Andrés received his BSc in Biotechnology from the Technical University of Madrid (UPM), specialising in Molecular Genetics and MSc  in Nanotechnology and Regenerative Medicine at University College London (UCL) securing  the prestigious mention on the UCL Dean’s List. He then completed PhD in Medicine at UCL under mentoriship of Steve Prereira and Pilar Acedo Nunez. During his PhD he worked  on the development of a panel of blood-based biomarkers for the detection of bile duct cancer amidst inflammatory and fibrotic conditions. Additionally, he led the development of clinically relevant 3D co-culture models, to simulate the complexities of the pancreatobiliary tumour microenvironment, and used them to validate novel combination light- based therapies. During his academic journey, Andrés embarked on a short-term scientific mission with Prof Gaudio’s research team at La Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, conducting Spatially-Resolved Proteomics on patient tissue samples, supported by a competitive European COST Action scholarship.

In his spare time, Andrés enjoys bouldering, skating and skiing – anything really to get his adrenaline pumping. Yet, nothing beats the thrill of scuba diving (well, unfortunately not possible in  River Cam).