Professor of Analytical Chemistry at the CEU,
Coral Barbas, is once again one of the most influential professionals in the
world of Analytical Chemistry according to the American magazine 'The Analytical
Scientist', whose latest issue features the background and research of the 100
leading scientists in the field. The professor is, alongside Alejandro
Cifuentes, a Spanish researcher at the CSIC, the only Spanish scientist to
appear in the ranking.
Coral Barbas emphasizes that "this is
not only recognition of my career, but also the result of extensive work
undertaken by a team – visibly represented by myself ". When asked in
the publication about what advice she would give future researchers, Coral stressed
putting "your life and your heart in everything you do, no matter how
small it is. That is the only way to enjoy research”.
Coral Barbas directs the Center of Excellence
in Metabolomics and Bioanalysis (CEMBIO) and the CEINDO International Doctoral
School, which bring together the three CEU universities. Barbas is Doctor
Honoris Causa at the Medical University of Bialystok (Poland) and recently held
the International Award of the Belgian Society of Pharmaceutical Sciences
(BSPS) Her research area focuses on bioanalysis with the development of
analytical methodology for biological studies and Metabolomics applied to the search
for diagnostic and prognostic markers, and the effect of a treatment by mass
spectrometry.
A graduate in Chemical Sciences, (specialising in
Analytical Chemistry) at the Complutense University of Madrid and completing
her PhD in Chemical Sciences at the same institution, Coral has been Marie
Curie Researcher at Kings College London (2005-06) and Vice-Rector for Research
at CEU San Pablo University from 2011 to 2014.