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I performed my undergrad and PhD studies in my native Spain, and moved to New York for a postdoc in 2000. My research interests have focused on the cellular and molecular mechanisms through which innate immune cells, and their hematopoietic precursors, contribute to organismal physiology and pathology. During my postdoctoral training, I developed and used intravital imaging modalities to study acute inflammatory diseases and identified the receptors that mediate early neutrophil recruitment. We have also been interested in how these cells regulate circadian patterns in physiology. More recently, we have identified new sources of neutrophil heterogeneity across tissues and within blood vessels. In my new position as a Full Professor at Yale University since 2022, our goal is to define the fundamental principles that guide the distribution, phenotypic specialization, and functional states of innate immunity, and their consequences for tissue physiology, including inflammation, infection, post-injury regeneration, and cancer.

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