I am interested in joining a consortium exploring novel methods (physical or biological) to enhance the nutritional value of various meat substitutes (plant- or insect-based), especially regarding the provision of essential transition metals such as iron, zinc, and copper in our diets, with the overall aim of fighting prevalent nutritional deficiencies worldwide.

Trained as a biologist, I possess 15 years of experience in the field of mineral nutrition of bacteria, plants, pigs, and humans. My technical repertoire spans from the biochemical characterisation of various foods and feeds (iron quantification and speciation, protein analysis), molecular genetics and cellular biology of bacteria and plants (for the production of proteins of interest), to pig studies (feeding trials, assessment of various iron markers in serum and liver).

The University of León (ULE) was founded in 1979 and today serves about 12,000 students on two campuses with a wide range of undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees. Strongly involved in international research and innovation projects, it has the potential to manage large collaborative projects. The University is made up of more than 750 professors, 200 administrative staff and 300 laboratory technicians, who carry out their teaching and research activities in more than 100 research groups located in 13 Schools and Faculties and 12 Research Institutes.

The commitment of the ULE is to achieve the highest quality in teaching, research, and innovation, aspiring to be the academic reference for administrations, companies, and professionals who require our services to achieve their objectives.

Mission:
· Quality education and advancement of knowledge through research activity.
· Create, teach and disseminate science, culture, art and technology, and contribute to social, economic and cultural progress.
· Social projection, creation and dissemination of critical, participative and supportive cultural habits and forms, as well as permanent, open and pluralistic education.
· International cooperation
· To train students for their intellectual development and their qualified insertion