Nicole Jara Espinosa

Masters Students

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Research Interests

Nicole's research lies at the intersection of synthetic biology, biosensor technology, and cell-free biomembrane platforms, with a strong focus on health monitoring applications. She is particularly interested in advancing biosensor development by integrating synthetic biological components with supported lipid bilayers and utilizing "cell-free" biomembrane platforms to re-create cellular processes.

Selected Publications

  • Photochemical Synthesis of Gold and Silver Nanoparticles—A Review
    Nicole Jara, Nataly S. Milán, Ashiqur Rahman, Lynda Mouheb, Daria C. Boffito, Clayton Jeffryes and Si Amar Dahoumane
    Journal of Molecules (2021)

  • Diabetic Retinopathy: Detection and Classification Using AlexNet, GoogleNet and ResNet50 Convolutional Neural Networks
    Caicho, Jhonny & Chuya-Sumba, Cristina & Jara, Nicole & Salum, Graciela & Tirado, Andres & Villalba, Fernando & Alvarado, Omar & Cadena-Morejón, Carolina & Almeida-Galárraga, Diego.
    Journal of Smart Technologies, systems and applications, 259- 271, (2022)
  • Plant Fibers as Composite Reinforcements for Biomedical Applications
    Lizbeth Zamora-Mendoza 1, Fernando Gushque 2, Sabrina Yanez 2, Nicole Jara 2, José F. Álvarez-Barreto 1,Camilo Zamora-Ledezma 3, Si Amar Dahoumane 4,* and Frank Alexis 1,
    Journal of Bioenginiering 10, 804, (2023)

Education

  • Ms/Ph.D student, Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Thuwal, Saudi Arabia, 2023 - Current
  • B. Eng., Biomedical Engineering, Yachay Tech University, Urcuqui, Ecuador, 2017-2022

Professional Profile

  • 2022-2023: Visiting Student Research Program, KCC, KAUST, Thuwal Saudi Arabia
  • 2023-present: MS/Ph.D student, Organic Bioelectronics Lab, KAUST, Thuwal, Saudi Arabia

Awards

  • Magna cum laude, Yachay Tech University, Ecuador, 2022

KAUST Affiliations

Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE)

Research Interests Keywords

Synthetic Biology Molecular biology Biosensors Electrochemical detection
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