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Prof. Dr. Pau Gorostiza (ICREA Research Professor)
Group Leader

Edifici Hèlix | Baldiri Reixac 15-21 | 08028 | Barcelona
T. +34 934 020 208
Email : pgorostizaibecbarcelona.eu

Pau Gorostiza graduated in physics at the Universitat de Barcelona (UB), where he also obtained his Ph.D. (European Doctorate) in the field of semiconductor electrochemistry. He also worked at the microscopy facility of the UB, where he gained experience in AFM and STM of biological samples, as well as in nanotechnology applied to materials science. He has visited the CNRS and the Université Pierre et Marie Curie in Paris (France), and the University of California at Berkeley (USA). His recent works include the development of optical switches for remotely controlling neuronal activity.

He obtained a Young Biomedical Investigator Award of the Francisco Cobos Foundation, a Career Development Award of the Human Frontier Science Program (HFSP) and a Starting Grant of the European Research Council (ERC). He is currently ICREA Research Professor at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC).

Publications

• Izquierdo, M., Trauner, D., Llobet, A. & Gorostiza, P. (2013). Optical modulation of neurotransmission using calcium photocurrents through the ion channel LiGluR. Front. Mol. Neurosci.
• Artés, J. M., Lopez-Martinez, M., Giraudet, A., Díez Pérez, I., Sanz, F. & Gorostiza, P. (2012). Current-Voltage Characteristics and Transition Voltage Spectroscopy of Individual Redox Proteins. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 134(50), 20218–20221.
• Izquierdo, M., Trauner, D., Llobet, A. & Gorostiza, P. (2012). Optical control of calcium-regulated exocytosis. Biochim Biophys Acta., epub ahead of print, 1830(3), 2853–2860.
• Gorostiza, P. (2012). Control celular mediante luz. Investigación y Ciencia, 433, 11-12.
• Artés, J. M., Díez Pérez, I. & Gorostiza, P. (2012). Transistor-like Behavior of Single Metalloprotein Junctions. Nano Letters, 12(6), 2679–2684.
• C., S., Mas-Torrent, M., Crivillers, N., Lloveras, V., Artés, J. M., Gorostiza, P., Veciana, J. & Rovira, C. (2011). A robust molecular platform for non-volatile memory devices with optical and magnetic responses. Nature Chemistry, 3, 359–364.
• Artés, J. M., Díez Pérez, I., Sanz, F. & Gorostiza, P. (2011). Direct measurement of electron transfer distance decay constants of single redox proteins by electrochemical tunneling spectroscopy. ACS Nano, 5(3), 2060–2066.
• Gorostiza, P. & Isacoff, E (2011). Photoswitchable ligand-gated ion channels. In Chambers, J., J., Kramer & H., R. (editors), Photosensitive molecules for controlling biological function. Saskatoon, Canada, Springer.
• Caballero-Briones, F., Artés, J. M., Díez-Pérez, I., Gorostiza, P. & Sanz, F. (2009). Direct Observation of the Valence Band Edge by in Situ ECSTM-ECTS in p-Type Cu2O Layers Prepared by Copper Anodization. The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 113(3), 1028-1036.
• Numano, R., Szobota, S., Lau, A. Y., Gorostiza, P., Volgraf, M., Roux, B., Trauner, D. & Isacoff, E. Y. (2009). Nanosculpting reversed wavelength sensitivity into a photoswitchable iGluR. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106(16), 6814-6819.
• Gorostiza, P. & Isacoff, E. Y. (2008). Optical Switches for Remote and Noninvasive Control of Cell Signaling. Science, 322(5900), 395-399.
• Gorostiza, P. & Isacoff, E. Y. (2008). Nanoengineering Ion Channels for Optical Control. Physiology, 23(5), 238-247.
• Díez Pérez, I., Sanz, F. & Gorostiza, P. (2007). Diving in Solid/Liquid Nanointerfaces. Imaging & Microscopy, 9(1), 61-62.
• Gorostiza, P. & Isacoff, E. (2007). Optical switches and triggers for the manipulation of ion channels and pores. Mol. BioSyst., 3, 686-704.
• Díez Pérez, I., Vericat, C., Gorostiza, P. & Sanz, F. (2006). The iron passive film breakdown in chloride media may be mediated by transient chloride-induced surface states located within the band gap. Electrochemistry Communications, 8(4), 627 - 632.
• Díez Pérez, I., Sanz, F. & Gorostiza, P. (2006). In situ studies of metal passive films. Current Opinion in Solid State and Materials Science, 10(3-4), 144 - 152.
• Díez-Pérez, I., Güell, A. G., Sanz, F. & Gorostiza, P. (2006). Conductance Maps by Electrochemical Tunneling Spectroscopy To Fingerprint the Electrode Electronic Structure. Analytical Chemistry, 78(20), 7325-7329.
• Díez Pérez, I., Sanz, F. & Gorostiza, P. (2006). Electronic barriers in the iron oxide film govern its passivity and redox behavior: Effect of electrode potential and solution pH. Electrochemistry Communications, 8(10), 1595 - 1602.
• Garcia-Manyes, S., Gorostiza, P. & Sanz, F. (2006). Titration Force Microscopy on Supported Lipid Bilayers. Analytical Chemistry, 78(1), 61-70.
• Garcia-Manyes, S., Güell, A. ~., Sanz, F. & Gorostiza, P. (2005). Nanomechanics of silicon surfaces with atomic force microscopy: An insight to the first stages of plastic deformation. Journal of Chemical Physics, 123(11), 114711.