{"id":23671,"date":"2026-03-12T12:07:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:07:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/materials.imdea.org\/groups\/bcd\/?p=23671"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:11:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:11:22","slug":"welcome-to-our-new-team-member-at-bcd-%f0%9f%91%a8%f0%9f%8f%bb%f0%9f%94%ac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/materials.imdea.org\/groups\/bcd\/welcome-to-our-new-team-member-at-bcd-%f0%9f%91%a8%f0%9f%8f%bb%f0%9f%94%ac\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to our New Team Member at BCD! \ud83d\udc68\ud83c\udffb\u200d\ud83d\udd2c"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"23671\" class=\"elementor elementor-23671\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4007ff0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-eae-slider=\"77457\" data-id=\"4007ff0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has_eae_slider elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8800f08\" data-eae-slider=\"81221\" data-id=\"8800f08\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-635f3c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"635f3c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\"><article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" tabindex=\"-1\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:edbabb03-34d7-40be-8dad-94178f3491eb-0\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-2\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\"><div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-xs,calc(var(--spacing)*4))] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-sm,calc(var(--spacing)*6))] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:var(--thread-content-margin-lg,calc(var(--spacing)*16))] px-(--thread-content-margin)\"><div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\" tabindex=\"-1\"><div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col gap-4 grow\"><div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a0a52d3f-b17f-4b72-bb1a-193095824801\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-3\"><div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden\"><div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full wrap-break-word dark markdown-new-styling\"><p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"84\">We are very happy to welcome <strong data-start=\"29\" data-end=\"45\">Pablo Varela<\/strong> as a new PhD student in the BCD Group.<\/p><p data-start=\"86\" data-end=\"427\">Pablo is a biologist from the <em><strong data-start=\"116\" data-end=\"160\">Pontificia Universidad Cat\u00f3lica de Chile<\/strong><\/em> and holds an MSc in <strong data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"227\">Advanced Materials Science and Engineering<\/strong> from the <strong data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"277\">Universitat Polit\u00e8cnica de Catalunya<\/strong>. His previous experience focuses on the study of scaffolds for tissue regeneration, having participated in research projects in both Chile and Spain.<\/p><p data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"811\">In 2024, he joined <strong data-start=\"448\" data-end=\"467\">IMDEA Materials<\/strong> as a Research Engineer working on XCT-based material characterization projects. He is currently pursuing his PhD within the <strong data-start=\"592\" data-end=\"610\">iCells project<\/strong>, where his research explores how mechanical stimuli in <em data-start=\"666\" data-end=\"676\">in vitro<\/em> models can influence diseases such as diabetes, breast cancer, and osteoporosis, with the goal of identifying new therapeutic targets.<\/p><p data-start=\"813\" data-end=\"1018\">We are delighted to have his expertise, curiosity, and multidisciplinary background joining the team, and we look forward to the exciting research and collaborations that will emerge during this new stage.<\/p><p data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1056\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">\u2728 Welcome to the BCD Group, Pablo! \u2728<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are very happy to welcome Pablo Varela as a new PhD student in the BCD Group. 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