Molecular biologist and PhD in Sciences, he is a CSIC researcher and coordinator of the Molecular Evolution, RNA World and Biosensors Group of the Astrobiology Center (CSIC-INTA). In addition, he is a collaborator in interdisciplinary projects to analyze microbial biodiversity in extreme environments (MARTE and IPBSL), and to identify molecular precursors of the RNA world in the interstellar medium. He is a member of the Executive Committees of the European Astrobiology Institute (EAI) and the María de Maeztu Unit of Excellence – CAB, and a member of the Board of Directors of the Spanish Society of Virology (SEV). Since 2016 he has been the Scientific Secretary of the International School of Astrobiology «Josep Comas i Solà» (CAB-UIMP-NASA). Coordinates the Research Challenge “The origins of life: from chemistry to biology”. In parallel, he has accumulated extensive experience in science dissemination and communication as a speaker, activity coordinator, and author of articles and books.
He participated in Medialab Madrid with the text The networks that sustain the biological function and the origin of life for the catalog of the exhibition banquet_nodos and networks.
banquet 08_Nodes and networks