Paula Escalada Matute
Awards & Fellowships
- FPU Predoctoral Fellowship, Ministry of Science of Spain, 2024–2027
- International Doctoral Mobility Grant, Government of Navarra, 2025–2026
- Erasmus+ Doctoral Mobility Grant, European Commission, 2024–2025
- Predoctoral Research Grant, Asociación de Amigos de la Universidad de Navarra, 2023–2024
Biography
Paula Escalada Matute is a PhD candidate in Neuroscience at the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences of the University of Navarra under the supervision of Prof. Maite Solas. Her research focuses on astrocyte metabolism and metabolic reprogramming as a therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer’s disease.
She obtained her Degree in Pharmacy from the University of Navarra and completed an Erasmus exchange at the University of Padova (Italy). Paula has co-authored several peer-reviewed publications in the fields of neurodegeneration, astrocyte biology and neuroinflammation, and has presented her work at national neuroscience conferences.
Education
- PhD in Neuroscience, University of Navarra, 2023–Present
- Degree in Pharmacy, University of Navarra, 2023
- Erasmus Exchange Program, University of Padova, 2021–2022
Experience
- Predoctoral Researcher, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Navarra, 2023–Present
- Community Pharmacist, Navarra, 2023
- Hospital Pharmacy Intern, Hospital de Barcelona, 2023
- International Pharmacy Intern, McCauley Health & Beauty Pharmacy (Dublin), 2023
- Experimental Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Navarra, 2021
Conferences
- XVIII Research Conference in Experimental and Health Sciences, University of Navarra, 2026
- GENN XLV Conference, 2025
- XXI SENC Biennial Congress, 2025
- XVII Research Conference in Experimental and Health Sciences, University of Navarra, 2025
- GENN XLIV Conference, 2024
- Neurogune 2024