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Paula Santa Bárbara Ruiz

Country of origin: Spain Currently in: France, Paris General field of specialization: Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Academic Background

Degrees

2017 Doctorate Structural, Cell and Molecular Biology
Research and Profession

Current Research Activities

Medical and Health Sciences incl Neurosciences

Postdoctoral researcher at the Institut Curie, Paris, France. Currently focused on cancer biology using the fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster as animal model.


Publications resulting from Research: 


https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article/comments?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1007926

https://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1005595

https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.05.370411v1



Current profession

Current professional activities type: 
Research
Post-doctoral researcher at the Institut Curie – Centre de Recherche, Genetics and Developmental Biology Unit (U934/UMR3215) in Paris, France. 01/01/2018-Present (Current position). Supervisor: P. Léopold, PhD (http://minilien.curie.fr/kue9m2) Head of a project to study cancer biology and molecular mechanisms driving cancer cachexia (https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.11.05.370411v1). In charge of student supervision, written and oral communications, external collaborations, data management and the experimental part. Granted by the ARC Foundation with an individual fellowship for young researchers (1/01/2019 to 31/12/2021).

Workshop and Conference Attended

2021 Online S4D4C Final Networking Meeting
2019 VWR, Paris, France Le système CRISPR/Cas9
2019 ICM, Paris, France. Member of the organizing committee of the 6th Drosph’Ile-de-France meeting (DIF day).
2019 INSERM, Paris, France. Statistiques: Outils fondamentaux.
2019 IRB Barcelona, Spain. Drosophila as a cancer model.
2019 Institut Curie, Paris, France. Journée Louise Harel “Evolution and Cancer in 2019”
2018 Begur, Girona, Spain. 5th Drosophila Growth and Regeneration meeting
2018 Nice, France. Jury at Journées de l’École Doctorale de Nice (JEDNs)
2018 Nice, France. TOR de France meeting.
2018 INSERM, Nice, France. Systems Biology training.
2017 Barcelona, Spain. IV Congreso Nacional de Científicos Emprendedores.
2016 Barcelona, Spain. Training in Optogenetics. Societat Catalana de Biologia
2013 Washington, EEUU. 54th Annual Drosophila research conference

Presentation given

2013
Signals that trigger imaginal disc regeneration
IRB Barcelona, Spain.
Event: Growth and Regeneration of Drosophila imaginal discs meeting
2013
Signals that trigger imaginal disc regeneration
Barcelona, Spain.
Event: 23th European Drosophila Research Conference (EDRC)
2014
Signals that trigger imaginal disc regeneration
Sant Feliu de Guixols, Girona, Spain.
Event: EMBO Conference 2014: The molecular and cellular basis of regeneration and tissue repair
2014
Signals that trigger imaginal disc regeneration
Madrid, Spain.
Event: X Meeting SEBD (Sociedad Española Biología del Desarrollo)
2015
A model to study regeneration: Fruit flies
Barcelona, Spain.
Event: 3rd JIPI 2015 (Jornadas de Investigación pluridisciplinaria)
2015
Tissue repair in Drosophila imaginal discs: From Oxidative Stress to Cytokines
Barcelona, Spain.
Event: Societat Catalana de Biologia Developmental Retreat.
2015
Tissue repair in Drosophila imaginal discs: From Oxidative Stress to Cytokines
Barcelona, Spain
Event: Barcelona BioMed conference: Drosophila as a model in cancer.
2015
Tissue repair in Drosophila imaginal discs: From Oxidative Stress to Cytokines
Heidelberg, Germany
Event: 24th European Drosophila Research Conference (EDRC)
2016
Tissue repair in Drosophila imaginal discs: From Oxidative Stress to Cytokines
Paestum, Italy
Event: EMBO Conference 2016: The molecular and cellular basis of Regeneration and Tissue Repair.
2016
Tissue repair in Drosophila imaginal discs: From Oxidative Stress to Cytokines
Girona, Spain.
Event: 11th Meeting Spanish Society for Developmental Biology (SEBD)
2017
Tissue repair in Drosophila imaginal discs: From Oxidative Stress to Cytokines
Barcelona, Spain
Event: PhD Day
2017
Tissue repair in Drosophila imaginal discs: From Oxidative Stress to Cytokines
Barcelona, Spain
Event: Dissertation defense
2019
Ecdysone signaling drives cachexia-like symptoms in tumor-bearing larvae
Kolymbari, Crete, Greece
Event: 4th International Insect Hormone Workshop
2019
Ecdysone signaling drives cachexia-like symptoms in tumor-bearing larvae
Paris, France
Event: Journées Jeunes Chercheurs en cancérologie (ARC Fondation)
2019
Ecdysone signaling drives cachexia-like symptoms in tumor-bearing larvae
Paris, France
Event: Curie-Pasteur Get Together.
2021
An Oatp transporter-mediated steroid sink promotes tumor-induced cachexia in Drosophila
EEUU - Online
Event: 62nd Annual Drosophila Research Conference
Prizes, Grants and Awards

Other Awards

Jan 2019
Individual fellowship for young researchers granted by the ARC foundation (Fondation ARC pour la recherche sur le cancer de France).
Funding for 3 years.
Nov 2016
Best poster Award in IV Developmental Biology Meeting (SCB). Barcelona, Spain.
IV Developmental Biology Meeting (SCB). Barcelona, Spain.
Feb 2015
Best Talk Award for: A model to study regeneration: fruit flies
3rd Jornada d’Investigadors predoctorals Interdisciplinària (JIPI 2015) Barcelona, Spain.
Jul 2011
Enterprise Erasmus grant
Exchange practical training period in Biomolecular Chemistry Institute (CNR), Sassari, Italy. Fully-funded.
Sep 2009
SICUE Grant
One-year fully-funded exchange at University of Malaga, Spain.
Sep 2008
ERASMUS Grant
One-year fully-funded exchange at Università Politecnica delle Marche. Ancona, Italy.

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