During my scientific career I have participated in diverse research topics through many years in different labs and countries. My areas of expertise are molecular biology and microbial biotechnology. I have also experience in biofuels, protein engineering, and biophysics.
In Finland I discovered my passion for coaching, and I am currently certified as a Results Coach. I am reorienting my career to combine science and coaching. The first step is the creation of Soturi Coaching (soturicoaching.com) to offer individual coaching and training for groups.
Entrepreneurial adventure where I combine the Results coaching structure with my scientific background and mind control techniques to help individuals and businesses to reach their goals.
I participated in projects targeting to learn about the biophysical and structural properties of several proteins with biomedical applications. I worked also with inteins, which are autocatalytic protein splicing elements with biotechnological applications. Research supervisor: Dr. Hideo Iwai.
I developed new molecular tools and engineered cyanobacteria as biotechnological hosts for the production of carbon-based biofuels. I participated in the EU FP7 collaborative project DirectFuel. Research supervisors: Prof. Eva-Mari Aro, Dr. Patrik R. Jones.
My PhD topic was the study of the cytochromes attached to cyanobacterial Photosystem II. Half of the time I was working in Seville, where I performed mainly the biophysics experiments (redox potentiometry, thermoluminescence.). Research supervisor: Dr. José María Ortega.
In France I performed the construction of cytochrome mutants, the PSII protein complex purification, and part of the biophysical characterization (PAM fluorescence). Supervisor: Dr. Diana Kirilovsky.
Research on the molecular basis of the legume-Rhizobium symbiosis within the PETRI project Validation by means of Field Assays of new Chickpea Varieties Associated with Multifunctional Biofertilizers, in Andalucía and Castilla y León.
My publication list with citation indices can be found in google scholar in the following location:
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TB9Hs6AAAAAJ&hl=en
Professional coach training program (formerly Results Coaching System)
Title: Cytochromes associated to the Photosystem II in the thermophilic cyanobacterium
Thermosynechococcus elongatus. Study of point mutants in the cytochrome b559 and redox analysis of the cytochrome c550.
Included 3 months of work in practice in a photovoltaic energy company: GAMESA solar.
Degree in general biology.
Spanish: mother tongue.
English: fluent.
French: fluent.
Finnish: basic.
Internet, MS Office, WordPress, Origin, PyMol, Bioinformatics tools.
Driving license type B, and car owner.
Diver 2 stars CMAS - FEDAS (World Underwater Activities Federation).
Music: I play trumpet, percussion, and ukulele.
Sports: football, martial arts (karate, kali majapahit).
Mind control: Silva method graduate.