Álvaro Plaza Reyes (He/Him)

Postdoctoral Researcher at CABIMER

Álvaro is a postdoctoral researcher in the Retinal Degeneration group at CABIMER, specializing in stem cell differentiation strategies and advanced therapies. He earned his Doctor of Medical Sciences degree from the Karolinska Institute and has extensive experience in preclinical safety testing and gene editing. His research focuses on developing retinal differentiation methods for AMD treatment and applying CRISPR-Cas9 to address Retinitis Pigmentosa. He is currently undertaking internships at Tecnopolo Mario Veronesi (Mirandola, Italy) to gain expertise in 3D bioprinting and at CELLINK (Gothenburg, Sweden) to deepen his knowledge of bioink development and the clinical translation potential of 3D bioprinting. As an MSCA Postdoctoral Fellow, he is focused on developing artificial retina models for preclinical studies.

Location

Sevilla, Spain

Links

Previous companies

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Work style

How I prefer to work

Remote & Office

Afternoon

Mostly in a team

Qualities I value in my colleagues

  • Honesty
  • efficiency
  • self-motivation
  • reliability
  • tenacity

My communication style

  • Thoughtful
  • transparent
  • cordial
  • polite
  • calm

My pet peeves

  • Micromanagement
  • poor communication
  • disrespectfulness
  • laziness
  • unreliability

Fun fact

When I'm not at work, I love diving into 3D object design and bringing my creations to life with 3D printing