Patricia Lara obtained her BSc (2004) and PhD (2009) degrees in Chemistry at the University of Sevilla. Her research experience involves different areas such as Organometallic Chemistry, Solid State Chemistry and Catalysis. During her predoctoral period, she studied the reactivity of an Ir complex stabilized with the hydrotris(3,5-dimethylpirazolyl)borate ligand (TpMe2) with different organic molecules. She did a predoctoral stay at the University of Illinois under the supervision of Prof. John Hartwig. After receiving his PhD, she undertook postdoctoral studies at the group of Dr. Bruno Chaudret and Dr. Karine Philippot (Laboratoire de Chimie de Coordination du CNRS, Toulouse, France). In 2014, she gained a Juan de la Cierva Contract at the University of Seville to develop a project related to the synthesis of Pt nanoparticles and the study of their catalytic applications. Currently she is Associate Professor at this University.