TITLE: Identification and Dissemination of Plasmid-Medidated Colistin Rsistance Among Escherichia Coli Isolates Recoverd from Seagulls and Sewage Rats in Barcelona.

PROFILE:

BSc in Microbiolagy at Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2012-2016).

She was awarded first prize in the ARGO research contest by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.

She has been research assistant at several institutions such as the Clinical Microbiology Department of Echevarne Analysis Laboratories, in Barcelona (2015), but also at the Research group of Dr. Koen Venema, Maastrich University, The Netherlands (2016).

PROJECT:

Antimicrobial resistance is a global public health threat and Gram-negative human pathogens top the WHO priority list of multidrug resistant bacteria (MDR). Until the development of new antimicrobial agents, colistin is likely the only antibiotic left to treat infections caused by such pathogens. Unfortunately, colistin resistance is already emerging, and very rapidly among bacteria of animal origin, due to the swift spread of a transmissible gene, mcr-1. A better understanding of the sources and mechanisms of dissemination of colistin resistance is urgently needed to design containment strategies and prevent further dissemination of colistin resistance to human MDR pathogens.

TITLE: English and Spanish Beer and Food. Searching for the best pairing.
PROFILE:
BSc in Biotechnology at the Universidad de Cádiz (2013-2017)
International Baccalaureate at I.E.S. Martínez Montañés, Seville, Spain (2011-2013).
Course in Sensory Analysis of Cheese at IFAPA Centro Hinojosa del Duque, Cádiz, Spain (2015).
She presented in the 40th World Congress of Vine and Wine (2016).
She presented in the 6th National Congress of Industrial Microbiology and Microbial Biotechnology (2016).
She carried out microbiological and sensory analyses during the 2016 vintage in the cellars of Bodegas Barbadillo SL, Cádiz, Spain.
PROJECT:

The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between the sensory characteristics of beer and food that harmonically complement each other respectively from the English, Gibraltarian and Spanish consumers’ point of views. The most desirable beers and everyday English and Spanish food combinations will be explored in a tasting-room and under real situations. ISO standards for the sensory analysis will be applied to perform the analyses. Our findings can help restaurateurs from the studied places plan their menus, enhance customer satisfaction through the upgrading of the guest’s dining experience and to increase commercial revenue of the brewers.

TITLE: Rapid On-site Colorimetric Determination of Drinking Water
PROFILE:

PhD in Sustainable Chemistry at the Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technology (University of Bath) 2016 – ongoing.

MSc in Molecular Chemistry and Homogeneous Catalysis at the University of Zaragoza in partnership with the University of Bath, as part of ERASMUS+ Programme.

BSc in Chemistry at the Universidad de Zaragoza.

Marie-Curie Fellowship Award by the European Research Council.

Professional experience teaching science, research internships and academic outreach activities, including an internship at Instituto de Carboquímica de Aragón CSIC.

His findings have been published in a peer-reviewed journal.

He has volunteered in different science festivals and participated in international science conferences.

SRUK/CERU member.
PROJECT:

Many rural communities in the developing world lack access to public water systems and rely on untreated well water. Water contamination caused by either human activity or natural sources often remains undetected leading to detrimental health effects.

In this project we are developing a novel class of versatile sensors that can be used to detect a wide range of problematic water contaminants without need for expensive equipment, trained personnel and a laboratory environment. The molecular sensors that we are designing change colour in the presence of a specific contaminant, thereby, indicating if the water is safe for human consumption.

TITLE: On Privacy.
PROFILE:

PhD in Philosophy at University of Oxford – (2015 – ongoing)

MPhil in Philosophy at the City University of New York’s Graduate Center (2014).

BA in Philosophy at Universidad de Salamanca (2007 – 2010) – she obtained the highest GPA of her year (9.6/10) and won the National Academic Excellence Award.

She has received numerous excellence awards and scholarships during her academic career.

She has been a visiting student at the University of Toronto, New York University and The Hastings Center.

She has published articles and papers in several prestigious academic journals.

Her work has also appeared in media platforms such as The Guardian, The Independent, The Daily Mail, the BBC, the Huffington Post, and Publico.es, among others.

Organiser for the Madariaga Series at Oxford, an initiative that seeks to promote the long-standing connection between Spain and the University of Oxford.

She is vice-president of Academics Stand Against Poverty Spain, an organisation that pulls together academics in the fight against poverty.

She is part of La Facultad Invisible, an educational think tank that unites hundreds of scholars who have won the National Academic Excellence Award.

She has teaching experience at undergraduate level.
PROJECT:

I work on the ethics and politics of privacy. I would like to research how companies and governments in Spain and the United Kingdom use people’s personal data about health: what data is collected, who collects it, why is this data collected, how is it used, who stores it and for how long. In particular, I would like to explore the ethics around the collection and use of sensitive data about health as it relates to issues of responsibility. Do governments and health corporations have a claim to people’s data? And if so, what is the justification (i.e. prevention of the spread of contagious diseases, general public health purposes, benefits in exchange for health services, etc.)?

TITLE: Analytical Devices for the Electrochemical Detection of DNA in Infectious Animal Diseases
PROFILE:

PhD in Biological Sciences at Universidad de Oviedo (2014 – ongoing).

MSc in Analytical and Bioanalytical Sciences at Universidad de Oviedo (2013).

BSc in Biology at Universidad de Oviedo (2009 – 2012).

As an undergraduate, she did a two-months stay at the Virology Unit in the University General Hospital of Oviedo.

She is a regular collaborator at the NanoBioAnalysis Group, at the Physical and Analytical Chemistry Department of the University of Oviedo.

She has presented her findings in both national and international scientific conferences.

She has been employed as a researcher in a National Research Project.
PROJECT:

The main goal of this research project is to develop a miniaturised analytical device for the electrochemical detection of DNA. Well characterized, high surface area and conductive electrodes to accurately measure presence (or absence) of a target of interest is required.

The eventual goal of this project is to develop a pen-side diagnostic technology for the detection of infectious animal diseases. Such technologies are particularly important for diseases with no cure.

This project will involve fabrication of the electrodes, immobilization of DNA, electrochemical analysis of DNA spiked samples and (possibly) construction of a portable electrochemical reader which could be interfaced with mobile devices.

TITLE: Mountains and Gateways – New Jazz with Galician and Celtic Roots.

PROFILE:
BA in Music and Linguistics at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), 2008 – 2011.
He has performed with different ensembles and groups in England, as well as collaborated with numerous musicians and singers in their composition and musical arrangements.
As part of the group Talajeta, he has won the 2017 Latin UK Awards (LUKAS) – modern jazz arrangements of Venezuelan traditional and folk music.
He has extensive guitar and bass teaching experience in London.
Extensive experience in Afro-diasporic fusion music and Venezuela neo-traditional forms.
PROJECT:

My proposal is to undertake performance & composition-based research on the shared cultural and artistic history that the Celtic regions of Britain and the Galician region of Spain share, as part of the second year of my MA in Jazz Performance & Composition at the Royal Academy of Music (RAM). This is with the express intention of creating and presenting new compositions and arrangements. These compositions will aim to look for and highlight the commonality of the British and Spanish-based Galician / Celtic folk music forms. The source material for the project would be predominantly archive recordings available in the UK and also if funding allowed a short research trip to the Museo do Pobo Galego (Galician Ethnographical Museum), in Santiago de Compostela.

This research will be looking for shared elements such as repertoire, common melodic themes, common rhythmic devices, dance idioms, harmonic structures, approaches to improvisation, subject matter.

As a performer and composer who also predominantly works in the fields of Jazz and World music, improvisation will be central to these new works. My extensive experience in Afro-diasporic fusion music and Venezuelan neo-traditional forms, have cemented in my own practice the importance of music to be a vehicle in which cross cultural collaborations can transcend national identities and spoken language.