Sara Otaegi Ugartemendia

Postdoctoral researcher, National Centre for Biotechnology (CNB-CSIC)

Hernani, Basque Country, Spain

About

I am completing my PhD in Structural Virology of marine viruses using as the main technique cryo-EM SPA. Moreover, I have obtained some experience on cryo-ET on side projects I have been working, and on XL-MS in a short stay at FMP, Berlin.

Experience

  • Centro Nacional de Biotecnología (CNB-CSIC) (5 yrs 9 mos)
    • Postdoctoral Researcher
      Dec 2025 - Present · 7 mos

    • Predoctoral researcher with FPU fellowship
      Dec 2021 - Dec 2025 · 4 yrs 1 mo

      'Structural characterization of two marine viruses of the DJR lineage, with implications in ecology and evolution'' directed by Gabriela N. Condezo and

    • Technical and professional activities technician
      Sep 2021 - Nov 2021 · 3 mos

  • 1-month stay at Utrecht University
    Apr 2026 - May 2026 · 2 mos

  • Short Stay Intership at Leibniz-Forschungsinstitut für Molekulare Pharmakologie (FMP)
    Jun 2024 - Sep 2024 · 4 mos

  • Fundación Biofísica Bizkaia / Biofisika Bizkaia Fundazioa (2 yrs 10 mos)
    • IKASIKER fellowship
      Sep 2019 - Jun 2020 · 10 mos

      Accomplishment of the Bachelor Thesis Project in 'Function of palmitoylation in the interaction of Env fusion protein and cholesterol in the HIV membrane' directed by Dr. Maier Lorizate Nogales.

    • Voluntary extracurricular laboratory practices
      Sep 2017 - Sep 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

      'The characterization of the lipid environment of Env fusion protein of HIV', directed by Dr. Maier Lorizate Nogales.