National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spain
Department: Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
Calle José Gutierrez Abascal, 2, Madrid, 28006, Spain
Fellowship contract PTA2023-023686-I, granted by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain, to support the Malacology Collection staff in managing incoming material, handling loans, digitizing lots, and assisting with all tasks related to the collection, as well as collaboration in exhibitions and science communication, under the supervision of Dr. José Templado.
Working within the Invertebrate Collection staff, assisting and managing the incoming material, loans, digitization of lots and all the work related to the collection management, under the supervision of Dr. Consuelo Sendino.
Working on systematic of family Hydrobiidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda) with other poorly studied genera under the supervision of Dr Marian A. Ramos.
Finishing my PhD thesis entitled "Systematic, biogeography and evolutionary patterns of family Hydrobiidae (Mollusca: Caenogastropoda)" under the supervision of Dr Marian A. Ramos and Dr Diana Delicado.
Training in Molecular Biology, Biogeography and Data Analysis. Supervised by Dr Tom Wilke and Dr Diana Delicado.
Department of Ecology,Madrid, Spain. Diet analysis of Dupont's Lark (Chersophilus duponti). Training on insect taxonomy. Supervised by Dr Juan Traba.
North Portugal professional practices, on the project âWorking on the endangered freshwater mussel Margaritifera margaritifera, on ecological niche and environmentâ, fieldwork supervised by Dr Joaquim Reiss.
Responsible for assisting and managing mobility programs for Spanish, European, and American students. Tasks include overseeing student exchanges, providing guidance and support throughout the mobility process, and facilitating academic and cultural integration for incoming and outgoing participants.
Responsible for teaching the Organic Chemistry course, including delivering seminars, supervising laboratory sessions, and guiding students in practical classes. Additionally, provided teaching support in the Analytical and Instrumental Chemistry courses, particularly in hands-on lab work and practical training.
Fossil species from La Mancha de la Laja, Tenerife (Miller et al. 2022).
Species described from Andalusia, Spain (Miller et al. 2023).
Species described from Spain, Tunisia and Italy (Miller et al. 2023).
Two new genera Beatrix and Actenidia (with one new species) (Delicado et al. 2024).
Integrative taxonomy of Helicella madritensis (Miller 2023).
Islamia arcana, first record of the genus for the Neogene in Spain (Miller 2024).
Biodiversity, Ecology and Evolution, Taxonomy, Systematics, Malacology, Speleology, Conservation Biology, Evolutionary Biology, Paleontology, Paleomalacology
Geometric Morphometrics, Molecular Biology, Bioinformatics (R scripting), Micro CT scanning, ESEM, Histology techniques
Species Distribution Models, Phylogenetic Analysis, Historical biogeography, Species delimitation, Biostatistics, Data Analysis
Awarded by the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of Spain, to work in the Mollusks Collection at the National Museum of Natural History (MNCN-CSIC), focusing on collection management, specimens digitization, loans, and science communication.
Linked to the Fauna Ibérica XI CGL2014-53332-C5-1-P project and Fauna Ibérica XII PGC2018-095851-B-C61, for a PhD research on "Systematic, taxonomy, biogeography and Phylogenetic on the family Hydrobiidae" at the National Museum of Natural Sciences, Spain.
Ministry of Education, Spain - Department of Ecology (Universidad AutĂłnoma de Madrid): Diet analysis of Dupont's Lark (Chersophilus duponti). Training on insect taxonomy.
Cuban Geology Society
Supervisor - Master's Final Project
"Taxonomic re-evaluation of the genus Bithynella Moquin-Tandon, 1856 (Caenogastropoda, Bythinellidae) in the Iberian Peninsula using an integrative approach" - Complutense University of Madrid
Supervisor - Bachelor's Final Project
"Evolutionary patterns that shaped the current distribution of the genus Napaeus (Heterobranchia, Enidae) in the Canary Islands" - Rey Juan Carlos University, Madrid
Supervisor - Master's Final Project
"Analysis of the diversity of the genus Bythinella (Caenogastropoda, Bythinellidae) in the Iberian Peninsula" - Complutense University of Madrid
Instructor of Technical English for Science and Technology
Delivered a training course titled âEnglish Language with Technical Aspects of Science and Technologyâ (2011), aimed at professionals of the Cuban Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment (CITMA), Delegation of Ciego de Ăvila, Cuba.
Instructor in Earth Sciences and Field Research
Taught various courses on speleology (basic and intermediate level), geology, paleontology, and research project design.
Notably led the Basic Speleology Course covering subjects such as karstology, general speleology, topography, and paleontology, within the Cuban Speleology Society.