Backgroud

• PhD Student at Complutense University of Madrid. Soil Zoology Group
  (2006-2010)
  Topic: Phylogeny, phylogeography and reproduction of Hormogastridae earthworms.
• Postdoctoral Fellow at Harvard University. Museum of Comparative Zoology (Nov 2010-Jan 2012)
• Postdoctoral Fellow at Cardiff University. School of Biosciences
  (Feb 2012-Aug 2013)
• Marie Curie Fellow at Cardiff University. School of Biosciences (Sep 2013-Aug 2015)

Research

My research focuses on:

• Molecular Phylogeny of earthworms (principally on Hormogastridae, endemic to the Mediterranean area)
• Cryptic speciation
• Reproductive Biology of earthworms
• Application of molecular markers in the study of earthworms
• Adaptation and genetic response (gene expression and epigenetics) of earthworms to stressful environments (i.e. volcanic environments and toxicology)