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Hire Dr. Esmeralda P.

United Kingdom

Profile Summary

I am a biomedical researcher with +5 years postodoctoral experience and +10 years laboratory experience in academic sector. I have vast experience on Developmental Biology, Molecular and Cell Biology, Genetics and Metabolism with particular emphasis on lipid metabolism and energy partitioning. I also have experience on nitrogen metabolism in plants. I am also interested in Science dissemination and I have written several articles on that regard.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Developmental Biology
• ☆ Plant Breeding & Genetics
• ☆ Genetics
• ☆ Lipidomics
• ☆ Cell Biology
• ☆ Metabolism & Metabolic Disease

Services

• Consulting
• Product Development

Work Experience

Visiting Researcher

MRC - Clinical Science Center. London, UK.

June 2016 - Present

Postdoctoral Researcher

MRC - Clinical Science Center. London, UK.

May 2013 - May 2016

PhD student

CSIC - Molecular Biology Center "Severo Ochoa". Madrid, Spain

July 2011 - April 2013

Postdoctoral Researcher

CSIC - Developmental Biology Andalucian Center. Seville, Spain

July 2011 - April 2013

PhD student

CSIC - Molecular Biology Centre "Severo Ochoa". Madrid, Spain

October 2006 - July 2011

Honorary research fellow

Molecular Biology and Biochemistry Department. Universidad de Cordoba. Cordoba, Spain

January 2003 - May 2005

Education

PhD in Sciences

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Spain

September 2006 - July 2011

Master in Developmental Biology

Universidad Autonoma de Madrid

September 2006 - July 2008

BSc in Biochemistry

Universidad de Cordoba, Spain.

September 2002 - January 2006

BSc in Biology

Universidad de Cordoba, Spain.

September 1997 - September 2002

Certifications

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Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Rodríguez-Vázquez, M., Rodríguez-Vázquez, M., Vaquero, D., Parra-Peralbo, E., Mejía-Morales, J. E., Culi, J.(2015). Drosophila Lipophorin Receptors Recruit the Lipoprotein LTP to the Plasma Membrane to Mediate Lipid Uptake . PLoS Genet. 11. (6). p. e1005356.

(2011). Drosophila lipophorin receptors mediate the uptake of neutral lipids in oocytes and imaginal disc cells by an endocytosis-independent mechanism . PLoS Genet. 7. (2). p. e1001297.