In a nutshell
My research is focussed at the study of functional integration of neurons transplanted into the damaged brain and the use of this knowledge to model brain disorders in the laboratory My main research areas are Regenerative Medicine, Neural Stem Cells, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Stroke, Cell Therapy and Disease Modelling.
Societal Affiliations
International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR)
Spanish Society of Neuroscience (SENC)
Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS)
Research Websites:
- Institute of Neuroscience, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
- August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain
- Production and validation center of advanced therapies (Creatio), University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
ORCID: 0000-0002-4812-4091
SCOPUS ID: 6506127151
Twitter: @NSC_BrainDamage
Professor Tenure Track
Dr. Tornero is an experienced researcher in stem cell field. His projects have been focused in the generation of cortical neurons from human iPSCs for cell therapy and disease modelling, evidenced in an extensive scientific production. After 8 years conducting research at the prestigious Stem Cell Center at Lund University, he has created his own laboratory within the environment of the Faculty of Medicine, where he is supervising his second PhD student. He also belongs to the Production and Validation Center of Advanced Therapies and the Institute of Neurosciences at University of Barcelona, and is involved in a number of important international collaborations.
Selected Publications
- Grafted human pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons integrate into adult human cortical neural circuitry. https://doi.org/10.1002/sctm.20-0134
- Activity in grafted human iPS cell-derived cortical neurons integrated in stroke-injured rat brain regulates motor behavior. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2000690117
- Spontaneous Functional Recovery after Focal Damage in Neuronal Cultures. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0254-19.2019
- Grafted human pluripotent stem cell-derived cortical neurons integrate into adult human cortical neural circuitry. https://doi.org/10.1002/sctm.20-0134
- Activity in grafted human iPS cell-derived cortical neurons integrated in stroke-injured rat brain regulates motor behavior. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2000690117
- Spontaneous Functional Recovery after Focal Damage in Neuronal Cultures. https://doi.org/10.1523/ENEURO.0254-19.2019
- In Vitro Functional Characterization of Human Neurons and Astrocytes Using Calcium Imaging and Electrophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9007-8_6
- Synaptic inputs from stroke-injured brain to grafted human stem cell-derived neurons activated by sensory stimuli. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/aww347