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I am the FEBS Events Associate – Advanced Courses, Congress, 3+ at FEBS, supporting the delivery of those events. Previously I was the Communications and Digital Platforms Associate, also at FEBS, and worked on platforms such as the FEBS Network and FEBS website. Before joining FEBS I managed the grant programmes of a number of UK research charities, mainly in the field of cancer, as well as supported the fundraising at those organisations. I also developed e-learning resources at the Institute of Cancer Research. I have a BSc in Biochemistry and an MSc in Nutrition. After years in London I have now moved back to Spain.

I obtained a Degree in Chemistry (Univ. Ramon Llull,1994) and Chemical Engineering (IQS, 1995). After obtaining a Ph D in Organic Chemistry (University of Barcelona, 1999) I joined the group of Lewis Kay in Toronto for a post-doctoral stay (University of Toronto, 2000-2004). I was then recipient of a Ramon y Cajal reincorporation contract at the Parc Cientific de Barcelona (2004-2006) and I currently am a group leader of the Protein Stability and Inherited Disease Laboratory of the CIC bioGUNE. My research line focuses of the use of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) to the study of biologically relevant proteins and enzymes, paying special attention to the delicate balance existing between protein stability and dynamics. Specifically, I am interested in the stability problems associated to enzymes in the heme biosynthesis pathway, the subsequent porphyria family of pathologies and the use of pharmacological chaperones as therapy in rare diseases. I am also interested in the use and development of NMR-based metabolomics methodology, specially focusing on congenital inborn errors and in metabolyc syndrome.

I hold a BSc (2011) and a MSc (2013) in Biomedical Sciences obtained at the University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal. From 2014 to 2016, I have worked as a Software Engineer at Accenture Technological Solutions, in Lisbon, Portugal. I have joined the Sertoli Cell and Gamete Biology group in September 2016, to work on a research project in the role of glycerol and its metabolism in the testicular cells, particularly in Sertoli Cells, under supervision of Pedro F. Oliveira. In 2017, I have enrolled the PhD programe on Biomedical Sciences, at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal (ICBAS-UP), under supervision of Marco G. Alves. My main research interests are the metabolic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying paternally-induced transgenerational effects of high-fat diets in male fertility and metabolic health.