Polymer Science and Technology

Gómez-López Alicia (representative investigator of this research team) has been part of the CNM Mycology Reference Laboratory since 2000. Since her incorporation as a PhD student, has participated in several research projects related to research in human fungal infection. In 2007 she was in charge of creating a new research line into the Laboratory. This is a line of cutting-edge research in Medical Mycology, which seeks to define relationships between dose and therapeutic response, and also better explain the clinical significance of resistance, by evaluating parameters PK/PD of antifungals and their relationship with efficacy. New strategies using alternative models of infection are now on going in this field with interesting perspectives and applications. This research is also evaluating the effect of the patient genetic background in treatment efficacy (pharmacogenetic). This new line is nowadays working actively in the lab. Each year new staff is incorporating to advance in this research by means of competitive applications. Thanks to these resources new methods have been developed and validated, contributing positivity to assist the national health system in fungal infection management.