- Research Staff
- Prof. José M. Asua
- Prof. David Mecerreyes
- Prof. Aurelio Mateo-Alonso
- Prof. Jose R. Leiza
- Prof. Juan Luis Delgado
- Prof. Thomas Schäfer
- Prof. Alejandro J. Müller
- Prof. Marcelo Calderón
- Prof. Ronen Zangi
- Prof. Jose-Ramon Sarasua
- Prof. Maria Forsyth
- Prof. María Paulis
- Prof. Radmila Tomovska
- Dr. Amaia Butrón
- Dr. Agurtzane Mugica
- Dr. Agustin Etxeberria
- Dr. Haritz Sardon
- Dr. Manoli Zubitur
- Dr. Nicholas Ballard
- Dr. Emiliano Meaurio
- Dr. Ainhoa Lejardi
- Dr. Aitor Larrañaga
- Dr. Ester Zuza
- Dr. Jaime Martín
- Dr. Fernando Ruipérez
- Dr. Jone Muñoz
- Dr. Ana Beloqui Elizazu
- Dr. Sandra Camarero Espinosa
- Dr. Robert Aguirresarobe
- Dr. Irune Villaluenga
- Dr. Edurne Gaston Estanga
- Dr. Miren Aguirre
- Dr. Gonzalo Guerrica-echevarria
- Dr. Nora Aramburu Ocariz
- Dr Itxaso Calafel Martinez
- Dr. Edurne González
- Support Staff
- Postdoctoral Researchers
- Dr. Aitor Barquero Salaberria
- Dr. Shaghayegh Hamzehlou
- Dr. Nerea Casado
- Dr. Marta Martínez-Abadía
- Dr. Coralie Jehanno
- Dr.Iliane Rafaniello
- Dr. Naroa Sadaba
- Dr. Maryam Safari
- Dr.Jorge Luis Olmedo
- Dr. Leire Sangroniz
- Dr. Nikolaos Politakos
- Dr. Marta Alvarez
- Dr. Nicolas Jean-Christopher Goujon
- Dr. Oihane Llorente Zabala
- Dr. Saibal Bera
- Dr. Gregorio Guzman Gonzalez
- Dr. Ainara Sangroniz Agudo
- Dr. María Virginia Candal Pazos
- Dr. Antonela Gallastegui
- Dr. Tobias Kuhnt
- Dr. Daniel Sanchez de Alcazar
- Dr. Miguel Martín Arroyo
- Dr. Miryam Criado González
- Dr. Mª Soledad Orellano
- Dr. Matias Luis PIcchio
- Dr. Daniela Minudri
- Dr. Carlos A. Castor Jr.
- Dr. Lucas Polo da Fonseca
- Dr. Marta Ximenis
- Dr. Ishfaq Ahmad
- Dr. Daniela de Morais Zanata
- Dr. Sergio Martin Saldaña
- PhD Students
- Nerea Jiménez
- Eider Matxinandiarena
- Iranzu Barbarin
- Fabian Wenzel
- Hesham Ahmed Mostafa Abdeldaim
- Félix Hernández Culebras
- Elisabet de Bolòs Sánchez
- David Esporrín Ubieto
- Sheraz Tariq
- Huiyi Wang
- Justine Elgoyhen
- Nicolás María Muñoz
- Adrián Pérez López
- Elena Gabirondo Amenabar
- Soline Vauthier
- Rafael del Olmo Martínez
- Edurne Marín
- Diulia Caroline Quites Rodrigues
- Andrea Melissa Cabrera Espinoza
- Sumi Murali Nair
- Elvis Lopes Brito
- Mehdi Naderi
- Mauro Marongiu
- Nicolas Ramos
- Maria Rosaria Caputo
- Joaquin Almarza Gonzalez
- Maria Angela Motta
- Oliver Wolfgang Etzold
- Ion Olazabal
- Mario Iván Peñas Núñez
- Carlos Bello Alvarez
- Xabier Lopez de Pariza
- Iulia Caraseva
- Oroitz Sanchez
- Maria Regato Herbella
- Valentina Pirela Wilhelm
- Richard Schönlein
- Ainara Aguirre Mikelarena
- Jakes Udabe Sanchez
- Natalia Stankiewicz
- Wichsuda Tangsongcharoen
- Ousmane Camara
- Naroa López Larrea
- Ana Aguzin
- Pierre Luca Stigliano
- Laura Ballester Bayarri
- Tijs Lap
- Sara Beldarrain
- Ainhoa Fernández Tena
- Roció López Domene
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- Aleksandar Sladojevic
- Jacopo Teotonico
- Usue Aspiazu Iturbe
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- Pablo Muñumer Camacho
- Sharon Monaci
- Yilong Liao
- Jorge S. Coba Daza
- Xabier Larrañaga Etxabe
- Emelin Yhoany Luna Barrios
- Marcos Heredero Iborra
- Sergio Galve Lahoz
- Carlos E. Villacis Segovia
- Anto Puthussery Varghese
- Kevin U. Palma Lemus
- Ana Clara Rolandi
- Irene Alonso Sampedro
- Marco Caliari
- Mohammad Raef
- Ainhoa Maiz Iginitz
- Sandra Ramos Díez
- Pauline Bron
- Garazi Larrañaga Jaurrieta
- Alessandra Stevens
- Alister Josu Urain Aird
- Juan Felipe Hincapie
- Santiago A. Sarasa San Jose
- Paula Fanlo Pujol
- Claire Morand
- Flore Kilens
- Seyedeh Maliheh Razavi Esfali
- Ane Olazabal
- Kiarash Farajzadehahary
- Sara Martin Colomo
- Jyoti Devanand Gupta
- Monika Fidanchevska
Dr. Sergio Martin Saldaña
Dr. Sergio Martin Saldaña
Post Doc
Faculty of Chemistry,
University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU,
Paseo Manuel de Lardizabal 3, 20018.
Donostia-San Sebastián, Spain
email: sergiomartin.saldana@polymat.eu
Tel:+34 943015324
Education
Sergio Martin Saldaña holds a degree in Biology, an MSc in Forensic Genetics by the Universidad Autonoma de Madrid and an MSc in Pharmaceutical Sciences by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. He obtained his PhD in Molecular Biosciences with the Outstanding Doctorate Mention by Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2016) and the “Best PhD Thesis in the Research Excellence Awards 2017” by Instituto de Investigacion Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda. He was supervised by Prof Rafael Ramirez Camacho (Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro-Majadahonda) and Prof Julio San Roman (ICTP-CSIC, Madrid).
After his PhD, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in industry in Argentina with high interaction with the Universidad Nacional de Mar del Plata and the Instituto de Investigación en Ciencia & Tecnología de Materiales INTEMA, UE-CONICET-UNMdP.
He continued his experience as Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellow under the supervision of Professor Abhay Pandit at CÚRAM, SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices, National University of Ireland (Galway, Ireland) from 2018 to 2020. After the conclusion of his MSCA funding, he was funded by the HEA (Authority of Higher Education, Ireland) for Research Projects affected by COVID-19 by an additional year.
In March 2022 he joined the Responsive Polymers Therapeutic Group.
Research
During his career, he has always worked at the frontier of Biology and Materials Science, mainly focusing on inflammatory processes in the central and peripheral nervous system. He started his career working on drug delivery systems with potential as otoprotectors against cisplatin-induced ototoxicity, developing new polymeric nanovehicles capable of efficiently transporting highly insoluble drugs to the inner ear. He also described new therapeutic targets to improve the effectiveness of current treatments.
After his PhD, he worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the industry (Gihon Laboratorios Quimicos SRL, Mar del Plata, Argentina). He worked in the Micro/Nanotechnology Division conducting pilot-scale synthesis of biopolymers from natural sources for the circular economy.
As Marie Sklodowska Curie Individual Fellow (MSCA-IF Project number: 797716) he was focused on testing the effect of Extracellular Matrix inspired hydrogels in neural homeostasis restoration after inflammatory insults.
His current research at Polymat focuses on synthesizing nanogels with therapeutic potential in neurodegenerative processes.
Responsive Polymer Therapeutics Group