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Awards

September 2018 Primer lugar en el premio en investigación científica y/o tecnológica en educación superior y centros de investigación.

June 2018 Diploma de reconocimiento por la contribución a la investigación científica y tecnológica de la Universidad de El Salvador

August 2001 Diploma al mérito
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Other Memberships/Affiliations
Instituto de Nanociencia y Nanotecnologia de la Universidad de Barcelona (IN2UB)

Degrees:

2015
Doctorate     Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
2013
Master     Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences
2014
Master     Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences

Publications resulting from Research
Nanoemulsions (NEs), liposomes (LPs) and solid lipid nanoparticles (SLNs) for retinyl palmitate: Effect on skin permeation. Beatriz Clares, Ana C. Calpena, Alexander Parra, Guadalupe Abrego, Helen Alvarado, Joana F. Fanguerio, Eliana B. Souto. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2014


Design of nanosuspension and freeze-dried PLGA nanoparticles as a novel approach for ophthalmic delivery of pranoprofen. G. Abrego, H.L. Alvarado, M.A. Egea, E. Gonzalez-Mira, A.C. Calpena, M.L. García. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Sciences, 2014


Biopharmaceutical profile of pranoprofen-loaded PLGA nanoparticles containing hydrogels for ocular administration, G. Abrego, H.L. Alvarado, E. Souto, B. Guevara, L.H. Bellowa, A. Parra, A.C. Calpena, M.L. García. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 2015


Nanoemulsions for dermal controlled release of oleanolic and ursolic acids: In vitro, ex vivo and in vivo characterization. H.L. Alvarado, G. Abrego, E.B. Souto , M.L. Garduño-Ramirez, B. Clares, M.L. García, A.C. Calpena. Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces. 2015


Development and validation of a high-performance liquid chromatography for the quantification of ursolic/oleanolic acid mixture isolated from plumeria obtuse. Helen L. Alvarado, Guadalupe Abrego, María L. Garduño-Ramirez, Beatriz Clares, María L. García, Ana C. Calpena. Journal of chromatography B, 2015

Design and optimization of oleanolic/ursolic acid-loaded nanoplatforms for ocular anti-inflammatory applications, Helen L. Alvarado, Guadalupe Abrego, María L. Garduño-Ramirez, Beatriz Clares, Ana C. Calpena, María L. García. Nanomedicine: Nanotechnology, biology and medicine. 2015


Biopharmaceutical profile of hydrogels containing pranoprofen-loaded PLGA nanoparticles for skin administration: In vitro, ex vivo and in vivo characterization. G. Abrego, H.L. Alvarado, E. Souto, B. Guevara, L.H. Bellowa, M.L. Garduño, M.L. García, A.C. Calpena. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2016


Ex vivo permeation of carprofen from nanoparticles: A comprehensive study through human, porcine and bovine skin as anti-inflammatory agent. Alexander Parra, Beatriz Claresc, Ana Rosselló, María L. Garduño-Ramírez, Guadalupe Abrego, María L. García, Ana C. Calpena. 2016

In vitro, ex vivo and in vivo characterization of PLGA nanoparticles loading pranoprofeno for ocular administration. Cristina Cañadas, Helen Alvarado, Ana Calpena, Amelia M. Silva, Eliana B. Souto, Maria L. García, Guadalupe Abrego. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 2016

Pranoprofen quantification in ex vivo corneal and scleral permeation samples: Analytical validation. C. Cañadas-Enrich, G. Abrego, H.L. Alvarado, A.C. Calpena-Capmany, A. Boix-Montañes. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis, 2018

Skin-controlled release lipid nanosystems of pranoprofen for the treatment of local inflammation and pain. Maria Rincon, Ana C. Calpena, Beatriz Clares, Marta Espina, Maria L. Garduño-Ramirez, Maria Rodriguez-Lagunas, Maria L. Garcia y Guadalupe Abrego. Nanomedicine Future – Medicine journal, 2018

Development of pranoprofen loaded nanostructured lipid carriers to improve its release and therapeutic efficacy in skin inflammatory disorders. María Rincón, Ana C. Calpena, María-José Fabrega, María L. Garduño-Ramírez, Marta Espina, María J. Rodríguez-Lagunas, María L. García y Guadalupe Abrego. Nanomaterials journal, 2018

In Vitro Cytotoxicity of Oleanolic/Ursolic Acids-Loaded in PLGA Nanoparticles in Different Cell Lines. Amélia M. Silva, Helen L. Alvarado, Guadalupe Abrego, Carlos Martins-Gomes, Maria L. Garduño-Ramirez, María L. García, Ana C. Calpena and Eliana B. Souto. Pharmaceutics Journal, 2019

VII Jornada de Recerca a la Facultad de Farmacia. Barcelona, España.
2025
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XII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Farmacia Industrial y Galénica.
2025
icon-pin-location Barcelona, España.
Estancia de investigación
2025
icon-pin-location Barcelona, España
III Congreso Universitario de Investigaciones Cientificas. Universidad de El Salvador
2025
icon-pin-location El Salvador.
175 Aniversario de la Universidad de El Salvador
2025
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Estancia de investigación Universidad de Barcelona, España
2025
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Premio a las Investigaciones Científicas y/o Tecnológicas en Educación Superior y Centros de Investigación 2018, San Salvador, El Salvador
2025
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Skin Forum 2018 Annual Meeting.
2025
icon-pin-location Tallinn, Estonia.
Formula VIII congress
2025
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10th World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology.
2025
icon-pin-location Glasgow, United Kingdom
XI Spanish-Portuguese Conference on Controlled Drug Delivery “Revolutionary Approaches in Nanomedicine Development”
2025
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III Congreso Universitario de Investigaciones Científicas.
2025
icon-pin-location San Salvador, El Salvador
11ª. Reunión internacional de investigación en productos naturales.
2025
icon-pin-location México
1st. European conference on pharmaceutics-Drug delivery.
2025
icon-pin-location Reims, France.
XII Congreso de la Sociedad Española de Farmacia Industrial y Galénica.
2025
icon-pin-location Barcelona, Spain
XLVII Congreso Nacional de Ciencias Farmacéutica.
2025
icon-pin-location Puerto Vallarta. México
Skin fórum 14th Annual Meeting.
2025
icon-pin-location Prague Czech Republic.
VI Jornada IN2UB.
2025
icon-pin-location Barcelona, Spain
9TH World Meeting on Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology.
2025
icon-pin-location Lisbon, Portugal
13 th. Annual meeting of skin forum.
2025
icon-pin-location London, UK
Skin and formulation 4th. Symposium.
2025
icon-pin-location Lyon, France
XV International symposium on luminescense spectrometry.
2025
icon-pin-location Barcelona Spain
8th. World meeting on pharmaceutics, biopharmaceutics and pharmaceutical technology.
2025
icon-pin-location 2012
Congress of the Portuguese society of pharmaceutical sciences
2025
icon-pin-location Oporto, Portugal.