– Bachelor´s degree in Biochemistry (Complutense University, Madrid, Spain). Graduated with honors

– PhD in the Organic Chemistry Program (Complutense University, Madrid, Spain) with honors

– Postdoctoral research associate at The Scripps Research Institute (La Jolla, California, USA) with a MEC-Fulbright scholarship under the supervision of Prof. Benjamin F. Cravatt

– Ramon y Cajal Research Associate (Organic Chemistry Department, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain).

Areas of interest: medicinal chemistry and chemical biology.

Research lines: endogenous cannabinoid system (monoacylglycerol lipase, cannabinoid receptors), lysophosphatic acid receptors, cancer (fatty acid synthase, isoprenylcysteine carboxyl methyltransferase), development of chemical probes for the study of G protein-coupled receptors.

Awards and Recognitions:

– Coy W. Waller Student Merit Award for the oral communication entitled “Design and Synthesis of Novel Arachidonic Acid Derivatives as Highly Potent and Selective Endocannabinoid Transporter Inhibitors”, presented in the 11th International Symposium on Cannabinoids of International Cannabinoid Research Society (June, 2001)

– Spanish Society of Research on Cannabinoids Award for the oral communication entitled “New Inhibitors of the Endocannabinoid Transporter”, presented in the III National Meeting of the Spanish Society of Research on Cannabinoids (October, 2002)

– Scientific Achievement Award for the oral communication entitled “Anandamide uptake inhibition as therapeutic approach in a murine model of multiple sclerosis”, presented in the 14th International Symposium on Cannabinoids of International Cannabinoid Research Society (June, 2004)

– Runner-up of the European Federation of Medicinal Chemistry Prize for a Young Medicinal Chemistry in Academia (2011)

– Sigma-Aldrich Young Investigator Award from Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry (2012)

– Best oral communication award for “From hit to lead in search of new inhibitors of the enzyme isoprenylcysteine carboxyl methyltransferase (ICMT)», presented in the XVIIth National Meeting of the Spanish Society of Medicinal Chemistry (October, 2013)

Positions in Scientific Societies:

– Education and Training Committee of the European Federation of Medicinal Chemistry (from January 2011)