About
Summary
I am a PhD in Neuroscience with a background in Molecular Biology and Cancer. My research experience has given me a comprehensive knowledge of the scientific method, experimental procedures and the discovery process, a proficiency in searching and understanding scientific literature, and it has improved my ability to prioritize tasks and to meet tight deadlines.
I have presented the results of my work at national and international conferences as well as in research seminars. These results have been also published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals.
During my PhD I have improved my communication skills by writing scientific reports, participating in science popularization events, teaching laboratory lessons and extraordinary courses and by advising Master and PhD students. Besides that, I am fluent in English, French and German and native in Spanish.
I am a hard working and curious person, always willing to acquire new skills and to develop professional competences. I have a broad range of interests including, but not limited to, neuroscience, cancer research, translational and interdisciplinary research, biotechnology, and therapy.
Positions
PhD student Apr 2011 - Jul 2015
Institute for Neuroscience of Castilla y León
Doctoral Thesis “Connexin-43 recruits PTEN and Csk to inhibit c-Src oncogenic activity in glioma cells and astrocytes”. Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Directors: Dr. Arantxa Tabernero and Dr. José M Medina
▪ Scientific research
▪ Scientific bibliography search and reference managing
▪ Presentation of results at national and international conferences and at research seminars
▪ Publication of results in international peer-reviewed journals
▪ Teaching of laboratory lessons and extraordinary courses
▪ Participation in academic boards
▪ Advising of undergraduate and Master students
▪ Participation in science communication events
Young Graduate Trainee Jan 2011 - Apr 2011
Institute for Neuroscience of Castilla y León
Supervisor: Dr. Arantxa Tabernero
▪ Learning and applying laboratory techniques
▪ Participation in the research line "Molecular bases of the relationship between intercellular communication and glial cell proliferation"
Education
Universidad de Salamanca 2011 - 2015
Field of study: Neuroscience
Degree: PhD
Doctoral Thesis “Connexin-43 recruits PTEN and Csk to inhibit c-Src oncogenic activity in glioma cells and astrocytes”. Summa Cum Laude
Thesis Directors: Dr. Arantxa Tabernero and Dr. José M Medina
Universidad de Salamanca 2010 - 2011
Field of study: Neuroscience
Degree: Master
Master's Dissertation "Relationship between the enzyme Csk and connexin-43 in C6 rat glioma cells"
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen 2008 - 2009
Field of study: Biology
Degree: Socrates/Erasmus exchange year
Erasmus project “Protein domains mediating plasma membrane association of phosphatidylinositol-4-phosphate 5-kinases in plant cells”. Department of Plant Biochemistry, Georg-August-University Göttingen, Göttinger Zentrum für Molekulare Biowissenschaften (GZMB).
Supervisor: Dr. Irene Stenzel
Universidad de Salamanca 2005 - 2010
Field of study: Biology
Degree: Bachelor
Skills
Research, neuroscience, neurooncology, molecular biology, cancer, gliomas, cell signaling, cell cycle, connexins, Cx43, c-Src, PTEN, Csk, Western blotting, co-immunoprecipitation, cell culture, cell transfection, generation of stable clonal cell lines, PCR, RNA interference, inmunofluorescence, fluorescence microscopy, confocal microscopy, viability assay, scrape loading, statistics, Microsoft Office, EndNote, ImageJ, SPSS, GraphPad Prism, InkScape, English, German, French, Spanish, presentations, science communication, scientific translation