Maria Carla Martini

After I got my B.S. in Biotechnology and Molecular Biology at the National University of La Plata, Argentina, I joined the Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, were I earned my Ph.D. studying the mobile genetic elements in bacteria from polluted soils (References: 1,2,3,4). After that, I worked as a postdoc at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute in Massachusetts, USA, were I spent the last 5 years studying different aspects of the physiology of Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of tuberculosis (Publications: 5, 6, 7).

I am currently setting up my group and starting a new research line exploring new compounds with antitubercular activity. I am working at the Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Biology in the National University of La Plata, Argentina, where I was recently awarded with the position of Research Assistant by the CONICET (National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina). I am fascinated in understanding how mycobacteria evolve to become resistant to antibiotics and very motivated to find new compounds that can be used in tuberculosis treatment and help to improve the lives of people suffering with the disease and prevent death.

November 2020