Elena Perez Ruiz's Biography

Elena Perez Ruiz, Senior Scientist, KU Leuven

Elena Pérez Ruiz was born in Asturias, north of Spain, on the 28th of May 1987. In 2010, she graduated in Chemistry from the University of Oviedo (Spain) and in 2011 she received her master diploma in Bioanalytical Chemistry from the same university. In 2016, she obtained her PhD in Bioscience Engineering at the KU Leuven (Belgium). Her doctoral studies were conducted in the MeBioS-biosensor group headed by professor Jeroen Lammertyn within the framework of a European Training Network (ETN). Her research focused on the characterization of protein-receptor interactions at the single molecule level and in bioassay development for the ultrasensitive quantification of protein biomarkers. During her doctoral studies she collaborated with several research groups all over Europe and completed two research stays, one at the University of Eindhoven (The Netherlands) and one at Thermo Fisher Scientific (Norway). Applications of her research include early detection of neurodegenerative disorders, such as Alzheimer’s disease. Her work was presented in reputed international conferences in the biotechnology field such as IEEE-MEMS, µ-TAS and Biosensors. She is author or co-author of 6 peer reviewed research papers, 10 conference papers and a book chapter. Currently she is a postdoctoral researcher at the MeBioS-Biosensor group, where she continues her research on ultrasensitive quantification of protein biomarkers through the development of digital assays.