TERESA PONS FERRER
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Date of Birth: March 4, 1986
LinkedIn: http://es.linkedin.com/in/terep
Education: Master in Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Translation, Pompeu Fabra
University (UPF), expected in 2015.
“Erasmus Mundus Masters in Forensic Science”, Joint program: University of Córdoba
(UCO, Spain), Instituto Superior de Ciências da Saúde Egas Moniz (ISCSEM, Portugal),
University of Lincoln (UoL, UK), July 2014.
Research project: “Transcriptomics and metabolomics of secondary metabolism in
photorespiratory mutants from Lotus japonicus”. Research project performed at
the Department of Plant Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Chemistry,
University of Seville.
Biochemistry BSc, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), 2010.
Biotechnology BSc, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), 2009.
Related Internship at Health Services Research Unit, IMIM (Institut Hospital del Mar
d’Investigacions Mèdiques).
Experience:
January 2015 – March 2015 Parc de Salut Mar, Barcelona
- English, Spanish and Catalan direct and back translation.
- Scientific translation: Abstracts, public health questionnaires and programmes,
- Informative translation: Workshop programmes, press releases, biosketches, video
transcription and subtitling.
- Proofreading.
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Pharmacology and Microbiology,
Faculty of Medicine
October 2011-August, 2012 University of Barcelona (UB).
- Support teachers in classroom activities in theoretical and practical in Medicine,
Biology and Basic Medical Sciences degrees.
- Laboratory work using different techniques: DNA extraction from blood samples,
PCR, genotyping with TaqMan, Biuret-Lowry and cell cultures.
- Project collaboration: differentiation of Neuroblastoma cells cultures using retinoic
acid and risperidone.
Internship at AGES (Austrian agency for health and food safety, GmbH).
April-June, 2011 AGES, Vienna (Austria).
- Leonardo European Mobility Scholarship to do laboratory practices at the department of
molecular epidemiology.
- Leading project in relation to develop PCR (Single and Multiplex) for detecting
epidemiological strains of Listeria monocytogenes.
- Molecular typing methods of pathogenic bacteria: PFGE, sequencing, HRM y RT - PCR.
Guide to the Exhibition “Tu Casa Biotech”.
November, 2010 ASEBIO, Salamanca.
- Exhibit organized by the Spanish Association of Biotechnology Companies (ASEBIO)
due to the “Feria Iberoamericana de la Ciencia, la Tecnología y la Innovación, Empirika
2010”.
- Assist the organization and assembly different parts of the show.
- Spreading different areas about Biotechnology.
- Customer service.
Internship at IREMA (Instituto de reproducción de la Marina Alta).
July-September, 2008 IREMA S.L., Beniarbeig.
- Internship about collecting and registering semen samples, quality and asepsis controls at
the laboratory, Swim-Up technical, viability and sperm morphology tests, freezing seminal
samples and basic embryology laboratory running.
- Prepare and organize information briefings to egg donor’s women.
- Outstanding performance led to offer of permanent employment.
Conferences – - “2nd International Meeting in Forensic Sciences and Criminal Behaviour”, May
Training and 2014 in Almada (Portugal)
Presentation of Master’s research project
Courses
- “1st International Meeting in Forensic Sciences and Criminal Behaviour”, May 2013
in Almada (Portugal)
- Course “Crime scene investigation techniques”, University of Lincoln, UK
(14 hours), 2013
- 1st Poster price for “Transcriptomics and Metabolomics of Secondary Metabolism
Awards and
of Lotus japonicus. Potential of New Technologies for Forensics”. May, 2014.
Recognitions:
- Erasmus Mundus Master joint programme fellowship. Funded by the EACEA
(Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency) from the EU.
- Leonardo Da Vinci mobility grant. Funded by the EU.
Languages: Spanish and Catalan: Native or bilingual proficiency.
English: Full professional proficiency.
Portuguese: Full professional proficiency.
German: Elementary level.
French: Elementary level.
Computing Operative Systems: Windows; Linux.
Abilities: Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, and PowerPoint.
CAT tools: Déjà Vu, SDL Trados.
Skills: - Work ethics.
- Planning and organizational capacity.
- Analytical thinking.
- Initiative and flexibility to change.
- Work as a team or independently.
- Empathy and communication abilities.
Publications - Palinología Forense: lo que el polen puede revelar, Journal of Feelsynapsis,
014, marzo de 2014
- Ciencia Forense, de la teoría a la práctica, Journal of Feelsynapsis,
016, julio de 2014
Other - Owner of the Blog: www.scienceout.wordpress.com and
Information: http://thescientificsheep.com/ (website under construction).
- Contributor in http://feelsynapsis.com/, a Spanish science online magazine.
- B1 driving license, travel availability.
- Interests: science, travelling, languages, reading, writing, sports and food.
Last updated: 01.04.2015