Curriculum Vitae
- Since 08/2024: Research Associate at the Institute for Terrestrial and Aquatic Wildlife Research in Büsum (ITAW, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Foundation).
Focus of work
- Evaluation of stress factors for amphibian species, including monitoring pathogens and habitat-specific factors (water characteristics and presence of pollutants).
- Health monitoring of marine mammals (dissections).
Education
- Veterinary Medicine Degree (2016 – 2022). Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB).
- Erasmus + (2021) in the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences (MATE): Wildlife Conservation and Management courses, including: Wildlife conservation and management, Carnivores Ecology and Management, Wildlife Ethology and Behavioural Ecology, and Monitoring and Data Collection.
- Undergraduate thesis: “Monitoring a population of chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica pyrenaica in el Berguedà (Catalan Pyrenees)”.
- Postgratuate Internship in Wildlife Population Health (2022-2023). Wildlife Conservation and Medicine Group (WildCoM), UAB.
Practical experience
- Cadí-Moixeró Natural Park (06/2021 – 07/2021). Learning about the management and work carried out in a Natural Park. Participation in the several activities they developed, such as census of different species inhabiting the area, pest control projects, hunting programs evaluation, environmental education, and public awareness, among others. Bagà, Spain.
- Grupo de Rehabilitación de la Fauna Autóctona y su hábitat (GREFA), Laboratory Department (07/2022). Development of blood analyses, coprologies, and microbiology surveillances from different wild species arriving at the centre. Madrid, Spain.
- Centre Clínic Veterinari de Tiana (07/2022). Veterinary nurse in a small animal practice. Tiana, Spain.
- Adopta un amic (08/2022 – 10/2022). Generalist small animal veterinarian. Mollet del Vallès, Spain.
- Hospital Veterinari Riera Alta (10/2022 – 06/2023). Small animal emergencies veterinarian. Barcelona, Spain.
- Astrovet Solutions S.L. (01/2024 – 07/2024). Veterinarian in urban wildlife management. Teleanesthesia and capture of ungulate species as wild boars and roe deer. Elaboration of reports, development of management strategies. Barcelona, Spain.
Event Participation
- 5th World Veterinary Orthopaedic Congress (09/2018). Student associate.
- Where is the Nathusii? (09/2022 – 12/2022). Carrying out Pipistrellus nathusii census using an echo-locator device to study the habitat of this specie around Catalonia. Institution: Museu de Ciències Naturals de Granollers.
- EWDA Student Chapter Germany, Education and Training Opportunities in Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (2023). Speaker: Introduction to Wildlife Population Health.
- Scientific Angler Tagging Tour (04/2023). Active collaboration, pop-up tagging in tunas (Thunnus thynnus) from the Mediterranean area for research purposes.
Publications
- Co-author book chapter: “El projecte TuroCat: un exemple de conservació d’un carnívor en Perill d’extinció”. Published in: “Grans mamífers de Catalunya i Andorra”. Authors: S. Palazón, S. Salvador, J. Mauri, J. Xarles, P. Cermeño, D. Sánchez, N. Torrent, J. Guillén, J. Guillén, J. Espunyes, M.P. Ribas, A. Campsolinas, P. Federaico, A. Planella, X. Marco, A. Pera, A. Bonilla, L. Carrera, S. Grau, I. Ocampo, R. Marsol, J Ruiz. 2023. Lynx Edicions.
