Curriculum Vitae
Pilar Sepúlveda Sanchis, Ph.D.
PERSONAL DATA:
Born: November 9th, 1968. Valencia, Spain
Present address: (Work)
Fundación Hospital La Fe
Department of Experimental Cardiology
Avda. Campanar 21.
46009 Valencia, SPAIN
Tel. 669995632
EDUCATION:
School of Chemistry, Univ. of Valencia, B.S. in Chemistry June 1991
University of Valencia, Doctor in Chemistry, Ph.D. in Microbiology 1995
Diplome d´immunologie generale. Institut Pasteur, Paris, France May 1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
-Graduate student, Predoctoral Research Assistant, Dept. of Microbiology, School of Pharmacy, Univ. of Valencia, Valencia (Spain). 1991-1995
-Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Microbiology and Immunology, TTUHSC, Lubbock, TX. (USA) October-December 1995
-Postdoctoral Fellow, Dept. of Microbiology,School of Pharmacy, Univ. of Valencia, Valencia 1/1996-11/1996
-Postdoctoral Fellow, Institut Pasteur, Department of Immunology January 1997-November 1999
-Postdoctoral Fellow, Fundación Valenciana de Investigaciones Biomédicas 2000-2002
-Postdoctoral Fellow,Instituto de Biología Celular 2002-2003
Associated researcher at hospital Gral. Universitario de Valencia 2004-2007
Associated researcher at Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia, Spain, 2008.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE:
Laboratory Teacher, General Microbiology 1995
School of Pharmacy, Univ. of Valencia 1996
Doctorare lessons in regenerative medicine 2008-2010
THESES:
Doctoral Thesis: Characterization of adhesins and antigenic
markers of Candida albicans cell wall surface. Univ. of Valencia.
Cum laude in Doctoral Thesis. School of Chemistry,
University of Valencia. 1995
FELLOWSHIPS/CONTRACTS AWARDED:
-F.I.S.S.S. Fellowship (Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo, Spain). 1993-1996
-Short Term Postdoctoral Fellowship, for visiting foreign labs,
supported by a C.R.G. grant from N.A.T.O. 1995
Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Spanish Minisery of Education 1997
Marie curie contract, 4th Framework Program, Pasteur Institute 1997-1999
-Return Grants from CE and MEC FVIB 2000-2002
-Postdoctoral fellowship Generalitat valenciana, Institut of cell Biol 2003
-FIS contract Institut of Health Carlos III Hospital Gral Univ. Valencia 2004-2006
- Research contract Centro de investigación Príncipe Felipe. Valencia 2008
- Research contract. Institut of Health Carlos III. Hospital La Fe. Valencia 2009
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Participation in the proyects:
1- “Caracterización de componentes de la superficie (pared) celular del hongo Candida albicans relacionados con la interacción parásito hospedador” (Aplic. Presup. 683.2, Código 946) P.I. Dr. Jose Pedro Martínez García. Department of Microbiology and Ecology. Universitat de València (Spain).1993-1996. 85.000€.
2- “Ribosomal P proteins of Trypanosoma cruzi: potential molecules responsible for cardiomyopathy in Chagas´disease”. European Community, 4th Frame Program" (BIO4CT965131) Dec 1997-Dec1999. PI: Pilar Sepúlveda
3- Molecular bases of autoimmune diseases: GPBP, a novel protein kinase that phosphorylates and catalize changes in the terciaty structure of Goodpasture antigen.Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología.Jan 2001-Nov 2003.PI: Juan Saus Mas. 70.000€.
4- Cell therapy with human mesenchymal sttem cell:strategies to improve cardiac function. . Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias (CP03/00136) Jan 2004- Dic 2006. PI: Pilar Sepúlveda Sanchis (CP03/00136) 42.000 €.
5-Isolation and expansion of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells. Fundación Mapfre Medicina. Jan 2004-Dec 2004. PI: Mª Dolores Miñana. 9.000 €.
6-Use of mesenchymal ítem cells and endotelial progenitors for the treatment of myocardial infarction. . Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Fondo de investigaciones sanitarias. Jan 2005-Dec 2007. PI: Pilar Sepúlveda Sanchis. 71000 €.
7- Study of adult stem cells behaviour in ischemic niches and their ability to repair infarcted myocardium. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias (PI07/0784). Jan2008-Dec2010. PI: Pilar Sepúlveda Sanchis.130.680 €.