My name is Cristina Alcon and my PhD work in Lindsay’s lab is focused on understanding the impact that antibiotics have the gut microbiota in preterm infants; between 75% and 94% of premature babies are exposed to antibiotics during their stay in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

My science journey began some time ago in 2003 when I completed my undergraduate degree in Biochemistry in Valencia (Spain). Later on, I worked as a Research Assistant in several research laboratories in the UK, Spain and France. In 2013 I started working for Lindsay to help set up a probiotic trial. I immediately developed a passion to work in the field of clinical microbiology, and two years later, I started a PhD in Lindsay´s research team.