Isabel Franco receives the CSIC 2023 prize for a relevant thesis, in the global area of society
Isabel Franco from Zaragoza has won the prize for the Relevant Doctoral Thesis awarded by the Spanish National Research Council, CSIC, in the Global Society area for her doctoral thesis entitled “Preventing biodeterioration of cultural heritage using nanostructured materials”, which she carried out in the Bionanosurf group, under the supervision of Scott G. Mitchell and Jesús Martínez de la Fuente. This research group belongs to the Aragon Nanoscience and Materials of Aragon Institute (INMA), a joint institute of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Zaragoza.
The CSIC organises these awards to recognise the most relevant doctoral theses defended by the institution’s research staff in training, with the aim of highlighting their professional and academic work. The prize is awarded by the CSIC to distinguish the authors of doctoral theses for their research, innovation, impact, applicability or projection in their respective field of knowledge. Prizes are awarded in the following categories: Society global area prizes: up to a maximum of 4 prizes. – Life global area awards: up to a maximum of 10 awards. – Global subject area prizes: up to a maximum of 6 prizes
Isabel Franco Castillo began her university education in 2010 in Zaragoza, where she completed her degree in Biotechnology and her master’s degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology. After an internship at the company B/S/H/, she started her PhD thesis “Preventing biodeterioration of cultural heritage using nanostructured materials” in 2017, in the Bionanosurf group, which belongs to the Aragon of Nanoscience and Materials Institute (INMA), a joint institute between the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the University of Zaragoza. This research resulted in the publication of 10 scientific articles, 6 of them as first author, as well as numerous participations in scientific congresses and dissemination events. After finishing her doctoral thesis in 2022, she decided to take the leap to the private sector, where she is currently developing her research career in the R&D&I department of the company Magapor.
26-06-2024
