Cristina Blanco Elices

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Graduated in Biotechnology with mention in Biohealth (2018) and PhD in Biomedicine with International mention (2023) at the University of Granada. She complemented her education with a Master's in Tissue Engineering and Advanced Therapies in 2019, and a Master's in Teaching and Education in 2020, both at the University of Granada. In terms of professional experience, she held a predoctoral health research contract (PFIS) from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III in Madrid, Spain. This was carried out within the Tissue Engineering Group of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Granada, Spain (2020-2023). Her pioneering research during this period significantly contributed to the field of oral mucosa Tissue Engineering by prevascularizing artificial human oral mucosa substitutes using various sources of stem cells. Furthermore, she combined her PhD studies with teaching responsibilities in the Department of Histology at the University of Granada, teaching in the Medicine and Occupational Therapy degree programs. Additionally, in 2022, she completed a six-month pre-doctoral fellowship funded by a grant from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain, at the biomaterials laboratory of Prof. Xiahoua Liu at Texas A&M University, Dallas, TX, USA. As a result of her work during her PhD studies, she has authored more than 10 publications (6 as the first author) in top-tier international journals in the fields of Histology, Biomaterials, Tissue Engineering, and Teaching, under the name Blanco-Elices, C. She has also presented her work in over 40 posters at international scientific congresses. Her expertise has been internationally recognized, leading to invitations to peer review scientific articles for 5 distinguished international journals in the fields of tissue engineering, biomaterials, and regenerative medicine. A member of the Spanish Society of Histology and Tissue Engineering (SEHIT) since 2020, she decided to transition to Dr. Hugo Fernandes' lab as a research assistant at the Multidisciplinary Institute of Aging (MIA), University of Coimbra, Portugal, to continue her research career after completing her PhD.

Affiliation

Multidisciplinary Institute of Ageing (MIA), University of Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

Publications

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A Novel In Vitro Pathological Model for Studying Neural Invasion in Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer

Ávila-Fernández, Paula; Etayo-Escanilla, Miguel; Sánchez-Porras, David; Blanco-Elices, C; Campos, Fernando; Carriel, Víctor; García-García, Óscar Darío; Chato-Astrain, Jesús, Gels. 4. 10. 2024. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/gels10040252 . 10.3390/gels10040252 . published Gels

A novel 3D biofabrication strategy to improve cell proliferation and differentiation of human Wharton’s jelly mesenchymal stromal cells for cell therapy and tissue engineering

Blanco-Elices, C; Oruezabal, Roke Iñaki; Sánchez-Porras, David; Chato-Astrain, Jesús; Campos, Fernando; Alaminos, Miguel; Garzón, Ingrid; Campos, Antonio, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 11. 2023. http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2023.1235161 . 10.3389/fbioe.2023.1235161 . Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Expression of Basement Membrane Molecules by Wharton Jelly Stem Cells (WJSC) in Full-Term Human Umbilical Cords, Cell Cultures and Microtissues

David Sánchez-Porras; Daniel Durand-Herrera; Ramón Carmona; Cristina Blanco-Elices; Ingrid Garzón; Michela Pozzobon; Sebastián San Martín; et al, Cells. 2023. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells12040629 . 10.3390/cells12040629 . Cells

Development of stromal differentiation patterns in heterotypical models of artificial corneas generated by tissue engineering

Blanco-Elices, Cristina; Morales-Alvarez, Carmen; Chato-Astrain, Jesus; Gonzalez-Gallardo, Carmen; Avila-Fernandez, Paula; Campos, Fernando; Carmona, Ramon; et al, Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology. 2023. https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/60360605/ . 10.3389/FBIOE.2023.1124995 . Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

Histological characterization of the human masticatory oral mucosa. A histochemical and immunohistochemical study

Miguel Ibáñez-Cortés; Miguel Ángel Martín-Piedra; Cristina Blanco-Elices; Óscar Darío García-García; Antonio España-López; Ricardo Fernández-Valadés; María del Carmen Sánchez-Quevedo; et al, Microscopy Research and Technique. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.24398 . 10.1002/jemt.24398 . Microscopy Research and Technique

Effects of mesenchymal stem cell secretome on skin wounds. In vitro and in vivo comparative analysis of three types of secretome

Cases-Perera, O; Blanco-Elices, C; Martin-Piedra, MA; Alaminos, M; Garzón, I, CIRUGÍA PLÁSTICA IBERO-LATINOAMERICANA. 361 - 376. 4. 48. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0376-78922022000400003 . published CIRUGÍA PLÁSTICA IBERO-LATINOAMERICANA

Histological Profiling of the Human Umbilical Cord: A Potential Alternative Cell Source in Tissue Engineering

Cristina Blanco-Elices; Jesús Chato-Astrain; Alberto González-González; David Sánchez-Porras; Víctor Carriel; Ricardo Fernández-Valadés; María del Carmen Sánchez-Quevedo; Miguel Alaminos; Ingrid Garzón, Journal of Personalized Medicine. 648 - 648. 4. 12. 2022. https://doi.org/10.3390/jpm12040648 . 10.3390/jpm12040648 . Journal of Personalized Medicine

Development of secretome-based strategies to improve cell culture protocols in tissue engineering

O. Cases-Perera; C. Blanco-Elices; J. Chato-Astrain; C. Miranda-Fernández; F. Campos; P. V. Crespo; I. Sánchez-Montesinos; et al, Scientific Reports. 1. 12. 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-14115-y . 10.1038/s41598-022-14115-y . Scientific Reports

Implementación de un modelo de aula invertida para el autoaprendizaje de la ingeniería tisular en el grado de Farmacia

Campos, F.; Chato-Astrain, J.; Sánchez, D.; García-García, O.D.; Blanco-Elices, C; Durand, D.; Martín-Piedra, M.A.; Sánchez-Quevedo, M.C., Revista de la Fundación Educación Médica. 3. 24. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.33588/fem.243.1123 . 10.33588/fem.243.1123 . Revista de la Fundación Educación Médica

Injectable Magnetic-Responsive Short-Peptide Supramolecular Hydrogels: Ex Vivo and In Vivo Evaluation

Mañas-Torres, Mari C.; Gila-Vilchez, Cristina; Vazquez-Perez, Francisco J.; Kuzhir, Pavel; Momier, David; Scimeca, Jean-Claude; Borderie, Arnaud; et al, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces. 49692 - 49704. 42. 13. 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.1c13972 . 10.1021/acsami.1c13972 . ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Usefulness of a Nanostructured Fibrin-Agarose Bone Substitute in a Model of Severely Critical Mandible Bone Defect

Miguel-Angel Martin-Piedra; Belén Gironés-Camarasa; Antonio España-López; Ricardo Fernández-Valadés Gámez; Cristina Blanco-Elices; Ingrid Garzón; Miguel Alaminos; Ricardo Fernández-Valadés, Polymers. 3939 - 3939. 22. 13. 2021. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13223939 . 10.3390/polym13223939 . Polymers

Generation of a novel model of bioengineered human oral mucosa with increased vascularization potential

Blanco-Elices, C; Jesús Chato-Astrain; Salvador Oyonarte; Fabiola Bermejo-Casares; Antonio España-López; Ricardo Fernández-Valadés; Maria del Carmen Sánchez-Quevedo; et al, Journal of Periodontal Research. 1116 - 1131. 6. 56. 2021. https://doi.org/10.1111/jre.12927 . 10.1111/jre.12927 . Journal of Periodontal Research

Identification of the affective-motivational components for learning science in pharmacy students

Campos, F.; Sánchez-Porras, D.; Chato-Astrain, J.; García-García, O.D.; Blanco-Elices, C; Durand-Herrera, D.; Milla, A.; González-Quevedo, D.; Campos-Sánchez, A., ACTUALIDAD MEDICA. 27 - 30. 809. 105. 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.15568/am.2020.809.or03 . 10.15568/am.2020.809.or03 . ACTUALIDAD MEDICA

In Vitro Generation of Novel Functionalized Biomaterials for Use in Oral and Dental Regenerative Medicine Applications. Running Title: Fibrin-Agarose Functionalized Scaffolds (vol 13, 1692, 2020)

Blanco-Elices, Cristina; Espana-Guerrero, Enrique; Mateu-Sanz, Miguel; Sanchez-Porras, David; Garcia-Garcia, Oscar Dario; Sanchez-Quevedo, Maria del Carmen; Fernandez-Valades, Ricardo; et al, Materials. 2020. https://publons.com/wos-op/publon/38168717/ . 10.3390/MA13225205 . Materials

All projects

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2023/01/01 - 2023/12/31

Generation of a pathologic model of perineural neoplastic invasion in artificial skin by tissue engineering

PPJIA2022-19

Researcher

Universidad de Granada

2022/01/01 - 2022/07/31

Grants for research personnel mobility (Modality M-AES 2021)

MV21/00036

Research Fellow

Instituto de Salud Carlos III

2022/10/01 -

"HistoBook": Elaboration of a histological notebook as a didactic model for self-learning in Histology self-learning in Histology

22-170

Universidad de Granada

2022/10/01 - 2023/05/30

Development of a virtual and interactive microscopic image bank of histological states for the active acquisition of medical competences

22-182

Researcher

Universidad de Granada

2022/01 - 2024/12

Development of an improved, biomimetic and polyvalent model of the human oral mucosa as a replacement therapy in oral surgery.

PI21/00980

Researcher

Instituto de Salud Carlos III

2022/01/01 - 2022/12/31

Exercise and occlusion in breast cancer patients: a multidisciplinary program.

PPJIB2021-13

Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)

Universidad de Granada

2021/01/01 - 2022/05/30

Development and implementation of a histology practice model that generates competencies and skills applicable to clinical practice.

20-105

Researcher

Universidad de Granada

2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31

Generation of new bioactive and functionalized human artificial corneas for clinical use as advanced therapy products.

PI20/00317

Researcher

Instituto de Salud Carlos III

2021/07/01 - 2023/06/23

Development of an artificial limbus for the resolution of blindness due to irreversible limbar insufficiency

B-CTS-504-UGR20

Researcher

Universidad de Granada

2020/01/01 - 2023/12/31

Predoctoral Health Research Training Contracts (PFIS 2019)

FI19/00279

PhD Student Fellow

Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Funders: Instituto de Salud Carlos III

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