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I have always been fascinated about Biology, since an early age when I learned that Biology means the study of life and I felt that life was definitely worth studying! Later on, I became interested in genetics as a way of understanding molecular mechanisms and as an undergraduate student in Swansea University I finally developed my interest for the wonderful Streptomyces bacterial genus, it’s complex biology and intricate regulatory pathways which lead to the production of many useful compounds such as antibiotics.
After being an undergraduate in Swansea University I decided to continue my research in Prof. Paul Dyson’s laboratory, working on the regulation of stress responses in the bacterial genus Streptomyces, and obtaining my PhD in 2008.
I then moved onto a post-doctoral position in INBIOTEC, a biotechnology institute in León, Spain, working on signal transduction, genome sequencing and proteome analysis in Actinobacteria.
In 2011 I joined Prof. Mervyn Bibb’s research group as a post-doctoral scientist at the John Innes Centre working on the regulation of several antibiotics including chloramphenicol, cinnamycin and the medically relevant gene cluster leading to the production of the novel lantibiotic microbisporicin. I also developed genetic tools to work with actinomycetes and worked with Prof. Barrie Wilkinson studying virulence factors in the opportunistic pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa in order to use these as potential drug targets.
In 2015 I joined the fantastic Biology Department at EHU as a Senior Lecturer in Microbial Genetics. I am also final year tutor for all of the programmes in the Biology Department.
My research interests are focused on understanding the complex regulatory pathways that lead to antibiotic production in Actinobacteria with a particular interest in lantibiotics as well as the study of the regulation of resistance mechanisms in antibiotic producing bacteria (the likely source of clinically relevant antibiotic resistance) and to characterise new gene clusters encoding novel compounds with antibiotic activity. To know more about my research group and current projects please visit the Actinomycetes Biology and Antibiotic discovery research page.
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
PhD, Investigations into the osmotic stress response mediated by OsaB in Streptomyces coelicolor A3(2), Swansea University
… → 2008
Biological Sciences, BSc, University of Valencia
… → 2004
Genetics and Biochemistry, BSc, Swansea University
… → 2003
Teaching in Higher Education, PGCert, Edge Hill University
Post-doctoral Scientist, John Innes Centre
2011 → 2015
Post-doctoral, Inbiotec: Instituto de Biotecnologia de Leon
Research output: Contribution to conference › Abstract
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to journal › Other (journal)
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (journal) › peer-review
Research output: Contribution to specialist publication › Article (specialist)
OXBROUGH, A., BATKE, S., FRY, E., FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, L. & Champion, M.
10/05/21 → 31/10/24
Project: Research
OXBROUGH, A., FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, L., Barsoum, N. & Cottrell, J.
1/09/19 → 1/09/23
Project: Research
PINTOR ESCOBAR, L., FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ, L., ASHTON, P. & ZAMBRANO, M. M.
7/01/19 → 7/01/23
Project: Doctoral
LORENA FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
LORENA FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
LORENA FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ (Participant)
Activity: Other activity types › Other
LORENA FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
LORENA FERNANDEZ-MARTINEZ (Member)
Activity: Membership types › Membership of network