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Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud y Biomédicas

Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences

Discover our School of Biomedical and Health Sciences in Madrid: state-of-the-art technologies, facilities, and simulation equipment at your fingertips.

Research

The School of Biomedical and Health Sciences is committed to research aimed at the creation and development of knowledge. Our research is directly related to both societal demands and the development of the University.

General research topics include:

  • Health Education
  • Chronic Diseases
  • Biotechnology
  • Oncology
  • Molecular and Cell Biology
  • Biomedicine
  • Mental Health
  • Genetics
  • Rare Diseases
  • Ageing
  • Ocular Health
  • Quality of Life and Well-being
  • Epidemiology and Methodology
  • Nutrition
  • Pharmacology
  • New Therapies and Treatments

There are 49 research groups.

Cátedra Fundación ASISA-Universidad Europea

In association with the ASISA Foundation, the Cátedra Fundación ASISA-Universidad Europea has been created with the aim of promoting research, development, and innovation activities in the fields of Biomedical Sciences and Health Sciences.

Research groups

Children's Dentistry – Research Group
  • Alberto Adanero Velasco. Dr in the process of getting accredited (PI)
  • Mónica Miegimolle. Full Professor, Department of Clinical Dentistry
  • Dra. Marta Piñeiro
  • María José Berasategui. PhD student
  • Miguel Espí. PhD student
  • Laura Velayos. PhD student at another university
  • Nerea Sanz. PhD student
  • Joany Venezel. PhD student
  • Lucía Baquero. Adjunct professor

Oral health status of Madrid schoolchildren between 6 and 12 years old and the implementation of preventive and treatment strategies at the University Dental Clinic at Universidad Europea de Madrid.

PI Contact

Alberto Adanero Velasco

Dental Clinic Residency Coordinator

Department of Clinical Dentistry

    Human Genetic Variability – Research Group
    • Ana Fernández Santander. Full Tenured Professor of Genetics (PI)
    • Apolonia Novillo Villajos. Full Tenured Professor, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Universidad Europea
    • Alicia Romero Lorca. Full Tenured Professor, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Universidad Europea
    • María Gaibar Alonso. Full Professor, Genetics, Universidad Europea
    • María Fuencisla Gilsanz Muñoz. PhD Student at Universidad Europea
    • María Esther Esteban Torné. Full Professor, Anthropology, Universidad de Barcelona
    • Diego Malón Giménez. Doctor. Oncology Service. Fuenlabrada Hospital
    • Genetic variability of current human populations.
    • Pharmacogenetics in breast cancer.
    • Pharmacogenetics in colorectal cancer.
    PI Contact

    Ana Fernández Santander

    Professor of Genetics

    Medicine

      Behavioural Physiology – Research Group
      • Ana Palomino. Academic responsible. Professor (PI)
      • Iván García Guerrero. Professor
      • María Valvanera Fernández Laso. Professor
      • Natividad Montes Barqueros. Professor
      • Ignacio Villafruela Rodríguez. Professor
      • Nuria Moreno de Miguel. Doctoral candidate
      • Sara Sánchez Fernández. Doctoral candidate

      Behavioural neurophysiology

      PI Contact

      Ana Isabel Palomino Barrigas

      Head of Academic Health Cycles

      Nursing and dentistry

        New Technologies in Dentistry – Research Group
        • Andrea Santamaría. Professor (PI)
        • Jaime Orejas. Professor
        • Meriem Benabdallah. Professor
        • Nerea Urcelay. Professor
        • Sabina Bertuol. Professor
        • Digital implant impressions: performing in vitro and in vivo studies with stereophotogrammetry technology and comparing this technology with other intraoral scanners.
        • Evaluation of the wear and tear of dental fillings using an intraoral scanner (this falls within the Cátedra 3M)

        PI contact

        Andrea Santamaria Laorden

        Professor II Pediatric Dentistry and Prosthodontics. Dental prosthesis. And Master in Prosthesis, Implantoprosthesis and Dental Aesthetics.

        Dentistry

          Neural Circuits and Integration – Research Group
          • Beatriz Gal Iglesias (PI)
          • Clara Azpeleta Noriega. Full professor Physiology
          • Esmeralda Parro Peralbo. Adjunct professor
          • Marta Lesmes Celorrio. Adjunct professor
          • Beatriz Navarro Galve. Full professor
          • Ana Mª Sánchez del Moral. Full professor
          • Antonio Sobrado Vicente-Tutor. Full professor
          • Rosa Mª Pagán. Full professor
          • Judit Sánchez Gómez. PhD student

          External researcher

          ▪ Dra. Liset Menéndez de la Prida. External full professor. CajaL CSIC Institute

          • Brain oscillations study programme
          • Programme for the integration of core subjects in medicine
          PI Contact

          Beatriz Gal Iglesias

          Physiology Catedratic

          Medicine

            Methodologies for Educational Innovation in Biomedical Sciences – Research Group
            • Beatriz Sáez Pizarro. Catedrática. Health Science Department (PI)
            • María del Mar Caja López. Investigadora. Full professor. Health Science Department
            • Esther San José Martínez. Investigadora. Full professor. Health Science Department
            • Aida Flores Aguilar. Investigadora. Full professor. Health Science Department
            • Viviana Negri. Investigadora. Adjunct professor. Health Science Department
            • María Mercedes Alonso Cascón. Researcher. Adjunct professor. Health Science Department
            • The development and implementation of the Idea-Based Learning (IBL) method for students in the first two years of the Bachelor’s in Biotechnology.
            • The development and implementation of an objectively structured examination (OSPE) to assess laboratory-based practical skills.
            • Implementation of simulation platforms (Learning Science and Labster) in subjects with laboratory-based activities in the Bachelor’s in Pharmacy and Biotechnology.
            PI contact

            Beatriz Sáez Pizarro

            Professor

            Health Science Department

              Developmental Neurobiology – Research Group
              • Cristina Sánchez-Camacho. Full Professor (PI)
              • Iván Rodríguez. Full Professor
              • Ana Rodríguez Learte. Full Professor
              • Emma Muñoz. Full Professor
              • María Antonia Cid. Adjunct Professor
              • Miguel Marchena. Adjunct Professor
              • Natalia Moracho. Predoctoral researcher
              • Alejandra Mas. Student
              • Alicia G. Arroyo. External tenured scientist (CIB)
              • Cristina Clemente. External postdoctoral researcher (CIB)
              • Development and Angiogenesis of the Nervous System
              • Matrix Metalloproteinases in Angiogenesis and Inflammation
              • Knowledge Dissemination and Transfer in Science: Neuroscience and Developmental Biology
              PI Contact

              Cristina Sánchez-Camacho Blázquez

              Full professor

              Medicine

                Neural Synchronisation – Research Group
                • José Miguel Biscaia Fernández. Biomedical (PI)
                • Elena Velarde Fernández. Full Professor
                • Icíar Gárate Pérez. Full Professor
                • Ricardo Llorente Miguel. External
                • Daniela Grassi. Biomédicas. External
                • José Gómez Sánchez. External
                • Rosa María Pagán Marín. Full Professor
                • David Vega Avelaira. External
                • Eva María Marco López. External
                • Neurobiological mechanisms of pain and inflammation: Study of the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of Alkana Tinctoria; analysis of the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of the active substance Alkannin, extracted from the Alkana Tinctoria plant, in an animal model of pain/inflammation. A manuscript presenting some of the experimental results is currently being written, and follow-up experiments are being prepared.
                • Integration in Basic Biomedical Sciences: Development of projects related to teaching innovation in the area of core subject integration.
                • Estrogen receptors and sexual differentiation.
                • Cell biology of ageing.
                • Scientific dissemination and hybrid studies blending the humanities and science.
                • Teaching innovation in biomedicine.
                PI Contact

                José Miguel Biscaia Fernández

                Physiology full professor

                Medicine

                  Radiation Oncology – Research Group
                  • David Sanz Rosa (PI)
                  • Felipe Couñago Lorenzo (Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud)
                  • Ana Díaz Gavela (Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud)
                  • Israel J. Thuissard Vasallo (UEM)
                  • Elia del Cerro Peñalver (Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud)
                  • Antonio Maldonado Suarez (Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud)
                  • Raquel Murillo García (Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud)
                  • Luis Leonardo Guerrero Gómez (Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud)
                  • Julio Fernández Mata (Hospital Universitario Quirónsalud)
                  • Diagnostic and radiotherapy treatment advances for prostate cancer.
                  • Diagnostic and radiotherapy treatment advances for lung carcinoma.
                  • Adjuvant radiation therapy for breast cancer. Implementation of altered fractionations and clinical and dosimetric results. Integration with other therapies.
                  PI Contact

                  David Sanz Rosa

                  Director of Research and Teaching with Hospitals

                  Medicine

                    Behaviour, Emotions, and Health – Research Group
                    • Emilio Verche Borges. Professor (PI)
                    • Sonia Martins. Professor
                    • Teresa Diéguez. Professor
                    • Margarita Gómez. Professor
                    • Sara Vilas. Professor
                    • Elina L. Boycheva. Professor
                    • Eduardo Polín. Professor
                    • Ricardo de Pascual. Professor
                    • Beatriz Hidalgo Sanz. Professor

                    External collaborators

                    • Rocío Rodríguez Rey. Professor UPC
                    • Clara Gesteira. Professor UCM
                    • Rubén García. Professor UAM
                    • Coping, emotional regulation in difficult life situations, and psychosocial risk; trauma and resilience.
                    • Counselling and communication skills for mental health professionals.
                    • Evaluation and psychological intervention in health disorders.

                    PI Contact

                    Emilio Verche Borges

                    Full professor

                    Psycology

                      Immunomodulation – Research Group
                      • M. Esther San José Martínez. Professor
                      • Maria Teresa Coiras. Professor
                      • Jose Rivera. Professor
                      • Enhancing the effect of tyrosine kinase inhibitors on the immune system.
                      • Study of Th1-Th2 response in patients infected with SARS-Cov-2.
                      PI Contact

                      Esther San José Martínez

                      Full professor

                      Health sciences

                        Clinical Psychology and Health – Research Group
                        • Francisco Montesinos. Full Professor (PI)
                        • Marta Santacreu. Professor
                        • Alberto Bellido. Professor
                        • Lidia Budziszewska. Professor
                        • David Lobato. Professor

                        External colaborators

                        • Rocío Rodríguez-Rey
                        • Marisa Páez
                        • Use of virtual reality to train university students in coping with the fear of public speaking.
                        • Parental stress, health, and disabilities. A training programme in psychological flexibility in the COVID-19 era.
                        • Relationship between sexual dissatisfaction, hypersexuality, and psychological inflexibility.

                        PI Contact

                        Francisco Montesinos Marín

                        Professor of Health Psychology

                        Psychology department

                          Applied Biotechnology – Research Group
                          • Jesús Fernández Lucas (PI)
                          • Daniel Hormigo. Senior researcher
                          • Elena Pérez Izquierdo. Senior researcher
                          • Jon Del Arco. Senior researcher
                          • Javier Acosta. Predoctoral researcher
                          • Victor Pisabarro. Undergraduate student

                          • New treatments against tropical diseases.
                          • Enzymatic synthesis of nucleoside analogue derivatives of interest in the pharmaceutical and food industries.
                          • New quorum quenching (QQ) therapies as antibiotic agents.
                          • New suicidal-gene therapies for the treatment of cancer.
                          • Structural bioinformatics.
                          • Enzymatic synthesis of antifungals and ẞ-lactam antibiotics.
                          • Search for enzymes in extremophile organisms.
                          • New treatments against cancer using the enzymatic activation of prodrugs through enzymes immobilised in magnetic nanoparticles.
                          • Application of proteases in the food industry and environmental bioremediation.
                          PI Contact

                          Jesús Fernández Lucas

                          Senior researcher / Chemistry full professor

                          PhD School

                            PLANTA-GO – Research Group

                            • Jose Emilio Blanco Castro. Associate Professor. Dr. Biologist, Ethnobotanist (PI)
                            • Maria Jose Gutierrez Cisneros. Associate Professor Dr. Pharmacist. microbiologist
                            • Emilio Painter Holguín. Professor of Internal Medicine Physician
                            • Ethnobotany: traditional uses of plants.
                            • Ethnopharmacology: traditional medicinal plants and accompanying phytochemical analyses.
                            • Ethnomedicine: folk medicine in the broader sense.
                            PI Contact

                            José Emilio Blanco Castro

                            Adjunct Professor

                            Health Science Department

                              Teaching Methodologies and Evaluation Systems in Nursing – Research Group
                              • José Miguel Cachón Pérez (PI)
                              • Marta Rodriguez Garcia. Professor
                              • Ana María Giménez Maroto. Professor
                              • Inmaculada Lopéz Martin.Professor
                              • Elena Maria Saiz Navarro. Professor
                              • Pilar González Saiz. Professor
                              • Domingo Palacios Ceña. External
                              • Esther Martinez de Miguel. Professor
                              • Esther García García. Professor

                              • Teaching methodologies: evaluation of the different teaching methodologies used for training health professionals (nursing), such as clinical simulation and clinical settings for practical learning.
                              • Evaluation systems in nursing and the design of evaluation systems for structured objective clinical evaluation.
                              PI Contact

                              José Miguel Cachón Pérez

                              Full professor

                              Nursing department

                                Nursing, Health, and Culture – Research Group
                                • Juan Luis González Pascual (PI)
                                • Isabel Font Jiménez. Professor
                                • Sara Esteban Gonzalo. Professor
                                • Juan Carlos Fernández Gonzalo. Professor
                                • José Miguel Mansilla Domínguez. Professor
                                • Pilar Caminero Luna. Professor
                                • Ana María Recio Vivas. Professor
                                • María Caballero Galilea. Professor
                                • Laura Collados Gómez. Professor
                                • Marcos Muñoz Balsa. Professor
                                • María José Solange Valdés Hernández. Professor
                                • Millán María Martínez López. Professor
                                • José Miguel Cachón Pérez. Professor

                                External collaborators

                                • Oscar Luis Veiga
                                • Laura Esteban Gonzalo

                                • Health and culture: Influence of cultural factors linked to immigration, indigenous populations, and/or institutions (universities, health systems) and/or the factors they are influenced by for the physical or psychological health of individuals or groups.
                                • Gender and health: Influence of gender roles and norms on the health of individuals or groups and/or the factors that influence these roles/norms.
                                • Clinical nursing: Aspects related to the care of healthy, at risk, or ill individuals or groups at any age and in any healthcare context (e.g., primary care and hospital care, including neonatal, paediatric, or adult intensive care units).
                                PI Contact

                                Juan Luis González Pascual

                                Full professor

                                Nursing

                                  Neuropsychometry: Clinical-Educational Applications – Research Group
                                  • Carlos de Aldama Sánchez. Adjunct Professor. (PI)
                                  • Daniel García Pérez. Adjunct Professor
                                  • Aldo Aguirre Camacho. Adjunct Professor
                                  • Alejandra Koeneke Hoenicka. Adjunct Professor

                                  External collaborators

                                  • Gustavo González Cuevas
                                  • Marcos Alonso Rodríguez

                                  • Main Research Topics:
                                  • Emotional recognition and brain electrical activity.
                                  • Emotions, hormones, and cognition.
                                  • Training assessment, information and communication framework and technologies, democracy and school participation
                                  • Cognitive science and technology, cognitive artefacts, and technological thinking.
                                  • ICT integration in educational contexts, game-based learning.
                                  • Social networks and reasoning.
                                  PI Contact

                                  Carlos de Aldama Sánchez

                                  Adjunct Professor

                                  Psychology

                                    Food, Microbiota, and Health – Research Group
                                    • Maria del Mar Larrosa Pérez (PI)
                                    • Carlo Bressa Professor of Pharmacology. Pharmacy and Biotechnology
                                    • Mª del Rocío González Soltero. Professor of Molecular Genetics. Biomedical Sciences
                                    • Sara Martínez López: Professor of Nutrition and Pharmacology, Pharmacy and Biotechnology.
                                    • María Bailén Andrino. External collaborator of the UAM
                                    • Mariangela Tabone. Assistant Professor. Biomedical Sciences
                                    • Fabio Cafini. Assistant Professor of Anatomy and Physiology. Biomedical Sciences
                                    • Beatriz de Lucas Moreno. Postdoctoral Researcher. Doctoral and Research School
                                    • Jose Angel García Merino. FPU Predoctoral Fellow.
                                    • Diego Domínguez-Balmaseda. Assistant Professor Physiotherapy/Physiotherapy Doctoral Candidate.
                                    • Ana Fraile. PhD student in Biomedicine
                                    • Rita Manzano Prieto. Biotechnology undergraduate student. Santander Quarry Scholarship

                                    • Influence of diet and physical exercise on intestinal microbiota, health, and quality of life.
                                    • Influence of host genetics on the gut microbiota profile.
                                    • Characterisation of microbial communities involved in the production of fermented foods and their relationship with consumer health.
                                    • Psychonutrition and Digital Health.
                                    PI Contact

                                    Maria del Mar Larrosa Pérez

                                    Professor of Food Biotechnology

                                    Doctorate and Research School

                                      Clinical and Epidemiological – Research Group
                                      • Margarita Rubio (IP)
                                      • Asunción Hernando. Postdoc
                                      • Manuel Martínez-Sellés. Postdoc
                                      • Rosa Mohedano. Postdoc
                                      • Ricardo Sainz de la Cuesta. Postdoctoral. Obstetrics and Gynecology Service. Hospital Quirónsalud Madrid
                                      • Vicente Martínez de Vega. Predoctorate. Diagnostic Imaging Service. Hospital Quirónsalud Madrid
                                      • Mar Jiménez de la Peña. Predoctoral. Diagnostic Imaging Service, Hospital Quirónsalud Madrid.
                                      • Javier Carrascoso. Predoctoral Diagnostic Imaging Service Hospital Quirónsalud Madrid.
                                      • Manuel Recio. Predoctoral Fellow Diagnostic Imaging Service Hospital Quirónsalud Madrid

                                      • Epidemiological research in noncommunicable diseases: cardiovascular diseases, diagnostic imaging, and gynaecology.
                                      • Epidemiological research in infectious diseases: HIV infection and the study of other infectious diseases.
                                      • Educational Research.
                                      PI Contact

                                      Margarita Rubio Alonso

                                      Professor of Epidemiology

                                      Medicine department

                                        Oral Medicine and Special Patients – Research Group
                                        • Maria Luisa Somacarrera Perez (PI)
                                        • Carmen Martín Carreras-Presas
                                        • María Milagrosa Diáz Rodríguez

                                        • Study of oral manifestations of systemic diseases. (Systemic pathology and the oral cavity)
                                        • Study of oral pathology.
                                        • Cancer. Early diagnosis and new diagnosis methods for oral cancer.
                                        • Saliva: diagnostic applications.
                                        • Special patient care protocols.
                                        • New methodologies and simulation.
                                        PI Contact

                                        María Luisa Somacarrera Pérez

                                        Catedratic

                                        Dentistry

                                          Health Sciences Simulation – Research Group
                                          • María Pilar Capilla Ramírez (PI)
                                          • Marta López del Hierro Casado
                                          • Emilia Condés
                                          • María Jesús Pardo Monedero
                                          • Gleyvis Coro Montanet
                                          • María Victoria Tavera
                                          • María Asunción Blanco
                                          • María Olga Castelao
                                          • Cristina Rius

                                          • Creation of a tool to measure fidelity in simulation.
                                          • Learning via Body Interact (virtual patient simulation training).
                                          • Validity of the items in OSCE face-to-face medicine.
                                          • Virtual simulation.
                                          PI Contact

                                          María Pilar Capilla Ramirez

                                          Management Department of Medicine

                                          Medicine

                                            Adult Clinical Dentistry – Research Group
                                            • Marta Muñoz Corcuera (PI)
                                            • Ana Antoranz Pereda. Professor
                                            • Beatriz Vizoso Noval. Clinical coordinator
                                            • Miguel de Pedro Herráez. Clinical coordinator
                                            • Gema Cidoncha Cabrerizo. Professor
                                            • Ruth Pérez Alfayate. Professor
                                            • Natalia Navarrete Marabini. Professor
                                            • Gabriela Gil-Abando Lozano. Doctorate student
                                            • Carolina Signorini. Doctorate student
                                            • Paula Medina López-Chicheri. Doctorate student

                                            Clinical dentistry in adult patients.

                                            PI Contact

                                            Marta Muñoz Corcuera

                                            Full professor

                                            Clinical Dentistry Department

                                              Vision – Research Group
                                              • Cristina Álvarez Peregrina (PI)
                                              • María Magdalena Hawkins Solís
                                              • Cristina Andreu Vázquez
                                              • Clara Martínez Pérez

                                              Colaboradores Externos

                                              • Miguel Ángel Sánchez Tena
                                              • César Villa Collar

                                              • Myopia.
                                              • Ocular surface and contact lenses.
                                              • Clinical, hospital, and public health optometry.
                                              • Visual quality and refractive surgery.
                                              • Sports optometry.
                                              PI Contact

                                              Cristina Alvarez Peregrina

                                              Postgrade director

                                              Medicine

                                                Immunology and Leukaemia – Research Group
                                                • Natalia Cuesta Rubio. Profesora (PI)
                                                • Alicia María Hidalgo Estévez. Professor
                                                • Vinatha Sreeramkumar. Professor
                                                • Javier Vicente Tejedor. Professor
                                                • Manuel Fresno Escudero. External
                                                • Gonzalo Sáez de Santamaría. Student

                                                • TCFL5/CHA in the differentiation and activation of B and T lymphocytes and in the generation of leukemias.
                                                • Neuromodulatory role of vitamin D in neurodegenerative pathologies. Comparison of different types of vitamin D administration and their effects on the retina.
                                                PI Contact

                                                Natalia Cuesta Rubio

                                                Full professor

                                                Preclinical dentistry

                                                  Applied Veterinary Science – Research Group
                                                  • Natividad Pérez Villalobos. Vice-Dean of the Department of Veterinary Medicine UEM (IP).
                                                  • Cristina Andreu Vázquez. Assistant Professor of the Department of Medicine of the UEM.
                                                  • Rocío Queipo Matas. Assistant Professor of the Department of Medicine of the UEM and predoctoral student.
                                                  • Susana Astiz Blanco. External researcher. Senior Scientist at INIA
                                                  • Irene López Helguera. External researcher. Professor at the University of Lleida
                                                  • Raquel Patrón Collantes. External predoctoral researcher

                                                  • Strategies to improve productive performance in veterinary medicine.
                                                  • Evidence-based medicine in health sciences: One Health approach.
                                                  • Methodologies for educational innovation in the veterinary field.
                                                  • Methodologies for the promotion of research in veterinary and other health sciences.
                                                  PI Contact

                                                  Natividad Pérez Villalobos

                                                  Adjunct Professor

                                                  Vet

                                                    Endodontics – Research Group
                                                    • Roberto Estévez Luaña
                                                    • Víctor DÍaz-Flores García
                                                    • Francisco De La Torre De La Fuenter
                                                    • Óliver Valencia de Pablo
                                                    • Beatriz Tejedor Bautista
                                                    • Gaizka Loroño Goikoetxea
                                                    • Antonio Conde Villar
                                                    • Carlos Elzaurdia López
                                                    • Alfonso Martín Escorial

                                                    • Irrigation in endodontics.
                                                    • Anatomy in endodontics.
                                                    PI Contact

                                                    Rafael Cisneros Cabello

                                                    Dentistry catedratic

                                                    Dentistry

                                                      ‘Learning by Doing’ Science – Research Group
                                                      • Dr. Elisa Jiménez Cabré Full Professor in Biochemical Engineering (IP)
                                                      • Dr. Verónica Moral Dardé. Director of Health Sciences
                                                      • Dr. Paloma Santos Moriano. Associate Professor UEM
                                                      • Dr. Sonia Moreno Pérez. Professor of Enzymology UEM.
                                                      • Dr. Mónica Martínez Martínez. Associate Professor UEM
                                                      • Dr. Sara Gómez Quevedo. Associate Professor UEM

                                                      • Application and impact of active integrative methodologies in the field of biotechnological and pharmaceutical research.
                                                      • Exploration of new ways to transfer biotechnological and pharmaceutical research into the classroom.
                                                      PI Contact

                                                      Elisa Jiménez Cabré

                                                      Full Professor in Biochemical Engineering. Academic Model Coordinator in Pharmacy and Biotechnology.

                                                      Health Sciences (Biotechnology)

                                                        Cariology, Preventive, and Conservative Dentistry – Research Group
                                                        • Gerardo Jose Joves Méndez (PI)
                                                        • Felisa Garcia Hoyos
                                                        • Julia Sanchez Ituarte
                                                        • Carmen Martin Carreras-Presas

                                                        External collaborators

                                                        • Toru Nikaido. School of Dentistry, Asahi University
                                                        • Monica Yamauti. Faculty of Dental Medicine, Hokkaido University
                                                        • Juan Miguel Franganillo Garcia. UAX

                                                        Student

                                                        • Bo-Chiau Huang

                                                        • Salivary pH and dental degradation.
                                                        • Study of new bioactive and/or biomimetic materials for the prevention of dental caries.
                                                        • Saliva.
                                                        • Cariology and preventive, restorative, and adhesion dentistry.
                                                        PI Contact

                                                        Gerardo José Joves Méndez

                                                        Assistant Professor

                                                        Preclinical dentistry

                                                          Physiology and Visual Pathology Associated with the Use of Technological Devices – Research Group
                                                          • Javier Vicente Tejedor (PI)
                                                          • Miguel Gómez Boronat
                                                          • Marta Sánchez Montoya

                                                          External collaborators

                                                          • Francisco Germain Martínez. UAH
                                                          • José Manuel Tomás San Pedro. Clínica Baviera
                                                          • Román Blanco Velasco. UAH. HUG. X
                                                          • Rima Barhoum Tannous. UAH
                                                          • Laura Ramírez Martínez. UAH

                                                          Student

                                                          • Alejandro Rubio Moreno

                                                          • Development of a prototype for remote detection of respiratory failure in home patients infected with COVID-19.
                                                          • Development of supervised machine-learning classification algorithms (deep learning) for medical imaging. Detection of pneumonia and pneumothorax in adults and detection of paediatric pneumonia. The diagnosis of plasmodium (malaria) in peripheral blood smears was also studied.
                                                          • Development of machine-learning algorithms for predicting clinical events based on structured data.
                                                          PI Contact

                                                          Juan José Beunza Nuin

                                                          Catedratic professor

                                                          Doctorate and research school

                                                            Ageing, Loneliness, and Stereotypes – Research Group
                                                            • María Cantero García (PI)
                                                            • Laura Gallego-Alberto Martín
                                                            • Dimitra Manos
                                                            • Blanca Isabel Fernández Tobar

                                                            • Study of stereotypes and attitudes among young university students towards ageing and older adults.
                                                            • Study of young university students’ perceptions of their own ageing and the impact of these perceptions on students’ psychological health.
                                                            • Study of loneliness and its impact on the psychological health of the university population.
                                                            PI Contact

                                                            María Cantero García

                                                            Professor

                                                            Psychology

                                                              E-Health & Eating Disorders – Research Group
                                                              • Ascensión Blanco Fernández
                                                              • M. del Rocio Gonzalez Soltero
                                                              • Noelia Belando Pedreño
                                                              • Marta Montil Jiménez
                                                              • Andrés Arriaga Arrizabalaga
                                                              • Rosa Mª Rodriguez
                                                              • María Olga Castelao Naval
                                                              • Concepción García Santana
                                                              • Mª Isabel Ramirez
                                                              • Mª Victoria Tabera

                                                              Internal collaborators

                                                              • Joaquín Figueroa Palomero
                                                              • Mª de la Paz Cruz

                                                              External collaborators

                                                              • Juan Carlos Ruiz de Adana(Hospital de Getafe)
                                                              • Pablo Ruisoto Palomera (UPN)
                                                              • Mar Faya Barrios (HIUNJ)
                                                              • Ascensión Marcos (CSIC)
                                                              • Sonia Gómez Martinez (CSIC)
                                                              • Montserrat Graell Berna (HIUNJ)
                                                              • Luis Morán Fagundez (UPO Sevilla)
                                                              • Luis Zamora (UPO Sevilla)
                                                              • Mª Eugenia Moreno Garcia
                                                              • Agustín Pastor (Hospital de Getafe)

                                                              Students

                                                              • Susana Rodríguez Molina
                                                              • Luisa Marilia Cantisano
                                                              • Maria Montero
                                                              • Marta Tena

                                                              • Evaluation and development of mobile applications to promote healthy habits and lifestyles and to prevent eating disorders.
                                                              • Design and application of comprehensive interventional programmes in clinical and university settings for a therapeutic approach to obesity (21st-century pandemic) and other disorders related to eating and nutrition (anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating disorders, etc.) using three levels of intervention: psychology, nutrition, and physical exercise.
                                                              • Scientific dissemination of nutritional psychology research. Development of websites and scientific repositories and their dissemination through the media to prevent eating disorders and obesity.
                                                              PI Contact

                                                              Ascensión Blanco Fernández

                                                              Professor

                                                              Psychology

                                                                Advances in Paediatric Dentistry – Research Group
                                                                • Montserrat Diéguez Pérez (IP)
                                                                • Begoña Bartolomé Villar
                                                                • Emilio Pintor Holguín
                                                                • Luz Torres Moreta
                                                                • Cristina Vilar Rodríguez
                                                                • Fátima Cerdán Gómez
                                                                • Ana de la Hoz Calvo
                                                                • Irene Real Benlloch

                                                                External collaborators

                                                                • Nuria Esther Gallardo López (UCM)

                                                                Students

                                                                • Laura Muñoz Cano

                                                                • Structural physiological changes during child growth and development. Started in 2017.
                                                                • Application of diagnostic improvement methods in paediatric dentistry. Started in 2017.
                                                                • Dental eruption chronology and current prevalence of eruption pathology. Started in 2019.
                                                                • Posturology and occlusion in children and adolescents. Started in 2018.
                                                                • Study of crossbite as a risk factor for oral pathology. Started in 2020.
                                                                • Cariology and prevention in disabled patients.
                                                                • Started in 2020.
                                                                PI Contact

                                                                Montserrat Diéguez Pérez

                                                                Adjunct Professor

                                                                Pre-clinical dentistry

                                                                  Behaviour and Decision-Making – Research Group
                                                                  • Oscar García Leal (PI)
                                                                  • Eduardo Polín Alía
                                                                  • Ricardo de Pascual Verdú
                                                                  • Rebeca Pardo Cebrián

                                                                  External Collaborator

                                                                  • Vicente Pérez Fernández (UNED)

                                                                  • Basic learning and adaptation processes.
                                                                  • Behavioural analysis and its applications for social and health problems.
                                                                  PI Contact

                                                                  Oscar García Leal

                                                                  Academic Coordinator Doctoral Programs

                                                                    Science, Technology, and Society – Research Group
                                                                    • Pablo Gella Montero (PI)
                                                                    • Benjamín Herreros Ruiz-Valdepeñas
                                                                    • Miguel Biscaia Fernández
                                                                    • Cristina Coca Pereira
                                                                    • Pilar Pinto Pastor
                                                                    • Enrique Olivares Pardo
                                                                    • Cristina López de la Torre

                                                                    External collaborator

                                                                    • David Berná Serna (UCM)
                                                                    • José Miguel Hernández Mansilla (UAN)
                                                                    • Beatriz Moreno Milán (Hospital la Fuenfría)
                                                                    • Ramón Ortega Lozano (UAN)

                                                                    • Bioethics.
                                                                    • Philosophy of biomedicine.
                                                                    • New hybrid methodologies in biomedical research.
                                                                    PI Contact

                                                                    Pablo Gella Montero

                                                                    Adjunct Professor

                                                                    Pre-clinical dentistry

                                                                      Nutrition and Dietetics – Research Group
                                                                      • Rocío González Leal (PI)
                                                                      • Andrea Calderón García
                                                                      • Esther Martínez-Miguel
                                                                      • Joaquin Figueroa Alchapar
                                                                      • María Isabel Ramírez Goercke
                                                                      • Cristina López de la Torre
                                                                      • Esmeralda Parra-Peralbo
                                                                      • María García Rodríguez

                                                                      • Clinical nutrition at different stages of life.
                                                                      • Nutritional epidemiology and public health.
                                                                      • Food innovation and new trends in nutrition.
                                                                      • Teaching methodology in nutrition.
                                                                      PI Contact

                                                                      Rocío González Leal

                                                                      Full time professor (Level IV)

                                                                      Nursing and nutrition

                                                                        Patient Safety in Dentistry – Research Group
                                                                        • Víctor Díaz-Flores García (PI)
                                                                        • Yolanda Freire Mancebo
                                                                        • Beatriz Tomás Murillo

                                                                        External collaborator

                                                                        • Luis Daniel Pellicer Castillo (UEMC)

                                                                        Student

                                                                        • Eider Larrauri Barañano

                                                                        • Patient safety in dentistry.
                                                                        • Analysis of the chemical composition of dental materials.
                                                                        • Legal liability in dentistry.
                                                                        PI Contact

                                                                        Víctor Díaz-Flores García

                                                                        Hired professor

                                                                        Pre-clinical dentistry