Clara Vilches

Clara Vilches graduated on Biotechnology at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and did a master’s degree in Biomedicine at Universitat de Barcelona (UB). She obtained her PhD in Biomedicine (UB) with a thesis focused on the molecular basis of amino acid transport in mice and inherited aminoacidurias. At ICFO, she is involved in the development of photothermal therapy with gold nanoparticles for cancer treatment.