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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Ainhoa Alberro Garitano

Citation names

  • Alberro, Ainhoa

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
831F-37FA-8434
ORCID iD
0000-0002-9985-5812
Researcher Id
JHU-4974-2023
Scopus Author Id
57190307834

Addresses

  • Pº Dr. Beguiristain s/n, 20014, Donostia - San Sebastián, Gipuzkoa, Spain (Professional)

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Spanish; Castilian (Mother tongue)
Basque (Mother tongue)
English Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1)
German Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2019 - 2020
Concluded
 Teacher Training for Compulsory and Upper Secondary Education, Vocational Training and Foreign Language Teaching (Master)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
 9/10
2016 - 2020
Concluded
 Molecular Biology and Biomedicine (Doctor)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
"Characterization of blood markers and their implication in human aging." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 Outstanding (Cum Laude)
2017
Concluded
 Accreditation for Animal Experimentation for Function B and C (Licence)
Biodonostia Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain
2014 - 2015
Concluded
 Molecular Biology and Biomedicine (Master)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
 9,37/10
2013 - 2014
Concluded
 Molecular Biology (Master)
Aarhus Universitet, Denmark
 (Academic Mobility)
2010 - 2014
Concluded
 Biotecnology (Bachelor)
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
 8,17/10
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2023/01/15 - Current Postdoc (Research) Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute, Spain
2021/01/15 - 2023/01/14 Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Investigação do Medicamento, Portugal
2020 - 2020/12/31 Postdoc (Research) Biodonostia Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain
2014 - 2019 Researcher (Research) Biodonostia Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain
2014 - 2014 Researcher (Research) Biobide BioPhenix S.L., Spain
2013 - 2014 Research Trainee (Research) Aarhus Universitet Institut for Biomedicin, Denmark
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2021 - 2024 The role of microglia in synaptic pruning during multiple sclerosis and its potential impact on cognition
2020_1_0008 (119,358€)
Post-doc Fellow
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Educación
2021 - 2022 The role of microglia in synaptic pruning during multiple sclerosis and its potential impact on cognition
IKM_2020_1_0022 (19,965.5€)
Funding of post-doc stays abroad
2016 - 2019 Estudio de la inmunosenescencia y su influencia en la regulación del transcriptoma y de las vesículas extracelulares
PRE_2015_1_0341 (82,060.78€)
PhD Student Fellow
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Educación
2018 - 2018 Plasma extracellular vesicles in human aging: comparison of isolation methods, characterization and functional analysis of different vesicle subtypes
STF-7624 (7,542.9€)
Research Stay in Vienna (Austria)
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)
2018 - 2018 Plasma extracellular vesicles in human aging: comparison of isolation methods, characterization and functional analysis of different vesicle subtypes
EP_2018_1_0008 (2.900€)
Research Stay in Vienna (Austria)
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Educación
2015 - 2015 Potential clinical application of liposomes as a drug delivery system
GEIVEX (1,250€)
Research Stay in Zaragoza (Spain)
Grupo Español de Investigación e Innovación en Vesículas Extracelulares

Contract

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - 2026/12/31 Vesículas extracelulares neurales circulantes en sangre como ventana al sistema nervioso central en la esclerosis múltiple
PI23/00903 (208,750€)
Researcher
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2024/01/01 - 2026/12/31 Desarrollo de un modelo in vitro para la caracterización de la microglía en personas con esclerosis múltiple
BIO23/EM/005 (68,074.33€)
Principal investigator
Fundación Vasca de Innovación e Investigación Sanitarias
Ongoing
2023/12/01 - 2026/12/01 Desarrollo, caracterización y aplicación de un modelo in vitro de microglía para estudiar neuroinflamación y neurodegeneración
2023111072 (43,476.08€)
Principal investigator
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Salud
Ongoing
2023/01/01 - 2025/12/31 Fragilidad y procesos neurodegenerativos en la distrofia miotónica tipo 1 (DM1): aproximación neurobiológica, neuropsicológica y neurorradiológica
PI22/01118 (153,670€)
Researcher
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Ongoing
2022/10/01 - 2025/09/30 Identificación y validación de los mecanismos moleculares responsables del mantenimiento de la actividad cognitiva - Nuevo enfoque
2022111069 (178,552.72€)
Researcher
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Salud
2023/03/01 - 2024/12/31 Investigación de tratamientos para la enfermedad de Alzheimer mediante la definición de moduladores de modificaciones de ARN
KK-2023/00050/RNA-MEM (163,897.09€)
Researcher
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Competitividad
Ongoing
2022/01/01 - 2024/12/31 Interplay between innate and acquired immune response at the basis for Multiple Sclerosis cognitive deficits
PTDC/MED-PAT/2582/2021 (249,602.55€)
Researcher
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2019/11/30 - 2024/11/30 Onko Frail Estratificación de pacientes de oncogeriatría y personalización de intervenciones
2019111041 (247,758€)
Researcher
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Salud
2021/01/01 - 2023/12/31 Implicación de los RNA circulares en la esclerosis múltiple; algo más que un biomarcador
PI20/00327 (183,920€)
Researcher
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2021/10/01 - 2023/09/30 Desarrollo y validación de técnicas de diagnóstico de precisión para la era post-pandémica
BIO21/COV/037/BD (22,374€)
Researcher
Fundación Vasca de Innovación e Investigación Sanitarias
2022/01/01 - 2023/06/30 Role of obesity in multiple sclerosis: discovery of oligodendrocyte-related miRNAs as new targets to induce remyelination
EXPL/MED-NEU/1033/2021 (49,995.96€)
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2019/11/30 - 2023/03/31 Inmunosenescencia en la esclerosis múltiple
2019111039 (82,331€)
Researcher
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Salud
2022/01/01 - 2022/12/31 Validación de un patrón molecular para el diagnóstico y estratificación de la fragilidad
2022333016 (71,550.33€)
Researcher
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Salud
2018/12/14 - 2022/12/31 Estudio de la influencia de los tratamientos inmunomoduladores para la esclerosis múltiple en la microbiota
2018111038 (96,316€)
Researcher
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Salud
2018/01/01 - 2021/12/31 El papel del ADN mitocondrial y el colesterol en la patogenia de las enfermedades neurológicas
PI17/00380 (123,420€)
Researcher
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2020/04/30 - 2021/04/30 Inmunosenescencia como factor de riesgo para la infección por SARS-CoV-2
COV20_00314 (44,000€)
Researcher
Instituto de Salud Carlos III
2020/01/01 - 2020/12/31 Validación de un patrón molecular para el diagnóstico y estratificación de la fragilidad
2020333007 (68,788.5€)
Researcher
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Salud
2016/01/01 - 2018/04/30 Investigación colaborativa en nuevas técnicas de imagen y biomateriales para el diagnóstico y tratamiento de enfermedades del sistema nervioso central
ELKARTEK16/014/BMG 2016 (110,216€)
Researcher
Gobierno Vasco Departamento de Desarrollo Económico y Competitividad
2016/01/01 - 2016/12/31 Marcadores moleculares circulantes en el envejecimiento. Transcriptoma, microma y vesículas extracelulares
--- (10,000€)
Researcher
Fundación Jesús de Gangoiti Barrera
2015/07/01 - 2016/11/30 Estudio de moléculas remielinizantes en el Sistema Nervioso Central. Administración intra-nasal de nanopartículas para la vehiculización de moléculas remielinizantes en un modelo de encefalitis autoinmune experimental
DFG15/006 (54,320€)
Researcher
Diputación Foral de Gipuzkoa
Outputs

Publications

Conference poster
  1. Alexandre Neto; Alberro, Ainhoa; Barros, Catarina; Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Fernandes, Adelaide; Barateiro, Andreia. "Obesity induces a more aggressive clinical course in an animal model of multiple sclerosis". Paper presented in Federation of European Neuroscience Societies Regional Meeting, 2023.
  2. Barros, Catarina; Alberro, Ainhoa; Fernandes, Adelaide. "Microglia and T cells: the dark side of cognitive impairment in Multiple Sclerosis". Paper presented in European Neuroscience Conference by Doctoral Students (ENCODS), 2023.
  3. Barros, Catarina; Alberro, Ainhoa; Fernandes, Adelaide. "Tackling the role of microglia in Multiple Sclerosis-associated cognitive impairment". Paper presented in XVI European Meeting on Glial Cells in Health and Disease, 2023.
  4. Alberro, Ainhoa; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; GS Iñiguez, Saioa; Martinez de Pancorbo, Marian; Ander Matheu; Otaegui, David. "Small non-coding RNA profiling of human brain hippocampus identifies a set of miRNAs differentially expressed in older adults and nonagenarians". Paper presented in International Congress on Neurodegenerative Diseases, CIBERNED, 2023.
  5. Iribarren-Lopez, Andrea; Alberro, Ainhoa; Iparraguirre, Leire; GS Iñiguez, Saioa; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Castillo-Trivino, Tamara; Otaegui, David. "Frailty-related circRNAs are differentially expressed and altered with aging in multiple sclerosis patients". Paper presented in 19th International Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society, 2023.
  6. Alexandre Neto; Alberro, Ainhoa; Barros, Catarina; Ribeiro, Ana Rita; Fernandes, Adelaide; Barateiro, Andreia. "Obesity-driven changes in CNS pathology leads to a more aggressive phenotype in an animal model of multiple sclerosis". Paper presented in ECTRIMS 2023 (European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis), 2023.
  7. Iribarren-Lopez, Andrea; Alberro, Ainhoa; Iparraguirre, Leire; GS Iñiguez, Saioa; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Castillo-Trivino, Tamara; Otaegui, David. "Frailty-related circRNAs are differentially expressed and altered with aging in multiple sclerosis patients". Paper presented in ECTRIMS 2023 (European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis), 2023.
  8. Iribarren-Lopez, Andrea; Alberro, Ainhoa; Iparraguirre, Leire; Gorostidi-Aicua, Miriam; Arruti, Maialen; Castillo-Trivino, Tamara; Otaegui, David. "Characterization of accelerated immunosenescence in Multiple Sclerosis through the analysis of immunological cell populations". Paper presented in 18th International Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society, 2022.
  9. Iparraguirre, Leire; Alberro, Ainhoa; GS Iñiguez, Saioa; Vergara, Itziar; Matheu, Ander; Otaegui, David. "Circular RNAs in leukocytes: potential new biomarkers for frailty". Paper presented in 18th International Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society, 2022.
  10. Iribarren-Lopez, Andrea; Alberro, Ainhoa; Iparraguirre, Leire; Gorostidi-Aicua, Miriam; Arruti, Maialen; Castillo-Triviño, Tamara; Otaegui, David. "Characterization of accelerated immunosenescence in Multiple Sclerosis through the analysis of immunological cell populations". Paper presented in ECTRIMS2022 (European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis), 2022.
  11. Aragón, Larraitz; Iribarren-Lopez, Andrea; Alberro, Ainhoa; Iparraguirre, Leire; Prada, Álvaro; Otaegui, David. "Immune cell population and cytokine profiling suggest age-dependent differences in the response to SARS-CoV-2 infection". Paper presented in 43 Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Inmunología, 2022.
  12. Barros, Catarina; Alberro, Ainhoa; Fernandes, Adelaide. "Addressing the Role of Microglia in Multiple Sclerosis-Associated Cognitive Impairment". Paper presented in VI Symposium of the Portuguese Glial Network, 2022.
  13. Iribarren-Lopez, Andrea; Alberro, Ainhoa; Sepúlveda, Lucía; Gorostidi-Aicua, Miriam; Suárez, Jose; Iparraguirre, Leire; Moles, Laura; et al. "Mitochondrial dysfunction as a potential biomarker of frailty". Paper presented in 17th International Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society, 2021.
  14. Iribarren-Lopez, Andrea; Aragón, Larraitz; Alberro, Ainhoa; Sepúlveda, Lucía; Gorostidi-Aicua, Miriam; Suárez, Jose; Iparraguirre, Leire; et al. "Immunosenescence as a Risk Factor in SARS-CoV-2 Infection". Paper presented in 17th International Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society, 2021.
  15. Alberro, Ainhoa; Berno-Erro, Alejandro; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Iparraguirre, Leire; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Vergara, Itziar; Matheu, Ander; Otaegui, David. "EGR1 expression is a potential frailty biomarker". Paper presented in 15th International Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society, 2019.
  16. Alberro, Ainhoa; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Iparraguirre, Leire; Carregal, Susana; Elguezabal, Natalia; López de Munain, Adolfo; Vergara, Itzair; et al. "T cells and plasma extracellular vesicles are differentially modulated from adults to centenarians". Paper presented in 15th International Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society, 2019.
  17. Alberro, Ainhoa; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Iparraguirre, Leire; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; López de Munain, Adolfo; Matheu, Ander; Vergara, Itzair; Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Otaegui, David. "Heteroplasmic mutations in mtDNA and H haplogroup are related to Frailty and Dependency". Paper presented in 15th International Congress of the European Geriatric Medicine Society, 2019.
  18. Moles-Alegre, Laura; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Egimendia, Ander; Iparraguirre, Leire; Alberro, Ainhoa; Sepúlveda, Lucía; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Otaegui, David. "Gut microbiota characterization in the multiple sclerosis murine models EAE and cuprizone Póster". Paper presented in European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, 2019.
  19. Alberro, Ainhoa. "What do we get when we get old? About the immune system and extracellular vesicles, long friends with new relationships". Paper presented in II Jornadas Doctorales de la Universidad del País Vasco, 2019.
  20. Alberro, Ainhoa; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Iparraguirre, Leire; Carregal-Romero, Susana; Elguezabal, Natalia; Vergara, Itziar; López de Munain, Adolfo; Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Otaegui, David. "From adults to centenarians: characterization of T cell immunosenescence markers on plasma extracellular vesicles and their influence on T cell activation, viability and interleukin secretion". Paper presented in International Society for Extracellular Vesicles Annual Meeting, 2019.
  21. Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Eguimendia, Ander; Alberro, Ainhoa; Moles, Laura; Iparraguirre, Leire; Carregal-Romero, Susana; Llarena, Irantzu; et al. "MiR-219 enriched exosomes decrease experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis symptoms after intranasal administration". Paper presented in European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, 2018.
  22. Iparraguirre, Leire; Prada-Luengo, Iñigo; Alberro, Ainhoa; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Moles, Laura; Castillo-Triviño, Tamara; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Otaegui, David. "ANXA2 circular DNAs are differentially expressed in multiple sclerosis patients". Paper presented in European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, 2018.
  23. Alberro, Ainhoa; Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Sepúlveda, Lucía; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Iparraguirre, Leire; Llarena, Irantzu; Vergara, Itziar; López de Munain, Adolfo; Otaegui, David. "Characterization of human plasma extracellular vesicles and their role in aging-related immunosenescence and immune response". Paper presented in International Society for Extracellular Vesicles Annual Meeting, 2018.
  24. Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Ayerdi, Ana; Carregal-Romero, Susana; Nash, Leslie; Alberro, Ainhoa; Iparraguirre, Leire; Mäger, Imre; et al. "Nanoparticles, liposomes and exosomes as microRNA delivery systems for neurodegenerative disease: remyelination inductors in multiple sclerosis". Paper presented in International Society for Extracellular Vesicles Annual Meeting, 2018.
  25. Alberro, Ainhoa; Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Mateo-Abad, Maider; Gonzalez, Esperanza; Vergara, Itziar; Otaegui, David. "Aging and Frailty Status Do Not Result in an Increased Extracellular Vesicle Concentration in Circulation". Paper presented in I Congreso nacional de jóvenes investigadores en Biomedicina, 2016.
  26. Alberro, Ainhoa; Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Mateo-Abad, Maider; Gonzalez, Esperanza; Vergara, Itzair; Otaegui, David. "Aging and Frailty Status Do Not Result in an Increased Extracellular Vesicle Concentration in Circulation". Paper presented in 3rd GEIVEX Symposium: Therapeutic applications of Extracellular Vesicles, 2016.
  27. Alberro, Ainhoa; Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Tainta, Mikel; Castillo-Triviño, Tamara; Olascoaga, Javier; Otaegui, David. "The first dose of fingolimod modulates circulating extracellular vesicle concentration in multiple sclerosis patients". Paper presented in First Iberian Meeting on Extracellular Vesicles, 2015.
  28. Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Alberro, Ainhoa; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Irizar, Haritz; Prada, Álvaro; Santamaría, Enrique; et al. "Extracellular vesicles cargo as a novel biomarker in multiple sclerosis". Paper presented in European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, 2015.
  29. Alberro, Ainhoa; Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Tainta, Mikel; Castillo-Triviño, Tamara; Olascoaga, Javier; Otaegui, David. "The first dose of fingolimod modulates circulating extracellular vesicle concentration in multiple sclerosis patients". Paper presented in First Iberian Meeting on Extracellular Vesicles, 2015.
Journal article
  1. Joshua A. Welsh; Deborah Goberdhan; Lorraine O'Driscoll; Edit Buzás; Cherie Blenkiron; Bussolati B; Joseph Whitley; et al. "Minimal information for studies of extracellular vesicles (MISEV2023): From basic to advanced approaches". Journal of Extracellular Vesicles (2024): http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jev2.12404.
    10.1002/jev2.12404
  2. Leire Iparraguirre; Ainhoa Alberro; Saioa GS Iñiguez; Maider Muñoz-Culla; Itziar Vergara; Ander Matheu; David Otaegui. "Blood RNA-Seq profiling reveals a set of circular RNAs differentially expressed in frail individuals". Immunity & Ageing 20 1 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12979-023-00356-6.
    10.1186/s12979-023-00356-6
  3. Alberro, Ainhoa; Ortega-Lasuen, Unai; Díez, José Ramón. Corresponding author: Alberro, Ainhoa. "Current knowledge and attitudes of students towards biotechnology: A long way to go". IKASTORRATZA. e-journal on Didactics (2023): https://doi.org/10.37261/30_alea/1.
  4. Barateiro, Andreia; Barros, Catarina; VazPinto, Maria; Ribeiro, Ana; Alberro, Ainhoa; Fernandes, Adelaide. "Women in the field of multiple sclerosis: how they contributed to paradigm shifts". Frontiers in Molecular Neurosciences 16 (2023): 1087745. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2023.1087745.
  5. Aragón, Larraitz; Iribarren-Lopez, Andrea; Alberro, Ainhoa; Iparraguirre, Leire; Von Wichmann, Miguel; Marimon, Jose Maria; Saiz-Calderon, Nagore; et al. "Immune cell population and cytokine profiling suggest age dependent differences in the response to SARS-CoV-2 infection". Frontiers in Aging 4 (2023): 1108149. https://doi.org/10.3389/fragi.2023.1108149.
  6. Roncancio-Clavijo, Andres#; Gorostidi-Aicua, Miriam#; Alberro, Ainhoa; Iribarren-Lopez, Andrea; Butler, Ray; Lopez, Raul; Iribarren, Jose Antonio ; et al. "Early biochemical analysis of COVID-19 patients helps severity prediction". PLOS ONE (2023):
    Accepted
  7. Iñaki Osorio-Querejeta#; Ainhoa Alberro#; Jose Suárez; Matías Sáenz-Cuesta; Amaia Oregi; Laura Moles; Maider Muñoz-Culla; David Otaegui. "The innovative animal monitoring device for experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (“I AM D EAE”): A more detailed evaluation for improved results". Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders 63 (2022): 103836. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msard.2022.103836.
  8. Otaegui, David; Moles, Laura; Delgado, Susana; Gorostidi-Aicua, Miriam; Sepúlveda, Lucia; Alberro, Ainhoa; Iparraguirre, Leire; et al. "Microbial Dysbiosis and Lack of SCFAs Production in a Spanish Cohort of Patients with Multiple Sclerosis". Frontiers in Immunology 13 (2022): 960761. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.960761.
  9. Leire Iparraguirre; Ainhoa Alberro; Thomas B. Hansen; Tamara Castillo-Triviño; Maider Muñoz-Culla; David Otaegui. "Profiling of Plasma Extracellular Vesicle Transcriptome Reveals That circRNAs Are Prevalent and Differ between Multiple Sclerosis Patients and Healthy Controls". Biomedicines 9 12 (2021): 1850. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines9121850.
  10. Ainhoa Alberro; Leire Iparraguirre; Adelaide Fernandes; David Otaegui. "Extracellular Vesicles in Blood: Sources, Effects, and Applications". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 22 15 (2021): 8163-8163. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22158163.
  11. Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Roncancio-Clavijo, Andres; Martínez, Bruno; Gorostidi-Aicua, Miriam; Piñeiro, Luis; Azkune, Arkaitz; Alberro, Ainhoa; et al. "O group is a protective factor for COVID19 in Basque population". PLOS ONE 16 4 (2021): e0249494. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249494.
  12. Alberro, Ainhoa; Iribarren-Lopez, Andrea; Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Matheu, Ander; Vergara, Itziar; Otaegui, David. "Inflammaging markers characteristic of advanced age show similar levels with frailty and dependency". Scientific Reports 11 1 (2021): 4358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-83991-7.
  13. Moles, Laura; Egimendia, Ander; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Iparraguirre, Leire; Alberro, Ainhoa; Suárez, Jose; Sepúlveda, Lucía; et al. "Gut Microbiota Changes in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis and Cuprizone Mice Models". ACS Chemical Neuroscience 12 5 (2021): 893-905. http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acschemneuro.0c00695.
  14. Iparraguirre, Leire; Alberro, Ainhoa; Sepúlveda, Lucía; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Moles, Laura; Castillo-Triviño, Tamara; Hansen, Thomas B; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Otaegui, David. "RNA-Seq profiling of leukocytes reveals a sex-dependent global circular RNA upregulation in multiple sclerosis and 6 candidate biomarkers". Human Molecular Genetics 29 20 (2020): 3361-3372. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddaa219.
  15. Álvarez-Satta, María; Berna-Erro, Alejandro; Carrasco-Garcia, Estefania; Alberro, Ainhoa; Saenz-Antoñanzas, Ander; Vergara, Itziar; Otaegui, David; Matheu, Ander. "Relevance of oxidative stress and inflammation in frailty based on human studies and mouse models". Aging 12 10 (2020): 9982-9999. http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.103295.
  16. Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Carregal-Romero, Susana; Ayerdi-Izquierdo, Ana; Mäger, Imre; Nash, Leslie A.; Wood, Matthew; Egimendia, Ander; et al. "MiR-219a-5p Enriched Extracellular Vesicles Induce OPC Differentiation and EAE Improvement More Efficiently Than Liposomes and Polymeric Nanoparticles". Pharmaceutics 12 2 (2020): 186. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics12020186.
  17. Alberro, Ainhoa; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Sepúlveda, Lucía; Fernández-Eulate, Gorka; Mateo-Abad, Maider; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Carregal-Romero, Susana; et al. "T cells and immune functions of plasma extracellular vesicles are differentially modulated from adults to centenarians". Aging 11 22 (2019): 10723-10741. http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.102517.
  18. Fernández-Eulate, Gorka; Alberro, Ainhoa; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Zulaica, Miren; Zufiría, Mónica; Barandiarán, Myriam; Etxeberria, Igone; et al. "Blood Markers in Healthy-Aged Nonagenarians: A Combination of High Telomere Length and Low Amyloidß Are Strongly Associated With Healthy Aging in the Oldest Old". Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience 10 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnagi.2018.00380.
  19. Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Alberro, Ainhoa; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Mäger, Imre; Otaegui, David. "Therapeutic Potential of Extracellular Vesicles for Demyelinating Diseases; Challenges and Opportunities". Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience 11 (2018): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnmol.2018.00434.
  20. Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Alberro, Ainhoa; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Fernandez-Mercado, Marta; Lopetegui, Itziar; Tainta, Mikel; et al. "The First Dose of Fingolimod Affects Circulating Extracellular Vesicles in Multiple Sclerosis Patients". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 19 8 (2018): 2448. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms19082448.
  21. Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Irizar, Haritz; Gorostidi, Ana; Alberro, Ainhoa; Osorio-Querejeta, Iñaki; Ruiz-Martínez, Javier; Olascoaga, Javier; López de Munain, Adolfo; Otaegui, David. "Progressive changes in non-coding RNA profile in leucocytes with age". Aging 9 4 (2017): 1202-1218. http://dx.doi.org/10.18632/aging.101220.
  22. Alberro, Ainhoa; Sáenz-Cuesta, Matías; Muñoz-Culla, Maider; Mateo-Abad, Maider; Gonzalez, Esperanza; Carrasco-Garcia, Estefania; Araúzo-Bravo, Marcos; et al. "Inflammaging and Frailty Status Do Not Result in an Increased Extracellular Vesicle Concentration in Circulation". International Journal of Molecular Sciences 17 7 (2016): 1168. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms17071168.
Journal issue
  1. Alberro, Ainhoa; Otaegui, David. "Immunosenescence in Autoimmune and Immune-Mediated Diseases". Frontiers in Aging (2022): https://www.frontiersin.org/research-topics/45139/immunosenescence-in-autoimmune-and-immune-mediated-diseases.
    Editor
Magazine article
  1. Alberro, Ainhoa; Otaegui, David. "Adintzea ikertzen", Elhuyar Aldizkaria (Scientific dissemination), 2023
  2. Alberro, Ainhoa. "Zahartze-prozesua deskribatu, osasuntsu zahartzeko", Elhuyar Aldizkaria (Scientific dissemination), 2022, https://aldizkaria.elhuyar.eus/gai-librean/zahartze-prozesua-deskribatu-osasuntsu-zahartzeko/.
  3. Matías Sáenz-Cuesta; Alberro, Ainhoa; Otaegui, David. "Ba al dugu immunitate-sistema hackeatzerik?", Elhuyar Aldizkaria (Scientific dissemination), 2017, https://aldizkaria.elhuyar.eus/gai-librean/ba-al-dugu-immunitate-sistema-hackeatzerik/.

Intellectual property

Patent
  1. Matheu, Ander; Otaegui, David; Carrasco, Estafanía; Alberro, Ainhoa; Vergara, Itzair; Vrotsou, Kalliopi. 2018. "Biomarkers for Diagnosis and/or Prognosis of Frailty".
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2023 Interplay between peripheral and central inflammation Physiopathology of Neuroinflammation, Master in Biopharmaceutical Sciences
University of Lisbon (Lisbon, Portugal)
2021 Aging and multiple sclerosis influence the immunomodulatory effect of extracellular vesicles from blood GEIVEX Symposium: Translational Network for the Clinical application of Extracellular Vesicles
2020 Extracellular vesicles from plasma enhance osteogenesis and myogenesis in vitro in an age GEIVEX Symposium: Translational Network for the Clinical application of Extracellular Vesicles
2017 Implication of extracellular vesicles in multiple sclerosis disease and human aging 1st Euskadi Workshop on Exosomes
2016 Implication of EVs in multiple sclerosis disease and human ageing process ME-HaD Training Course - Extracellular Vesicles & Exosomes: Analysis and Properties
(Ioannina, Greece)
2015 Cargo analysis and function of extracellular vesicles in multiple sclerosis: in search of a clinical application First Iberian Meeting on Extracellular Vesicles
(Porto, Portugal)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2023 - Current Erasmus+ Traineeship
Co-supervisor of Laura Martins Almeida
Biodonostia Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain
2021 - Current Caracterización de la Inmunosenescencia y estudio de su implicación en la Esclerosis Múltiple
Co-supervisor of Andrea Iribarren Lopez
Biodonostia Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2020 - Current Emakumeak Zientzian (Scientific Dissemination with women) (2020)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Biodonostia Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain
2016 - Current Explorando el cuerpo humano (Scientific Dissemination with children) (2016)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Biodonostia Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain
2021 - 2022 PhD Advanced Course - Advances in Neuropharmaceutics (2021)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
 Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021 Microscopy and Applications Course
Workshop
Instituto de Óptica (CSIC), Spain

Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
2021 - 2021 Flow cytometry of biological nanoparticles for multi-omics analysis
Workshop
European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), Germany
2019 - 2019 Advances and Challenges in Multiple Sclerosis/Nuevos avances y desafíos en la esclerosis múltiple
Workshop
Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, Spain
2019 - 2019 Effective Research Communication
Workshop
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
2018 - 2018 Efficient Scientific Presentations
Workshop
Colegio Oficial de Biólogos de Euskadi, Spain
2017 - 2017 Genome Data Analysis
Workshop
Príncipe Felipe Research Center, Spain
2017 - 2017 Prevention of laboratory risks/Prevención de riesgos laborales
Workshop
Prevencilan - Grupo Preving, Spain
2016 - 2016 III Course in Flow Cytometry: techniques and application in the clinics and research/III Curso de citometría de flujo: técnicas y aplicaciones en clínica e investigación
Workshop
Biodonostia Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain
2016 - 2016 Ethics in Research/ Ética en la invetigación universitaria
Workshop
Biodonostia Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Spain
2016 - 2016 ME-HaD Training Course
Workshop
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2015 - 2015 Innovation&Entrepreneurship Course Refbio - Pyrenees Biomedical Network
Workshop

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role 		Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2021/09/15 Role of miRNAs in multiple sclerosis: Study of miRNAs in cerebrospinal fluid for different clinical conditions
(Thesis) Main arguer
 María Muñoz San Martín (PhD)
Universitat de Girona, Spain
2021/07/15 Cognitive Impairment as an Invisible Symptom in Multiple Sclerosis
(Thesis) Main arguer
 Maria Teresa Militão Muñoz (Master)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Farmácia, Portugal

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023 - Current Frontiers in Immunology (1664-3224)
2023 - Current Frontiers in Aging
2022 - Current BMC Geriatrics (1471-2318)
2022 - Current Brain Sciences (2076-3425)
2022 - Current Pharmaceutics (1999-4923)
2021 - Current Biomedicines (2227-9059)
2021 - Current International Journal of Molecular Sciences (1422-0067)
2020 - Current Scientific Reports (2045-2322)
2020 - Current Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disordes (2211-0356)
2017 - Current Journal of Neuroinflammation (1742-2094)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2023/01/01 - Current CIBERNED - Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red, Enfermedades Neurodegenerativas Researcher at David Otaegui's Group
2021 - Current Portuguese Glial Network (Rede Glial)
2020 - Current Portuguese Biochemical Society (SPB)
2019 - Current International Society for Extracellular Vesicles (ISEV)
2016 - Current BM1202 - European Network on Microvesicles and Exosomes in Health and Disease (ME-HAD)
2015 - Current Grupo Español de Innovación e Investigación en Vesículas Extracelulares (GEIVEX)

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2021 Advances in understanding ageing to improve life quality in the twilight years. Interview and press release of our research project results Campusa, The University of the Basque Country Magazine. Also commented in several local, national and international newspapers.

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2022 - 2022 Faktoria (Public Radio, Basque Country) Scientific dissemination
2021 - 2021 Baipasa (Public Radio, Basque Country) Scientific dissemination
2020 - 2020 Ur Handitan (Public TV, Basque Country) Scientific dissemination

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2022 - Current Frontiers in Aging
Distinctions

Award

2022 Extraordinary Doctoral Award
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain

Title

2020 Acreditación Profesorado Adjunto en el campo de conocimiento de Ciencias Experimentales
Agencia de Calidad del Sistema Universitario Vasco, Spain

Other distinction

2022 DMM Conference Travel Grant
The Company of Biologists Ltd, United Kingdom
2019 Best poster award
Universidad del País Vasco, Spain
2018 GEIVEX Conference Travel Grant
Grupo Español de Investigación e Innovación en Vesículas Extracelulares, Spain
2016 Travel Grant, ME-HAD (COST Action BM1202)
European Cooperation in Science and Technology, Belgium
2010 Baccalaureate with Honors
Instituto Usandigaza, Spain