Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
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Orcid
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Training
Accomplishments
Conference Presentations (co-author)
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Eva Fernández Muñoz

Galdakao

Summary

Motivated researcher with a strong track record of productivity and efficiency in task completion. Skilled in qualitative analysis, statistical data interpretation, and experimental design. Demonstrates critical thinking, problem-solving, and clear communication, contributing to successful project outcomes and continuous research development.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience

Work History

R&D projects funded through competitive calls of public or private entities

CIC bioGUNE
11.2023 - 12.2023
  • Research Laboratory Technician

Intern (3 months, EHU Work Transition Fellowship)

CIC bioGUNE
07.2023 - 09.2023
  • Developed core competencies in laboratory techniques, including Western Blotting, Coomassie-stained gels, and protein purification.

Voluntary Internship

CIC bioGUNE
06.2022 - 07.2022

Completed voluntary internship as an introduction to laboratory practices, gaining initial hands-on experience in basic techniques.

Education

Ph.D. - Neuroscience

University of The Basque Country (EHU)
01.2027

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry And Molecular Biology

University of The Basque Country (EHU)
01.2023

Master of Science - Neuroscience

Universidad Del País Vasco
01.2023

Bachelor of Science - Human Nutrition And Dietetics

Universidad Del País Vasco
01.2019

Skills

  • Laboratory techniques
  • Data analysis
  • Experimental design
  • Scientific communication
  • Research methodologies
  • Protein purification

Orcid

0009-0006-2618-5121

Language Skills

Spanish
First Language
Basque
Advanced (C1)
C1
English
Advanced (C1)
C1

Training

  • Animal Experimentation Course, Animalaria, expected completion 31/12/2025, 192 hours
  • Neuroscience and Freedom: Addressing a Classic Debate, CINET – Fundación Tatiana, 08/04/2025, 10 hours
  • A 360º View of Genomic Medicine, Genotipia, 31/12/2024, 36 hours
  • Towards a Better Understanding of Mental Illness: Exploring the Common Ground Between Neurobiology and Phenomenology, Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP), 05/09/2024, 20 hours
  • Neurorights, CINET – Fundación Tatiana, 07/05/2024, 8 hours

Accomplishments

  • Sampedro-Torres-Quevedo C. et al. A comprehensive phylogeny of mammalian PRNP gene reveals no influence of prion misfolding propensity on the evolution of this gene. PLoS Pathogens. Jun 2025.
  • Vidal E. et al. Conservation of strain properties of bank vole-adapted chronic wasting disease in the absence of glycosylation and membrane anchoring. Neurobiology of Disease. Jun 2025.
  • Eraña H. et al. A Protein Misfolding Shaking Amplification-based method for the spontaneous generation of hundreds of bona fide prions. Nature Communications. Mar 2024.
  • Eraña H. et al. Understanding the key features of the spontaneous formation of bona fide prions through a novel methodology that enables their swift and consistent generation. Acta Neuropathologica Communications. Sep 2023.

Conference Presentations (co-author)

  • Eraña H. et al. Dissecting natural resistance to prion disease: from phylogenetic insight to transgenic models. XIII Iberian Congress on Prions, Portugal, 2025. (Oral)
  • Eraña H. et al. Decoding PrP misfolding: learning from nature to design the future. Prion 2024, China, 2024. (Oral)
  • Eraña H. et al. A Noah’s ark approach to understand the molecular basis of the bona fide spontaneous prion misfolding. Prion 2023, Faro, Portugal, 2023. (Oral)
  • Vidal E. et al. Conservation of strain properties of bank vole-adapted chronic wasting disease in the absence of glycosylation and membrane anchoring. XIII Iberian Congress on Prions, Portugal, 2025. (Poster)
  • San-Juan-Ansoleaga M. et al. Rapid generation of in vivo prion propagation models using AAV-delivered PrP variants in knockout mice. XIII Iberian Congress on Prions, Portugal, 2025. (Poster)
  • Galarza-Ahumada J. et al. Understanding the interaction between the polybasic regions of PrP and glycosidic polyanionic cofactors in spontaneous prion misfolding. XII Iberian Prion Conference, Catalonia, Spain, 2024. (Poster)
  • Díaz-Domínguez C. M. et al. In vitro modelling of cervid prion strain emergence and evolution considering all the described polymorphic variants. XI Iberian Congress on Prions, Catalonia, Spain, 2023. (Poster)
  • Sampedro-Torres-Quevedo C. et al. Prion protein-based phylogeny inferred from hundreds of species of the class Mammalia shows overall conservation with canonical mammalian phylogenetic tree. XI Iberian Congress on Prions, Catalonia, Spain, 2023. (Poster)

Timeline

R&D projects funded through competitive calls of public or private entities

CIC bioGUNE
11.2023 - 12.2023

Intern (3 months, EHU Work Transition Fellowship)

CIC bioGUNE
07.2023 - 09.2023

Voluntary Internship

CIC bioGUNE
06.2022 - 07.2022

Ph.D. - Neuroscience

University of The Basque Country (EHU)

Bachelor of Science - Biochemistry And Molecular Biology

University of The Basque Country (EHU)

Master of Science - Neuroscience

Universidad Del País Vasco

Bachelor of Science - Human Nutrition And Dietetics

Universidad Del País Vasco
Eva Fernández Muñoz