Genome evolution have always been my passion, focusing on evolution of repeated DNA and chromosomes.

During my PhD, my thesis project was based on mobile elements, specifically in the characterization and evolution of transposon families in two species of grasshoppers. The development of this work from scratch allowed me to obtain experience in diverse cytogenetic and molecular techniques, as well as skill in phylogenetic analysis. The main achievements were 6 papers (4 as first author), 7 conference contributions and participation on 3 research projects. During the thesis, I had the opportunity to enjoy an international stay in the laboratory of Dr. Eickbush at the University of Rochester (USA), from where I returned with good contacts and a paper published at PLoS One.

For my first postdoc, I moved to Iowa State University (USA) to work with Dr. Nicole Valenzuela. My work focused on the evolution of turtle genomes. In this period, I improved my skills in genomics with the analysis of transposable elements based on next-generation sequencing (NGS) data from turtle species. The main achievements in this period were the discovery of a sex chromosome system in the species, Glyptemys insculpta and Emydura subglobosa. Also, the cytogenetics analysis of thirteen species of Testudines shed light on the homology of turtle sex chromosomes to amphibian autosomes and was published at Cytogenetics and Genome Research. In total I published 7 papers (2 as first author), 3 conference contribution and participated in 2 research projects.

During 2017, I returned to Spain to work with Dr. Miguel Angel Rodríguez-Girones in the Experimental Station of Arid Zones (CSIC), to study the evolution of colour vision using genome editing technique in Bombus terrestris. After a year working on insect gene editing, I got a postdoctoral position in the Pirbright Institute (UK) with Dr. Luke Alphey, in a project oriented to obtain resistant mosquitoes, Aedes aegytium, to flavi-virus infections as Dengue or Zika in order to control their spread in human populations.

In June 2019 I obtained a grant for incorporating postdoctoral researcher to University of Jaén. I worked with Dr. Pedro Lorite and co-leaded a research project on genome evolution in triatomine species which are responsible for Chagas disease. Using NGS data, we described the content and diversity of satellite DNA (satellitome) in those species and obtain genetic markers for future vector control. I published the satellitome of Rhodnius prolixus (as first author) and other three satellitome are in process to be published. In total, I published 4 papers (2 as first author) and 8 conference contributions. Recently, I got a Feder-funded project as PI at University of Jaén to study turtle biodiversity through their repetitive DNA.