Alba Hernández

Full Professor

Susana Pastor

Associate Professor

Ricard Marcos

Emeritus Professor

Alba García

Assistant Professora

Laura Rubio

Assistant Professor

Irene Barguilla

Serra Húnter Assistant Professora

Mohamed Alaraby

Beatriu de Pinós Postdoctoral researcher

Luis Ambriz

Postdoctoral researcher

Jéssica Arribas

Senior researcher

Raquel Egea

Bioinformatician

Cristian Valiente

Research support technician

Glòria Umbert

Laboratory technician

Javier Gutiérrez

Substitute Lecturer

PhD students

  • Arnau Rocabert Valverde
  • Hannes Van Goethem
  • Kevin Barrios
  • Clara Aribau Gumà
  • Laia Pareras Puig
  • Marta García García
  • Ángela Patricia Vergara García

Visiting researchers

  • Xueyan Liu, PhD student
  • Santi Trischitta, PhD student, 2025-2026
  • Gabriel Marcondes Ferraz, PhD student, 2025-2026

  • Joan Martín Pérez, Nanoplastic-induced endothelial dysfunction: Physicochemical properties as key determinants of biological outcomes in human vascular cells. Date: 18-09-2026. Supervisors: A. Hernández i A. García. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/336839
  • Herlem Michelle Morataya Reyes, Advancing the hazard assessment of nanoplastic exposure under environmentally realistic conditions using human in vitro models. Date: 02-07-2026. Supervisors: A. Hernández i M. Bogliolo. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/332061
  • Gooya Banaei, Biological effects of Micro and Nanoplastics from environmentally relevant sources on an in vitro model of the intestinal barrier. Date: 26-11-2025. Supervisors: A. Hernández i A. García. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/322828
  • Javier Gutiérrez García, Hazard assessment of long-term pulmonary exposure to nanoplastics using new approach methodologies. Date: 17-10-2025. Supervisors: A. Hernández i L. Rubio. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/321865
  • Alireza Tavakolpournegari, Toxicological assessment of nanoplastics using immune cells : a study on polystyrene and polyethylene terephthalate nanoplastics. Date: 07-02-2025. Supervisors: A. Hernández i B. Annangi. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/308244
  • Aliro Villacorta, Environmentally representative true-to- life nanoplastics as model test materials for human health risk evaluation. Date: 30-10-2024. Supervisor: A. Hernández. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/304976
  • Lourdes Vela Romero, Desarrollo de métodos encaminados a mejorar nuestra comprensión sobre los riesgos que supone la exposición a nanoplásticos. Date: 08-09-2023. Supervisors: A. Hernández, S. Pastor i R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/292568
  • Josefa Domenech Cabrera, Bioavailability and effects of microplastics and nanoplastics on in vitro gastrointestinal models. A focus on nanopolystyrene as representative nano-sized plastic material. Date: 03-09-2021. Supervisors: A. Hernández, C. Cortés i R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/257934
  • Sandra Ballesteros Ribera, New end-points to assess nanomaterials exposure effects. Date: 27-09-2021. Supervisors: A. Hernández i R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/257697
  • Irene Barguilla Moreno, Arsenic carcinogenesis and associated mechanisms after environmentally relevant long-term (co)exposures. Date: 10-02-2021. Supervisors: A. Hernández i R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/244188
  • Alba García Rodríguez. The applicability of in vitro models of the intestinal barrier for the risk assessment of engineered nanomaterials used as food additives. Date: 16-03-2018. Supervisors: C. Cortés i R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/238525
  • Alícia Marsà Salvany, Assessing the carcinogenic risk of water disinfection by-products. Use of in vitro models to evaluate halonitromethanes and haloacetic acids. Date: 28-11-2017. Supervisors: A. Hernández, C. Cortés i R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/188408
  • Jana Peremartí Brosel, Estudi dels potencials mecanismes involucrats en la carcinogènesi de l’arsenic. Date: 21-03-2017. Supervisors: A. Hernández i R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/180087
  • Laura Rubio Lorente, In vitro studies on the biological effects of cerium oxide nanoparticles. Date: 13-02-2017. Supervisors: R. Marcos i A. Hernández. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/176179
  • Felicidad Espinoza Soto, El ensayo de micronúcleos en células uroteliales como indicador diagnóstico/pronóstico de riesgo genotóxico/carcinogénico. Date: 11-01-2017. Supervisor: R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/176033
  • Mohamed Alaraby, Biological effects of nanomaterials in Drosophila melanogaster (diptera, insecta) as in vivo model. Date: 12-12-2016. Supervisors: R. Marcos i A. Hernández.
  • Laura Vila Vecilla, Desarrollo de un modelo in vitro de barrera intestinal para la evaluación del riesgo de nanomateriales. Date: 09-11-2016. Supervisors: A. Hernández i R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/169920
  • Zuray F. Corredor Mancilla, Daño genómico como biomarcador de la enfermedad renal crónica. Date: 30-06-2016. Supervisors: S. Pastor and R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/167825
  • Jéssica Arribas Arranz, Los factores de transcripción TBX15 e YY1 en cáncer. Función y regulación de TBX15. Expresión de YY1 en cáncer de tiroides. Date: 27-11-2015. Supervisor: A. Velázquez. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/148759
  • Lara Rodríguez Ribera, Dany genètic i la seva modulació en pacients amb malaltia renal crónica. Date: 19-11-2015. Supervisors: S. Pastor and R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/148739
  • Jordi Bach Griera, Estudi in vitro del paper del dany oxidatiu com a mecanisme d’acció en la carcinogènesi associada a l’arsènic. Date: 16-11-2015. Supervisors: A. Hernández and R. Marcos. https://ddd.uab.cat/record/148822