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Scientific and Technological Officer at the Science and Technology Office of the Congress of Deputies.

Madrid

I am working on new product development (NPD) for the dairy sector to design high-added value dairy foods which contribute to a sustainable health. In our group we focus on the sensory analysis of the products developed, which are evaluated both by a trained sensory panel and by consumers.

Madrid Y Alrededores, España

My research involves the development of novel dairy foods using by-products from other industries as functional ingredients. I am currently working with by-products from wine and coffee industries, facing the challenge of developing new formulations with healthier properties and good sensory acceptability. My challenge is to reduce food waste while creating new opportunities in the food market!Methodologies:Sensory science: hedonic and consumer analysis using Check-all-that-apply (CATA), Just-about-right (JAR) scales, 9-point hedonic scales, panel training for dairy products, quantitative descriptive analysis (QDA).Product bioactivity: in vitro antioxidant capacity methods (ABTS, DPPH, ORAC, physiological ROS formation in cell cultures), antidiabetic properties (alpha-glucosidase inhibition) and anti-inflammatory properties (NO production in cell cultures).Technological stability: shelf-life characterization for microbiological, textural and physicochemical characteristics.

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Madrid Area, Spain

Madrid, Spain

Bid Manager for the identification and monitoring of project opportunities funded by Multilateral Organizations (World Bank, Interamerican Development Bank, EU, European Investment Bank, EuropeAid) as well as the preparation of bid documents (EOI, RfP).Other tasks include:- Market research analysis to outline business strategies.- Project viability studies.- Establishing contact with potential business partners.

Madrid, Spain

Laboratory tasks performed: gene cloning in bacterial plasmids and DNA preparations, gene cloning in bacterial plasmids with GATEWAY technology, Arabidopsis thaliana floral-dip genetic transformation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens, infiltration of Nicotiana benthamiana leaves by A. tumefaciens, protein expresion and purification, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA), yeast one-hybrid assays for detection of transcription factor-DNA interactions, genotyping of transgenic lines of Arabidopsis thaliana, gene expression analysis using quantitative real time PCR (RT-qPCR) and histological techniques for optical and confocal microscopy (sample fixation, dehydration and embedding in paraffin).

Swedish University Of Agricultural Sciences

MSc Thesis: Role of Chromatin Assembly Factor CAF-1 in establishing DNA methylation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Supervised by Prof. Lars Hennig.

Reino Unido

MSc Thesis: Development of microarray data analysis pipeline to identify key genes in relation to metabolic spoilage biomarkers in meat (Symbiosis-EU, European FP7 project).Supervised by Dr. Fady Mohareb.

Madrid Y Alrededores, España

Awarded with a “Research start grant (UPM)” to collaborate in the research of Transcriptional Networks and their Evolution in the Brassicaceae. Supervision by Prof. Pilar Carbonero in the Department of Biotechnology and Genomics of Seeds.Laboratory tasks performed: gene cloning in bacterial plasmids and DNA preparations, gene cloning in bacterial plasmids with GATEWAY technology, Arabidopsis thaliana floral-dip genetic transformation by Agrobacterium tumefaciens, infiltration of Nicotiana benthamiana leaves by A. tumefaciens, protein expresion and purification, and electrophoretic mobility shift assays (EMSA).

Binghamton Y Alrededores, Nueva York, Estados Unidos

Field assistant for electronic-data capturing for the analyses of heterosis and hybrid vigor in maize in “Dissecting Complex Traits in Maize and Biofuel Grasses by Applying Genomics, Bioinformatics and Genetic Resources”. Buckler Lab for Maize Genetics and Diversity, Supervised by Sara Larsson.

Binghamton Y Alrededores, Nueva York, Estados Unidos

Laboratory technician and field assistant collaborating in the project ‘Developing Association Mapping in Polyploid Perennial Biofuel Grasses’. Laboratory tasks included DNA extractions, electrophoresis and flow cytometry. Buckler Lab for Maize Genetics and Diversity, supervised by Dr. Denise Costich.

Binghamton Y Alrededores, Nueva York, Estados Unidos

Laboratory technician and field assistant in the project “Dissecting Complex Traits in Maize and Biofuel Grasses by Applying Genomics, Bioinformatics and Genetic Resources”. Buckler Lab for Maize Genetics and Diversity, supervised by Dr. Denise Costich.

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Food Science

Thesis title: "Development of novel functional dairy foods using byproducts from the coffee and wine industries for sustainable nutrition.

Msc Bioinformatics, Bioinformatics

Bioinformatics is a cross-disciplinary field which allows finding solutions to biological problems. For this purpose, I am currently.

Food Chain Systems Msc, Integrated Food Supply, 80

Main Subjects: Food Microbiology, Research Design and Methodology, Mathematical Foundations, Food Mycology, Nutrition and Health.

Agriculture Engineer, Plant Genetics

3 Week Summer Course In The College Of Agriculture And Life Sciences

Joined the Weed Ecology Lab in the Soil and Crop Science Department for the study of invasive swallowworts (Vincetoxicum rossicum and V..