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.

Currently, Drs Ballan is pursuing her PhD at the University Medical Centre Utrecht and the Netherlands Heart Institute, focusing on improving the quality of donor hearts obtained after circulatory death (DCD) through ex vivo heart machine perfusion techniques. With her interdisciplinary background and ongoing dedication to translational research and transplantation medicine, she is committed to advancing organ transplantation and enhancing patient outcomes, particularly in the context of DCD donor hearts.

Contact

eballan2@umcutrecht.nl

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Recent publications

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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

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