Degree in Chemistry from the University of Valencia (Spain) and PhD of Science from the University of Murcia (Spain). I made a post-doctoral stay at the University of Bath (UK) as invited investigator conducting research on halophilic proteins. Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology since 2002. I works as a teacher and researcher at the Department of Agrochemistry & Biochemistry of the University of Alicante (Spain), which I has managed since 2009-2017 as Head of Department. I am the director of the research group "Biotecnology of Extremophiles" of the UA (VIGROB-016). I belongs to the National Extremophile Microorganisms Network since its creation in 1994. My main lines of research are: halophilic proteins (production, characterization, 3D structure and biotechnological applications), Nitrogen Metabolism in Haloarchaea (genomics, proteomics and regulation), Genome Analysis of Haloferax mediterranei, Transcriptional regulators and small RNAs. The research developed has been funded by the National Government and FEDER , Generalitat Valenciana, University of Alicante funds as IP. I has made R & D contracts with companies and technological institutes (BioFuelSystems, Bioarray, INESCOP, etc.). All this work has allowed me to make scientific contributions in high impact journals and specialized books. I am part of different editorial panels and a member of the Research Institute I.M.E.M. RAMON MARGALEF (IMEM) of the UA. I has been collaborating internationally with different research groups as reflected in my publications. I also act as Expert Evaluator of the EU in H2020 Biobased Industries and for others national and international agencies.
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