Visiting PhD student Continued with her PhD at the Universitat Politecnica de Valencia Image Research at the Highlander Lab My PhD research focuses on unravelling the genetic background of the environmental variance of litter size in divergently selected rabbit lines for high and low environmental variance and understanding its effects on the gut microbiome. Goals: Identify candidate genes for the environmental variance and the animal resilience Display bacteria, genes and metabolites from the gut that could be modulating the environmental variance and the animal resilience Understand the relationship between animal resilience and the environmental variance Validate my studies with computer simulations of genomic, metagenomic, and phenotypic data (in collaboration with the HighlanderLab) Background I studied Biotechnology in Seville before undertaking an MSc in Animal Breeding and Reproduction Biotechnology at the Universitat Politècnica de València, where I started a PhD in Animal Breeding and Genetics in 2018, under the supervision of Noelia Ibáñez-Escriche and Maria-Jose Argente. I am specifically interested in: Animal Genetics Statistical methodologies Machine learning Develop R package for Bayesian Analysis Programming language and software: Unix/Linux R & RStudio Python Hobbies and personal interests I play rugby in the Rugby Turia. Rugby is not only a sport, but also a philosophy of life because it always promoting values like integrity, passion, solidarity, discipline, and respect. I love hiking because all effort during the travel has a wonderful reward when you reach the top to see amazing views. I think that all scientific knowledge must be shared with all people. Science is not only for Scientists and English-speaking people. I’m working on a Twitter account in Spanish (@GenetistaA) to disseminate science related to animal breeding and genetics. Moreover, I want to write a short book about my thesis to reach people with no scientific knowledge, as my parents. Relevant links LinkedIn Twitter ORCID This article was published on 2024-09-02