- 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.
Lara Barrio Guerrero

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