Lara Barrio Guerrero

Lara Barrio Guerrero - Lara Barrio - BIYSC
  • Degree in Biology from the University of Barcelona.
  • Master’s Degree in Genetics and Developmental Biology from the University of Barcelona.
  • PhD in Genetics at the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) in the Development and Growth Control Laboratory, led by Marco Milán.
  • Currently, Research Associate in the Mechanism and Disease Programme.
  • Research involved in working with Drosophila melanogaster (the fruit fly) as a model system to understand growth regulation and tissue homeostasis during normal development and in a cancer context. 
  • Participation in numerous science outreach, divulgative, and educational activities with young students at IRB Barcelona, at high schools and with the general public.