- Dual Degree BS-MS with a major in Biology and minor in Chemistry by Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) – Thiruvananthapuram, India.
- 4th year PhD student in Biomedicine by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) – Barcelona, Spain
- Current research work at Marco Milan’s group focusing on the role of protein quality control mechanisms in Drosophila melanogaster cancer model.
- Participation in various science and outreach activities at IRB Barcelona such as ENABLE, BIYSC and Crazy about Biomedicine.
Position: Coordinators of the project
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Jery Joy
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Lara Barrio
- Degree in Biology by the University of Barcelona (UB).
- PhD in Genetics by the IRB Barcelona.
- Short Postdoc stage at the University of California San Francisco and currently postdoctoral researcher at the IRB Barcelona).
- 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 various science and outreach activities with young students at IRB Barcelona and in secondary schools and involved in workshops for the general public.
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Mariana Muzzopappa
- Degree in Biology from University of Buenos Aires (UBA) – Argentina
- PhD in Chemical Sciences at Institute of Biochemical Research, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina. Study of SCF- E3 protein complexes involved in regulated protein degradation during oogenesis in Drosophila melanogaster.
- Postdoctoral Researcher at Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) – Barcelona, in Lopez-Schier’s laboratory. Use of the zebrafish as a genetic model to understand inner-ear related diseases.
- Research Associate at Marco Milán’s group. Use of Drosophila melanogaster to analyze different aspects of Chromosomal Instability- induced tumorigenesis.
- Participation in many science activities, international courses and conferences. Research presentation in international congresses and publication of my work in peer-reviewed international journals.
- Tutor for the final research work of many high school students and participation in the last editions of BIYSC.
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Martí Municoy
- Double degree in Physics and Chemistry by Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB).
- Master in Modelling for Science and Engineering at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
- PhD researcher in Computational and Applied Physics at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC).
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Gorka Muñoz
- Degree in Physics by Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- MSc in Photonics by a joint program between UAB, UPC, University of Barcelona (UB) and ICFO
- Awarded with the LaCaixa Fellowship to pursue the PhD in the Quantum Optics Theory group at ICFO, led by Prof. M. Lewenstein.
- Researching the connection between artificial intelligence and physics.
- Participation in different outreach programs, from editing the science section of a university magazine, to collaborating in the Outreach program at ICFO.
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Carles Pérez
- Degree in Biomedical Sciences by Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona (UAB)
- Master in Bioinformatics for Public Health by Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF).
- PhD researcher in Biomedicine-Bioinformatics at the Barcelona Supercomputing Center.
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Lukas Heller
- I recently started a PhD in experimental quantum optics in the “Quantum Photonics with Solids and Atoms” group at ICFO.
- Postgrad studies in Jena, Germany, with specialization in quantum & nano optics. Undergrad studies in Vienna, Austria.
- As a researcher, what drives me is the interest in understanding and applying the laws and mysteries of (quantum) physics.
- Outside physics, I like to try new dishes and improve my own cooking skills. I do also play the diabolo, this spinning juggling prop on a string, or ride the bicicle.
- Favourite character in “The Simpsons”: Maggie Simpson.
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Álvaro Rodríguez
- B.Sc. in Physics at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain.
- M.Sc. in Photonics in the Abbe School of Photonics at the Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, Germany.
- PhD student at ICFO in the Nanophotonics Theory group led by Prof.
- Dr. F. Javier García de Abajo.
- My research is based on the study of nonlinear optical phenomena in
- 2D structures.
- Collaborating with the Outreach department at ICFO and member of the student chapter ICONS.
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Samuele Grandi
- I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of Milan, including an internship at Laboratoire Kastler Brossel in Paris.
- I continued my studies in Milan, with a master thesis in experimental quantum information at the LENS laboratories in Florence.
- I then joined the FQT doctoral school at Imperial College London, where I completed my PhD on single photon generation.
- During my Ph.D. I joined the NTT Basic Research Lab in Japan, where I worked on quantum optics in silicon devices
- I am currently at ICFO, where I am working towards the realization of a quantum repeater based on solid state quantum memories