Contact
botasini@umd.edu
sbotasini@fcien.edu.uy
Institutional Address
413 Bioscience Research Bldg
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6488-5886
Associated Websites
https://www.halllab.org/about
http://biomateriales.fcien.edu.uy/
Affiliations
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Visiting Assistant Professor in Hall's Lab at University of Maryland​
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Dr. Santiago Botasini, PhD
Fulltime Faculty Professor & Researcher
Santiago Botasini received his Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry (2010) and his PhD degree in Chemistry (2016) from the University of the Republic, Uruguay. His previous research experience involves synthesis of nanoparticles and using electrochemistry techniques as a platform for the development of portable sensors for the detection of contaminants such as mercury, lead and phosphorus.
He has worked for more than 14 years as a Fulltime Faculty professor and researcher working for the Biomaterials Laboratory, University of the Republic (Uruguay).
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He joined MSAL in January 2021 as Visiting Assistant Professor to work in the development of ingestible sensor devices to further understand the Gut-Brain-Axis.
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In 2022 He joined Dr. Hall's Lab to work in the development of a new medical device to target gut related disorders.
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Education
University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
Doctor of Philosophy- PHD, Chemistry
Degree received: September 2016
University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
Bachelor’s degree, Biochemistry
Degree received: February 2010
University of the Republic, Montevideo, Uruguay
Technician, information Technology (2015-2019)
Completed 133 credits.
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International internships
Universidad de Murcia, Spain, 2016
Development of electrochemical simulation programs.
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany, 2013
Conduct experiments with quartz crystal microbalance to study the interactions between gold and silver nanoparticles and mercury.
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