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Biochemistry degree (2000). PhD under the guidance of Drs. Rodríguez and Villalba at Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) (2005): Purification and recombinant production of allergens from mustard seeds and olive pollen, contributing to implement the concept of component-resolved diagnosis of allergy. Assistant Professor at UCM (2006): Occupational allergies. Post-doctoral stay at the Swiss Institute of Allergy and Asthma Research (SIAF), Davos, Switzerland under the guidance of Prof. Dr. med. Cezmi A. Akdis (2008): Role played by functional allergen-specific FOXP3+ Treg cells and pDCs in the induction of tolerance to allergens in vivo in human tonsils. Ramón y Cajal (RyC) Scholar Research Associate at the Dept of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology I at UCM as junior group leader(2012-continue): Biochemistry and function of dendritic cells in the context of inflammatory diseases to identify potential novel therapeutic targets for their treatments.