Team
María José, Manu, Nacho & David during the EED meting in Naples
Ignacio (Nacho) Maeso
Group Leader
imaeso.at.ub.edu
I am an Associate Professor at the Genetics, Microbiology and Statistics Department at the University of Barcelona. My research interests focus on the early stages of the origin of molecular novelties and how biological systems establish new interactions with other systems for the first time. I also have a keen interest on the evolution of gene regulation in animals.
Beatriz Loría Vinueza
Lab Manager
bea.loria.at.ub.edu
I am a Biologist with a MSc in Genetics and Genomics interested in evolution and developmental genetics. In the team, I assist with the experimental work and with the project administration.
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Alberto Pineda-Santaella
Postdoctoral Researcher
aps795.at.gmail.com
I am interested in cell biology and the genetics and genomics bases of chromosomal organization. I use different species of yeast as a model system, trying to understand how genetic perturbations can lead to the evolution of novelties.
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María José López-Fernández
PhD Student
mjlopezfer.at.ub.edu
I am a Biomedicist with a MSc in Criminology and Forensic Science. I am interested in genome evolution and the origin of new regulatory interactions. For this reason, my PhD focuses on unexpected interactions of transcription factors with chromatin using zebrafish as a model organism
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Manuel Fernández-Moreno
PhD Student (co-supervised with Manuel Irimia)
manufernandezm.at.ub.edu
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Fascinated by the evolutionary role of transposons and convergent evolution. Pursuing a PhD in transposon biology, unravelling how retroviral genes have been repurposed for neuroplasticity through a combination of two model organisms and in silico approaches.
David Ricote
PhD Student
david.ricote.at.gmail.com
I work at the crossroads between Biology and Philosophy, reevaluating the Genotype and Phenotype Theory and trying to iunderstand how we conceive biological subjects.
Marta S. Magri
PhD Student (Co-supervised by the late José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta)
marta.s.magri.at.gmail.com
I am a biologist fascinated by the diversity of livings forms. In my PhD, I investigate developmental and evolutionary dynamics of cis-regulatory elements in marine deuterostomes.
Alumni
Can be contacted for references
Panos N. Firbas
Panos was a former PhD student co-supervised with José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta at the CABD. He is currently a Postdoctoral Researcher at the de Polavieja lab at the Champalimaud Foundation.
Inma Vázquez Gutierrez
Inma did her Master thesis with us. Currently, she is a PhD student at the Carnero lab, at the IBIS.