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  Research Associates Raúl Tonda Ana Galán Berta Fusté Silvia Pérez-Pujol Maribel Díaz-Ricart Marc Pino Ginés Escolar
  Berta Fusté
  • Graduate in Biology, 1997, Master in Experimental Biology, 2000 and DEA, 2002, University of Barcelona.
  • PhD program based on the investigation of signaling pathways in blood cells and vascular endothelium.

Selected publications:

  • Perez-Pujol S, Tonda R, Lozano M, Fuste B, Lopez-Vilchez I, Galan AM, Li J, Goodrich R, Escolar G. Effects of a new pathogen-reduction technology (Mirasol PRT) on functional aspects of platelet concentrates. Transfusion 2005;45:911-9.
  • Fuste B, Escolar G, Marin P, Mazzara R, Ordinas A, Diaz-Ricart M. G-CSF increases the expression of VCAM-1 on stromal cells promoting the adhesion of CD34(+) hematopoietic cells: studies under flow conditions. Exp Hematol 2004;32:765-72.
  • Fuste B, Mazzara R, Escolar G, Merino A, Ordinas A, Diaz-Ricart M. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor increases expression of adhesion receptors on endothelial cells through activation of p38 MAPK. Haematologica 2004;89:578-85.
  • Zurbano MJ, Fuste B, Arderiu G, Escolar G, Ordinas A, Diaz-Ricart M. Differences and similarities in tyrosine phosphorylation of proteins in platelets from human and pig species. J Thromb Haemost 2003;1:2411-8.
  • Merino A, Mazzara R, Fuste B, Diaz-Ricart M, Rozman M, Lozano M, Ordinas A. Transfusion medicine illustrated. The mesenchymal stem cell revealed. Transfusion 2003;43:1.

Click here to link the full list of publications of B. Fusté in MedLine.


Sílvia Pérez-Pujol

  • Graduate in Pharmacy, 1999 and DEA, 2002, University of Barcelona.
  • PhD program based on the study of platelet and leukocyte activation using the flow cytometry technique.

Selected publications:

  • Perez-Pujol S, Tonda R, Lozano M, Fuste B, Lopez-Vilchez I, Galan AM, Li J, Goodrich R, Escolar G. Effects of a new pathogen-reduction technology (Mirasol PRT) on functional aspects of platelet concentrates. Transfusion 2005;45:911-9.
  • Perez-Pujol S, Aras O, Lozano M, Cocking-Johnson D, Key NS, White JG, Mc Cullough J, Escolar G. Stored platelets contain residual amounts of tissue factor: evidence from studies on platelet concentrates stored for prolonged periods. Transfusion 2004. In press.
  • Elizalde JI, Perez-Pujol S, Heras M, Sionis A, Casanovas N, Martorell T, Lozano M, Gonzalez J, Escolar G, Sanz G, Pique JM. Effects of Helicobacter pylori eradication on platelet activation and disease recurrence in patients with acute coronary syndromes. Helicobacter 2004;9:681-9.
  • Perez-Pujol S, Lozano M, Perea D, Mazzara R, Ordinas A, Escolar G. Effect of holding buffy coats 4 or 18 hours before preparing pooled filtered PLT concentrates in plasma.
    Transfusion 2004;44:202-9.
  • Pérez-Pujol S, Lozano M., Escolar G., Pujol-Moix N., Ordinas A. Glycoproteins expression on platelet membrane in Inherited Giant platelet Disorders. Thrombosis Research. Thromb Res 2003;112:233-7.

Click here to link the full list of publications of S. Pérez-Pujol in MedLine.


Raúl Tonda

  • Graduate in Biology, 2001, University of Barcelona.
  • DEA 2003
  • PhD program based on the evaluation of the interaction of platelets with different surfaces and proteins using models with flowing blood.

Selected publications:

  • Tonda R, Lopez-Vilchez I, Navalon F, Pino M, Hernandez MR, Escolar G, Galan AM. Platelets interact with tissue factor immobilized on surfaces: effects of shear rate. Eur J Clin Invest. 2008;38:34-42.
  • Perez-Pujol S, Tonda R, Lozano M, Fuste B, Lopez-Vilchez I, Galan AM, Li J, Goodrich R, Escolar G. Effects of a new pathogen-reduction technology (Mirasol PRT) on functional aspects of platelet concentrates. Transfusion 2005;45:911-9.
  • Hernandez MR, Tonda R, Pino M, Serradell M, Arderiu G, Escolar G. Evaluation of effects of rofecoxib on platelet function in an in vitro model of thrombosis with circulating human blood. Eur J Clin Invest 2004;34:297-302.
  • Tonda R, Galan AM, Pino M, Lozano M, Ordinas A, Escolar G. Hemostatic effect of activated recombinant factor VIIa in Bernard-Soulier syndrome: studies in an in vitro model. Transfusion 2004;44:1790-1.
  • Hernandez MR, Galan AM, Cases A, Lopez-Pedret J, Pereira A, Tonda R, Bozzo J, Escolar G, Ordinas A. Biocompatibility of cellulosic and synthetic membranes assessed by leukocyte activation. Am J Nephrol 2004;24:235-41..

Click here to link the full list of publications of R. Tonda in MedLine.



 
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