Maria J. García-León

Maria J. García-León has over 17 years of work experience in the field of biomedicine. In 2023, they began working as a Senior Research Scientist at Domain Therapeutics. From 2017 to 2023, they were a Postdoctoral Fellow at Inserm, where they were responsible for a multidisciplinary project studying the role of platelets in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) metastasis. From 2013 to 2017, they were a Research Associate at ThymiStem Consortium, where they were responsible for a work-package focused on establishing methods for growing/producing human thymus stem cells in the lab. From 2008 to 2013, they were a PhD student at Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, where they were responsible for two projects related to the characterization of the human adult and fetal thymic niches. From 2006 to 2008, they were also a PhD student at Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, where they studied the molecular mechanisms of chemokine receptor desensitization. In 2006, they completed an internship at Instituto de Salud Carlos III, where they were involved in clinical research on the prediction of response factors to antiretroviral treatment in HIV positive patients. In 2003, they were an undergraduate student at the Academic Medical Center, where they were involved in experimental research on human enteric cancer pathogenesis.

Maria J. García-León obtained a Bachelor's degree in Biomedical Sciences, General from Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2005. Maria J. then attended Hydra XI Summer School for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine. In 2016, they received a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Molecular Biology and Immunology from Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Maria J. also holds a Master's degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the same institution. In 2017, Maria obtained a Certificate in Animal Experimentation A + B from the University of Strasbourg and an EF Standarized English Test: C2 Proficiency (76/100) from EF Education First.