Elena Macías Sánchez
Ramón y Cajal Group Leader
Durdanah Jahan
PhD candidate
My name is Durdanah Jahan, and I am a PhD student at the Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López-Neyra (IPBLN) in Granada, Spain. I am originally from Kashmir, India.
I completed my Master’s degree (M2) at Université d’Évry Paris-Saclay, and prior to that I obtained an integrated BSc–MSc in Biotechnology from the Central University of Kashmir, India.
My current research focuses on mapping nanoscale interactions between glycosaminoglycans and mineral precursors during bone formation, particularly in the context of Osteogenesis Imperfecta. Through this work, I aim to better understand how extracellular matrix components regulate mineralization processes and how their alterations contribute to pathological bone fragility.
Giorgia Esposito
Master student
I’m Giorgia Esposito and I’m from Naples, Italy. I’m a Master student in Industrial Bioengineering, at the University of Napoli “Federico II”, where I also earned my Bachelor’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering. Currently I’m in Granada,Spain conducting a research traineeship at the IPBLN (Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina ‘López-Neyra’) where I’m developing my Master’s Thesis focusing on Bone Tissue Analysis.
Miguel Ángel Martín Melián
Master student
My name is Miguel Ángel Martín Melián, and I’m from Granada, Spain. I have a bachelor’s degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Granada, and I’m currently pursuing a master’s degree in Research and Advances in Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the same university.
I have recently joined the IPBLN (López-Neyra Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine) on a CSIC JAE Intro internship. Here, I am working on my master’s thesis, which focuses on the three-dimensional analysis of bone ultrastructure in conditions of bone fragility, using FIB-SEM and microCT images. Using deep learning, I process and segment these images and generate 3D models that are then analyzed mathematically. My goal is to contribute to understanding how changes in mineral organization relate to bone fragility.
Alicia Rivera
Researcher
My name is Alicia Rivera, the latest addition to the Bone Matix Lab. I got my BSc in Biology by the Universidad de Granada and a MSc in Cell, Molecular and Genetic Biology Research by Universitat de Valéncia. After continuing my training as a scientist at IBEC and CISA-INIA-CSIC, I am now joining our lab, where I will support research projects on the role of Proteoglycans in the process of bone mineralization.
