Daniela Constanza Espinoza Aburto
Member of the Wound Healing Innovation Research Line
Email: danielaconstanza.espinoza@uvic.cat
My name is Daniela Espinoza Aburto. I am a registered nurse, having obtained my degree from Universidad Mayor, Chile. I completed a postgraduate certification as a Monitor in Wound and Ostomy Management, delivered by the National Wound Institute Foundation. Subsequently, to further specialize in advanced wound care, I pursued a Specialty in Wounds, Ulcers, and Ostomies at Universidad Mayor. In addition, to prepare my workplace for accreditation processes, I completed a course in healthcare accreditation provided by the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
After graduation, I worked at Clínica Bupa Santiago, part of the Sanitas network (United Kingdom), in the adult medical-surgical inpatient unit and the adult-pediatric transitional hospitalization unit for eight months as a clinical nurse. I then joined the National Wound Institute Foundation as a Coordinating Nurse and as a member of the teaching team for the postgraduate program “Monitor in Wound and Ostomy Management.”
Throughout my professional career, I have participated in multiple research projects, which have strengthened my interest in the field of research. Consequently, I applied to and was accepted into the PhD program in Comprehensive Care and Health Services at the Universitat de Vic, Spain, which I began in 2025. As part of this doctoral program, I will develop a dissertation focused on the measurement of bacterial load in procedure rooms within primary healthcare centers in Chile. This topic addresses the current deficiencies in control and regulation, which negatively impact patient treatment outcomes and, consequently, the quality of life of patients and their families.
My last happenings:
TR2Lab Joins Global Experts at the ERS International Congress 2026
Dr. Renata Da Palma, member of TR2Lab, participated in the ERS International Congress 2026 held in Barcelona, one of the world's largest and most influential meetings in respiratory medicine and science. During the event, she presented TR2Lab’s research on the anti-inflammatory effects of photobiomodulation therapy in an experimental model of asthma-COPD overlap. The congress brought together researchers, clinicians, and healthcare professionals from across the globe to share the latest advances in respiratory health, fostering scientific exchange and international collaboration. Scientific meetings such as ERS play an essential role in advancing research by facilitating knowledge sharing, promoting innovation, and creating new [...]
Generation of human induced pluripotent stem cell lines from relatives of an unexplained sudden cardiac death victim carrying a Brugada Syndrome-associated, SCN5A c.287 T>C, variant
Authors: Elisabet Selga, Rebecca Martínez-Moreno, Albert Rigat Pujolàs, Begoña Aran, Bernd Kuebler, Guillermo J. Pérez, Fabiana S. Scornik *, Ramon Brugada Stem Cell Research. 2026 DOI:10.1016/j.scr.2026.104071 Read More Abstract Patient-derived induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC) are a valuable approach to model cardiovascular diseases. We nucleofected non-integrating episomal vectors in skin fibroblasts of four family members. Two of them carried the single nucleotide variant (SNV) SCN5A_c.287 T >C, leading to NaV1.5_p.L96P, and two were non-carrier family members. The resulting hiPSC cell lines differentiate into cells of the 3 germ layers, display normal karyotypes and express markers of the undifferentiated [...]
Maria José Gil’s Commitment to Advancing Wound Care Education
Beyond her research activity within TR2Lab, PhD candidate Maria José Gil has played an active role this year in training healthcare professionals across several educational initiatives in the field of wound care, reaching nurses, nursing residents, and healthcare assistants throughout different regions. FOCUSS Training Programmes (IACS) Maria José coordinated and delivered two continuing professional development programmes promoted by the Aragonese Institute of Health Sciences (IACS), part of the FOCUSS Programme, which offers healthcare professionals practical training placements in reference units. The Advanced Wound Care Techniques programme, delivered in three editions with two registered nurses per edition, combined theoretical and hands-on [...]
