RESEARCH INTERESTS
Nanotechnology
Colloidal nanoparticles
Biomimetic materials
Biomaterials
Natural polymers
Biopolymer nanocomposites
Hydrogels
Food materials
Aquaculture
teleost fish
RESEARCH PROJECTS
2023
Call for attraction and retention of research talent at the University of Murcia "Attract-RyC" 2023 (Excellence-UM program)
Jan 2023 - Dec 2025
Synthesis and characterization of chitosan-based drug delivery systems and study of immunomodulator effects in aquaculture fish (Chitfish)
Jóvenes Líderes en Investigación (Seneca Foundation, CARM)
April 2021 - Dec 2022
Development of mucosal vaccines based in crosslinked-mucin glycoproteins and chitosan-based nanodevices
Marie Sklodowska-Curie (Horizon 2020 – Research and Innovation Framework Programme, Europe)
2018 - 2020
Synthesis and characterization of hydrogels composed of mucin and chitosan
Fundación Séneca (Murcia, Spain)
2016
Synthesis and characterization of biopolymeric nanocomposites used in the load and release of insulin
University of Murcia (Spain)
2015 - 2018
Synthesis of nanoparticles based on biopolymers, using ionic liquids and supercritical fluids, for biomedical applications
Fundación Séneca (Murcia, Spain)
COLLABORATIONS
RESEARCHING GROUPS
Green Chemistry and Nanotechnology
University of Murcia (Spain)
University of Murcia (Spain)
University of Zaragoza (Spain)
Structural Bioinformatics Group
Federal University of Gio Grande do Sul (Brazil)
Pontificial Catholic University of Valparaiso (Chile)
Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores (Mexico)
University of Leeds (UK)
OTHER COLLABORATORS
EDUCATION
2013 - 2017
Dept Physical Chemistry, University of Murcia (Spain)
PhD in Fundamental and Applied Chemistry
2011 - 2012
Dept Molecular Biology, University of Murcia (Spain)
Master in Molecular Biology and Biotechnology
2002 - 2011
Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia (Spain)
Degree in Biology
ABOUT ME
POSITIONS
April 2021 - present
Department of Cell Biology and Histology,
University of Murcia (Spain)
Ramón y Cajal Postdoctoral researcher (2023 - present)
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Postdoctoral researcher (2021 - 2022)
2018 - 2021
School of Food Science and Nutrition,
University of Leeds (UK)
Postdoctoral researcher
2017 - 2018
2015 - 2016
Faculty of Medicine, University of Murcia (Spain)
Researcher
2016 - 2017
Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia (Spain)
Researcher