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Dr Maria Camacho Encina

Research Associate

  • Email: maria.camacho-encina@ncl.ac.uk
  • Address: Newcastle University International Centre for Life
    2nd Floor (B.251), Bioscience Institute West wing
    Newcastle Upon Tyne
    NE1 3BZ
Background

Dr Maria Camacho Encina is a Research Associate of the Vascular Medicine and Biology Theme in the Bioscience Institute, Newcastle University. In 2019, she obtained her PhD in Health Sciences in A Coruña (Spain), working at the Institute of Biomedical Research of A Coruña (INIBIC) studying potential biomarkes for osteoarthritis (OA) development using protein microarrays. She has worked as a postdoctoral researcher and fellow at INIBIC and A Coruña University, respectively, analysing clinical, epidemiological and molecular data to develop prognostic models for rapid OA progression. In 2023, Dr Camacho Encina joined Newcastle University as Research Associated to apply her expertise in biomarker development and bioinformatics working on a British Heart Foundation funded project led by Dr Gavin Richardson. This project aims to identify if cellular senescence can be used as an indicator for successful aged heart transplant. During her career, Dr Camacho Encina has worked in institutions including Arizona, Salamanca and Newcastle Universities as a visiting Fellow.



Funding track record

- 2023. Faculty of Medical Science (FMS) Research Excellence Development Award (REDA), PI of the project. Funding: MCR – Medical Research Council, Newcastle University.

- 2021. Margarita Salas postdoctoral fellow from the European Union – Next GenerationEU, Ministery of Universities and Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan through a call from A Coruña University (grant RSU.UDC.MS04).

- 2016. Predoctoral fellowship from the Xunta de Galicia and the European Union through the European Social Fund – ESF (grant IN606A-2016/012).



Roles

Secretary: NorthEast constituency Society of Spanish Researchers in the United Kingdom (SRUK) 

PDR representative: Regenerative Medicine, Stem Cells, Transplantation Theme

Research



Publications

  • Articles

    • Booth L, Redgrave R, Camacho Encina M, Tual-Chalot S, Folaranmi O, Martin-Ruiz C, Spyridopoulos I, Gill J, Richardson GD. The senescence-associated secretory phenotype as a biomarker for age-related myocardial remodelling and cardiovascular disease. Heart 2023, 109(Supp. 3), A265-A266.
    • Redgrave R, Dewi MK, Camacho-Encina M, Clemens J, Matrins R, Richardson GD, Das M. The effect of varying irrigation flow-rate during irrigated radiofrequency ablation on optimising lesion shape. EP Europace 2023.
    • Redgrave R, Dookun E, Booth LK, Camacho Encina M, Folaranmi O, Tual-Chalot S, Gill JH, Owens WA, Spyridopoulos I, Passos JF, Richardson GD. Senescent cardiomyocytes contribute to cardiac dysfunction following myocardial infarction. npj Aging 2023, 9, 15.
    • Camacho Encina M, Tyler A, Hardwick I, Booth L, Redgrave R, Richardson GD. Identifying older donor hearts suitable for transplantation: the use of senescence as a marker of biological age. Heart 2023, 109(Supp. 3), A288-A289.
    • Lourido L, Balboa-Barreiro V, Ruiz-Romero C, Rego-Pérez I, Camacho Encina M, Paz-González R, Calamia V, Oreiro N, Nilsson P, Blanco FJ. Clinical model including protein biomarkers predicts radiographic knee osteoarthritis: a prospective study using data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2021, 29(8), 1147-1154.
    • Fernández-Rodríguez JA, Almonte-Becerril M, Ramil-Gómez O, Hermida-Carballo L, Viñas-Diz S, Vela-Anero A, Concha A, Camacho Encina M, Blanco FJ, López-Armada MJ. Autophagy Activation by Resveratrol Reduces Severity of Experimental Rheumatoid Arthritis. Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2021, 65(2), 2000377.
    • Camacho-Encina M, Balboa-Barreiro V, Rego-Pérez I, Paz-González R, Calamia V, Lourido L, Oreiro N, Silva MT, Ruiz-Romero C, Blanco FJ. Two biomarkers improves the diagnosis of pre-radiographic knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage 2020, 28(Supp 1), S336.
    • Camacho Encina M, Balboa-Barreiro V, Rego-Perez I, Paz González R, Calamia V, Lourido L, Ruiz-Romero C, Blanco FJ. FRI0387 A PROGNOSTIC MODEL OF PRE-RADIOGRAPHIC KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: DATA FROM THE OSTEOARTHRITIS INITIATIVE. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2020, 79(Supp 1).
    • Blanco FJ, Camacho Encina M, González-Rodríguez L, Rego-Pérez I, Mateos J, Fernández-Puente P, Lourido L, Rocha B, Picchi F, Silva-Díaz MT, Herrero M, Martínez H, Verges J, Ruiz-Romero C, Calamia V. Predictive modelling of therapeutic response to chondroitin sulfate/glucosamine hydrochloride in knee osteoarthritis. Therapeutic Advances in Chronic Disease 2019, 10, 2040622319870013.
    • Camacho-Encina M, Balboa-Barreiro V, Rego-Perez I, Picchi F, VanDuin J, Qiu J, Fuentes M, Oreiro N, LaBaer J, Ruiz-Romero C, Blanco FJ. Discovery of an autoantibody signature for the early diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis: data from the Osteoarthritis Initiative. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2019, 78, 1699-1705.
    • Fernández-Puente P, González-Rodríguez L, Calamia V, Picchi F, Lourido L, Camacho Encina M, Oreiro N, Rocha B, Paz-González R, Marina A, García C, Blanco FJ, Ruiz-Romero C. Analysis of endogenous peptides released from osteoarthritic cartilage unravels novel pathogenic markers. Mol Cell Proteomics 2019, 18(10), 2018-2028.
    • Fernández-Puente P, Calamia V, González-Rodríguez L, Lourido L, Camacho Encina M, Oreiro N, Ruiz-Romero C, Blanco FJ. Multiplexed mass spectrometry monitoring of biomarker candidates for osteoarthritis. Journal of Proteomics 2016, 152, 216-225.

  • Book Chapter