Agua Sobrino, PhD
Biochemist, BioMedical Consultant
Bringing the professional scientific and clinical research, and providing strategic assessments of novel scientific discoveries and emerging therapies, to a personalized level for each individual condition
Biochemistry Degree (Dpt. Biochemistry, UV - Spain)
Doctor in Physiology (Dpt. Medicine, UV - Spain)
PhD Researcher (INCLIVA Hospital - Spain)
PhD Fellow (Harvard MIT - Cambridge, MA)
Postdoctoral Fellow (VIB & KULeuven - Belgium)
Project Scientist (University California Irvine, CA)
Research Assistant (QMUL- London)
Research Statement
With more than 15 years of Research Experience leading projects in different prestigious worldwide centers, and managing basic and pre-clinical R&D projects aimed at the identification of novel therapeutic strategies for cardiovascular, cancer and inflammatory diseases, I am an accomplished forward-thinking Biomedicine Scientist with a strong medical and analytical research background. Demonstrated flexibility working in multiple projects, setting deadlines and creative problem solving, dynamic and team working, effective communicator, and drawing upon knowledge from different scientific fields. Extremely responsible and hard-working, I am also known for having always a positive attitude with a contagious enthusiasm.
Scientific Record
First author and co-author of several peer-review written papers, and large peer-review revisions, including high impact journals as Journal Clinical Investigation (JCI), Scientific Report (Nature), Translational Research Lab-on-Chip or Biochemical Pharmacology.
Active science communicator, evidenced by presenting at different conferences and participating in numerous presentations at top national and international conferences, including consecutive speeches at the BMES congress (BMES 2014, San Antonio, TX; BMES 2015, Tampa, FL), and at prestigious international conferences as the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR- 2015, Philadelphia), Frontiers in Cardiovascular Biology (London, 2012), European Meeting on Hypertension (Oslo 2010), Frontiers in Cardiovascular Biology (London, 2012) or the British Pharmacology Society (London, 2019).
Reviewer for Scientific Journals, including Angiogenesis, Annals of Biomedical Engineering and Nature Communications Journals.
Initiative and problem solving skills across multiple locations; Biochemistry Degree (Dpt. Biochemistry, UV - Spain); Doctor in Physiology (Dpt. Medicine, UV - Spain); PhD Researcher (INCLIVA Hospital - Spain); PhD Fellow (Dpt. Bioengineering, Harvard MIT - Cambridge, MA); Postdoctoral Fellow Researcher (Dpt. Medicine, VIB & KULeuven - Belgium); Project Scientist (Dpt. Biochemistry, University California Irvine, CA); Research Assistant (Dpt. Pharmacology, Queen Mary University of London- London). My diverse background and trajectory has allowed me to rapidly adapt to new situations facilitating independent work and cross-cultural research collaborations.