CURRICULUM

VITAE

GEMMA ODENA, Ph.D.

Translational Research Scientist

+1-919-***-**** / Skype: gemma_odena

odena.gemma@gmai l .com

https://es.linkedin.com/in/gemmaodena

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gemma_Odena

SUMMARY

SKILLS

PhD biologist with 10 years of experience in translational research in the fields of liver diseases and fibrosis, passionate about science and particularly about translating discoveries from bench to bed. Extensive experience in management and supervision. Enthusiastic team player who thrives in collaborative environments.

Project management

Organize day-to-day research to ensure deadline compliance. Implement and standardize new protocols (SOPs). Develop budget and authorize ordering and equipment acquisition. Hiring, training and development of new staff. Supervise and mentor laboratory students. Ensure adherence to IRB and IACUC protocols. EHS supervisor. Scientific communication

Prepare scientific articles and reports to funding agencies. Participate in research grants proposals. Write IRB and IACUC protocols on behalf of the lab. Effective communication and presentation of results to large groups both in English and Spanish (native). Research

Plan, execute and analyze in vitro (Cell culture of primary cells, stem cells and cell lines; qPCR, Western blot, ELISA, IHC, flow cytometry) and in vivo (Knockout mice and liver disease models) studies. Data management and RNA sequencing Nurture Collaborations. Facilitate meetings. International perspective and background. Promote consortia in international meetings. Manage human sample collection. EXPERIENCE

• 2016 – now

• 2012 – 2015

Freelance Medical Writer

Postdoctoral Fel low – CGIBD, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Mentor: Dr. Ramon Bataller, M.D., Ph.D.

Identification of biomarkers and molecular targets in alcoholic hepatitis. Managed projects independently and implemented new techniques. Managed human biorepository. Responsible for training staff and mentor of two undergraduate students. Wrote site budgets and scientific reports, complied with deadlines. Investigator in NIH-funded international consortia: InTeam and MIF.

• 2006 - 2012 PhD Student – Gastroenterology Department - Health Sciences Research Institute of the Germans Trias i Pujol Foundation (IGTP), Badalona, Spain Mentors: Dr. Ramon Bartoli, Ph.D. and Dr. Ramon Planas, M.D., Ph.D. Development of strategies to address complications of advanced liver disease (bacterial translocation and encephalopathy). Managed projects under supervision.

• 2004 - 2006 Graduate Research Assistant - Gastroenterology Department - Health Sciences Research Institute of the Germans Trias i Pujol Foundation (IGTP), Badalona, Spain Mentors: Dr. Ramon Bartoli, Ph.D. and Dr. Ramon Planas, M.D., Ph.D. EDUCATION

• 2011 Doctor of Phi losophy in Cel lular Biology. Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).

• 2003 B.S. Biology. Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). SELECTED

PUBLICATIONS

CONFERENCES

INVITED TALKS

ORAL

PRESENTATIONS

Odena G, Chen J, Lozano JJ, Altamirano J, Rodrigo-Torres D, Affo S, Morales-Ibanez O, Matsushita H, Zou JY, Dumitru R, Caballeria J, Gines P, Arroyo V, You M, Rautou PE, Valla D, Crews FT, Seki E, Sancho-Bru P, Bataller R. LPS-TLR4 Pathway contributes to the expansion of ductular cells in alcoholic hepatitis. Submitted.

Orman ES, Odena G, Bataller R. Alcoholic liver disease: pathogenesis, management, and novel targets for therapy. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013;28 Suppl 1:77-84 Odena G, Bataller R. Liver fibrogenesis: physiopathology. Gastroenterol Hepatol 2012;35 Suppl 2:3-9. Spanish.

Odena G, Bataller R. Actin-binding proteins as molecular targets to modulate hepatic stellate cell proliferation. Focus on "MARCKS actin-binding capacity mediates actin filament assembly during mitosis in human hepatic stellate cells". Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2012;303(4):C355-6. Odena G, Miquel M, Serafin A, Galan A, Morillas R, Planas R, Bartoli R. Rifaximin, but not IGF- 1, reduces low-grade brain edema in cirrhotic rats. World J Gastroenterol 2012;18(17):2084-91 Miquel M, Bartoli R, Odena G, Serafin A, Cabre E, Galan A, Barba I, Cordoba J, Planas R. Rat CCl(4)-induced cirrhosis plus total portal vein ligation: a new model for the study of hyperammonaemia and brain oedema. Liver Int 2010;30(7):979-87. Pubmed: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?otool=uncchlib&term=ODENA%20G Effective communication to large groups both in English and Spanish Hepatic progenitor cell as a target to treat alcoholic hepatitis. Roundtable: Translational Research On Alcoholic Hepatitis In NIAAA Supported Consortium. 37th Annual RSA Scientific Meeting &17th Congress of ISBRA 2014. Bellevue, Washington. Immunity and Alcoholic Liver Disease.

Basic Science Seminar.

EASL International Liver Congress 2013. Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Odena G, Bartoli R, Galan A, Serafin A, Fluvia L, Miquel M, Morillas R, Sala M, Planas R. Effect of long-term administration of the cannabinoid receptor antagonist CB-1 on systemic hemodynamics, hepatic encephalopathy and bacterial translocation in cirrhotic ascitic rats. AEEH XXXV Congress 2010. Madrid, Spain.

Lecturer at the course: Cirrhosis model in rats. Pathological implications of Bacterial Translocation. In vivo experimental models of human disease 2008. Institute for Research on Health Sciences Germans Trias i Pujol. Badalona, Spain. As well as several poster presentations in international conferences.

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