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Dra. Lydia Álvarez Fernández

Graduate in Biology. Universidad de Oviedo.
Bachelor’s degree. Faculty of Biology of Universidad de Oviedo.
Doctorate in Biology from Universidad de Oviedo.
Contributing Research Scholar, Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia. Department of Genetics.
Research Scholar European Project STEP-CT91-0150. Genetics section.
Pre-doctoral Scholar at Universidad de Oviedo. Genetics department.
Post-doctoral Scholar at Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias (IUOPA). Genotoxicity and Mutagenesis Unit.
Participation in R&D projects:
- Mutagenic effects of ethylnirenes, diethylsufate and hexamethylphosphoramide in oocytes and oogonias of Drosophila melanogaster.
- Genotoxicity Mechanisms of anti-tumor drugs: A study in Drosophila and humans.
- Genotoxicity of temozolomide and gemcitabine: mechanisms of mutagenesis in Drosophila and biomonitoring of exposed human sample groups.
- EPIFARGEN project: Evaluation of genetic and therapeutic risk in individuals belonging to multiple cancer case families, and of an educational intervention for behavioural risk reduction.
Has made numerous publications and reports at conferences.
Presently serving in her position as Postdoctoral Researcher in the field of Glaucoma research at Fundación de Investigación Oftalmológica.
Member of the action group COST: The Network for the biology of Zn.