Dr. Conrado Aparicio

Prof. Dr. Conrado Aparicio is Full Professor and Vice-rector for Research, Innovation, and Knowledge Transfer at UIC Barcelona-Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. He is the director of the Study and Control of Oral Infections (SCOI) Group and the Bioinspired Biomaterials and Interfaces (2BI) Lab. He is an active member in (bio)engineering, dental, and orthopedic professional societies. He has received prestigious awards for his excellence in research and teaching, and his students have also won multiple awards in international research forums. He has a materials science and engineering background. He is a leader in the functionalization of biomaterial surfaces and tissue interfaces with bio-inspired molecules for boosting their bioactivity and antimicrobial properties. He is also interested in biomimetic processes of mineralization, biomolecular self-assembly, and their potential to develop new materials as well as to understand healthy and pathological processes. His lab has studied bio/non-bio interactions and developed technologies for implants, constructs, and scaffolds in the dental, orthopedic, and other biomedical fields. He frequently conducts multidisciplinary research, and his goal is to apply it to translate to the clinics an array of biomaterials with improved preventive, reparative, and therapeutic properties.