Curriculum Vitae
Summary
- More than 10 years of practical research experience combining Biochemical Engineering, Molecular Biology, Genomics and Bioinformatic tools and techniques.
- Team oriented with strong interpersonal, leadership, mentoring and organizational skills.
- Problem-solving and goal oriented individual, capable of effective multi-tasking.
- Proven record of scientific creativity and independent thinking while keeping abreast of relevant literature and maintaining high level of expertise.
Skills
- Animal and microbial culture (from frozen stock up to 75 L., including medium design and optimization).
- Eukaryotic and prokaryotic metabolic engineering (metabolic flux analysis and culture improvement through genetic engineering).
- Sequence analysis (promoter and motif discovery and RNA structure modeling).
- Microarray design. Design and analysis of microarray experiments.
- Computer expertise in Windows and Linux systems as user and programmer (C, Matlab and Perl).
Professional Experience and Accomplishments
| May-August 2007 |
Gevo, Inc.. (Pasadena, CA, USA)
Senior Research scientist. Working on 2nd generation non-ethanol biofuels from renewable resources. |
| 2002 to 2007 |
Prof. E. Terry Papoutsakis' Group. Chemical and Biological Engineering Department. Northwestern University (Evanston, Il., USA).
Created a microarray data analysis platform (including several whole-genome microarray platforms themselves). At the same time, I improved the genomic annotation of the C. acetobutylicum genome using predictive bioinformatic tools. Successfully trained 9 graduate students on microarray data analysis and co-authored 8 research proposals for NIH and NSF. |
2001 to 2002 |
Several positions within the Chemical Engineering Department. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
My work led to a patent (see below) on modular microbioreactor system design and to the cloning of viral antigenic regions for animal vaccine production. |
2000 to 2001 |
S.E.A.R.S.A. Sociedad de Explotación de Aguas Residuales, S.A. (Spain).
Successfully managed a conflictive wastewater treatment plant and was promoted to assistant of the zone director. |
1998 to 2000 |
Several academic positions within the Several positions within the Chemical Engineering Department. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
My Ph.D. work resulted on the initiation of four new research projects covering the topics of on-line monitoring and control of animal cell cultures and metabolic engineering of rCHO and E. coli cells. I successfully outlined the work and trained the new four graduate students who were assigned to the projects. |
Education
1998 Ph.D. in Chemistry (Biotechnology option). Chemical Engineering Department. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
1995 M.Sc. Chemical Engineering Department. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
1993 B.Sc. (Industrial Chemistry option). Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain).
Patents
Modular system of multiple bioreactors for multifunctional screening in biotechnology. Bragós, R., Rosell, X., Riu, P.J., Gòdia, F., Cairó, J.J., Paredes, C.J. and Rodríguez, F. (Inventors). Spanish patent ES 2 208 127 A1 issued on June 1st, 2004 (International patent pending).
Papers and Presentations
Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals
Meeting Posters and Presentations