Rosa Laura Lopez Marques

Rosa Laura Lopez Marques

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EDUCATION

January 2023    Doctor Scientiarum, Universoty of Copenhagen

July 2004       PhD in Chemistry (Cum laude), University of Seville (Spain).

June 2002      MSc in cellular and molecular biology, University of Seville (Spain)

June 1999      Major in Chemistry (Honors), University of Seville (Spain)

CURRENT AND PREVIOUS POSITIONS

Since 2012      Tenured Associate Professor and Group Leader, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen.

2008-2012      Junior Group Leader, Centre for Membrane Pumps in Cells and Disease-PUMPkin, DNRF (Mentor: M. Palmgren). Since 2009, Associate Professor

2005 2007     Marie Curie Fellow, RTN "Flippases" (PI: M Palmgren)

2000-2004       PhD fellow, Spanish National Research Council, University of Seville (Spain)

ACADEMIC AWARDS AND HONORS

2022                                                         Keynote speaker, XXV International Symposium on Plant lipids, Grenoble (France)

2022                                                          Invited speaker, P-type ATPase Conference, Banff (Canada)

2021                                                          Nominee, Teacher of the Year, Faculty of Science, Copenhagen University

Since 2020     Faculty Member, Faculty of 1000

2019                                                          Invited speaker, International Plant Membrane Biology Workshop, Glasgow (UK)

2018                                                          Invited seminars, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, China, and CNRS-Saclay, France

2016                                                          Invited seminar, Institut de Biosciences et Biotechnologies de Grenoble, CEA-Grenoble, France

2005                                                          Award to the best PhD thesis in Cell Biology and Genetics, University of Seville, Spain

2000-2004     PhD fellowship for best-qualified students, Ministry of Culture and Science, Spain

PROJECT GRANTS (Past 5 years)

2022-2024     Carlsberg Fonden (518,057 DKK), PI

2022               Novo Nordisk Foundation Symposium (300,066 DKK), PI

2022               Science PhD School (70,000 DKK), Summer School co-organizer

2021-2025       Det Fri Forskningsråd | Natur og Univers (2.9 mil DKK), PI

2020                                                            Horizon2020 MSCA (0.5 mil DKK) co-financing of a TALENT PhD student, PI

2019                                                            EUopSTART-2019 (50,000 DKK), support for an ITN application as WP leader.

2019-2025       Novo Nordisk Fonden, NovoCrops center (ca. 6 mil DKK out of 60 mil.), WP leader.

2016-2020       Villum Fonden (2.5 mil DKK), LIFER project, PI.

SUPERVISION PhD STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWS

PhD students: Currently supervising 5 PhD students as main supervisor. Since 2008, 8 PhD students (4 as main supervisor, 4 as co-supervisor); Post-doctoral fellows: 5; Lab trainees: 2; Exchange students: 11.

TEACHING ACTIVITIES 

Supervision: 18 master students, 14 bachelor students and 5 students in thematic projects. Course responsible for Introduktion til Bioteknologi (BSc), co-responsible for Heterologous expression (MSc), both at the Biotechnology program at the University of Copenhagen. Organizer for an international summer school (August 2022). External censor: Ingeniøruddannelsernes censorkorps–Kemiretningen , Censorkorps i biologi.

OUTREACH ACTIVITIES AND PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT

2022                                                          Know your Vegies (on EU GM regulation), organizer and speaker, Studenterhuset, Copenhagen

2021           Plantae seminars "Plant Physiology Focus Issue on Dynamic Membranes", ASBMB

2020           Interview (25 min) for "Punto de Encuentro", Radio Exterior. This is the international channel of the public Spanish national Radio (RNE), broadcasting almost worldwide.

2019                                                          Interview (25 min) for “Investigadores por el Mundo”, GestionaRadio, Spain.

2018                                                          Invited speaker, Women in Science Day round table, Studenterhuset, Copenhagen

2016                                                          Invited speaker, "Plants for a changing world", Studenterhuset, Copenhagen

2008-2012 3 Culture Night events and an outreach activity at the Experimentarium (Museum of Science)

COMMISSIONS OF TRUST

2022                 Member of Assessment Committee for an Assistant Professor position, Aarhus University

2020, 2022       Writing group member, Denmark's position paper for the Horizon Europe calls

2021                 Associated Editor, Plant Membrane Traffic and Transport, Frontiers in Plant Science

Since 2020                          PhD coordinator and Safety responsible (Arbejdslederrepræsentant)

2020-2022                           Co-responsible for an interdisciplinary departmental action (Lateral Theme)

2020                                                                               Opponent at PhD thesis midway seminar in Århus University

2020                                                                               Examiner for a thesis at the University of Tasmania

2018                                                                               Opponent in a PhD defence at CNRS Saclay-Université Paris Syd.

Since 2018        Editorial Board member for Scientific Reports (Nature group)

2016-2018         Remote reviewer for applications for the European Research Council within Horizon2020

Since 2012       Appointed Member of the Research Committee at my department.

Since 2012       Chairman for 13 PhD defences at the University of Copenhagen

Since 2012       Reviewer for applications to the National Institutes of Health (NIH, USA), and the Estonian and Austrian Research Councils. Regular reviewer for manuscripts for journals such as Plant Cell, FASEB Journal, Biochemical Journal, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta, Science Advances, Planta or Traffic.

OTHER RELEVANT QUALIFICATIONS

2019                                    Leadership course, University of Copenhagen

2018                                    Project management course, University of Copenhagen

2015                                    Advanced Management course for Female Leaders in Science, EMBO

2015                                    Good laboratory practice course, University of Copenhagen

2012                                   PhD supervision course, University of Copenhagen (2012)

2009                                    Laboratory management course, EMBO

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