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PARAISO, West Kristian

Professor Becari Postdoctoral UIC
Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department of Biomedical Sciences

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  • Academic training
  • Research lines
  • Publications
    • Articles
    • Books
    • Book chapters
  • Subjects taught
  • Doctor of Pharmaceutical Science
  • Hokkaido University
  • Master of Science in Chemistry
  • De La Salle University-Manila
  • Bachelor of Science in Industrial Pharmacy
  • University of the Philippines Manila
Dr. West Kristian Paraiso is a Beatriu de Pinós Fellow in the NeuroNanoMet group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UIC Barcelona. His research lies at the intersection of pharmaceutical chemistry, metabolic disorders, and nanomedicine design. He develops polymer- and lipid-based delivery systems for small molecules and nucleic acids, with applications in brain cancer, neuroinflammation, and obesity and metabolic disorders via modulation of hypothalamic lipid metabolism. A pharmacist by training, he obtained his PhD in Pharmaceutical Science from Hokkaido University (Sapporo) and is a visiting researcher at the Innovation Center of Nanomedicine (Kawasaki). He lectures on nanomedicine at the undergraduate level. Outside academic work, his interests include mindfulness practice and playing indoor and beach volleyball.
  • Biomaterials science, Nanomedicine targeting brain lipid metabolism as a feasible approach for controlling the energy balance
    Name: Garcia-Chica, Jesús; Paraiso, West Kristian Dizon; Zagmutt, Sebastián; Fosch, Anna; Reguera, Ana Cristina; Alzina, Sara; Sánchez-García, Laura; Fukushima, Shigeto; Toh, Kazuko; Casals, Núria; Serra, Dolors; Herrero, Laura; Garcia, Jordi; Kataoka, Kazunori; Ariza, Xavier; Quader, Sabina; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Rosalía Role: Autor Publishing date: 2023
    Start page: 2336 End page: 2347 Vol.: 11 No.: 7
    DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01751b ISSN or title: 2047-4830
  • Biomaterials science, Poly-ion complex micelles effectively deliver CoA-conjugated CPT1A inhibitors to modulate lipid metabolism in brain cells
    Name: Paraiso, West Kristian D.; Garcia-Chica, Jesús; Ariza, Xavier; Zagmutt, Sebastián; Fukushima, Shigeto; Garcia, Jordi; Mochida, Yuki; Serra, Dolors; Herrero, Laura; Kinoh, Hiroaki; Casals, Núria; Kataoka, Kazunori; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Rosalía; Quader, Sabina Role: Autor Publishing date: 2021
    Start page: 7076 End page: 7091 Vol.: 9 No.: 21
    DOI: 10.1039/d1bm00689d ISSN or title: 2047-4830
  • Materials Proceedings, A new nanomedicine platform to deliver a carnitine palmitoyl-transferase 1 (CPT1) inhibitor into glioma cells and neurons
    Name: Paraiso, West Kristian; Garcia-Chica, J.; Ariza, X.; Garcia, J.; Kataoka, K.; Rodríguez Rodríguez, Rosalía; Quader, S. Role: Autor Publishing date: 2021
    Vol.: 4 No.: 1
    DOI: 10.3390/IOCN2020-07986 ISSN or title: 2673-4605
  • Cancer science, Latest Advancement of Targeted Drug Therapy using Polymer Micelle
    Name: Quader, S.; Kataoka, K.; Cabral, H.; Kinoh, H.; Liu, X.; Shibasaki, H.; Paraiso, West Kristian Role: Autor Publishing date: 2021
    Vol.: 112 No.: S1
    DOI: 10.1111/cas.14823 ISSN or title: 1347-9032
  • Materials Proceedings, Engineered Nanomedicine Targets Intractable Cancers
    Name: Quader, S.; Cabral, H.; Liu, X.; Paraiso, West Kristian; Kinoh, H.; Kataoka, K. Role: Autor Publishing date: 2021
    Vol.: 4 No.: 1
    DOI: 10.3390/IOCN2020-08536 ISSN or title: 2673-4605
  • Biomaterials, Supramolecularly enabled pH- triggered drug action at tumor microenvironment potentiates nanomedicine efficacy against glioblastoma
    Name: Quader, Sabina; Liu, Xueying; Toh, Kazuko; Su, Yu Lin; Maity, Amit Ranjan; Tao, Anqi; Paraiso, West Kristian D.; Mochida, Yuki; Kinoh, Hiroaki; Cabral, Horacio; Kataoka, Kazunori Role: Autor Publishing date: 2021
    Vol.: 267
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120463 ISSN or title: 0142-9612
  • Colloids and Surfaces B. Biointerfaces, Preparation of envelope-type lipid nanoparticles containing gold nanorods for photothermal cancer therapy
    Name: Paraiso, West Kristian D.; Tanaka, Hiroki; Sato, Yusuke; Shirane, Daiki; Suzuki, Noriyuki; Ogra, Yasumitsu; Tange, Kota; Nakai, Yuta; Yoshioka, Hiroki; Harashima, Hideyoshi; Akita, Hidetaka Role: Autor Publishing date: 2017
    Start page: 715 End page: 723 Vol.: 160
    DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.10.027 ISSN or title: 0927-7765
  • Science Diliman, Spectrophotometric determination of losartan potassium in tablets
    Name: Aninon, A.; Binos, R.; Brizuela, K.; Corpuz, M.; de Luna, W.; del Rosario, R.; Dimalala, J.; Duenas, T.; Linatoc, I.; Recto, J.; Salinas, M.; Paraiso, West Kristian Role: Autor Publishing date: 2014
    Vol.: 26 No.: 1
    ISSN or title: 0115-7809
  • Manila Journal of Science, Synthesis and in vitro antimycobacterial activity determination of phthalimide derivatives
    Name: Paraiso, West Kristian; Alea, G. Role: Autor Publishing date: 2013
    Start page: 27 End page: 34 Vol.: 8 No.: 2
    ISSN or title: 2243-9129
  • Development of envelope-type lipid-coated gold nanorods for anti-cancer photothermal therapy
    Publishing date: 2017 Doi: 10.14943/doctoral.k12889
  • Navigating the nanoscale: Principles of body navigation. Nanotechnology Tools for Infections Control: Scanning New Horizons on Next-Generation Therapies to Eradicate Pathogens and Fight Drug Resistance
    Name: Abassi, S.; Dirisala, A.; Gonzalez-Carter, D.; Paraiso, West Kristian; Li, J.; Tockary, T. Role: Autor Publishing date: 2025
    Start page: 109 End page: 274
    ISBN: 978-0-12-823994-0
  • Navigating the nanoscale. Nanotechnology Tools for Infection Control
    Name: Abassi, Saed; Dirisala, Anjaneyulu; Gonzalez-Carter, Daniel; Paraiso, West Kristian; Li, Junjie; Tockary, Theofilus A. Role: Autor Publishing date: 2024
    Start page: 109 End page: 174
    ISBN: 9780128239957
Course 2025-2026 - Period: 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences
    • - Final Degree Project
    • - Nanomedicine
    • - External Laboratory Practices
  • Official Master
    University Master's Degree in Experimental Biomedical Research
    • - Advanced Methodologies in Experimental Research and Data Analysis
    • - Practicum I
    • - Practicum II
    • - Final Master's Degree Project
Course 2024-2025 - Period: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences
    • - Work Placement
    • - Pharmacology
    • - Nanomedicine
    • - Cancer Biology
    • - Final Degree Project
  • Official Master
    University Master's Degree in Experimental Biomedical Research
    • - Research On Diseases Associated with the Central Nervous System
    • - Research On Cardiovascular Diseases
    • - Scientific Background and Integrity in Research
    • - Advanced Methodologies in Experimental Research and Data Analysis
Course 2023-2024 - Period: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2024
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences
    • - Pharmacology
    • - Cancer Biology
    • - Nanomedicine
    • - Final Degree Project
    • - Work Placement
  • Official Master
    University Master's Degree in Research in Dentistry
    • - Pre-Clinical and Clinical Pharmacology

Academic training

  • Doctor of Pharmaceutical Science
  • Hokkaido University
  • Master of Science in Chemistry
  • De La Salle University-Manila
  • Bachelor of Science in Industrial Pharmacy
  • University of the Philippines Manila

Research lines

Dr. West Kristian Paraiso is a Beatriu de Pinós Fellow in the NeuroNanoMet group, Department of Biomedical Sciences, UIC Barcelona. His research lies at the intersection of pharmaceutical chemistry, metabolic disorders, and nanomedicine design. He develops polymer- and lipid-based delivery systems for small molecules and nucleic acids, with applications in brain cancer, neuroinflammation, and obesity and metabolic disorders via modulation of hypothalamic lipid metabolism. A pharmacist by training, he obtained his PhD in Pharmaceutical Science from Hokkaido University (Sapporo) and is a visiting researcher at the Innovation Center of Nanomedicine (Kawasaki). He lectures on nanomedicine at the undergraduate level. Outside academic work, his interests include mindfulness practice and playing indoor and beach volleyball.

Publications

Articles

Books

Book chapters

  • Biomaterials science, Nanomedicine targeting brain lipid metabolism as a feasible approach for controlling the energy balance
    Name: Garcia-Chica, Jesús; Paraiso, West Kristian Dizon; Zagmutt, Sebastián; Fosch, Anna; Reguera, Ana Cristina; Alzina, Sara; Sánchez-García, Laura; Fukushima, Shigeto; Toh, Kazuko; Casals, Núria; Serra, Dolors; Herrero, Laura; Garcia, Jordi; Kataoka, Kazunori; Ariza, Xavier; Quader, Sabina; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Rosalía Role: Autor Publishing date: 2023
    Start page: 2336 End page: 2347 Vol.: 11 No.: 7
    DOI: 10.1039/d2bm01751b ISSN or title: 2047-4830
  • Biomaterials science, Poly-ion complex micelles effectively deliver CoA-conjugated CPT1A inhibitors to modulate lipid metabolism in brain cells
    Name: Paraiso, West Kristian D.; Garcia-Chica, Jesús; Ariza, Xavier; Zagmutt, Sebastián; Fukushima, Shigeto; Garcia, Jordi; Mochida, Yuki; Serra, Dolors; Herrero, Laura; Kinoh, Hiroaki; Casals, Núria; Kataoka, Kazunori; Rodríguez-Rodríguez, Rosalía; Quader, Sabina Role: Autor Publishing date: 2021
    Start page: 7076 End page: 7091 Vol.: 9 No.: 21
    DOI: 10.1039/d1bm00689d ISSN or title: 2047-4830
  • Materials Proceedings, A new nanomedicine platform to deliver a carnitine palmitoyl-transferase 1 (CPT1) inhibitor into glioma cells and neurons
    Name: Paraiso, West Kristian; Garcia-Chica, J.; Ariza, X.; Garcia, J.; Kataoka, K.; Rodríguez Rodríguez, Rosalía; Quader, S. Role: Autor Publishing date: 2021
    Vol.: 4 No.: 1
    DOI: 10.3390/IOCN2020-07986 ISSN or title: 2673-4605
  • Cancer science, Latest Advancement of Targeted Drug Therapy using Polymer Micelle
    Name: Quader, S.; Kataoka, K.; Cabral, H.; Kinoh, H.; Liu, X.; Shibasaki, H.; Paraiso, West Kristian Role: Autor Publishing date: 2021
    Vol.: 112 No.: S1
    DOI: 10.1111/cas.14823 ISSN or title: 1347-9032
  • Materials Proceedings, Engineered Nanomedicine Targets Intractable Cancers
    Name: Quader, S.; Cabral, H.; Liu, X.; Paraiso, West Kristian; Kinoh, H.; Kataoka, K. Role: Autor Publishing date: 2021
    Vol.: 4 No.: 1
    DOI: 10.3390/IOCN2020-08536 ISSN or title: 2673-4605
  • Biomaterials, Supramolecularly enabled pH- triggered drug action at tumor microenvironment potentiates nanomedicine efficacy against glioblastoma
    Name: Quader, Sabina; Liu, Xueying; Toh, Kazuko; Su, Yu Lin; Maity, Amit Ranjan; Tao, Anqi; Paraiso, West Kristian D.; Mochida, Yuki; Kinoh, Hiroaki; Cabral, Horacio; Kataoka, Kazunori Role: Autor Publishing date: 2021
    Vol.: 267
    DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2020.120463 ISSN or title: 0142-9612
  • Colloids and Surfaces B. Biointerfaces, Preparation of envelope-type lipid nanoparticles containing gold nanorods for photothermal cancer therapy
    Name: Paraiso, West Kristian D.; Tanaka, Hiroki; Sato, Yusuke; Shirane, Daiki; Suzuki, Noriyuki; Ogra, Yasumitsu; Tange, Kota; Nakai, Yuta; Yoshioka, Hiroki; Harashima, Hideyoshi; Akita, Hidetaka Role: Autor Publishing date: 2017
    Start page: 715 End page: 723 Vol.: 160
    DOI: 10.1016/j.colsurfb.2017.10.027 ISSN or title: 0927-7765
  • Science Diliman, Spectrophotometric determination of losartan potassium in tablets
    Name: Aninon, A.; Binos, R.; Brizuela, K.; Corpuz, M.; de Luna, W.; del Rosario, R.; Dimalala, J.; Duenas, T.; Linatoc, I.; Recto, J.; Salinas, M.; Paraiso, West Kristian Role: Autor Publishing date: 2014
    Vol.: 26 No.: 1
    ISSN or title: 0115-7809
  • Manila Journal of Science, Synthesis and in vitro antimycobacterial activity determination of phthalimide derivatives
    Name: Paraiso, West Kristian; Alea, G. Role: Autor Publishing date: 2013
    Start page: 27 End page: 34 Vol.: 8 No.: 2
    ISSN or title: 2243-9129
  • Development of envelope-type lipid-coated gold nanorods for anti-cancer photothermal therapy
    Publishing date: 2017 Doi: 10.14943/doctoral.k12889
  • Navigating the nanoscale: Principles of body navigation. Nanotechnology Tools for Infections Control: Scanning New Horizons on Next-Generation Therapies to Eradicate Pathogens and Fight Drug Resistance
    Name: Abassi, S.; Dirisala, A.; Gonzalez-Carter, D.; Paraiso, West Kristian; Li, J.; Tockary, T. Role: Autor Publishing date: 2025
    Start page: 109 End page: 274
    ISBN: 978-0-12-823994-0
  • Navigating the nanoscale. Nanotechnology Tools for Infection Control
    Name: Abassi, Saed; Dirisala, Anjaneyulu; Gonzalez-Carter, Daniel; Paraiso, West Kristian; Li, Junjie; Tockary, Theofilus A. Role: Autor Publishing date: 2024
    Start page: 109 End page: 174
    ISBN: 9780128239957
Course 2025-2026 - Period: 01/09/2025 - 31/08/2026
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences
    • - Final Degree Project
    • - Nanomedicine
    • - External Laboratory Practices
  • Official Master
    University Master's Degree in Experimental Biomedical Research
    • - Advanced Methodologies in Experimental Research and Data Analysis
    • - Practicum I
    • - Practicum II
    • - Final Master's Degree Project
Course 2024-2025 - Period: 01/09/2024 - 31/08/2025
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences
    • - Work Placement
    • - Pharmacology
    • - Nanomedicine
    • - Cancer Biology
    • - Final Degree Project
  • Official Master
    University Master's Degree in Experimental Biomedical Research
    • - Research On Diseases Associated with the Central Nervous System
    • - Research On Cardiovascular Diseases
    • - Scientific Background and Integrity in Research
    • - Advanced Methodologies in Experimental Research and Data Analysis
Course 2023-2024 - Period: 01/09/2023 - 31/08/2024
  • Bachelor's Degree
    Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Sciences
    • - Pharmacology
    • - Cancer Biology
    • - Nanomedicine
    • - Final Degree Project
    • - Work Placement
  • Official Master
    University Master's Degree in Research in Dentistry
    • - Pre-Clinical and Clinical Pharmacology