Auxi Prieto

M. Auxiliadora Prieto received her PhD in Pharmacy in the year 1995 from the Complutense University of Madrid. She was granted with two EMBO fellowships. First, at the Federal Institute of Biotechnology, Germany, in the group of Prof. Kenneth Timmis in an internship as PhD student. Then, as EMBO Postdoc fellow at the Institute of Biotechnology, ETH Zürich, Switzerland, in the group of Prof. Bernard Witholt. Currently she is Full Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). She runs the Polymer Biotechnology group (POLYBIO) as part of the Microbial and Plant Biotechnology Department of the Biological Research Centre-Margarita Salas (CIB-CSIC). The group aims to explore and exploit the bacterial abilities for producing and degrading bio-based polymers with two different applications; as i) bioplastics, in order to contribute to global sustainability, and as ii) biomaterials for implants, drug delivery systems and tissue engineering directed to the biomedical sector. In their projects the group applies tools of molecular biology and metabolic engineering, combined with new omics technologies and synthetic biology. Prof. Prieto has participated in, led and/or coordinated many projects devoted to fundamental and applied science in collaboration with industries for designing sustainable bioprocesses for industrial production of biopolymers. More information at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUrTOIHUfxQ&t=3s