Oriol Gallego

I imagine stuff we have never seen... and I fill in lots of forms

oriol.gallego@upf.edu

ORCID: 0000-0001-7479-2563

Sasha Meek

I shoot light and electrons at weird yeast from cold places

sasha.meek@upf.edu

ORCID: 0000-0002-4722-8016

Laura Betancur

I optimize recipes to study protein sociology… and to bake

lauraisabel.betancur@upf.edu

ORCID: 0000-0001-6062-6775 

Damla Temel

I hybridize yeasts to learn how they manage stress better than their parents

damla.temel@upf.edu

ORCID: 0000-0003-4808-2415

Eric Kramer

I persuade computers to uncover protein structure evolution

eric.kramer@upf.edu

Alba Piñeiro

I move genes to trick evolution

alba.pineiro@upf.edu

Nuria-Fucui Vallverdú 

I keep the lab engine working

nuriafucui.vallverdu@upf.edu

Wael Badr

I stare at molecules until they reveal their ancestral secrets

wael.badr01@estudiant.upf.edu

Sébastien Tosi

I teach computers to analyze images better than we do

sebastien.tosi@upf.edu

ORCID: 0000-0001-8348-2778

Xavi Sanjuan

I am the surgeon in the department, keeping the microscopes healthy

xavier.sanjuan@upf.edu

ORCID: 0009-0003-8756-3542

Team timeline

  • 2012Oriol Gallego

    PI
  • 2014Irene Pazos

    PhD
  • 2018Marta Puig

    PhD
  • 2020Irene Pazos

    Postdoc
  • 2020Radovan Dojcilovic

    Postdoc
  • 2021Altaïr C. Hernández

    PhD
  • 2021Sebastian Ortiz

    PhD
  • 2021Laura Betancur

    PhD
  • 2022Sasha Meek

    PhD
  • 2023Damla Temel

    PhD
  • 2023Marta Puig

    Postdoc
  • 2023Eric Kramer

    PhD
  • 2024Sébastien Tosi

    Research Engineer