Ana Simón Chica, MSc
Scientific Assistant (Mechanobiology, Optogenetics)Research Interests:
- Heterocellular electrophysiological interactions of cardiac immune cells both in steady-state and in the patho-physiological context
- Integrated wet-and-dry studies of cardiac electrophysiology function
Brief CV:
Ana studied Biomedical Engineering at the University Carlos III of Madrid (2013-2017). During her bachelor thesis she started to work on the development of computational models to represent the electrophysiological variability between patients with atrial fibrillation. The results of this project allowed her to obtain a first research grant (Santander CRUE CEPYME) in the Laboratory of Translational Research of the Cardiology department at the Hospital Gregorio Marañón of Madrid in 2017. In September 2017 she joined the IEKM as a scientific assistant while she is also completing a Master's degree in Biomedical Engineering.
Selected Publications:
- Simon-Chica A, Fernández MC, Wülfers EM, Lother A, Hilgendorf I, Seemann G, Ravens U, Kohl P, Schneider-Warme F. Novel insights into the electrophysiology of murine cardiac macrophages: relevance of voltage-gated potassium channels. Cardiovasc Res 2022/118(3):798-813
- Simon A, Liberos A [...] Climent AM. Electrophysiological Parameters in the Electrical Propagation during Atrial Fibrillation: A Population of Models Study. Computing in Cardiology. Rennes, France. 44th Annual Conference
- De la Nava AS, Liberos L [...] Simon A [...] Fernandez-Aviles F. Dual Extruder 3D-Bioprinter for Computer Designed Cardiac Structures. Computing in Cardiology. Rennes, France. 44th Annual Conference