Position: Associated researchers

  • Andrea M. Giordano

    Andrea M. Giordano

    • Currently,  Associate professor at UAB
    • Marie Curie Postdoctoral researcher at CRAG  (2018-2021) working on CRISPR to validate agronomically important traits in melon and tomato
    • Postdoctoral researcher at University of Viçosa (Brazil) (2013-2015), where she worked in cell wall recalcitrant factors of sugarcane varieties to improve second generation biofuels production 
    • PhD in Plant Biotechnology from La Trobe University (Australia) (2013), about functional genomic of lignin biosynthesis
    • Experience in providing outreach and science education activities to undergraduate and high school students
    • Vast experience in providing outreach and science education activities to undergraduate and high school students.
  • Cristina Valero

    Cristina Valero

    • Degree in Product Design.
    • MSc in Cognitive Systems and Interactive Media.
    • Educator, designer and researcher and finishing Gestalt Therapy Training Program this year.
    • Children’s Robotics Teacher with over 10 years’ experience in the education sector
    • Dinghy sailing coordinator and instructor of children and teenagers.
  • Núria Lloberas

    Núria Lloberas

    • Researcher in the Nephrology and Renal Transplantation group at IDIBELL.
    • Broad background in pharmacology, with specific training and expertise in pharmacokinetics, pharmacogenomics and population pharmacokinetics studies to optimize the administration of immunosuppression in kidney transplant recipients.
  • Eva Oliver

    Eva Oliver

    • Chief of the Transplant Coordination Unit at Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge and Associate Professor at Universitat of Barcelona.
    • Long teaching experience in the field of donation and transplantation.
    • Member of the advisory committee on donation and transplantation of organs and tissues of the Catalan Tranplant Organization (OCATT).
  • Anna Solà

    Anna Solà

    • Associated Researcher in the Nephrology and Renal Transplantation Group (IDIBELL-Hospital de Bellvitge).
    • Co-foundator of a biotechnological spin-off, focused on cell therapy in regenerative medicine obtaining in 2017 the approval of the AEM for the Phase II Clinical Trial of the company’s first product.
    • Different international and national collaborations and actively participate in the European Commission in evaluations associated with the Marie Curie system since 2011.
  • Marta Riera

    Marta Riera

    • Degree in Biochemistry by Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
    • MSc in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology by Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
    • PhD in Plant Molecular Biology by Research and Development Center (CID-CSIC), Barcelona.
    • IRTA postdoctoral researcher at CRAG working in the development of molecular markers in horticultural crop.
    • Former Postdoctoral researcher at CRAG (ABA signaling and abiotic stress Lab), Institut Pasteur (Paris, France) and CNRS (Gif-sur-Ivette, France).
    • Expertise in Plant Biotechnology, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry and Cell Biology.
    • Vast experience in providing outreach and science education activities to undergraduate and high school students.
  • Miguel Santo Domingo

    Miguel Santo Domingo

    • Degree in Biotechnology with specialization in in Biotechnology of Processes, by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
    • Master’s Degree in Industrial and Environmental Biotechnology with specialization in Environmental Biotechnology by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (UCM) studying the application of genomics of legume plants in soil remediation, in collaboration with the University of Zurich.
    • PhD researcher at CRAG about ripening behavior in melon using genomic approaches.
    • Providing different divulgation activities, such as “Mutant Plants Workshop” for primary school students.
  • Ana Montserrat Martin

    Ana Montserrat Martin

    • Degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology by the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM).
    • PhD in Biology by the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), working on African Swine Fever virus.
    • Postdoctoral researcher at the Centro de Biología Molecular “Severo Ochoa”, Madrid, working on Foot and Mouth Disease virus and HIV.
    • Postdoctoral Researcher at the Sainsbury Laboratory, John Innes Centre, Norwich, England, working on Plant Virology and RNA silencing.
    • IRTA Researcher at CRAG working on the resistance of melon to viruses.      
  • Núria Real

    Núria Real

    • Degree in Genetics by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
    • MSc in Cytogenetics specialized on Genomics from Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
    • Whole-year Erasmus scholarship pursuing courses of the MSc in Molecular Biotechnology by FH Campus Wien (Vienna).
    • PhD student in the Plant Virus group studying virus resistance in melon.
    • Participation in STEM dissemination activities, such as talks at high schools, workshops for schools and congresses.
  • Marta Fontcuberta-Pi Sunyer

    Marta Fontcuberta-Pi Sunyer

    • Degree in Biology by University of Barcelona (UB) – Spain. 
    • MSc in Translational Medicine. 
    • PhD in Biomedicine by IDIBAPS – University of Barcelona (UB) – Spain. 
    • Postdoctoral in IDIBAPS.