I am a plant biologist with expertise in cryptogamic organisms (lichens and bryophytes), particularly their role in ecosystem recovery after disturbance. My recent work has focused on lichen communities in boreal forests affected by wildfires, studying the interactions between their fungal, algal, and bacterial partners using genomic tools (e.g. metabarcoding, GBS, metagenomic, HT-qPCR). I have investigated long-distance dispersal, colonization dynamics, and symbiotic interactions in post-fire landscapes. I am currently based at the University of Murcia and interested in transferring these approaches to European ecosystems.
Bioinformatics
Biology of interactions
Biotechnology (excluding environmental, medical, agricultural and food)
Botanics
Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Genomics
Phylogeography
Plant Sciences
Population Biology
Population Genetics
I am looking to join a project focused on ecosystem restoration, resilience, and long-term sustainability, particularly in relation to disturbance regimes such as fire. I can contribute expertise on early colonizers (lichens and bryophytes), microbial symbioses, and genomic approaches to understanding restoration processes. I am especially interested in collaborative projects exploring how stress-tolerant organisms contribute to the recovery of ecosystem functioning and connectivity, and in adapting these approaches to European or Mediterranean systems.