I am a post-doc researcher at the Complex Systems Lab, University Pompeu Fabra, in Barcelona, where I lead the Complex Systems Wet Lab.
I am a biologist, but my training spans different branches of biology and physics. I obtained my PhD in the field of Molecular Biology working at the wet lab and doing computational models of metabolism. After my thesis, I joined the Complex Systems Lab working on models of tumor progression and in the study of complex networks. Now, coming back to my origins, I am contributing to develop the experimental synthetic biology part of the CSL.
My research
My research interest is focussed on the emergence of collective behaviours at the cellular level, emergence of multi-cellularity and the study of cancer as a micro-evolutionary process. I also continue my research on complex networks applied to the study of metabolic and genetic organization. From a more theoretical perspective I am interested in the emergence of hierarchy and modularity in biological systems.
