Dr. Laura Grasa

Laura Grasa is an Associate Professor at the University of Zaragoza (Spain). She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Veterinary Medicine and earned her Ph.D. in Physiology and Pharmacology in 2006, from the University of Zaragoza. She also has a Master’s Degree in Advanced Bioinformatic Analysis from the Pablo de Olavide University (Spain). Her research focuses on the study of microbiota–intestine interactions in intestinal pathologies, such as inflammatory bowel disease or antibiotic-induced diarrhea. She has great experience in cell and animal models, molecular studies, and bioinformatics analysis. She investigates the properties of food ingredients in improving intestinal health by modulating the motor function, immune system, or intestinal microbiota. Her other research includes the anticancer properties of organometallic compounds and carbon nanoparticles, using cell lines and animal models of colon cancer. She is a fellow of the United European Gastroenterology and the Spanish Society of Microbiota, Probiotics and Prebiotics.