Researchers

Espina Cadena, Laura

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).