Ph.D.Student
BIO
Guillermo Illán Ortega earned his degree in Biology from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Murcia (Spain) in 2022. Subsequently, he pursued a Master’s in Bioinformatics. During this program, he conducted his Master’s thesis at the Institute for Neuroscience UMH-CSIC, where he honed his skills in omics data analysis, particularly focusing on RNA-Seq analysis. He is currently a PhD student in the research group of Microbiology and Quality of Fruits and Vegetables at the Food Science & Technology Department at the CEBAS-CSIC institute in Murcia. His research is overseen by his director, Ana Allende, and co-director Pilar Truchado.
RESEARCH INTEREST
Currently, his Ph.D research focuses on characterizing Listeria monocytogenes patogens from enviromental samples through a metagenomic approach. The ultimate goal is to shorten the detection and characterization time of pathogenic strains of Listeria monocytogenes, providing an alternative to culture-dependent methods.
Representative Publications
Albolafio, S., Marín, A., Allende, A., García, F., Simón-Andreu, P.J., Abellán Soler, M., Gil, M.I. 2022.
Strategies for mitigating chlorinated disinfection byproducts in wastewater treatment plants. Chemosphere.
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