Meanwhile, two new Master’s students are being trained by members of the group. Evelyn Ceballo is in the group of Dr. Coronado, and Milixza Botacio has joined the team under Dr. Spadafora’s and Dr. Correa’s leadership.
Malaria treatment device patent granted
Device for the treatment of Malaria. Inventors: Carmenza Spadafora and José A. Stoute
Patent applicants: Carmenza Spadafora and The Pennsylvania State University
Patent application number (UK) GB1902634.3 Filing date: Feb 27, 2019.
PCT Application Number PCT/IB2020/051554 Filling date: Feb 24, 2020.
USA Patent Application Number 17458101 Filling date: Aug 26, 2021 Pending
Drs. Ricardo Correa and Carmenza Spadafora have joined the VOLATEVS Consortium of the MSCA-Horizon Europe Program
Both of them joined Dr. Ing. Radu Ionescu’s lab in the Estonian University of Life Sciences (EMU), in Tartu for a fellowship of protocol writings, equipment.
Photographic exhibit of scientist women from Italy and Panama. Organized by the Italian Embassy in Panama and Mexico and the Secretariat of Science, Innovation and Technology (SENACYT) of Panama.
WADA Executive Committee approves Panama Laboratory to conduct blood analyses in support of the Athlete Biological Passport
We were happy and proud to celebrate with the member of our lab, Lina Solis, that the laboratories headed by her, “Genetix”, obtained a very stringent certification at world level to conduct anti-doping analyses for the newly established “Athlete Biological Passport”. This passport is secured once not only doping substances are not found in an athlete body but also none of the metabolites that are induced typically by the action of doping agents. Only two other labs around the globe have obtained this approval. This certification testifies to the quality of researchers that are part of our team. Read the story here: WADA Executive Committee approves Panama Laboratory to conduct blood analyses in support of the Athlete Biological Passport | World Anti Doping Agency (wada-ama8.org)
Forbes named Dr. Carmenza Spadafora as one of 100 Women of Power of Central America. Unexpected election based on the influence of these women on society.
Interview by the Spanish Magazine Diario16, to Carmenza Spadafora on being a scientist and a woman.
Dr. Lorena Coronado organized a visit and science demonstration for elementary students to celebrate Children Day.
The group showed a big enthusiasm and surely we hope that at least one of them is marked by the experience and considers being a scientist in the future.
The team has received many students from different universities and has also mentored youngsters in scientific research.
2022 has been a very active year. Our team has received high school students, JULIA Program, Networking Program, Florida State University, Universidad Latina de Panamá, Catholic University USMA from Chitré, are some of the students that received classes and training.
SENACYT program called JULIA which aimed to link young students with great scientists and learn about their different projects, in which she was mentored by Dr. Carmenza Spadafora.
Betzaida Domínguez with her JULIA mentor Carmenza Spadafora .
The team has established a new project with the European Union
The team has established a new project with the European Union Commission under a Marie Curie-Slodowska Action of HorizonEurope to study Volatile Organic Compounds given off by Extracellular Vesicles from diseases like Malaria infection. It will examine the possibilities of using them for diagnostic purposes utilizing different techniques of detections, to include Electronic Noses. This is a project that involves partners from UPPSALA UNIVERSITET (UU) in Sweden, MONASH UNIVERSITY in Malasya, SC MGM STAR CONSTRUCT SRL (MGM) in Romania, the Malaria Team at INDICASAT AIP in Panama, UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA SARAWAK (UNIMAS) in Malasya, INSTITUTUL DE CHIMIE MACROMOLECULARA PETRU PONI (ICMPP) inRomania, UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI ROMA TOR VERGATA (UNITOV) in Italy, and the EESTI MAAULIKOOL (EMU) in Estonia which coordinates the program.