Meet the team
Dr. Ramon Rial Silva
Postdoctoral fellow
Materials · Biophysics · Tissues
Ramon completed the degree in Chemical Engineering, having conduted his final project on polymer extrusion for 3D printing at Politechnika Wrocławska (Poland). After this, he conducted his PhD in Materials Science at the USC, including research stays at Universidade do Minho (Portugal) and Uppsala Universitet (Sweden). After receiving the Margarita Salas Fellowship, he performed a two-year stay at the 3B's Research Group (Portugal), further developing an expertise in 3D printing, computational modeling, and microfluidics. In 2025, he joined descaffold to investigate protein behaviour in Deep Eutectic Solvents.
Beyond the lab, Ramon enjoys playing sports and spending time in nature. As a music enthusiast, he plays various instruments and perform with a folk group, often participating in foliadas and jam sessions. He is also an avid cinema lover and like winding down with a thought-provoking read every now and then.
Miguel No-Gomez
Doctoral candidate
Chemical biology · Nucleic acids
Miguel holds two BSc in Biology and Chemistry in the University of A Coruña (2022). For his Final Bachelor Projects he worked on the applications of Indium catalysis for the synthesis of new BODIPY derivatives and their cytotoxicological avaliation as new fluorescent dyes, joining SynCathMeth and NanoToxGen groups. Then, he obtained a Master in Organic Chemistry in USC (2023) and joined descaffold to study biomolecular adaptation and transport in Deep Eutectic Solvents.
Outside the lab, Miguel enjoys singing and listening to music, and spending time in nature.
Mauro Mariñas Gonzalez
MSc Student
Synthesis · Protein function
Mauro holds a double BSc degree in Biology and Chemistry from the University of A Coruña. For his Final Bachelor Projects he joined Fisaplant and NanoToxGen groups to work on the avaliation of the physiological effects of inorganic oxide nanoparticles in cell suspensions. He also worked on supramolecular devices based on cucurbiturils and ammonium salts, joining Supren group. Currently, he is studying a Master in Organic Chemistry at USC and joined descaffold to explore peptide function in Deep Eutectic Solvents.
In his spare time, Mauro enjoys playing basketball, listening to music, and spending time in nature.