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Marta studied pharmacy at the University of Barcelona. During her undergrad studies she became interested in the drug discovery process and how the function of proteins can be fine-tuned by small molecules. This led her to pursue several medicinal chemistry internships in academic labs (national and international) and also in industry. In particular, she participated in a 1-year internship as a medicinal chemist at GlaxoSmithKline. For her PhD, she became fascinated by the world of intrinsically disordered proteins (IDPs), where traditional structure-base drug discovery methods cannot be applied. The results obtained during her PhD studies at the IRB Barcelona indicated that the framework of biomolecular condensates could offer a new and disruptive approach to drug IDPs. At Dewpoint, she aims to make drugs targeting condensates a reality for patients.

Outside of the lab, Marta enjoys being outdoors, especially in the mountains, doing all sorts of activities: hiking, skiing and climbing. She also loves driving around with her camper van.