Project Coordinator

     

• 📧 jgbastida@cebas.csic.es
• 📞 +34 968-396200 (ext. 6249)
• 🏢 Campus Universitario de Espinardo,
  

  Espinardo, Murcia, E-30100 (Spain)
• 📃 Giménez-Bastida, Ph.D - CV  
                                          

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 5^th 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 252^ND 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.

Dr. Diana García Moreno

 I completed my Bachelor's degree in Biology at the University of Murcia in 2003. Subsequently, I pursued my doctoral studies in the Molecular Biology and Biotechnology program in 2006, achieving distinction. Three years later, under the guidance of Prof. Murillo and Prof. Elías, I successfully earned the title of Doctor at the University of Murcia with the 'CUM LAUDE distinction'. I then started a postdoctoral period working on different Departments, including the Dep. Celular Biology and Histology (University of Murcia) and HUVA-IMIB under the supervision of Prof. Mulero and Prof. Cayuela, respectively. During this period, my investigation focused on the use of zebra fish as an innovative model to study mechanisms via 'editing' or 'correction' of the genome and(or) generation of new transgenic fish. My expertise contributed to reach a significant excellence level to the groups I worked with. This is reflected on the studies published on some of the reference journals in biomedicine field, including Cell (Impact Factor -IF-: 32.2), Immunity (19.734), Nature Communinations (IF 11.3), PNAS (IF 9.4), PLoS Biology (IF 8.7) y PLoS Pathog (IF 7.0). Furthermore, my experience in celular and molecular biology has brought me to collaborate in the PolyBiota project studying how natural products such as isoflavones are able to modulate the response of human endothelial cells to pro-angiogenic agents.