Dr. María Herranz López

Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and molecular biology, Miguel Hernandez University

 

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Unit
Bioactive Molecules

Group
Bioactive Molecules Design and Development

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Study of molecular, metabolic, and tumor microenvironment reprogramming induced by obesity in different types of cancer, with the aim of identifying therapeutic vulnerabilities and assessing their clinical relevance.

  • Nutraceuticals and bioactive compounds with therapeutic potential in obesity.

  • Development of in vitro skin models for the screening and functional validation of cosmetic ingredients.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Previous positions:
    1. Early Stage Research Fellow from CSIC in CEBAS/CSIC. 2007.
    2. Early Stage Research Fellow from Fundación para la Formación e Investigación Sanitarias de la Región de Murcia (FFIS). Unidad de Endocrinología y Nutrición. Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca. 2007-2008.
    3. Predoctoral fellow researcher in Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain, 2008-2009.
    4. Predoctoral fellow from the Generalitat Valenciana (BFPI) in 2009.
    5. Predoctoral fellow from the Ministerio de Educación (FPU) in 2009-2010.
    6. Predoctoral fellow from the Generalitat Valenciana, Programa VALi+d para investigadores en formación, 2010-2014.
    7. Scholarship for short stays (BEFPI) at Centro de Recerca Biomédica (Reus). Hospital San Juan de Reus. 2013.
    8. Scientific researcher, Mitra Sol. Technologies, 2014-2015.
  • Postdoctoral positions:
    1. Postdoctoral researcher, Instituto Biología Molecular y Celular, Universidad Miguel Hernández, Spain, 2015-2016.
    2. Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Mitra Sol. Technologies S.L., 2016-2018 (AEST/2016).
  • PhD programme: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Universidad Miguel Hernández, 2014. Directed by Vicente Micol Molina.
  • Degrees in Human Nutrition and Dietetics (2006) and Food Science and Technologies (2008).