I started my scientific career at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM) where I studied Biology and Biochemistry Degrees. During those years I worked with oxidative stress in heavy metals-treated plants in the laboratory of Dr. Luis E. Hernández. I learned to manage different techniques including High-Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), protein electrophoresis and western blot. From the results obtained in this period a research paper was published later in 2009. In 2007, I got the opportunity of working in the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) in Heidelberg (Germany). This stay was funded by a grant from the “FARO-Leonardo” EU program. I worked under the supervision of Dr. Cid-Arregui for 6 months developing new skills in different molecular techniques: bacteria, yeast and immortal cell lines cultures; DNA/RNA extraction and pharmacological assays. From March 2008 to December 2009, I was working as research support staff in Dr. Carolina Escobar’s laboratory at Universidad de Castilla La Mancha (UCLM). I was part of two R&D Projects funded by Junta de Comunidades de Castilla La Mancha. In this period, I studied the harmful effects of mercury in Medicago sativa, Arabidopsis thaliana, and Silene vulgaris, a metallophytic plant. In October 2010, I enrolled in the Molecular Biosciences PhD program at UAM with Dr. Hernández as my Thesis director. During this period, I studied the role of glutathione (GSH) in the tolerance to toxic metals in plants. I worked with different Arabidopsis mutants that present reduced levels of GSH and phytochelatins (PCs). These PCs are induced in the presence of distinct metals in all plants and are involved in metal detoxification processes. I obtained the Doctorate degree in February 14th, 2014, with the qualification of “Sobresaliente cum laude” and the special award of doctorate in the Biology department from UAM. In the PhD training period I had the opportunity to establish collaborations with other research groups from Estación Experimental Aula-dei del CSIC (EEAD-CSIC, Zaragoza), Universidad Nacional de Río Cuarto, (Córdoba, Argentina) and Universiteit Hasselt (Belgium). Throughout this time, 8 research papers and 1 review were published and several communications in different national and international meetings were presented. Among March and June 2014, I made a short stay in EEAD-CSIC under the supervision of Dr. Ana Alvarez where I increased my knowledge in HPLC coupled to Mass Spectrometry. Since December 1st, 2014, I work in the School of Forestry Engineering and Natural Resources of the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSI Montes-UPM), being part of the Prof. Gil's research group. This group has a large trajectory in the study of physiology, anatomy and genetic of different Spanish tree species. Nowadays, the group is involved in a project to identify the genetic and functional bases of resistance to Dutch elm disease (DED) and their relationship with the microbiome. For that reason, I made a short stay in University of Utrecht in the Plant-Microbe Interactions group of Prof. Pieterse at the beginning of 2016. Finally, in November 2016, I was awarded a Juan de la Cierva-formación post-doctoral fellow for 2 years to continue with my work in the ETSI Montes-UPM. Currently, I'm principally working on three main topics: (1) molecular basis of DED tolerance in elm trees, (2) tolerance to plant pathogens prompted by fungal endophytes, and (3) hyperaccumulation of heavy metals in pine species.