Short biography
2000: I started a degree in Biology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. I wanted to learn about the natural world. The same year, I fell in love with paleontological fieldwork.
2006: I started my PhD at the now Catalan Institute of Paleontology Miquel Crusafont. The mission: Understanding the functional morphology and evolution of the ape hand, leading to the emergence of complex tool behaviors in humans.
2010: I started my postdoc at the American Museum of Natural History (New York City). Since then, I also worked at various prestigious US institutions (Stony Brook University, The George Washington University), growing my international collaborative network of multidisciplinary, incredible colleagues.
Besides specialized papers, I have published in some of the top general sciences journals, including Science, Nature Communications, and PNAS. As an ICREA research professor, I want to develop my expansive future work as an active member of the Catalan community.
