David Martínez García

Biomedical scientist with a strong background in the field of cancer therapeutics. Proactive, motivated and goal oriented with outstanding communication skills demonstrated by writing 5+ scientific publications and participating in congresses to disseminate latest discoveries in oncology.

PhD Fellowship Universitat de Barcelona - Project management focused on the identification and study of novel targeted therapy for lung cancer treatment.
- Implementation of collaborations with several companies (Nostrum Biodiscoveries and Ecopol Tech SL) that resulted in the repurposing of an FDA-approved drug for cancer treatment (in patent process).
- Clinical research in collaboration with the Bellvitge University Hospital to identify and study valuable prognostic markers in cell lung cancer.
- Scientific teaching and training of Cell Biology and Biomedical Instrumentation at University of Barcelona.
- Creation and review of scientific presentations and illustrations for education activities, seminars and national/international congresses.
Postdoctoral Researcher Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO) Study the role of genetic variants in prostate cancer and their molecular and clinical implications through a multidisciplinary team as well as contribute to major clinical trials in the field, such as PROREPAIR-A and B.
- Project management and resource management.
- Review, interpretate and write scientific information.
- Exchange and communicate medical/scientific data, respond to medical information requests and support clinical research with scientific knowledge and latest research in the field.
- Creation and review of scientific presentations and illustrations for education activities, seminars and national/international congresses.
- Scientific education, training and management of lab team.
- Planning, execution and analysis of scientific experiments.
- Preparation of proposals and reports.
Master research internship Bellvitge University Hospital Translational research focused on the identification and validation of potential therapeutic targets in squamous cell lung cancer.
ERASMUS scholarship Versalius Research Center (VIB-KU Leuven) Basic and translational research in the regulation of Ras signaling oncogenes by ubiquitin in lung cancer.
Medical laborator technician Hospital Clínic de Barcelona Health data management and biomedical diagnosis in the area of clinical chemistry, immunoassay, hematology, and hemostasis.

Also during Dec 2013 – Jan 2014 and Aug 2014 – Sep 2014
Research internship Bellvitge University Hospital Internship at Department of Pathology and Experimental Therapeutics for the characterization of the anticancer properties of the small molecules prodigiosin and obatoclax.
Medical laboratory technician internship Vall d’Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) Internship at Diagnosis and Molecular Therapy Unit for the molecular and clinical diagnosis of hemophilia and congenital coagulopathies.

PhD in Medical Oncology and Translational Research Universitat de Barcelona
MSc in Biomedicine Universitat de Barcelona
BSc in Biomedical Sciences Universitat de Barcelona
GCP E6 (R2) course The Global Health Network
“How to disclose my doctoral thesis” course University of Barcelona Doctoral School
(EDUB)
Writing Skills course IDIBELL
Laboratory Animal Science Universitat de Barcelona