Mar Larrosa is Full Professor in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the Complutense University of Madrid. She is the Principal Investigator of the MASmicrobiota group. She holds a BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Murcia and completed her PhD at CEBAS-CSIC (Murcia), obtaining the highest distinction (Outstanding Cum Laude unanimously), with the mention of “European Doctor” and the Extraordinary Doctorate Award.
She later carried out a postdoctoral stay at the University of Florence (Italy), where she focused on studying the role of polyphenols and their metabolites in intestinal inflammation, as well as the involvement of the gut microbiota, using both animal and cell models. Currently, her research line focuses on investigating the significant role of lifestyle factors (diet and physical activity) in health, with particular emphasis on their impact on inflammation, oxidative stress, and the intestinal microbiota. Her research output is reflected in more than 100 publications in high–impact scientific journals. She has actively participated in more than 40 competitive projects and numerous non-competitive research projects with industry, and her scientific results have been presented at national and international conferences.
Scopus ID: 6603369344 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8863-4686 ✉️ mlarrosa@ucm.es
Beatriz G. Gálvez
Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Faculty of Pharmacy, Complutense University of Madrid.
Dr. Gálvez has more than 20 years of experience in biomedical research, focusing her work on cell therapy approaches for the treatment of different pathologies, including obesity, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and muscular dystrophies, among others. She has contributed to more than 80 scientific publications, is co-inventor of 4 patents, and has led multiple national and international research projects.
🔗 https://www.linkedin.com/in/beatrizggalvez/ ✉️ bggalvez@ucm.es
Ana Isabel Rey Muñoz: Professor and researcher in Animal Nutrition (Department of Animal Production, University Complutense of Madrid). She holds a degree and a PhD in Veterinary Medicine (University Complutense of Madrid). Her research line is based on nutritional strategies involving antioxidants and bioactive compounds to minimize oxidative stress, improve metabolic and intestinal health and enhance the nutritional profile, as well as the identification of non-invasive markers of intestinal health in animal models. Her research activity has been complemented by international stays at highly prestigious institutions (University College Cork, Ireland; University of Helsinki, Finland; University of Utrecht, Holland; University of Hannover, Germany; University of Florence, Italy), as well as with the professional experience developed in the private and public sectors. To date, she has actively participated in more than 50 competitive and non-competitive research projects with companies. She is the author of 98 indexed scientific papers, 6 book chapters and 40 publications in popular journals as well as over 100 contributions to scientific meetings. Some of her work can be found at:
https://produccioncientifica.ucm.es/investigadores/146872/publicaciones
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4403-9225
✉️: anarey@ucm.es
Sara Martínez López: She is a Professor and Researcher in the Department of Nutrition and Food Science at the Complutense University of Madrid. She holds a degree in Chemistry from the University of Murcia and a PhD in Pharmacy from the Complutense University of Madrid, and is also accredited at ISAK Level 1. Her research focuses on the study of lifestyle factors and their relationship with health, with extensive experience in the design and implementation of intervention studies in human populations. She has participated in numerous research projects, both competitive and non-competitive, as well as in knowledge transfer contracts with industry. She is the author of more than 20 scientific articles published in high-impact journals and has contributed to over 30 communications presented at national and international conferences.
✉️: smarti36@ucm.es
Sara Clemente Velasco : holds a degree in Health Biology from the University of Alcalá (UAH) and a Master’s degree in Neuroscience from the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). She was a research assistant in the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the Spanish National Biotechnology Centre (CNB), where she completed her Master’s thesis on the role of the DREAM transcriptional repressor, studying the behaviour of murine models of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementia.
She is currently a PhD student with a predoctoral contract at the Complutense University of Madrid (UCM). Previously, she was an Associate Professor at Universidad Europea de Madrid, where she taught Anatomy and Physiology, as well as Microbiology and General Immunology.
She is developing her doctoral research within the project “Design of personalised supplements based on the gut microbiota of Alzheimer’s patients through network and artificial intelligence analyses” (TREAT), led by Dr. Mar Larrosa. This project aims to integrate and analyse clinical data, lifestyle habits, and gut microbiota from Alzheimer’s patients using neural networks and AI-based tools to develop personalised supplements that modulate factors involved in disease prevention and progression.
To date, she has attended national conferences, contributed to scientific publications in international journals, and participated in the implementation of the TREAT project protocol.
✉️: saraclem@ucm.es
Carlo Bressa is an Associate Professor of Bioinformatics at Universidad Francisco de Vitoria (Spain). He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Pharmacy from the Università degli Studi di Padova (Italy) and a PhD in Biotechnology from the University of La Laguna (Spain). His postdoctoral work was carried out within the Biocatalysis and Technical Biology Research Group at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology in Cape Town (South Africa).
Since 2014, he has specialized in bioinformatics applied to next-generation sequencing (Illumina®) and microbiota data analysis, with research focusing on gut and vaginal microbiota, multi-omic integration, and the identification of clinically relevant microbial biomarkers. He currently directs the Master’s Degree in Bioinformatics and Biomedical Data Analysis at UFV.
Carlo has participated as PI or team member in competitive research projects involving microbiota, metagenomics, network analysis, artificial intelligence and biomedical data processing, and is the author of numerous peer-reviewed publications.
✉️: carlo.bressa@ufv.es
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5530-4958 Scopus Author ID: 24464214800 ResearcherID: AAC-9622-2022 SciProfiles: 2043019
María Bailén Andrino is a Parasitology Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine, Public Health and Microbiology at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). She holds a Pharmacy degree from the Complutense University of Madrid and a PhD in Microbiology and Parasitology from the UAM. She completed a postdoctoral stay at the Institute for Microbial Biotechnology and Metagenomics (Western Cape University), where she worked on compatible solutes in Antarctic microorganisms and actinomycete diversity in South African environments.
Her research focuses on antimicrobial natural products, parasite biology, and the human microbiota, with current projects addressing the intestinal and vaginal microbiome and its clinical relevance. She also works on host–parasite–microbiota interactions, including the study of enteric protozoa and their extracellular vesicles.
✉️: maria.bailen@uam.es
Researcher ID: 14008361100 /
Orcid Code: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5201-906X
Rocío González Soltero holds a graduate degree in Biology from the University of Extremadura (1997-2002) with End of Career Award and Extraordinary Bachelor’s Award. Upon completion of studies, she obtains a CSIC research grant for students in their final year at the Department of Microbial Biotechnology of the National Center for Research and Biotechnology. In January 2003, he was awarded an FPU scholarship to carry out his research. Her PhD was done in the Area of Genetics (Microbial Genetics) of the University of Extremadura, defending this doctoral thesis in March 2007. During her doctoral thesis, she carried out two research stays, a national one, in the Department of Genetics of the University of Cantabria (financed by the Spanish Society of Genetics) and another international one, in the University of Minnesota, USA.
In April 2007 she got a PostDoctoral position in the Biocomputation Unit of the Department of Macromolecule structure of the National Biotechnology Center-CSIC, initially with a PostDoctoral contract funded by the CAM and, from January 2009 to September 2010, after winning a Postdoctoral contract «Sara Borrel”. During this period, she moved between two research centers: CNB-CSIC and Centro Nacional of Oncological Research (CNIO). She did several research interships at the following centres: IRB-Barcelona, Institute Curie (Paris),Göttingen University (Germany) and CIC-Biogune (Bilbao, Spain).
In September 2010 she was hired as an Adjunct Professor at the European University of Madrid and in May 2014, obtains the position of Associate Professor in Molecular Genetics in that university. During these years he has combined teaching and research tasks participating in numerous research projects (3 of them being the IP). In the year 2012 visited the University of Roskilde (Denmark) and in 2017 the University of Newcastle, UK, a center of Excellence in Medical Education.
She is accredited by the ANECA in the figure of Assistant Professor Doctor and by the ACAP, in the figures of Contracted Professor Doctor and Professor of Private University.
https://portalcientifico.universidadeuropea.com/investigadores/156176/detalle
✉️: mariadelrocio.gonzalez@universidadeuropea.es
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9799-0570
Mariangela Tabone: is an Associate Professor at Universidad Europea de Madrid and a researcher in the Department of Basic Biomedical Sciences. She holds a PhD in Molecular Biosciences from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain), completed at the National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC), where her doctoral research focused on molecular mechanisms involved in bacterial stress responses. Her research activity is focused on oral and gut microbiota and metabolomics-based approaches. Her main research lines include the characterization of microbial communities, the analysis of metabolomic profiles from different biological matrices, and the integration of multi-omics approaches to identify biomarkers of diagnostic and predictive value, particularly in relation to oral health and neurodevelopmental conditions. Dr. Tabone has extensive experience in microbiota and metabolomics research, combining advanced laboratory techniques with bioinformatic and statistical analyses. She has participated in numerous national and international research projects, including competitive grants and international research stays, such as an EMBO Short-Term Fellowship at CEA Paris-Saclay. She is the author of peer-reviewed scientific publications in international journals and has presented her work at national and international conferences. In parallel, she has extensive teaching experience in biochemistry, cell biology, and molecular biology within health sciences degrees and is actively involved in teaching innovation and scientific outreach.
Her scientific output is available at ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2688-6922
✉️ Mariangela.tabone@universidadeuropea.es
Fabio Cafini: Professor and researcher of the department of basic biomedical sciences at the Universidad Europea de Madrid. Bachelor in Biological Sciences and Doctor of Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid, he has carried out his postdoctoral research in the medical faculty of the UCM and in the medical faculty of the University of Tsukuba (Japan). He is currently an adjunct professor at EMU. He is the author of more than 40 publications in scientific journals, including topics such as treatment of respiratory infections and antibiotic resistance. At present, his line of research is oriented towards the role of the intestinal microbiota and its relationship with the central nervous system.
Beatriz de Lucas Moreno: University Professor at the HM Faculty of Health Sciences, Camilo José Cela University (UCJC–CHUMED)
She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Health Biology from the University of Alcalá and a Master’s Degree in Molecular Biomedicine as well as a Master’s Degree in Secondary Education Teacher Training (ESO and Bachillerato), both from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). She obtained her PhD from the European University of Madrid with a doctoral thesis funded through a competitive FPU fellowship, awarded Cum Laude and the International Doctorate Mention, in the field of cell biology, focusing on the study of adult stem cell migration. She subsequently continued her career as a postdoctoral researcher working in the field of gut microbiota research, analyzing the effects of diet and exercise. Since 2020, she has combined her research activity in these areas with university teaching, which has progressively gained greater relevance in her professional career.
She is the author of more than twenty publications in high-impact journals, has participated in several competitive research projects, presented at national and international conferences, and is actively involved in science communication activities.
Beatriz.delucas@ucjc.edu
ORCID: 0000-0002-2852-0118.
Researcher ID P-1378-2019 / Scopus Author ID: 56658764800.
Diego Domínguez Balmaseda: Associate Professor and researcher of the Department of Physiotherapy in the Universidad Europea de Madrid (SPAIN). Degree in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences at the University of Alcalá de Henares, and at the Università degli Studi di Roma «Foro Italiaco» (Italy). Graduated in Physiotherapy from the Camilo José Cela University (SPAIN). Currently his carrying out a PhD related to sports performance and intestinal microbiota.
Email: diego.dominguez@universidaeuropea.es