Researchers
Espina Cadena, Laura
Institute of Agrofood Sciences of Aragon (IA2)
University of Zaragoza.
ARAID Foundation Researcher.
Research areas
Health, Biotechnology, and Biomedicine
Education
PhD in Food Quality, Safety, and Technology
Research interests
Food Microbiology and Food Safety
Metagenomics, Resistome, and Antibiotic Resistance in the Food Chain
Development and Application of New Antimicrobials for Food Preservation
Competences
Design and execution of experiments in classical and molecular microbiology
Interpretation and bioinformatic analysis of genomic and metagenomic data
Development and management of microbiological and genomic databases
Statistical analysis, modeling, and data integration from a One Health perspective
Facilities and techniques
Microbiological cultures, isolation and characterization of microorganisms, evaluation of antimicrobial activity, and biofilm assays
Molecular microbiology techniques and bacterial genetic editing
High-throughput sequencing and bioinformatic analysis of genomic and metagenomic data in Linux environments, including pipeline automation
Data processing, management, and integration using Python and SQL databases, as well as analysis and visualization of results (R, dashboard development).
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