Dr. Alcarraz-Vizán received her BSc in Chemistry (2003) and her PhD in Biomedicine (2009) from the Universitat de Barcelona. Her training includes predoctoral stays at the UCLA and the University of Birmingham for the learning of metabolic techniques in biological samples. Since 2012 she is a posdoctoral researcher at IDIBAPS. Her main lines of research are focused now on type 2 diabetes, pancreatic islets and beta cells, insulin secretion, amylin and BACE2.

- Participation in 11 research and development projects funded by national and international entities (from 2005 to date).

Involvement at the level of the design, writing memory, application, development of experiments and/or the final report.

- 16 original papers in high impact factor peer-reviewed international journals.

From them, 8 articles listed as first author.

- Participation in 45 communications and oral presentations in national and international meetings (from 2006 to date).

Other merits/data/titles

-       Member of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD)

-       Member of the Spanish Association of Diabetes (Sociedad Española de Diabetes, SED)

-       Member of the Catalan Society of Biology (Societat Catalana de Biologia, SCB)

-       Massage therapist (CIM Grupo de Formación, July 2011)

-       Dancing teacher (Latin dances, from January 2016)

-       Member of the Voluntaris2000 association. Participation in the organization of sporting events in Barcelona

-       Driver’s License: Level B (obtained in May 2000)

Personal skills

-       Advanced user of Medical Literature and Life Sciences Literature, Pubmed, ISI Web of Knowledge.

Advanced user of Microsoft Office, Adobe, Image J, Internet.

-       Job related skills: ability to work independently or as part of a team as well as leading it, flexibility, willingness to learn, perseverance and capacity to solve problems. Trustworthy, kind, honest, communicative and amusing person.

-       Personal interests: Reading, Running, Dancing, Animals.

-       Issues and causes that matter to me: Science and technology, Education, Animal protection, Environment, Health.