Aitziber L Cortajarena
Aitziber L Cortajarena
Central National Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC) - IMDEA Nanoscience Associated Nanobiotechnology University Campus Cantoblanco. Spain
Biography
Dr. A. L. Cortajarena earned her Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the Universidad del País Vasco in 2002. Then, she joined the group of Prof. L. Regan at Yale University, USA, as a Postdoctoral Fellow. She worked on protein design, structure, and function. In 2006, she was Visiting Scientist at the Weizmann Institute, Israel, working on single molecule spectroscopy. Then, continued her work at Yale University, as an Associate Research Scientist with Prof. Regan.
Research Interest
Cortajarena's research interests include
Bio-functionalization of magnetic nanoparticles for cancer treatment and diagnosis
Protein Engineering and Biofunctional Nanostructures
Self-assembly of designed proteins into ordered nanostructures and biomaterials
Polymer surface bio-functionalization for biosensors applications