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Elisa Ballan

PHD Candidate - OIO

Biography

Drs. Elisa Ballan, a Biomedical Scientist, obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Sciences from Utrecht University in 2019, followed by a Master of Science degree in Bio-Inspired Innovation in 2021.

She is currently pursuing her PhD at the University Medical Centre Utrecht and the Netherlands Heart Institute, focusing on improving the quality and extending the preservation time of donor hearts through ex vivo heart machine perfusion techniques. With her interdisciplinary background and an ongoing dedication to translational research and transplantation medicine, she is committed to advancing organ transplantation and enhancing patient outcomes.

Recent publications

A Perspective on the Added Value of Red Blood Cells during Cardiac Hypothermic Oxygenated Perfusion Mats T Vervoorn, Elisa M Ballan, Selma E Kaffka Genaamd Dengler, Veronique M F Meijborg, Saskia C A de Jager, Richard Van Wijk, Niels P van der Kaaij
The Journal of heart and lung transplantation : the official publication of the International Society for Heart Transplantation, 2024, vol. 44, p.285-288
Ex Situ Left Ventricular Pressure-Volume Loop Analyses for Donor Hearts I A Ertugrul, R A D A Puspitarani, B Wijntjes, M T Vervoorn, E M Ballan, N P van der Kaaij, H van Goor, B D Westenbrink, A van der Plaats, F Nijhuis, V van Suylen, M E Erasmus
Transplant international : official journal of the European Society for Organ Transplantation, 2024, vol. 37
A Cardioprotective perfusion protocol limits myocardial functional decline during ex situ heart perfusion Mats T. Vervoorn, Elisa M. Ballan, Sjoerd van Tuijl, Saskia C.A. de Jager, Selma E. Kaffka genaamd Dengler, Joost P.G. Sluijter, Pieter A. Doevendans, Niels P. van der Kaaij
JHLT Open, 2024, vol. 3
Past Trends and Future Directions of Cardiac Regenerative Medicine - A Systematic Analysis of Clinical Trial Registries Maaike Wulfse, Mats T Vervoorn, Jantijn J G J Amelink, Elisa M Ballan, Saskia C A de Jager, Joost P G Sluijter, Pieter A Doevendans, Peter-Paul M Zwetsloot, Niels P Van der Kaaij
Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research, 2024, vol. 18, p.209-220
Gene therapy during ex situ heart perfusion Mats T. Vervoorn, Jantijn J.G.J. Amelink, Elisa M. Ballan, Pieter A. Doevendans, Joost P.G. Sluijter, Mudit Mishra, Gerard J.J. Boink, Dawn E. Bowles, Niels P. van der Kaaij
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023, vol. 10