Affiliation: Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias

Dr. María Ordóñez Robles received her PhD from the Department of Molecular Biology at the University of León (Spain) in 2015. Her thesis was focused on the study of the nutritional regulation of tacrolimus production in Streptomyces tsukubaensis, particularly on the regulation exerted by carbon sources and phosphate content in the culture media. María developed her PhD studies as part of a recognized research group with a wide experience on the genus Streptomyces. Her thesis was directed by Dr. Juan F. Martín and Dr. Antonio Rodríguez García and supported by a grant for PhD students from the Governmet of Spain. Later, in 2019, she was awarded the Doctorate Prize from the University of León. María is currently specializing in Clinical Biochemistry as Resident Biologist at the Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias (Spain).