Saturday, February 17, 2024

Project Coordinator


     




  • 📧 jgbastida@cebas.csic.es
  • 📞 +34 968-396200 (ext. 6249)
  • 🏱 Campus Universitario de Espinardo,
    Espinardo, Murcia, E-30100 (Spain)
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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.