Curriculum Vitae
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In February 2023 I started as Assistant Professor at the URJC, where I have been developing my research as an indepent researcher since 2018. I combine nutritional, physiological, neurobiological and computational tools with behavioral experiments to understand the adaptations of individuals to group living.
I have performed my research activity in Spain, France and the U.S.A in the following lines:
1) Neurobiology of invertebrates: neural codes and their adaptation in sensory neurons, dynamic-clump methods and neural regeneration;
2) Decision-making and collective behavior: use of social information in fish and ants, and development of automatic tracking system for videos of groups of animals moving;
3) Insect nutrition: Nutrition, longevity and behavior in ants and termites;
4) Miniaturized brains: Cognition and brain anatomy and metabolism in ants;
5) Immune system in social insects: Study of the interrelation between nutrition, behavior and immune system in ant societies.
These different research lines have provided me with a diverse skill set from electrophysiological technics to neuroethological or nutritional tools, that I have used 16 research projects (4 as PI and 2 as coordinator of person under contract). My contributions to the generation of knowledge in these fields are reflected in my publications (in journals such as PNAS or Animal Behaviour) and obtained grants and awards (such as aMarie Sk¿odowska-Curie Individual Fellowship, or an Aid for Talent Attraction-CM, Modality I).
I have supervised the research activity of postdocs, techniciant and predoctoral and undergraduate students and I have taucht in bachelor's and master's degree courses in Spain, France and USA. I participate in outreach activites such as workshops for schools, science fairs and exhibitions and I have translated around 30 articles for the recently disappeared "Investigación y Ciencia" journal. I commontly review scientific studies or projects (for journals such scientific journals or state agencies).
I have made international research stays in UK, USA and France, of variable duration, from 6 weeks to 3 years.
You can find more information in my short CV or in: ORCID: 0000-0002-9875-2379, ResearcherID: B-2200-2017
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Fecha inicio: 06/04/22
Fecha fin: 05/04/23
Entidad financiadora: COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
Referencia externa: 2021-5A/BMD-20960 F. ADICIONAL
Referencia interna: M2548Investigador/es principal/es:
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Fecha inicio: 28/02/19
Fecha fin: 27/02/20
Entidad financiadora: COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
Referencia externa: PEJD-2018-PRE/BMD-9058
Referencia interna: M1870Investigador/es principal/es:
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Fecha inicio: 06/04/22
Fecha fin: 05/04/23
Entidad financiadora: COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
Referencia externa: 2021-5A/BMD-20960
Referencia interna: M2547Investigador/es principal/es:
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Fecha inicio: 06/04/18
Fecha fin: 05/04/22
Entidad financiadora: COMUNIDAD DE MADRID
Referencia externa: 2017-T1/BMD-5477
Referencia interna: M1667Investigador/es principal/es:
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Fecha inicio: 01/04/24
Fecha fin: 30/06/26
Entidad financiadora: AGENCIA ESTATAL DE INVESTIGACION
Referencia externa: CNS2023-143722
Referencia interna: M3474Investigador/es principal/es:
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Fecha inicio: 01/01/19
Fecha fin: 31/12/22
Entidad financiadora: MINISTERIO DE ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS Y TRANSFORMACION DIGITAL
Referencia externa: PGC2018-101012-A-I00
Referencia interna: M2017Investigador/es principal/es:
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- María Eugenia Villar Damiani
Fecha inicio: 01/01/23
Fecha fin: 31/12/23
Entidad financiadora: UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS
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- Ignacio Arganda Carreras
- Margarita Chevalier del Rio
Fecha inicio: 01/11/19
Fecha fin: 31/03/22
Entidad financiadora: MINISTERIO DE ASUNTOS ECONOMICOS Y TRANSFORMACION DIGITAL
Referencia externa: PEJ2018-005356-A
Referencia interna: M1970Investigador/es principal/es:
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- Researcher Id / Publons: B-2200-2017
- Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=LtLmPDsAAAAJ&hl=en
- ORCID: 0000-0002-9875-2379
| Agencia | Nº documentos | Nº citas | Índice H | Q1 | D1 | IFNB | IFNESI |
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 Web of Science |
21 | 956 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 1,44 | 0,59 |
 Scopus |
8 | 69 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 0,97 | - |
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Acrónimo: ECOEVO
Correo: gr_inv.ecoevo@urjc.es
Web: AccederNúmero de investigadores: 37Número de quinquenios: 33Número de Docentia: 25Número de sexenios investigación: 40Número de sexenios transferencia: 1
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Investigadores miembros:
- Rubén Torices Blanco
- María Isabel López Rull
- Rubén Milla Gutiérrez
- Marcos Méndez Iglesias
- Mario Garrido Escudero
- José María Iriondo Alegría
- Julia Quintana González
- José Gómez Sánchez
- Jana Laia Montero Calle
- Sonia Merinero Mesa
- Myriam Catalá Rodríguez
- Luis Giménez Benavides
- Sara Arganda Carreras
- Tamara María Villaverde Hidalgo
- Alfredo García Fernández
- Carlos Lara Romero
Investigadores colaboradores:
- Natalia González Benítez
- Emma Barahona Martín
- María Carmen Molina Cobos
- Luis Merino Martín
- Silvia Matesanz García
- María del Pilar Martínez Hidalgo
Investigadores/Técnicos de apoyo contratados:
- Raquel Tera Martínez
- Ana Isabel Morales Alonso
- David Díaz Mulero
- Cristina Poyatos Fernández
- María Sanz Arnal
- Carlos Celdrán Fernández
- María Luisa Rubio Teso
- Fernando Cortés Fossati
- Camilo Ferrón Martínez
Otros colaboradores:
- Luisa Amo de Paz
- Alicia Gómez Fernández
- Francisco Javier Jiménez López
- Violeta María Quiroga Álvarez
- María José Fernández Alonso
- José Luis Margalet Fernández
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Acrónimo: ISCIENCE
Correo: gr_doc.iscience@urjc.es
Web: AccederNúmero de investigadores: 8Número de quinquenios: 11Número de Docentia: 13Número de sexenios investigación: 17Número de sexenios transferencia: 0
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