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Natalia Fernández

Postdoctoral researcher

Universidad de Burgos-ICCRAM

Burgos, Spain

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I am a postdoctoral researcher at ICCRAM, with nearly 10 years of experience in life sciences. I have participated in national and international projects.

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Universidad de Burgos-ICCRAM

Universidad de Burgos-ICCRAM

University

Burgos, Spain

The International Research Center in Critical Raw Materials for Advanced Industrial Technologies (ICCRAM), based at the University of Burgos (Spain), is a multidisciplinary center of excellence at the forefront of sustainable innovation. ICCRAM leads pioneering research in Environment, Sustainability and Toxicology (EST), focusing on environmental and health risk assessment, sustainability evaluation (LCA, LCC, S-LCA), Safe- and Sustainable-by-Design (SSbD) methodologies, and the development of nature-based and circular solutions. Its EST unit is actively involved in international initiatives on advanced materials safety, regulatory science, and green innovation. Beyond EST, ICCRAM hosts complementary research lines in nanomaterials and advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence and computational modeling, critical raw materials, and policy and societal engagement, facilitating interdisciplinary approaches to sustainable development. The center also participates in strategic European research platforms (e.g., H2020, Horizon Europe, EIT RawMaterials), acting as a key player in several international networks on materials safety, sustainability, and responsible innovation. ICCRAM provides scientific and technological support to industry, policymakers, and academia, contributing to evidence-based regulation, industrial transformation, and the Green Deal agenda. With state-of-the-art infrastructure and a strong commitment to open science and stakeholder engagement, ICCRAM aims to bridge research and application to foster a sustainable, resilient, and safe industrial future.
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About me

I am a postdoctoral researcher in the Microbiology and Toxicology research group at Universidad de Burgos-ICCRAM. With nearly 10 years of experience across various disciplines within life sciences, particularly microbiology, toxicology, and chemistry, I have participated in numerous national and international research projects, and I am the  author of several  scientific publications in international journals.

Early in my career, I completed internships in both clinical and research laboratories, notably at the Virology Laboratory of the Aquaculture and Ichthyopathology Institute at the University of Santiago de Compostela, followed by internships at "La Rosaleda" Polyclinic Hospital and the Biochemical and Microbiological Analysis Laboratories at CHUAC.

I performed my master’s project at INIBIC’s Microbiology Laboratory (A Coruña), investigating the resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii strains to colistin. Additionally, I completed a higher-level laboratory technician internship in the same lab, where I participated in a project focused on β-lactamase and immunogenic proteins studies in A. baumannii.

After completing my studies, I worked on the "Influenza Surveillance Program in Andalusia"at Virgen de las Nieves Hospital (Granada), where I was involved in tasks related with the detection of influenza viruses in clinical samples. I then joined the Proteomics Unit at IMIBIC (Córdoba), carrying out activities related with samples preparation for mass spectrometry analysis.

In 2018 I became part of the Physical Chemistry group at Universidad de Burgos, where I performed my PhD thesis investigating the cytotoxicity and antimicrobial properties of organometallic compounds. During this period, I also undertook two research stays, one national at CIMUS (Santiago de Compostela, Spain) and one international at IBAR (Bucharest, Romania).

Since March 2021, I have been part of the Toxicology group at Universidad de Burgos-ICCRAM, where I investigate the toxicity of nanoparticles and nanomaterials. I am actively involved in several European and National projects, attending meetings and presenting research results at international conferences. Particularly, I participated in several tasks in the National NANOCOMP project (BU058P20), which is finalized, and in 10 European projects including CONVERT2GREEN (GA-15101092347), NEFERTITI (GA-101022202), SUNRISE (101137324), FreeMe (101058699) or DIAGONAL (GA-953152), among others.

Additionally, I have optimized several laboratory protocols and contributed to the implementation of SSbD (Safe-by-Design) strategies. I also completed an international research stay at AVANTEA (Cremona, Italy) through the DRYNET project.

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