- đ§ jgbastida@cebas.csic.es
- đ +34 968-396200 (ext. 6249)
- đą Campus Universitario de Espinardo,Espinardo, Murcia, E-30100 (Spain)
Scientific career
During
my Ph.D. period, I acquired multidisciplinary knowledge and experience in
metabolic and molecular biology studies on cell and animal models of
inflammation, resulting in 8 publications in high-impact factor
journals, 4 posters and 1 oral presentation (international conferences). As
a result, I received the cum laude distinction, the
Extraordinary Doctorate Award and one Outstanding poster award in the 5th International Conference in Polyphenols and
Health (Sitges, Spain).
The EU-funded Refresh project allowed me to work at the Institute
of Animal Reproduction and Food Research (Olsztyn, Poland), where I studied the
anti-inflammatory effects of buckwheat. I also mentored one pre-doctoral student
and designed
and managed my own experiments, publishing 2 papers as corresponding author,
indicating ability to work without close supervision and independent
thinking.
I also attended the 252ND
American Chemical Society National Meeting & Exposition (Philadelphia,
EEUU) as invited speaker.
In 2014, I took a step in a new direction and joined Dr
Schneider´s lab at Vanderbilt University (Nashville, TN, USA). I quickly
developed a clear understanding of the project I worked on, producing
quantitative data regarding the chemical synthesis of eicosanoids
and the study of their biological activity from a pharmacological
approach. I also grew into many fruitful collaborations with many of the world
leaders of eicosanoid research (Drs. John Oates, Stokes Peebles, and
Ambra Pozzi). Thanks to the hard worked performed, I was awarded with one
of the prestigious Postdoctoral Grants of the American Heart
Association. This
grant resulted in 7 publications in high-impact factor journals and numerous
oral/poster presentations in international conferences, where I received 2
Travel and 1 Outstanding Poster awards. Besides, I also supervised 2 rotation students, established
permanent international collaborations and acquired a background
in nutrition and food science as well as in (clinical) pharmacology.
This
multidisciplinary
knowledge led me to be awarded with a
Juan de la Cierva Fellowship to work
at CEBAS-CSIC. The results obtained described novel roles of urolithins
as pro-senescence molecules against cancer cells
and new anti-inflammatory effects (targeting 5-LOX pathway) in
leukocytes. The excellent results at the completion of this
fellowship are reflected by 7 publications in high-impact factor journals
and the obtained funding within the European Marie Curie
program.
The EU-funded PolyBiota
project (Grant Agreement ID: 838991) is the perfect match to continue the research line started at
CEBAS-CSIC, branching out my research and knowledge base to the field of
microbiology. This project investigates the role of the gut microbiota as a mediator of the beneficial effects associated with the consumption of ellagitannins and(or) isoflavones-rich diets. To accomplish the objectives, the PolyBiota project shows an innovative approach combininig cutting edge technologies, "big data" management as well as in vitro and in vivo models providing a holistic scene of the Diet-Gut microbiota-Host interaction.
