Rafael Herena
PhD Student
Science
Waterford Institute of Technology
Ireland
Biography
Rafael was born in Barcelona in 1985, he studied Marine Sciences at the University of Cádiz, obtaining a background as oceanographer and marine biologist. Afterwards, he completed a Masters in Industrial Biotechnology at the University of Almeria, where he specialized in microorganism bioengineering and bioprocessing. During his bachelor degree and thanks to a Seneca grant he worked in the L’Oceanografic de Valencia as a marine biologist. In 2011 he completed a Masters thesis at PharmaMar biopharmaceutical company (Madrid) about the development of antitumoral compounds from marine actinobacteria.
Research Interest
Macular Pigment Research Group
