Cecilia Frecha

Summary: I am scientific researcher with sixteen-year experience in the biotechnology and gene therapy field developed in Spain, France and Argentina. I have been PhD in Spain, post doc in France, senior researcher and head of research lab and head of the Molecular Microbiology Diagnostics laboratory at Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Argentina. Now I am also chief scientific officer in a Biotech start up in Granada, Spain. My expertise includes research and development of advanced therapies tools with development and validation of clinical molecular assays, participation in clinical trials and translational research, laboratory quality control management of human resources.

MILESTONES
2018: Implementation of biotechnological assays for clinical diagnostics; 2015: Scientific researcher permanent position; 2014: Improved vector in clinical gene therapy trial; 2010: Patent of discovered vectors; 2008: Hematopoietic gene transfer tool discovery; 2008: Improvement of biosafety of gene therapy vector through incorporation of physiologic promoter (PhD Theses).
STATS
Scientific research experience:(from PhD to 2019) 16 years ; Number of doctoral theses directed in the previous 10 years: 2; Master theses directed: 4; Total number of citations: 973; Average number of citations per year during the previous 5 years (not including 2019): ;Total number of publications (last 10 years): 21 Number of Q1 publications (last 10 years): 16; (81% of total publications); H-index: 16; Number of meeting presentations (from 2003-on) 56, 10 oral presentations.