• Since 2018: Lecturer, Department of Pharmacology, University of Valencia.
• 2013-2015: Lecturer, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jaume I University, Castellón.
• 2008-2013: Postdoctoral researcher, University of Valencia.
• 2008: Doctor in Pharmacology from University of Valencia.
• 2001: Graduate in Biological Sciences (speciality in Biochemistry) from University of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia

Main fields of interest: Role of mitochondrial dysfunction and cell signaling related to survival or cell death programmes (autophagy and apoptosis) in the pathogenesis of different diseases.  Study of the cellular mechanisms involved in the toxicity of antiretroviral drugs. Search for druggable targets in chronic liver disease and particularly liver fibrosis. 

[Biography, english version]

[Biography, english version]

I have a degree in Chemistry specialising in Biochemistry from the Universitat de València (UV, 1994). I spent 5 months in the Goerlaeus laboratories of the University of Leiden (Netherlands). After graduating, I joined the Department of Genetics of the UV, where I did my doctoral thesis with an FPI Scholarship from the Generalitat Valenciana, obtaining my doctorate in 1999. During that period, I made a short stay (1996) at the Institute of Biotechnology of Cuernavaca (Mexico). I have done postdoctoral stays in different centers of recognized prestige, IATA (CSIC) (1999). Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (UV) (1999-2002) and EMBL (Grenoble, France, 2002-2004), with a Specialization Scholarship in International Organizations. Later I joined the Department of Genetics of the UV, with a postdoctoral fellowship Carmen and Severo Ochoa (2007-2009) and from 2009 to 2012 with a contract as a Senior Research Technician. In 2012 I competed and obtained a position as Associate Professor Dr and in 2017 as University Professor.

TEACHING ACTIVITY: Since 1996 I have taught in 21 different subjects, covering undergraduate or undergraduate students from second to master's degree. I have taught these classes in 2 degrees (Biology and Chemistry) and in 6 different degrees: Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences (· BCB, 5), Biotechnology (BT, 5), Biology (Biol, 1), Double Degree Law-Criminology and Degree in Criminology (DC or C, 4) and in two master's degrees: Master in Molecular, Cellular and Genetic Biology (1) and Master in Bioinformatics (2).  I am currently coordinator of external internships of students in companies for the Degree in Biotechnology and I have the Quality Mention as a tutor of these practices. Since March 2018 I am Vice-Dean of Innovation and Quality of the Faculty of Biology. I have directed 13 final degree projects in the degrees of Biochemistry and Biomedical Sciences, Biotechnology and Criminology, 6 Master's Final Projects, and the Doctoral Thesis of Dr. López-Galiano: Identification of miRNAs with predictive value as biomarkers of biotic and abiotic stress in plants of agronomic interest. 26.03.2021 and I am co-directing another. I have recognized three five-year teaching periods

EDUCATIONAL INNOVATION ACTIVITIES: Since 2018 I have participated in 12 teaching innovation projects with 6 participations in congresses or educational days

RESEARCH CAREER: In my research career I have mainly addressed the field of pathogen-host interactions from a multitude of approaches, both in terms of the range of organisms (bacteria-insects, phages-bacteria, insects-plants, viruses-humans) and the type of approach, from purely molecular and basic research (phage structures, protein-protein interactions or biochemical characterization of the mode of action of toxins) to those of clinical or field application.  I have recognized three six-year periods of research. In 2014, I participated in the Potato Beetle genome annotation project, within the i5k initiative: genome sequencing of 5000 arthropods.

TRANSFER ACTIVITY: I am co-inventor of two patents: P0201030569- Increase in the expression of recombinant sequences in eukaryotes and ES27176855- Peptide and pharmaceutical compositions of the same for use as an antimicrobial and in the treatment of cancer. I have participated in the Innosalud (2020) and Innotransfer (2020,  2021) programs  .

PEER REVIEW AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES Since 2009 I have participated as a reviewer in: Letters in  Applied Microbiology, Journal of Applied Microbiology, Cells, Plant Cell Reports, IJMS, BAOJ Biotechnology ... I participate as an external Evaluator for the National Agency for Evaluation and Foresight (ANEP) since 2015, for the Valencian Institute of Business Competitiveness (IVACE) since 2019 (21 business projects evaluated) and for the UV-Ministry of Universities, for the evaluation of the University Requalification System program (2021).

DISSEMINATION ACTIVITIES. Member of the Organizing Committee of Climathon-Burjassot 2019 (Climate Kick-UV), and Hackaton AgrotecUV (2021). Member of the organizing committee and the scientific congress  (Innocampus-Explora project) Innocovid19 (2020) and Innofuturo (2021 ).

[Biography, english version]

I am Distinguished Researcher at the Cavanilles Institute for Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology from the University of Valencia and Honorary Lecturer at the Centre for Ecology and Conservation from the University of Exeter. My interests include the spatial modelling of species distributions and human activities in marine and coastal areas, using ocean observing systems and new marine technologies.

My scientific career started after my bachelor's degree in Chemical Sciences in 1994 at the University of Valencia (UV). I obtained my doctoral thesis in 2000, under the direction of Dr. Pedro Carrasco in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the UV, conducting studies of gene expression and generation of transgenic plants, applied to the study of the implication of the biosynthesis route of polyamines in processes of development and senescence in pea and Arabidopsis thaliana. After that, I joined the Fundación Centro Estudios Ambientales del Mediterráneo (CEAM) as a collaborator (1998-2003) and Junior Researcher (2004-2010) with Drs. Mº José Sanz and Vicente Calatayud where I carried out projects focused on the study of the molecular response of different crops to environmental stress, specifically due to high tropospheric ozone levels. Specifically, these studies focused on determining the possible molecular bases of the differences in sensitivity to ozone that occur between different varieties of crops of interest through transcriptomic techniques, as well as the study of their antioxidant systems (enzymatic and non-enzymatic). Later, I returned to the UV in the Department of Plant Biology, first as Assistant Professor (2010-2015), and since 2015 as Associate Professor. During this period, I have participated in various projects in collaboration with Dr. Pedro Carrasco, as well as Drs. Antonio F Tiburcio (University of Barcelona) and Oscar A Ruiz (INTECH, Argentina), related to the involvement of polyamines in the mechanisms of response to environmental changes and abiotic stress. On the other hand, with Drs. David Alabadí and Miguel Angel Blazquez (IBMCP(CSIC-UPV), contributing with my knowledge in transcriptomic analysis techniques in the study of the interaction between DELLAs and prefoldins in development and stress processes in Arabidopsis. More recently this collaboration has also extended to the study of the molecular response of lichen microalgae to saline and osmotic stress with Dr. Eva Barreno (UV) where I have contributed with my experience in both molecular biology and transcriptomics techniques.

Currently, I have been recognized 2 Six-year Periods of Research (Sexenios): 2002-2010, 2011-2017 (Last concession. 1/1/2018). My works have been cited on a total of 1554 occasions, with an 'h-index' of 11 and an average of 140 citations per year in the period 2017-2021. 11 of my publications are in Q1 journals of the Plant Sciences area.

Emilia Matallana Redondo is full Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the University of Valencia and member of the Institute for Integrative Systems Biology (I²SysBio), a joint collaborative research institute involving Universitat de València and Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC). She has broad experience in yeast molecular biology and her research during the last 20 years has been oriented to wine yeast biotechnology, area where she has published more than 40 JCR papers in international journals. Furthermore, she has leaded several research projects aimed to yeast biotechnological improvement, mainly for the food industry but also for other purposes, as bioethanol production in collaboration with industrial partners. She has participated in different research evaluation agencies (ANEP, CIEMAT, ERA-IB), as expert in food biotechnology. In parallel to her research in biotechnology, she has developed broad teaching and scientific communication activity in that field, and more specifically on genetically manipulated organisms (GMOs), their scientific fundamentals, benefits, and potential risks. She has given numerous lectures for general public, prepared an introductory course on Biotechnology for more-than-55 years-old people, and also audiovisual materials for the Universitat de València.

Dr. R Salvador-Clavell is a Junior Researcher at the Department of Microbiology and Ecology of the Universitat de València (UV). He studied the Degree in Industrial Design Engineering and the Masters in Biomedical Engineering, and Bioinformatics and Biostatistics, as well as the PhD in Medicine (specialization in Histopathology and Tissue Engineering).  She is currently doing her Postdoc in the group of Pathogens in Aquaculture: Fish and Zoonotic Pathogens of Dr. Carmen Amaro in the Department of Microbiology and Ecology of the Universitat de València.

RESEARCH/ His PhD Thesis work focused on the regeneration of articular cartilage from the application of electromagnetic and mechanical fields on stem cells. His main function as a Postdoc in the PAFZP group is the study of different virulence mechanisms in V. vulnificus. He has published 5 scientific articles in JCR (1 Q1), and has been reviewer of 1 scientific article in JCR.

TRAINING AND EVALUATION/ He has tutored 2 undergraduate final projects and 2 master's degree final projects.

OTHER RELEVANT ACTIONS/ He has been part of the organizing committee of the VI Meeting of the Teaching and Dissemination Group in Microbiology of the Spanish Society of Microbiology, held in July 2024. He is also co-author of the outreach activity "The Bacterial Pokédex".

I obtained my Bachelor, Postgraduate and PhD degrees in the University of Valencia, Spain. My doctoral research focused on the role of pattern recognition receptors expressed by hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the detection of Candida albicans and the emergency myelopoiesis response. I was awarded with a “Outstanding PhD Thesis” from the University of Valencia.

In 2011, I joined the Regenerative Medicine Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA, as a postdoctoral fellow. During this time, I studied the differentiation and function of myeloid cells (macrophages, dendritic cells and neutrophils) with specific application to anti-microbial immunity, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. I obtained a Young Investigator Award from the International Endotoxin and Innate Immunity Society, a Careers in Immunology Fellowship Award by The American Association of Immunologists and a Career-Enhancement Award from the American Society of Hematology.

In 2018, I established my independent research group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as an Assistant Professor. In 2019, I received a Ramón y Cajal award from the Ministry of Education and Science, Spain, and I moved back to the University of Valencia, Spain.

My lab is interested in: 1) defining the cellular and molecular pathways activated for emergency myelopoiesis in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells during candidiasis, 2) unveiling the mechanisms of innate trained immunity induced by fungal infections, and 3) studying the use of microbial components to induce terminal differentiation of malignant cells in some hematologic disorders, such as acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.