Education
| 2011 - 2016 | PhD. Biotechnology (cum laude grade [with honours]). University of Valencia (PCUV), Valencia, Spain. |
| 2010 - 2011 | MSc. Molecular, Cell Biology and Genetics. University of Valencia (PCUV), Valencia, Spain. |
| 2006 - 2010 | Bachelor of Applied sciences. Hogeschool Utrecht - University of Applied Sciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands. |
Professional experience
| 2021 - present | Marie Skłodowska-Curie IF GIVIREVOL postdoctoral fellow. Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CMESS), Universität Wien. Vienna, Austria. H2020-MSCA-IF-2019 891572 GIVIREVOL |
| 2020 - 2021 | Postdoctoral researcher. Centre for Microbiology and Environmental Systems Science (CMESS), Universität Wien. Vienna, Austria. |
| 2017 - 2019 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie IF ONCOGENEVOL postdoctoral fellow. Infectious Diseases and Vectors: Ecology, Genetics, Evolution and Control (MIVEGEC), Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Montpellier, France. H2020-MSCA-IF-2016 750180 ONCOGENEVOL |
| 2016 - 2017 | Postdoctoral fellow. Infectious Diseases and Vectors: Ecology, Genetics, Evolution and Control (MIVEGEC), Centre National De La Recherche Scientifique (CNRS). Montpellier, France. H2020-ERC-CoG-2014 647916 CODOVIREVOL |
| 2012 - 2016 | PhD fellow. Evolutionary Systems Virology Group (EvolSysVir), Institute for Plant Molecular and Cell Biology (IBMCP). Valencia, Spain. FP7-ICT-2013-10 610427 EvoEvo (2013 - 2016) John Templeton Foundation JTF22371 (2012 - 2013) |
| 2011 | Research analyst. Center for Public Health Research (CSISP/FISABIO). Valencia, Spain. (Jul 1-Dec 31; 6 months) "Studying the phylogenetic relationships among papillomaviruses" "Evolution of APOBEC3 mutators in mammals" "The impact of non-optimal codon usage on protein synthesis" |
| 2011 | MSc. student. Center for Public Health Research (CSISP/FISABIO). Valencia, Spain. (Feb-Jul; 6 months) "Studying the phylogenetic relationships among papillomaviruses" |
| 2010 | Research analyst. Center for Public Health Research (CSISP/FISABIO). Valencia, Spain. (Oct 1-Dec 31; 3 months) "The study of the etiological role of certain papillomaviruses in cancer lesions in horses" |
| 2009 - 2010 | Bachelor student. Center for Public Health Research (CSISP/FISABIO). Valencia, Spain. (Nov-Jun; 8 months) "Development and optimization of a method based on fluorescent in situ hybridization for mRNA in order to label microbial communities depending on the expression of a protein of interest" |
| 2009 | Traineeship. Fort Dodge Animal Health Holland (Zoetis). Weesp, The Netherlands. (Feb-Jul; 6 months) "The first steps of the development of a vaccine against infectious bursal disease virus in poultry" |
Teaching & Mentorship
| 2018 | Master student supervisor (Fanni Borvető). Evolution and diversity of Papillomaviruses infecting Cetartiodactyles and mandrills. Université Montpellier. Montpellier, France. |
| 2016 | Visiting PhD student supervisor (María G. Flores Miramontes). Detection of Alpha, Beta and Gamma papillomaviruses by next-generation sequencing in cervical cancer samples from Mexico. University of Guadalajara. Guadalajara, Mexico. |
Fellowships & Grants
| 2017 - 2019 | Marie Skłodowska-Curie postdoctoral fellowship H2020-MSCA-IF-2016 ONCOGENEVOL (Grant agreement 750180; 185,076.00 EUR for salary+costs). European Commission, European Union. |
| 2015 | EMBO short term fellowship (Grant number ASTF 625-2015; 3,803.31 EUR for travel and living allowance). European Molecular Biology Organisation (EMBO), European Union. Research visit at the Laboratory of Genetics, Wageningen University. Wageningen, The Netherlands (Dec 29-Feb 9) |
| 2009 - 2010 | Erasmus placement grant (1,750 EUR). European Commission, European Union. Bachelor thesis research stay at the Center for Public Health Research (CSISP/FISABIO). Valencia, Spain (Nov-Jun) |
Distinctions
| 2018 | Outstanding doctorate award: In the area of "Cellular and Molecular Biology". Universitat de València, Spain. |
| 2017 | Genome Biology and Evolution best graduate student paper award (2,000 USD + travel award to SMBE2018 meeting): Award recipient for the paper published in 2016 in GBE "Predicting the stability of homologous gene duplications in a plant RNA virus" (10.1093/gbe/evw219). Society for Molecular Biology and Evolution (SMBE). |
Travel awards & grants
| 2016 | FEMS Meeting attendance grant (500 EUR): 16th International symposium on microbial ecology (ISME16). Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). |
| 2014 | ASM Student travel grant (500 USD): 1st ASM conference on experimental microbial evolution. American Society for Microbiology (ASM). |
| FEMS Young scientist meeting grant (250 EUR): CNRS - Jacques Monod conference. Federation of European Microbiological Societies (FEMS). | |
| 2013 | Welcome Trust bursary (770 GBP): Welcome Trust advanced course - Computational molecular evoluton. Welcome Trust. |
