Elisabet Selga Coma
Coordinator of the Determinants of Arrhythmogenesis Research Line
Email: elisabet.selga@umedicina.cat
ORCID: 0000-0002-4290-8370
Scientific Profile: URECERCA
Elisabet Selga is an associate professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya.
Dr. Selga is a biologist (2004, UdG) and developed her Ph.D. on the identification of genomic nodes involved in the response to chemotherapeutic treatment with methotrexate (2009, UB). Then she moved to IDIBGI, and under a postdoctoral Sara Borrell fellowship (2012 – 2014), Dr. Selga investigated the pathophysiological effects of genetic variants in cardiac ion channels identified in patients with inherited cardiac disorders and in cases of unexplained sudden death. Her international research stay (2013 – 2014) at the prestigious MRC Centre for Regenerative Medicine in Edinburgh allowed her to implement patient-specific induced pluripotent stem cell–derived cardiomyocytes (hiPSC-CMs) as a cellular model to assess pathophysiological mechanisms and pharmacological responses in patients with Brugada syndrome.
In 2018 she moved to UVic-UCC as professor, and joined IRIS-CC. Since then, her research interests are I) to uncover the cardiac and neurological risk factors that lead to sudden cardiac death, and II) to quantify the impact of a holistic cardiac rehabilitation program on clinical and biochemical biomarkers, on the microbiome and on the mechanisms of atrial inflammation in patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and overweight/obesity.
My last happenings:
Clara Masó participates in the “Present Your Thesis in 4 Minutes” competition at UVic-UCC
Clara Masó, PhD candidate, participated on May 13 in the 9th edition of the competition “Present Your Thesis in 4 Minutes”, hosted by the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) in the context of the first European Doctoral Day. The event brought together 14 doctoral students from 8 different PhD programmes, all taking on the challenge of explaining their research in just four minutes. The competition aims to promote clear, engaging, and accessible scientific communication, encouraging participants to present their work using only their oral communication skills. This initiative highlights the importance of bringing research closer to [...]
Marta Casals Zorita presented her doctoral thesis at the International Nurses Day in Osona
Marta Casals, a member of TR2Lab, delivered a presentation on her doctoral thesis titled "Education program to improve adherence to self-care recommendations for people with complex wounds of the lower extremities" on May 12th. The event provoided an opportunity for professionals to meet and share experiences and insights regarding the nursing profession. The theme of the meeting was "Empowerment that saves lives: caring as nurses in the context of war and humanitarian crises".
Extracellular Matrix-Derived Hydrogel to Model and Study COPD
Renata Kelly da Palma carried out a three-month research stay in Brazil, at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP), in collaboration with the research group led by Prof. Dr Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes. During this period, she worked on the development of extracellular matrix-derived hydrogels to model and study Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). These hydrogels are biomaterials obtained from extracellular matrix components and are designed to reproduce some characteristics of the natural environment of tissues. They can be used to create more realistic experimental models for studying disease mechanisms and may also have future applications in [...]
