Sonia Vega Sánchez

Centre: BIFI
Institution: University of Zaragoza, Zaragoza (Spain)
Position: Technical and research staff hired by BIFI
E-mail: svega@bifi.es
Phone: 976 762996
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Personal statement
After completing my degree in Biology, I undertook a research stay (2000-2003) as a visiting investigator in the Department of Biology at Johns Hopkins University (Batimore, USA). In 2004, I joined OTRI at the University of Zaragoza as an specialist technician. Afterwards, in 2006, I was hired as a laboratory technician in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Faculty of Veterinary of the University of Zaragoza. In 2009, I was hired as a laboratory technician at the BIFI institute of the University of Zaragoza. Between  2010 and 2023, I received a grant for Technical Support Personnel from the Ministry of Science and Innovation, followed by a similar grant from the Government of Aragón. Currently, I am a laboratory technician and responsible for the managing and maintaining the experimentalist laboratories at the BIFI Institute, particularly the LACRIMA laboratory (Advanced Laboratory for Screening and Molecular Interacciones of Aragón), which gathers the experimental scientific infrastructure of the BIFI Institute dedicated to the discovery of drug delivery.

Researcher profile identity
My activity consists of providing support in the management of experimental laboratories and research projects developed at BIFI, taking care of equipment maintenance, supervision and training of equipment users, sample preparation for testing, and performing laboratory tests on advanced instrumentation. In addition, I am in charge of managing orders and training in laboratory safety and occupational risk prevention.

Why my research is important
Experimental research projects at BIFI require the use of advanced instrumentation that requires the use of qualified personnel. I am in charge of checking the operation of the equipment, supervising and training the users of such equipment, and performing laboratory tests for internal and external users of the BIFI Institute. On the other hand, the experimental procedures in the laboratory must be carried out under conditions that ensure the safety of the personnel, and I am responsible for the relevant training in this respect.

Know more about me and my research
– https://bifi.es/scientific-equipment/