Profile – Dr Marta del Campo Milan, BarcelonaBeta Brain Research Center

Dr Marta del Campo Milan

Name:

Dr Marta del Campo Milan

Job Title:

Head Fluid Biomarker Facility; Ramón y Cajal Research fellow

Place of work / study:

BarcelonaBeta Brain Research Center

Area of Research:

Fluid biomarkers for neurodegenerative disorders

How is your work funded:

By different public and private funding agencies and foundations

Tell us a little about yourself:

I am a translational neurobiologist. My main scientific interest is to understand the biological changes that underlie the different dementia types and translate this knowledge into applicable diagnostic tests and potential therapeutic targets. The complexity of dementia has prompted me to initiate and co-lead highly collaborative studies that analyze the proteome in different biofluids from patients with different dementia types at different stages; and identify, develop, and validate biomarker panels that might be useful in clinical settings and trials.

By combining -omics data and using different experimental models, I aim also to identify pathways and molecules that might involve in the pathogenesis of the different dementia types.

I also serve on the committee of the ISTAART Biofluid Based Biomarkers PIA.

Tell us a fun fact about yourself:

I speak way too slow…

Why did you choose to work in dementia:

I am really curious about how brain works, and more specifically, about understanding the biology behind memory loss, and thus the experiences that makes us what we are

What single piece of of advice would you give to an early career researcher?

Don´t rush, I know is difficult in academia, but just try to get the max out of each step

What book are you reading right now? Would you recommend it?

Very little time to read right now….but two books hang on my desk for some time now, El gran libro de Lucia mi pediatra (very good if you have kids!) and El año sin verano (nice and confi reading)

Favourite film of all time?

Dont know really, many to choose from depending on context and mood…

Favourite ways to unplug and unwind?

Running and when possible, hiking

Can we find you on social media?

Find Marta on LinkedIn