Currently, I’m a MSCA fellow and PhD student at UniNE. As the researcher for the DC-11 project, my work is situated within Work Package 4 of the European Doctoral Network MiningBrines, which focuses on multi-resource recovery strategies.

I’m a dedicated and highly motivated Chilean Biochemist with a background in molecular biology and extremophile genomics. I conducted my research for an MSc in Molecular Biomedicine at the Scientific and Technological Center of Excellence “Ciencia & Vida”. Driven by a passion for the biotechnological applications of microorganisms, my expertise bridges wet-lab microbial ecology with bioinformatics tools.

My research aims to assess the feasibility of biological solutions know as Targeted Scaling Precipitation Treatments (TSPT) using reservoir-derived microbial strains. This approach serves a crucial dual purpose: preventing problematic mineral scaling inside industrial installations while selectively recovering high-value strategic metals. By leveraging natural mechanisms, such as the bacterial production of extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) and surface-mediated precipitation, my project act as a bridge between fundamental microbial ecology and heavy industrial engineering. Ultimately, I aspire to connect academia and industry, contributing to knowledge and technologies that will sustain life for the future generations.