently, he supervises 3 postdoctoral researchers and 3 PhD students. He has supervised 8 bachelor's final projects and 8 master's theses. He has also participated in the organisation of the IBEC PhD mentoring programme and is currently an active tutor for two PhD students. He has been part of the evaluation panel for seven PhD theses.
Course 2024-2025 - Period: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
  • Others
    Lifelong Learning Master's Dregree in Cosmetic Science and Engineering
    • - Experimental Lab II

Academic training

PhD in Molecular Biology and Genetics, UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA
Graduate in Biology, UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA

Professional experience

Senior Researcher at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, where he leads the muscle team within the Biosensors for Bioengineering group. With extensive experience in molecular biology and muscular dystrophies, his current research focuses on the development of muscle-on-a-chip devices using 3D tissue cultures and biosensors to test drugs for muscular dystrophies. He is currently the principal investigator of 4 projects. He has co-authored 31 publications and submitted 2 international patents. He has presented his work at over 40 scientific conferences. Notably, he was awarded the Duchenne Research Award for the best talk at the World Muscle Society annual conference in Halifax, Canada. He is heavily involved in training new researchers. Currently, he supervises 3 postdoctoral researchers and 3 PhD students. He has supervised 8 bachelor's final projects and 8 master's theses. He has also participated in the organisation of the IBEC PhD mentoring programme and is currently an active tutor for two PhD students. He has been part of the evaluation panel for seven PhD theses.
Course 2024-2025 - Period: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
  • Others
    Lifelong Learning Master's Dregree in Cosmetic Science and Engineering
    • - Experimental Lab II