I finished my studies as a Technician in Pathology and Cytology in June 2001. Since then I have been working as a laboratory technician in different research areas at several institutions. In all of them I have performed tasks common to research laboratories in addition to the specific techniques of each research line.
I have worked in the Developmental Biology laboratory, led by Prof. María Ángeles Ros (University of Cantabria, 2001-2003), in the Molecular Biology laboratory of the Hematology Service of Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, led by Dr. Marta Albajar (2003-2008). In the Intergenomics group, led by Prof. Fernando de la Cruz (University of Cantabria, 2008-2013 and 2017-2019. 2021). In the biotechnological company StemVital S.L. (2019-2020). I joined the Micromanufacturing Service (SMF) of the Institute of Biomedicine and Biotechnology of Cantabria (responsible: Fernando de la Cruz, 2014-2017), where I am currently working at the facility 2021 to 2024.
Functional Plasmidomics
Research lines
Plasmids are genomes with a deep impact in microbial communities, a shared gene pool that allows bacteria to adapt to different environments. By using plasmid comparative genomics, we are identifying and studying key gene functions for cell-to-cell communication, as well as others linked to multirresistant bacteria outbreaks. Some of these functions are also harnessed to build synthetic gene circuits to perform distributed computation in bacterial populations.
Funding
- Research projects: Ayuda nueva incorporación CSIC (Ref. 201820I143). PI: M. Pilar Garcillán-Barcia
