Renata Kelly da Palma
Member of Research Line in Mechanisms of tissue repair and regeneration
Email: rdapalma@umanresa.cat
ORCID: 0000-0002-4799-0385
Dr. Da Palma did his PhD (2015) at the Universidade Nove de Julho (Sao Paulo, Brazil). After completing her doctoral thesis, she pursued her current research interests in tissue engineering, disease models, and organ repair. Since then, she has focused on using the acellular extracellular matrix to characterize different lung diseases, such as asthma, COPD, and fibrosis, and propose new approaches in vitro. Furthermore, during her last postdoctoral research (2021), where she was awarded a Marie Curie Fellowship at IBEC (Barcelona, Spain), she developed devices that mimic organs such as the heart, lung, and intestine increased her interest in the organ-on-a-chip platform. Renata is a Professor of the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC).
Dr. Da Palma has years of experience in the field of regenerative medicine, biomaterial, cell-biomaterial interactions, organs-on-chip technology, decellularization, and generation of engineering tissues.
My last happenings:
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 [...]
Health-Related Quality of Life and Functional Status of Post-COVID-19 Patients
Article: Health-Related Quality of Life and Functional Status of Post-COVID-19 Patients Coauthors: Miriã C. Oliveira, Larissa R. Alves, Juliana M. P. Soares, Shayra K. A. Souza, Bruna M. R. Silva, Adriano L. Fonseca, Carlos H. M. Silva, Claudia S. Oliveira, Rodolfo P. Vieira, Deise A. A. P. Oliveira, Iransé Oliveira-Silva, Rodrigo F. Oliveira, Luciana M. M. Sampaio, Vinicius Maldaner, Dante B. Santos, Renata K. Palma, Sergio R. Nacif, Giuseppe Insalaco and Luís V. F. Oliveira Doi MDPI Abstract: Background: COVID-19 mainly affects the respiratory system, although its manifestations are multisystemic. We are increasingly recognizing complications that present [...]
Hydrogels Associated with Photodynamic Therapy Have Antimicrobial Effect against Staphylococcus aureus A Systematic Review
Article: Hydrogels Associated with Photodynamic Therapy Have Antimicrobial Effect against Staphylococcus aureus: A Systematic Review Coauthors: Ricardo S. Moura, João Pedro R. Afonso, Diego A. C. P. G. Mello, Renata Kelly Palma, Iransé Oliveira-Silva, Rodrigo F. Oliveira, Deise A. A. P. Oliveira, Dante B. Santos, Carlos Hassel M. Silva,Orlando A. Guedes, Giuseppe Insalaco Luís V. F. Oliveira. Acces to article: DOI Abstract: Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is a Gram-positive bacterium that causes infections ranging from mild superficial cases to more severe, potentially fatal conditions. Many photosensitisers used in photodynamic therapy are more effective against superficial infections due [...]
