
PhD in Microbiology and Immunology from Tulane University, USA, in 2015.
Dr. Sainz is currently a Tenured Scientist at the Sols-Morreale Institute for Biomedical Research (IIBM), a joint center of CSIC-UAM, and Co-Coordinator of Area 3 – Cancer at the Ramón y Cajal Institute for Health Research (IRYCIS).
The achievements and research from Dr. Sainz’s laboratory have resulted in over 100 publications; multiple grants awarded in the United States (Cancer Research Institute, Concern Foundation), Spain (ISCIII, AECC, ACANPAN, FERO Fellowship), and Europe (EURO-NanoMed, TRANSCAN3, EIC Transition); patent applications; numerous talks and invited lectures; editorial board affiliations; and international recognition.
Dr. Sainz has broad expertise in immunology, virology, and oncology, with specific experience in pancreatic cancer, cancer stem cells, small animal cancer models, and drug discovery.