Postdoctoral Researcher.

Studying the translatome, transcriptome, and epitranscriptome in autoimmunity.

My scientific path began in genetic engineering and molecular biology, building vectors to study disease mechanisms in Type 1 Diabetes and Parkinson's disease during my undergraduate and exchange research at UANL (Mexico) and the University of Göttingen (Germany). Later, in industry at Vitagenesis, I led R&D projects developing biomarker and microorganism detection assays — experience in protocol optimization, lab management, and grant writing that carried directly into academia.

My PhD at the University of Groningen, under Dr. Iris Jonkers and Dr. Sebo Withoff, focused on the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms of Celiac Disease. Using single-cell RNA sequencing, I characterized disease-relevant cell types and tissues, uncovering genes, pathways, and cell-type interactions involved in disease onset. As a postdoc in the same group, I extended this work to Multiple Sclerosis, mapping ~30,000 regulatory elements linked to disease susceptibility.

In my current position at the University of the Basque Country, under Dr. Ainara Castellanos and Dr. Izortze Santin, I investigate the potential role of viruses in disrupting translation in insulin-producing beta cells in the context of Type 1 Diabetes, alongside a parallel project on the effects of nutraceuticals in Celiac Disease using single-cell omics. More on both below.