DEMESTRE VILADEVALL, Maria

Academic training

Doctor Philosophy, KING'S COLLEGE LONDON
Graduate in Biological Sciences, UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA
Post-graduate course in Quality Management in the Food Industry, UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA
Post-graduate course in Pharma and Biotech Advanced Project Management La Salle Barcelona, Ramon Llull University

Professional experience

2020- Senior Researcher Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain Bioengineering in Reproductive Health Group. Lead research projects with pharmaceutical industries. Research and development project supervision and student coaching, fundraising (EU-grants), data analysis, management, presentation, and dissemination. Establishing collaborations. Research areas: Reproduction, IVF, drug testing, bioengineering, apply research to industry.

03-10. 2020 Senior Researcher Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain. Smart Nano-Biodevices Group Establishment and Management of bio laboratory. Research and development, establishment of new techniques, project supervision and student coaching, fundraising, networking, data analysis, management, presentation, and dissemination. Establishing collaborations. Research areas: nanomedicine and biological devices, muscle 3D bioprinting, bioengineering

2014- 01.2020 Group Leader Stem Cell Group, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology. Leading and Managing Stem Cell Group. Research and development, establishment of new techniques, research, teaching, project supervision, mentoring and coaching students, fundraising, supervising technicians, grant writing, seeking collaborations, data analysis, management, and dissemination. Research areas: neurodegeneration, neurodevelopment, muscle development, stem cells.

2011-2013 Senior Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Ulm University, Ulm, Germany. Department of Neurology Develop and manage research projects, project supervision, establishment of new techniques, congress participation, data analysis, management, and dissemination. Research areas: neurodegeneration

2006- 2010 Senior Post-Doctoral Research Associate, University Hospital Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany. Laboratory for Tumour Biology Lead research projects. Establishment of cancer stem cell laboratory project supervision, laboratory management, congress participation, data analysis, management, and dissemination. Research areas: neurooncology, neurosurgery, cancer stem cells.

2003-2005 Post-Doctoral Research Associate. Queen Mary University of London, London, UK Department of Neurosciences. Develop research project, project supervision, development of laboratory methods, mentoring and coaching students. Research areas: neurodegeneration
2001-2003 Post-Doctoral Research Fellow. Institute of Neurology, London, UK Sobell Department of Motor Neurosciences and Movement Disorders Develop and lead research projects laboratory management, project supervision, congress participation, publications, fundraising, and student mentoring. Research areas: neurodegeneration
2000-2001 Post Doctoral Research Fellow. Hospital Vall D’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain Clinical Neuroimmunology Department. Develop research projects establishment laboratory methods, fundraising, networking, congress participation, and publications. Research areas: neuroimmunology