Julia Álvarez Malmagro

Education

• 18/07/2017 PhD in Electrochemistry. University of Seville, Spain.

• 10/10/2014 Master in Electrochemistry. Science and Technology.

• 25/09/2012 Doctoral course in Electrochemistry. Science and Technology.

• 28/09/2011 Bachelor's degree in Chemistry. University of Seville. Spain.

Professional Experience

• 16/03/2022- Postdoctoral researcher – Marie Skłodowska Curie with Edmond Magner, Researcher – Marie, Bernal Institute, University of Limerick, Ireland.

• 29/10/2021 - 15/03/2022 Interim substitute teacher, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Seville, Spain.

• 01/02/2021 - 28/10/2021 Postdoctoral researcher (Andalusian Government fellow) with Irene Diaz Moreno, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. University of Seville. Spain.

• 04/09/2019 - 31/01/2021 Postdoctoral researcher with IAntonio López de Lacey and Marcos Pita at the Institute of catalysis and petroleum chemistry (ICP) at CSIS. Madrid. Spain .

• 14/05/2018 - 14/06/2019 Postdoctoral researcher with Professor Renata Bilewicz, Department of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, Poland.

• 10/01/2018 - 10/05/2018 Postdoctoral researcher with Professor Jacek Lipkowski, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Canada.

• 23/03/2017 - 20/05/2017 Postgraduate researcher with Manuela Rueda and Francisco Prieto, Department of Physical Chemistry, University of Seville, Spain.

• 13/07/2016 - 30/09/2016 Research stay with Dr. Angel Cuesta, Department of Chemistry, University of Aberdeen, UK.

• 01/08/2015 - 30/11/2015 Research stay with Prof. Jacek Lipkowski, Department of Chemistry, University of Guelph, Canada.

• 01/03/2012 - 28/02/2017 PhD scholarship: FPU-2012 pre-doctoral fellowship from Spanish Ministry of Education to perform PhD studies at University of Seville, Spain.

Journal Publications

1. G Armelles, A. Cebollada, D.G. Cava, J. Alvarez-Malmagro, M. Vélez, M. Surface Enhanced Infrared Characterization Using Disordered Slit-Antenna Arrays for the Detection of Electrodeposited Cytochrome C, Plasmonics, 2022, 17(1), pp. 321–329.

2. F. Prieto-Dapena, Z., Su, J. Alvarez-Malmagro, M. Rueda, J. Lipkowski, Electrostatics affects formation of Watson-Crick complex between DNA bases in monolayers of nucleolipids deposited at a gold electrode surface. Electrochimica Acta, 2021, 390, 138816.

3. F.Prieto Dapena, S. Su, J. Alvarez Malmagro, M. Rueda, J. Lipkowski, Mixed monolayer of a nucleolipid and a phospholipid has improved properties for spectroelectrochemical sensing of complementary nucleobases, Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry, 2021, 896, 115120

4. J. Alvarez-Malmagro, A.R. Oliveira, C. Gutiérrez-Sánchez, B. Villajos, I. A.C. Pereira, M. Vélez, M. Pita, and A. L. DeLacey. Bioelectrocatalytic Activity of W-Formate Dehydrogenase Covalently Immobilized on Functionalized Gold and Graphite Electrodes, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2021, 13(10), pp. 11891–11900.

5. J. Alvarez-Malmagro, G. García-Molina, A. López De Lacey. Electrochemical Biosensors Based on Membrane-Bound Enzymes in Biomimetic Configurations. Sensors, 2020, 20, 3393

6. J. Alvarez-Malmagro; E. Jablonowska; E. Nazaruk, P. Szwedziak; R. Bilewicz. How do lipid nanocarriers–cubosomes affect electrochemical properties of DMPC bilayers deposited on gold (111) electrodes? Bioelectrochemistry, 2020, 107516

7. Gabriel García-Molina; Paolo Natale; Laura Valenzuela; Julia Alvarez-Malmagro; Cristina Gutiérrez-Sánchez; Ana Iglesias-Juez; Iván López-Montero; Marisela Vélez; Marcos Pita; Antonio Lopez de Lacey. Potentiometric detection of ATP based on the transmembrane protongradient generated by ATPase reconstituted on a gold electrode. Bioelectrochemistry. 2020, 133, 107490

8. J. Alvarez-Malmagro; D. Matyszewska; E. Nazaruk; P. Szwedziak; R. Bileiwcz. PM-IRRAS Study on the Effect of Phytantriol-Based Cubosomes on DMPC Bilayers as Model Lipid Membranes. Langmuir. 35 (50), 2019, 16650 - 16660

9. J. Alvarez-Malmagro; Z. Su; J.J. Leitch; M. Rueda; F. Prieto; J. Lipkowski. Molecular recognition between guanine and cytidine in a head group of nucleolipid monolayer forming the top leaflet of a hybrid bilayer supported at a gold (111) electrode. Bioelectrochemistry. 2020, 132, 107416

10. J. Alvarez-Malmagro; F. Prieto; M. Rueda. In situ surface enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy study of the adsorption of cytosine on gold electrodes. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 849, 2019, 113362-11375

11. J. Alvarez-Malmagro; Z. Su; J.J. Leitch; M. Rueda; F. Prieto; J. Lipkowski. Electric-Field-Driven Molecular Recognition Reactions of Guanine with 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-sn-glycero-3-cytidine Monolayers Deposited on Gold Electrodes. Langmuir. 2019, 28, 9297-930.

12. F. Abassi; Z. Su; J. Alvarez-Malmagro; J. J. Leitch; J. Lipkowski. The effects of amiloride, an ion channel blocker, on alamethicin pore formation in negatively charged, gold supported, phospholipid bilayers – a molecular view. Langmuir. 2019,35, 5060 - 5068

13. J. Alvarez-Malmagro; Z. Su; J. J. Leitch; F. Prieto; M. Rueda; J. Lipkowski. Spectroelectrochemical Characterization of 1,2-Dipalmitoyl-snglycero- 3-cytidine Diphosphate Nucleolipid Monolayer Supported on Gold (111) Electrode. Langmuir. 35(4), 2019, 901-910

14. F. Abbasi; J. Alvarez-Malmagro; Z. Su; J. J. Leitch; J. Lipkowski. Pore Forming Properties of Alamethicin in Negatively Charged Floating Bilayer Lipid Membranes Supported on Gold Electrodes. Langmuir. 34 (45), 2018,13754-13765

15. J. Alvarez-Malmagro; M. Rueda; F. Prieto. In situ surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy study of Adenine-Thymine co-adsorption on gold electrodes as a function of the pH. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 819, 2018, 417-427

16. F. Prieto; J. Alvarez-Malmagro; M. Rueda. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy study of the adsorption of adenine on Au(111) electrodes as a function of the pH. Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. 793, 2017, 209-217

17. F. Prieto Dapena; M. Rueda; J. Alvarez-Malmagro. Electrochecmical Impedance Spectroscopy analysis of an adsorption process with a coupled preceding chemical step. Electrochimica Acta. 232, 2017, 164-173

18. F. Prieto; J. Alvarez-Malmagro; M. Rueda; J. M. Orts. Tautomerism of adsorbed thymine on gold electrodes: an in-situ surface-enhanced infrared spectroscopy study. Electrochimica Acta. 201, 2016, 300 - 310

19. J. Alvarez-Malmagro; F. Prieto; M. Rueda; A. Rodes. In situ Fourier transform infrared reflection absorption spectroscopy study of adenine adsorption on gold electrodes in basic media. Electrochimica Acta. 140, 2014. 476 - 481

20. M. Rueda; F. Prieto; J. Alvarez-Malmagro; A. Rodes. Evidences of adenine–thymine Interactions at gold electrodes interfaces as provided by in-situ infrared spectroscopy. Electrochemistry Communications. 35, 2013, 53 - 56

Prizes and Awards

2020 Elsevier Travel Award (€1000) from the International Society of Electrochemistry.

2022 Awards 2022 (€4000) of ‘Young Talents’ from the Electrochemical Group-CICenergyGUNE