Meet the Team
Dr. Ramos-Molina completed his undergraduate studies in Biochemistry at the University of Murcia in 2007 and earned his Ph.D. from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology B and Immunology at the same university in 2013.
Following his doctoral studies, he embarked on two postdoctoral research experiences abroad. The first was at the University of Maryland-Baltimore (Baltimore, USA), and the second was at the University of Leuven (Leuven, Belgium). During these postdoctoral roles, his primary focus was investigating the role of proprotein convertases in metabolic disorders, such as obesity and diabetes, utilizing transgenic animal and cellular models.
In 2017, upon his return to Spain, Dr. Ramos-Molina joined the Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA) thank to the support of a “Sara Borrell” fellowship from the Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII) for further postdoctoral training in the field of obesity and metabolism from a translational perspective. Subsequently, in 2020, he was appointed as a Junior Group Leader at the Biomedical Research Institute of Murcia (IMIB) with the support of a “Miguel Servet” tenure-track contract from the ISCIII.
Dr. Núñez-Sánchez earned her BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Murcia in 2010. She completed her Ph.D. within the Group on Quality, Safety, and Bioactivity of Plant Foods at CEBAS-CSIC in 2016.
Following the completion of her Ph.D. in 2016, she joined the Bile Acid group at APC Microbiome Ireland (University College Cork, Cork, Ireland), where she was awarded a MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowship. During this postdoctoral role, she focused on investigating the role of secondary bile acids in gut development during early infancy.
In 2020, she returned to Spain and worked at the Neuroscience Institute (UMH-CSIC) until 2022 when she relocated to Murcia to join the ODiM Lab at IMIB, where she was awarded in 2023 a “Stop Fuga de Cerebros” contract funded by Roche. She also obtained funding to develop her own research line as Principal Investigator funded by the “Fundación Séneca” under the program “Jóvenes Líderes en Investigación” to study the inheritance of obesity within the maternal-infant axis. Currently, she holds a “Miguel Servet” tenure-track contract from the ISCIII with her research focused on prenatal nutritional strategies targeting gut microbiome to prevent metabolic diseases in the offspring.
María Antonia Martínez-Sánchez holds a BSc in Nutrition and Dietetics from the Catholic University of Murcia (UCAM) and a BSc in Food Science and Technology from the University of Murcia (UMU). She is currently a Ph.D. student in the ODiM Lab. She is the recipient of a PFIS contract funded by the Institute of Health Carlos III (ISCIII).
Carmen García-Melgares holds a BSc in Biotechnology and a MSc in Biomedical Sciences. She is currently a Ph.D. student in the ODiM Lab, under the supervision of Dr. Ramos-Molina and Dr. Nuñez-Sanchez.
Sara Rico-Chazarra holds a BSc in Biochemistry and she is currently completing an internship in the ODiM Lab, where has gained experience in various molecular biology and cell culture techniques.
Juan Manuel Humbert-García holds a BSc in Biochemistry and a MSc in Biomedical Research. He is currently hired as research assistant in the ODiM Lab thanks to the “INVESTIGO” program.
Alba Oliva-Bolarin has been a laboratory technician in the ODiM Lab since 2021. She is an expert in various molecular biology and cell culture techniques, as well as in the processing of biological samples from human patients.
