Cristina holds a degree in Biology, a Master's in Neuroscience, and a Master's in Sports Business Management. She has also completed the GOSCI programme (Operational Management in Research Centres and Units), organised by the Xunta de Galicia and FEUGA, and holds the title of Expert in European Projects (Campus Iberus-CDTI).
She began her professional career at the Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IISGS), first as an R&D support technician in the neurophysiology service, and later as the lead technician for SpainRDR, a national project coordinated by the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid. Between 2016 and 2022, she was part of the management team at the Interuniversity Research Centre ECOBAS (until 2020, SUG Strategic Grouping), serving as the lead R&D Manager for the last four years.
