University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna (BOKU) - Research portal
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Head: Institute of Biophysik Muthgasse 11, 1190 Wien jose.toca-herrera(at)boku.ac.at Tel: +43 1 47654-80311 BOKUonline-Visitenkarte  ORCID: 0000-0001-8951-2616
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Curr. Vitae
| 2023 - 2023 | Visiting professor. AGH - University of Science and Technology (Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science). Krakow. Poland. |
| 2022 - | Deputy Head of Department of Bionanosciences (BOKU) |
| 2020 - 2020 | Visiting professor. AGH - University of Science and Technology (Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science). Krakow. Poland. |
| 2016 - 2021 | Head of Department of Nanobiotechnology (BOKU). |
| 2015 - 2015 | Visiting professor. AGH - University of Science and Technology (Faculty of Physics and Applied Computer Science). Krakow, Poland. |
| 2012 - | Head of Institute for Biophysics (Department of Nanobiotechnology, BOKU). |
| 2011 - 2015 | Deputy Director of the Department of Nanobiotechnology (BOKU). |
| 2011 - | Teaching coordinator (Department of Nanobiotechnology, BOKU). |
| 2010 - | Full Professor of Biophysics. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU). Austria. |
| 2009 - 2010 | Visiting professor. Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain. |
| 2008 - 2008 | Visiting scientist. University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU). Austria. |
| 2008 - 2010 | I3 research professor. Group Leader (Biosurfaces Unit). Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CICBiomaGUNE). San Sebastián, Spain. |
| 2007 - 2008 | Group Leader (Biosurfaces Unit). Center for Cooperative Research in Biomaterials (CICBiomaGUNE). San Sebastián, Spain. |
| 2007 - 2009 | Lecturer. University of the Basque Country. Bilbao, Spain. |
| 2006 - 2006 | Visiting professor. Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. Golm, Germany. |
| 2005 - 2005 | Visiting scientist. Max-Planck Institute for Polymer research. Mainz, Germany. |
| 2005 - 2006 | Director (Bioengineering and Bioelectrochemistry Group). Rovira i Virgili University. Tarragona, Spain. |
| 2004 - 2006 | Ramón y Cajal research professor. University Rovira i Virgili. Tarragona, Spain. |
| 2002 - 2004 | Postdoctoral researcher (Marie Curie Fellow - RTN). BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences. Vienna, Austria. |
| 2001 - 2002 | Postdoctoral research associate (Wellcome Trust Grant). University of Cambridge. England. |
| 2000 - | PhD in Physical Chemistry. Potsdam University. Germany. |
| 1999 - 2000 | Postdoctoral research assistant. Technical University-Berlin. Germany. |
| 1996 - 1999 | PhD student. Max-Planck Institute of Colloids and Interfaces (Prof. H. Möhwald). Golm, Germany. |
| 1994 - 1995 | Visiting researcher (Comett grant). Max-Planck Institute for Polymer Research. Mainz, Germany. |
| 1994 - | Supervisor of Radioactive Installations. Polytechnic University of Valencia. Spain. |
| 1993 - | Licenciado in Physics. University of Valencia. Spain. |
Statistik Austria, science classification
- applied physics; interdisciplinary natural science; biotechnology; Biomathematics; Experimental physics; Physical chemistry ; Biophysics; Nanotechnology; Biomechanics;
Expertise
- physical Chemistry; colloids and interfaces; scanning probe microscopy; spectroscopy; surface analytical techniques; soft matter; applied physics; mechanical properties of biological materials;
Awards
| 2023 | Visiting professorship. AGH University of Science and Technology. Krakow. Poland. |
| 2021 | Cover picture of the journal Microscopy Research and Technique (2021, Vol. 84) |
| 2020 | Cover picture of the journal Toxins (2020, Vol. 12) |
| 2020 | Visiting professorship. AGH University of Science and Technology. Krakow. Poland. |
| 2018 | Cover picture of the journal Microscopy Research and Techniques (2018, Vol. 81) |
| 2015 | Visiting professorship (in the frame of the Marian Smoluchowski Kraków Research Consortium "Matter-Energy–Future"). AGH University of Science and Technology. Krakow. Poland. |
| 2012 | First prize for Best Poster at 6th International Conference on Monitoring and Management of Visitors in Recreational and Protected Areas (Stockholm, Sweden) |
| 2012 | Cover picture of the journal Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics (2012, Vol. 522) |
| 2011 | Cover picture of the Biotechnology Journal (2011, Vol. 6) |
| 2010 | Frontispiece cover of the journal Small (2010, Vol. 6) |
| 2010 | Best Poster Award of the Erwin Schrödinger Society. BioNanoMed-2010 (Krems, Austria) |
| 2008 | First prize for Best Poster at 22nd European Colloid and Interface Society conference (Krakow, Poland) |
| 2008 | I3 award for excellence research trajectory (Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology) |
| 2006 | Active researcher. Rovira i Virgili University (Tarragona, Spain) |
| 2005 | Research Mobility grant from the Catalan Government (Spain) |
| 2005 | Active researcher. Rovira i Virgili University (Tarragona, Spain) |
| 2005 | Cover picture of the journal Small (2005, Vol. 1) |
| 2004 | Ramón y Cajal grant (Spanish Ministry of Science and Technology) |
| 2004 | Marie Curie Reintegration grant |
| 2002 | Marie Curie (RTN) grant |
| 2001 | Wellcome Trust grant |
| 1996 | Max-Planck-Institut Promotionsstipendium |
| 1994 | Comett grant |
Appointments/Memberships in Professional Societies
| 2022 - | ASSOCIATION OF SPANISH SCIENTISTS IN THE REPUBLIC OF AUSTRIA
(ASOCIACIÓN DE CIENTÍFICOS ESPAÑOLES EN LA REPÚBLICA DE AUSTRIA - ACERA) Vice-President |
| 2021 - | Austrian Physical Society member |
| 2019 -2023 | DATAUSE - BLOCKCHAIN AND REUSE OF OPEN DATA IN THE AGRICULTURAL FIELD
scientific advisor |
| 2015 - | CEEPUS Network "Training and research in environmental chemistry and toxicology" (CIII-SI-0905-03-1617) field specialist |
| 2014 - | European Research Council (executive agency) advisor |
| 2014 -2018 | Austrian Association of Molecular Life Sciences and Biotechnology (ÖGMBT)
member |
| 2013 - | Doctoral study comission (BOKU) member |
| 2013 -2017 | Work council (BOKU) member |
| 2013 -2018 | DATASEA - Open Research Data advisory board member |
| 2012 - | International Society on Optics Within Life Sciences (OWLS) member |
| 2011 - | European Physical Society member |
| 2011 - | LBT Study commission (BOKU) member |
| 2011 - | Ethics commission member |
| 2011 - | COST Action FA1001
Food structure engineering and healthy functions: experimental approaches member |
| 2010 - | Austrian Biophysical Society (ÖBG) member |
| 2009 - | European Colloid Interface Society (ECIS) member |
| 2009 - | International Association of Colloid and Interface Scientists (IACIS)
member |
| 2009 -2009 | COST Action D33 mandate as expert |
| 2008 -2017 | Spanish Biophysical Society (SBE) member |
| 2007 - | Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG) member |
| 2007 - | American Chemical Society (ACS)
member |
| 2006 -2010 | Biophysical Society
member |
| 2005 - | Freunde der Kolloid-und Grenzflächenforschung e. V
Member
member |
| 2005 -2006 | Doctoral Commission. Chemical Engineering Department. Rovira i Virgili University (Tarragona)
delegate |
| 2002 -2011 | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
member |
Editorial board appointments for scientific journals
| 2022 - |
Frontiers in Molecular Biosciences: Section Biophysics
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2022 - |
Frontiers of Physics: Section Biophysics
1st level below top level (Associate Editor) |
| 2021 - |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Morpho-Mechanical Approach to Characterize the Neurodegenerative Progression
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2021 - |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Impact of Engineered Nanomaterials on Cell Mechanics
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2020 - |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Biomechanics of Cell Membrane
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2020 - |
Biology: Applied physics in cancer cells
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2017 -2017 |
Microscopy Research and Technique: Scanning Probe Microscopy in Soft Matter and Life Sciences (Editor)
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2017 - |
Gels: Colloid Chemistry (Editor)
Guest Editor (Special Issue) |
| 2017 - |
International Journal of Molecular Sciences: Section Molecular Biophysics
Editorial Board Member |
| 2015 - |
Open Physics: Editor: Biological and Medical Physics
Editorial Board Member |
| 2015 - |
Open Chemistry: Editor: Surface Chemistry and Colloids
Editorial Board Member |
| 2013 - |
Microscopy Research and Technique:
Editorial Board Member |
| 2013 - |
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology: Review Editor (Nanobiotechnology section)
Others |
| 2009 -2015 |
Central European Journal of Chemistry: Field Editor
Editorial Board Member |
| 2009 -2015 |
Central European Journal of Physics: Field Editor
Editorial Board Member |
Reviewer for scientific journals
Expert for external appointment/habilitation procedures
| 2022 | Externe Berufung: Gutachter: King Abdulaziz University Assozierte Professur: "Medical Physics" |
| 2020 | Externe Berufung: Gutachter: King Abdulaziz University Professur: "Veterinary Medicine" |
| 2019 | Externe Berufung: Gutachter: Universidad de Los Andes, Professur: „Biomicrosystems“ |
| 2017 | Externe Berufung: Gutachter: Italian Institute of Technology, Forschungsprofessur „Nanostructures“ |
| 2007 | Externe Berufung: Mitglied: Porto University (Chemical Engineering Department) Tenure track research professor position: “Encapsulation, Nanosciences and Nanotechnologies” |
Reviewer/Expert funding organizations
| 2022 -2023 | La Caixa Foundation - Spain |
| 2017 - | Agencia Nacional de Promocion Cientifica y Tecnologica - Argentina |
| 2017 - | Human Frontier Science Program - International Organization |
| 2016 - | FWO Research Foundation Flanders - Belgium |
| 2015 - | OEAD - Austrian Agency for International Mobility and Cooperation in Education, Science and Research - Austria |
| 2014 - | Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) - Hungary |
| 2013 - | IKERBASQUE - Basque Foundation for Science - Spain |
| 2013 - | European Research Council (ERC) - European Union |
| 2013 - | Czech Science Foundation (GACR) - Czech Republic |
| 2012 - | Comision Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica - Chile |
| 2011 - | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft - Germany |
| 2009 - | Agencia Valenciana d’Avaluació i Prospectiva - AVAP (Regional Government of Valencia) - Spain |
| 2008 - | Junta de Andalucia (Regional Government of Andalucia) - Spain |
| 2008 - | Swiss Science Foundation - Switzerland |
Organizer of scientific conferences, Chairs
| 2022 | Künstliche Intelligenz. Technologische Revolution: Nanotechnologie und Roboter im Dienste des Menschen.(Podiumsdiskussion) Chair (Session) |
| 2021 | 13th European Biophysics Congress
(Mechanobiology session) Chair (Session) |
| 2021 | 13th European Biophysics Congress Member of the Organisation Committee |
| 2020 | Buchpräsentation "Einstein para perplejos" (Einstein für Verwirrte) Chair (Session) |
| 2017 | Ökologische und nachhaltige Landwirtschaft (Podiumsdiskussion) Chair (Session) |
| 2016 | Migrierende Wissenschaft (Podiumsdiskussion) Organiser |
| 2014 | 1st International Workshop on Open Research Data Scientific Member of the Advisory Board |
| 2014 | Nanotechnology, we and what it will come Organiser |
| 2005 | Summer School - Max-Planck-Institute of Colloids and Interfaces. Member of the Organisation Committee |