Margarita Martínez

She is Professor of Microbiology at the University of Girona (Department of Biology) and Principal Investigator of the ‘Microbiology of the Intestinal Disease’ research group. Her research focuses on the human gut microbiota in disease, aiming to identify new diagnostic and prognostic tools and potential targets for future treatments. She has paid particular attention to the pathogenic role of E. coli populations in Crohn’s disease, investigating how these bacteria contribute to disease onset and progression, and how they might inform therapeutic strategies.