Candelaria Llorens De Los Ríos

Candelaria graduated with a degree in Biology from the Physics and Natural Sciences College of the National University of Córdoba in 2009. Between the years 2012 and 2017, Candelaria was enrolled in a PhD program at the National University of Córdoba, where she focused on the cellular and molecular biology of cancer. The key areas of research for her PhD were mechanisms for intervention in tumoral progression, metastasis and antitumoral therapy resistance.

While enrolled in the PhD program, Candelaria conducted field work at Dr. Kazanietz’s laboratory at the Pharmacology Department of the University of Pennsylvania in 2015. She also spent several months during 2017 and 2018 working at Dr. Gutkind’s laboratory at the Moores Cancer Center of University of California, San Diego. During these work experiences, Candelaria received grants from distinguished institutions such as the Journal of Cell Science, the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Fullbright – Bunge & Born.