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The Lab

A multidisciplinary group building cutting-edge solutions for neuroengineering and applied neuroscience.

NTUSlab is an independent research laboratory dedicated to understanding neurodegeneration and developing non-invasive therapies.

Our team

The people behind the science

José Ángel Pineda-Pardo
Principal Investigator

José Ángel Pineda-Pardo

Leads NTUSlab since 2018.

Marta Castillo Ortiz
Predoctoral Researcher

Marta Castillo Ortiz

Biomedical Engineer with a Master's in Computer Vision.

Ariel Viña González
Predoctoral Researcher

Ariel Viña González

Biomedical Engineer specializing in neuroimaging and tFUS neuromodulation.

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Predoctoral Researcher (PhD Student)

Beatriz Ornelas

PhD student in neuroimaging and therapeutic ultrasound.

Víctor Medina Chavarrías
Radiographer & Data Manager

Víctor Medina Chavarrías

Biologist, paleontologist and radiology technician.

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Software Engineer

Sergei Zorkaltsev

Software engineer building the lab's computational tools and pipelines.

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MSc Student (Master's Thesis)

Pablo Hernández

Master's thesis (TFM) student at NTUSlab.

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MSc Student (Master's Thesis)

Matilde Da Cunha

Master's thesis (TFM) student at NTUSlab.

Loren, lab mascot
Lab Mascot

Loren

Lab mascot since the website was created.

Technological resources

State-of-the-art facilities

Advanced imaging and ultrasound systems backed by high-performance computing.

3T MRI Discovery 750w, GE
MRI · 3T

3T MRI Discovery 750w · GE

Advanced sequences for structural and functional neuroimaging.

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3T PET-MRI mMR Biograph, Siemens
PET-MRI · 3T

PET-MRI mMR Biograph · Siemens

Multimodal PET-MRI with FDG, FDOPA, DPA and amyloid tracers.

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Brainsight neuronavigation
Neuronavigation

Brainsight

Infrared neuronavigation for precise localization in neuromodulation.

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ExAblate Neuro 2, Insightec
LIFU · 220 kHz

ExAblate Neuro 2 · Insightec

Low-intensity focused ultrasound (220 kHz) for BBB disruption trials.

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ExAblate Neuro, Insightec
HIFU · 670 kHz

ExAblate Neuro · Insightec

High-intensity focused ultrasound (670 kHz) for thermoablation.

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NeuroFUS 500CTX, Brainbox
TUS · 500 kHz

NeuroFUS 500CTX · Brainbox

Low-intensity transcranial ultrasound stimulation (500 kHz).

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Additive Manufacturing

Bambu Lab H2D

High-precision 3D printer for rapid prototyping of phantoms, fixtures and experimental rigs.

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Alumni

Where they are now

Miguel López Aguirre
PhD · 2019–2025

Miguel López Aguirre

PhD at NTUSlab; now a postdoctoral researcher at Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH.