Katherine Triviño
Profesor Ocasional 1
- Ext.: 2614
- ktrivino@yachaytech.edu.ec
Biografía
Katherine obtained a bachelor degree in Biotechnology Engineering at the University of the Armed Forces – ESPE and later received a double degree in Molecular Medicine from Uppsala University in Sweden and Pharmaceutical and Drug Innovation from the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. During her master program, Katherine was involved in different research projects that included bone tissue engineering, cardiovascular regeneration and vascular engineering.
Katherine is interested in translating research into the clinical practice, and use tissue engineering tools for the creation of in vitro novel models as a starting point towards cell therapy and clinically viable solutions.
Research interests
- Tissue engineering
- Regenerative medicine
- Diabetes and cell therapy
- Translational biomedicine
- Health innovation
Teaching
- Tissue Engineering
- Quality control
Selected Publications
Trivino, K.E., Widhe M., and Hedhammar, M. (2018). Influence of calcium during osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells in recombinant spider silk fibers. Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials 11th annual meeting.
Trivino, K.E. and Harmsen, M. C. (2018). 3D vascular networks formed in decellularized ECM-derived hydrogels reinforced with spider silk fibrils. University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG).