Bio
Dr. Victoria Gasc贸n was born in Toledo (Spain) and she received her Ph.D. in Chemistry as Interdisciplinary Science in Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain) in 2014. Her main research interest relies on porous materials field, particularly focused on different topics like water decontamination by means of adsorption, biocatalysis, green chemistry and materials for energy storage. She has two University degrees in Industrial Chemical Engineering and Environmental Sciences, as well as, a Master degree in Applied Chemistry. All her degrees were highly recognised with different awards. Additionally, after finishing her PhD (2014, ICP-CSIC), again with Excellent achievements in the area of design of new biocatalysts, she started her first post-doc developing new sustainable MOF materials as enzyme supports collaborating with Dr. M. S谩nchez-S谩nchez (2014-2015, ICP-CSIC). Her second post-doc, awarded with the prestigious Government of Ireland Postdoctoral Fellowship (IRC), was hosted inside the Bernal Institute (51社区, Ireland) in the Bioelectrochemistry & Biocatalysis group with Prof. E. Magner (2015-2017). In 2017 she joined the Crystal Engineering group led by the worldwide recognised Prof. M. Zaworotko. Dr. Gascon is focused on the design, properties, and applications of Metal-Organic Materials (MOMs) applying Crystal Engineering principles for mainly water vapor sorption. Among many other advanced techniques, she is an expert in using Dynamic Vapour Sorption equipment (DVS) and Intelligent Gravimetric Analysers (IGA).
Publications
Selected peer-reviewed publications: (C = Communication, R = Review, F = Full paper, B = Book Chapter, P = Patent of invention, * = Corresponding author).
(C = Communication, R = Review, F = Full paper, B = Book Chapter, P = Patent of invention, * = Corresponding author).
(F) Song, B.-Q., Yang, Q.-Y., Wang, S.-Q., Vandichel, M., Kumar, A., Crowley, C., Kumar, N., Deng, C.-H., Gascon-Perez, V., Lusi, M., Wu, H., Zhou, W., Zaworotko, M.J. Reversible switching between nonporous and porous phases of a new SIFSIX coordination network induced by a flexible linker ligand. J. Am. Chem. Soc., 142, 2020, 6896-6901. 10.1021/jacs.0c01314.
(F) V. Gasc贸n-P茅rez*, M. B. Jim茅nez, A. Molina, R. M. Blanco, M. S谩nchez-S谩nchez*, Efficient One-Step Immobilization of CaLB Lipase over MOF Support NH2-MIL-53(Al), Catalysts, 10, 918, 2020, 10.3390/catal10080918
(B) V. Gascon*, M. S谩nchez, Book chapter: Environmentally Friendly Enzyme Immobilization on MOF Materials, In: Guisan J., Bolivar J., L贸pez-Gallego F., Rocha-Mart铆n J. (eds) Immobilization of Enzymes and Cells. Methods in Molecular Biology, vol 2100, 271-296, 2020. Humana, New York, NY, Print ISBN: 978-1-0716-0214-0, Online ISBN: 978-1-0716-0215-7, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-0215-7_18
(F) N. D. Thorat, J. Bauer, S.A.M. Tofail, V. Gasc贸n, R. A. Bohara, H. M. Yadav, Silica nano supra-assembly for the targeted delivery of therapeutic cargo to overcome chemoresistance in cancer, Colloids Surf. B: Biointerfaces, 185, 110571, 2020, 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2019.110571
S. Mukherjee, N. Sikdar, D. O鈥橬olan, D. M. Franz, V. Gasc贸n, A. Kumar, N. Kumar, H. S. Scott, D. G. Madden, P. E. Kruger, B. Space, M. J. Zaworotko, Trace CO2 capture by an ultramicroporous physisorbent with low water affinity, Science Advances, 5, eaax9171, 2019, 10.1126/sciadv.aax9171
(F) V. Gascon, A. Arencibia, J.M. Arsuaga, Efficient amine-SBA-15-type adsorbents for treatment of water trace-containing Pb(II) and Cd(II), Desalin. Water Treat., 146, 210-226, 2019, 10.5004/dwt.2019.23601
(F) V. Gasc贸n*, C. M谩rquez, R.M. Blanco, Successful encapsulation of 尾-glucosidase during the synthesis of siliceous mesostructured materials, J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 93, 2625-2634, 2018, 10.1002/jctb.5616
(F) C. Carucci, L. Bruen, V. Gasc贸n, F. Paradisi, E. Magner, Significant enhancement of structural stability of the hyperhalophilic ADH from Haloferax volcanii via entrapment on metal organic framework support, Langmuir, 34, 8274-8280, 2018, 10.1021/acs.langmuir.8b01037
(F) V. Gasc贸n*, M. Jim茅nez, R.M. Blanco, M. S谩nchez*, Semi-crystalline Fe-BTC MOF material as an efficient support for enzyme immobilization, Catal. Today, 304, 119-126, 2018, 10.1016/j.cattod.2017.10.022
(F) J.M.Bolivar, V. Gasc贸n, C. M谩rquez, R.M. Blanco, and B. Nidetzky, Oriented co-immobilization of oxidase and catalase on tailor-made ordered mesoporous silica, Langmuir, 33, 5065鈥5076, 2017, 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00441
(F) V. Gasc贸n, E. Castro, R.M. Blanco, M. S谩nchez, In situ and post-synthesis immobilization of enzymes on nanocrystalline MOF platforms to yield active biocatalysts, J. Chem. Technol. Biotechnol., 92, 2583鈥2593, 2017, 10.1002/jctb.5274
(C) V. Gasc贸n, C. Carucci, M. B. Jim茅nez, R.M. Blanco, M. S谩nchez, E. Magner, Rapid in-situ immobilization of enzymes in metal organic framework supports under mild conditions, ChemCatChem, 9, 1182-1186, 2017, 10.1002/cctc.201601342
(F) M.J. Valero, V. Gasc贸n, M.A. Carre贸n, F. Leardini, J.R. Ares, A. Mart铆n, M. S谩nchez, M.A. Ba帽ares, Operando Raman-mass spectrometry investigation of hydrogen release by thermolysis of ammonia borane confined in mesoporous materials, Microporous Mesoporous Mater., 226, 454鈥465, 2016, 10.1016/j.micromeso.2016.02.013
(B) V. Gasc贸n, C. M谩rquez, I. D铆az, R.M. Blanco, Book chapter: Hybrid ordered mesoporous materials as supports for permanent enzyme immobilization through non-covalent interactions, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 19, 345-360. 2016, Print ISBN: 9781119109891, Online ISBN: 9781119113874, 10.1002/9781119113874
(P) V. Gasc贸n, E. Castro, M. D铆az, R.M. Blanco, M. S谩nchez- S谩nchez, Immobilization of enzymes in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs), 2015, P201530756, PCT/ES2016/070397, WO Patent 2016193516
(F) Mayoral, V. Gasc贸n, R.M. Blanco, C. M谩rquez, I. D铆az, Location of laccase in ordered mesoporous materials, APL Mater., 2, 113304-113311, 2014, 10.1063/1.4897281
(F) V. Gasc贸n, I. D铆az, C. M谩rquez, R.M. Blanco, Hybrid periodic mesoporous organosilica designed to improve the properties of immobilized enzymes, RSC Adv., 4, 34356-34368, 2014, 10.1039/c4ra05362a
(F) V. Gasc贸n, I. D铆az, C. M谩rquez, R.M. Blanco, Mesoporous silicas with tunable morphology for the immobilization of laccase, Molecules, 19, 7057-7071, 2014, 10.3390/molecules19067057
(F) V. Gasc贸n, C. M谩rquez, R.M. Blanco, Efficient retention of laccase by non-covalent immobilization on amino-functionalized ordered mesoporous silica, Appl. Catal. A, 482, 116-126, 2014, 10.1016/j.apcata.2014.05.035
(F) Mayoral, R. Arenal, V. Gasc贸n, C. M谩rquez, R.M. Blanco, I. D铆az, Designing Functionalized Mesoporous Materials for Enzyme Immobilization: Locating Enzymes by Using Advanced TEM Techniques, ChemCatChem, 5, 903-909. 2013, 10.1002/cctc.201200737
(F) J. Aguado, J.M.Arsuaga, A. Arencibia, M. Lindo, V. Gasc贸n, Aqueous heavy metals removal by adsorption on amine-functionalized mesoporous silica, J. Hazard. Mater., 163, 213-221. 2009, 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.06.080
B.Eng. Industrial Chemistry Engineering (First Class Honours), Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain, 2006 B.Sc. Environmental Sciences (First Class Honours), Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid, Spain 2010 M.Sc. Applied Chemistry (First Class Honours), Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain, 2011 Ph.D. in Chemistry: Interdisciplinary Science (Excellent 鈥淐um laude鈥 qualification and Special Doctorate Award), Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain, 2014.