Education

Academic Qualifications

  • 2006: PhD (Doctor Europeus). Departament of Genetics, University of Granada (Spain).
  • 2004: Diploma in Advanced Studies (DEA). University of Granada (Spain).
  • 2002: Postgraduate Certificate in Education (CAP). University of Granada (Spain).
  • 2001: Bachelor in Biological Sciences. University of Granada (Spain).

Employment

  • 2021 – present: Associate Professor. Department of Genetics, University of Granada (Spain).
  • 2016 – 2021: Ramón y Cajal Researcher. Department of Genetics, University of Granada (Spain).
  • 2010 – 2016: Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Institute of Parasitology and Biomedicine ‘López-Neyra’, CSIC (Spain).
  • 2007 – 2010: Postdoctoral Research Fellow. Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen (UK).
  • 2006 – 2007: Research Fellow. Department of Genetics, University of Granada (Spain).
  • 2002 – 2006: PhD student. Department of Genetics, University of Granada (Spain).
  • 2002 – 2002: Scientific Assistant. Department of Microbiology, University of Granada, (Spain).
  • 1999 – 2001: Undergraduate Student. Departament of Genetics, University of Granada (Spain).

Stays in Foreign Labs

  • 30/09/11 – 30/11/11. Institution: University Medical Center Utrecht, Departemnt of Medical Genetics, Utrecht (Netherlands). PI: Prof. Bobby Koeleman. Activity: Generation and analysis of immunochip data of giant cell arteritis patients.
  • 01/10/07 – 01/05/10. Institution: University of Aberdeen, Institute of Medical Sciences, Aberdeen (UK). PI: Prof. J Martin Collinson. Activity: Postdoctoral stay for the study of the molecular mechanisms involved in the development and evolution of the visual system of fossorial mammals.
  • 20/04/06 – 25/05/06. Institution: Duke University of Durham, Duke University Medical Center, Department of Cell Biology, Durham, North Carolina (USA). PI: Prof. Blanche Capel. Activity: Organ culture experiments of embryonic gonads.
  • 28/04/05–02/08/05. Institution: Medical Research Council, National Institute for Medical Research, Department of Developmental Genetics, London (UK). PI: Prof. Robin Lovell-Badge. Activity: Generation of subtractive libraries with mouse gonad cDNA.