Nicole Jara Espinosa

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