África Martínez Blanco

 

I obtained a degree in Biology from the University of Alicante in 2018 and subsequently completed a Master's degree in Research and Advances in Molecular and Cellular Immunology at the University of Granada, which allowed me to gain experience in proteomic techniques applied to models of chronic inflammation. The challenges imposed by proteomic analysis led me to broaden my knowledge in the development of efficient automation tools by completing a Master's degree in Bioinformatics at the University of Murcia.

Afterwards, I did my PhD in Biomedicine at the Biophysics and Bioengineering Unit of the University of Barcelona under the supervision of Dr. Nuria Gavara Casas. This focused on the use of biophysical biomarkers in combination with machine learning to explore the mechano-pharmacology of fibroblasts in lung cancer on mimetic substrates. At the same time, I gained experience in atomic force microscopy (AFM) techniques on biomaterials and different biological samples.

Since March 2025, I’m working as a researcher in the group of Prof. Cristina Flors at IMDEA Nanoscience exploring nanomechanical aspects of bacteria-material interactions.

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