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* ● Analysed medical and scientific feasibility of new products for the company pipeline. * ● Conducted literature reviews and state-of-the-art technology for scientific and technical evaluation of new products. * ● Supported the Product Team with scientific insights for the optimal development of the product. * ● Reviewed and edited reviewing scientific content and information adressed to our clients.

● Conducted my doctoral thesis. ● Designed, managed and developed three research projects. ● Conducted statistical analysis via SPSS and GraphPad Prism. ● Wrote scientific articles and texts, presented in international congresses. ●Trained and supervised students (high school to graduate students), supervised BA and master theses. ● Managed the yearly budget defining project costs and negotiating directly with suppliers and vendors. ● Studied the role of platelets as immune cells and their interaction with the complement system in response to bacteria. ● Performed genetic studies of cardiovascular disease patients. Methods: FACS, confocal microscopy, stem cell isolation and differentiation, DNA and RNA extraction, cloning, Western blotting, ELISA, cell culture, sequencing, SNP genotyping, shRNA gen knockdown.

* ● Analysis of medical and scientific feasibility of new products for the company pipeline. * ● Conducting reviews of scientific literature and state-of-the-art technology for scientific and technical evaluation of new products. * ● Collaborating with the Product Team for the optimal development of the product. * ● Reviewing and editing of scientific content and information adressed to our clients.

Researching and writing reports in the are of patents, intellectual property rights and innovation, in order to compile and organize the information for the use of future employees of the company.

● Guided students through their laboratory experiments. ● Production of a recombinant protein in a bioreactor and downstream analysis of the protein.

● Epigenetics studies in Drosophila melanogaster: RNA extraction, PCR, RT-PCR.

● Study of EHEC bacteria under gut hypoxic conditions, focusing on the complement system. ● Study the interaction between platelets and EHEC bacteria.

● Analysis of genetic determinants of fibrinogen levels in plasma in patients with idiopathic thrombosis. ● PCR and real time, microsatellite and SNP genotyping, siRNA, cell culture, ELISA.

Worked for tripwolf, a travel guide start-up, and APOPO, a NPO focused on landmine removal and tuberculosis detection. Translating newsletters,website and mobile interface content from English to Spanish, as well as proofreading and editing Spanish texts.

Explore the potential contribution of health economics to decision-making in the health sector and explain the language of economics and health sector reform to enable more effective communication.

Studied the community context of the changes needed to promote the public’s health, identifying community capacities and resources including case studies.

Master thesis at the Unit of Genomics of Complex Diseases, Barcelona with Dr. Jose Manuel Soria. Fellowship: New Researchers Training (FI) of the University Agency of Grants and Research Management.

Study the immune role of platelets and megakaryocytes and their interaction with the complement system in response to bacteria as part of the Cell Communication in Health and Disease international program.