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Period:  Ongoing HORMOBIOME hosts and mentors international visiting researchers as part of its capacity-building and training activities, providing an interdisciplinary research environment at the interface of microbiome science, hormones and data-driven approaches. Visiting profiles include early-career and established researchers with backgrounds in microbiology, bioinformatics, data science and artificial intelligence, fostering cross-disciplinary knowledge exchange and m

Period:  Ongoing HORMOBIOME provides sustained mentorship and supervision across the full early-career research pipeline, contributing to capacity building and talent development in microbiome and hormone research. This includes the supervision of undergraduate, master’s and doctoral students, as well as the mentorship of high-capacity researchers selected through competitive programmes such as DACIU (Development of High Intellectual Capacities at University) and internation

Period:  2023–present Institution:  University of Seville The HORMOBIOME Lab designed and delivers a structured Introduction to Research Program  guiding undergraduate and master’s students through their first independent research projects. Program details: 22 guided sessions Literature review and hypothesis formulation Experimental design Data analysis and visualization Scientific writing and oral defense preparation Use of digital and AI-assisted tools Iterative feedback an

Role:  Associate Editor Editorial oversight and peer-review contributions supporting dissemination of interdisciplinary microbiology research  relevant to microbiome science and host–microbe interactions.

Role:  Associate Editor Editorial activities promoting visibility and rigor of research on women’s health, hormonal biology, and sex-specific microbiome science .

Role:  Associate Editor (ongoing) Editorial leadership supporting dissemination of high-quality research in oral microbiology, biofilms, and oral–systemic health .

Period: 2025–2026 Location: Espartinas and Seville, Spain Participation in the international Pint of Science festival as local organizer and invited speaker, contributing to structured science–society dialogue in informal public settings. Within the 2025 edition, HORMOBIOME participated in the organization of the local Pint of Science programme in Espartinas and delivered the public talk “Microbios y hormonas: aliados invisibles de tu vida” , introducing hormone–microbiome

Period:  Ongoing Participation as a scientific speaker in Café con Ciencia initiatives, organized by the University of Seville as part of its institutional science communication programme. These activities take the form of small-group, informal scientific breakfasts with secondary and high-school students, designed to foster direct, bidirectional dialogue between researchers and young audiences in a non-hierarchical setting. Through conversation-based formats, HORMOBIOME con

Period:  Ongoing Lab members actively participate in science communication and outreach activities organized by ECUSA (Spanish Scientists in the USA) , contributing to newsletters and dissemination initiatives that promote Spanish research internationally.

Period:  2013–present Role:  Co-founder The Spanish Oral Microbiology Network (REMORA) was co-founded during the PI’s doctoral research as an early scientific networking initiative to promote collaboration, training and knowledge exchange in oral microbiology. The network contributed to strengthening national research capacity and fostering interdisciplinary connections among researchers working on oral microbial ecology. This early leadership experience in community building

Period:  Ongoing These activities form part of HORMOBIOME’s knowledge-transfer strategy aimed at fostering dialogue with dental and medical professionals around emerging hormone-microbiome research frameworks. The focus is on communicating current scientific evidence, conceptual models and research limitations, supporting informed understanding of how microbiome-hormone interactions are being investigated in preventive and sex-informed health research contexts. These initiati

Period:  2014–2024 This work represents a translational research and knowledge-transfer activity, focused on the development of saliva-based frameworks for caries risk stratification. Building on earlier research, immune, metabolic and microbiome-related salivary markers were integrated into research models to explore their potential for supporting risk prediction approaches in preventive dentistry. Outreach activities included evidence-based dissemination to healthcare profe

Period:  2024–2025 This outreach activity is part of HORMOBIOME’s strategic engagement efforts to strengthen scientific literacy in menopause-related hormone–microbiome interactions. It focuses on translating research-based evidence on estrogen decline and microbiome restructuring into accessible knowledge, fostering informed dialogue around oral and systemic health during menopause. By addressing historically underrepresented aspects of women’s health research, these activi

Period:  2023–now Location:  Spain This ongoing activity is part of HORMOBIOME’s patient and public engagement strategy to foster dialogue and shared understanding around hormone-microbiome interactions in autoimmune conditions. In collaboration with Sjögren’s syndrome patient associations , including Asociación Española de Síndrome de Sjögren (AESJOGREN) , research-based concepts related to saliva-associated physiological changes and oral microbial ecosystem alterations are