CV - David Lopez Rodriguez

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Senior multidisciplinary and outcome-oriented scientist passionate about computational biology, translational medicine and public health, with expertise in multiomics analysis and in-silico modeling. My main objective is to develop computational tools that can make a valuable contribution to public health and society.

- Experienced Researcher & Communicator

Translational scientist with more than 8 years of success leading multi-disciplinary, cross-functional internal and external collaborations. Proven track record in data science, project management, scientific communication, teaching and high-impact publications (i.e. Nature Communications, Nature Reviews Endocrinology ). Effective communicator, strategic and innovative thinker. Skilled at creating clear and accessible visualizations for non-specialists and the general public.

- Project Management

Strong experience in planning, organizing, and executing multi-omics research in the fields of toxicology, translational medicine, and neuroscience. Development of scientific strategies, conception and execution of experiments and analysis, budget/timeline accountability, writing of scientific publications and grants, efficient communication to a broad audience, internal and external cross-functional collaborations.

- Collaborative Spirit

Team and project leadership in a fast-paced multi-disciplinary environment, scientific management and mentoring. Demonstrated ability to build and lead productive teams, complete project deliverables on time and within budget.

- Computational biology

R and Python programming for processing, analyzing and visualizing large datasets and omics data. Advanced statistical analysis of complex high-content datasets (i.e. mixed-effect model, correlation network, hierarchical clustering, joint pathway enrichment analysis), multi-omics integration (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics) and machine learning (i.e. extreme gradient boosting).

Employment History

Bioinformatician Freelancer

01/2023-Today as Independent Consultant

Hands-on training in biological and omics data analysis, along with providing computational solutions for researchers in academia and healthcare

Bioinformatician / Senior Researcher

02/2025-Today at the Department Environmental Toxicology, Eawag / ETHZ, Prof. Colette Von Berg’s team (20%)

Leveraging multi-omic datasets to identify early biomarkers of pharmaceutical and food-contact chemical exposure in zebrafish

Bioinformatician / Postdoctoral Fellow

10/2021-Today at University of Lausanne, Prof.Fanny Langlet’s Team (80%)

Development of HPC workflows for analyzing large scRNAseq datasets with over 200K cells, resulting in the creation of novel methods for functional cell-cell communication and user-friendly tools for non-IT experts

Data Scientist / Scientific Collaborator

09/2023-Today at University of Lausanne, Prof. Nathalie Chèvre’s Team

Leading the development of an innovative predictive machine learning approach to identify chemicals displaying endocrine-disrupting activity

Bioinformatician / Postdoctoral Fellow

01-12/2024 at University of Lausanne & SCAHT, Dr. MG Zurich’s Team (50%)

Multiomic analysis (transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, lipidomics) to identify chemical exposures biomarkers using an in vitro brain 3D hIPSC model

Project Coordinator & Freelancer

01-12/2024 at Environmental Science & Research Consulting GmBH

Project Coordinator of the epidemiological study PESSAP and contribution to data management & analysis

EFSA - Scientific and Technical Support Panel

From 2023 to 2027

European Food & Safety Authority (EFSA). 5-year mandate as scientific and technical support

Bioinformatician / Postdoctoral Fellow

10/2020-10/2021 at University of Liège (Belgium)

Analysis of complex transcriptomic data designs to decipher the impact of pesticides and pharmaceuticals on the neuroendocrine control of reproduction

Education

Master of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Toxicology

2023-2025 at University of Geneva (UNIGE), Switzerland

Modules: Organ Toxicology, Regulatory Toxicology, Clinic Toxicology & Ecotoxicology

Postgraduate Education in Toxicology (PET)

2024-Today at Utrecht University, The Netherlands

Courses: General Toxicology, Food Toxicology, Carcinogenesis/Mutagenesis

PhD in Biomedical Sciences

2016 to 2020 at University of Liege (ULIEGE), Belgium

M.Sc. in Experimental Neuroscience

2013 to 2015 at University of Liege (ULIEGE), Belgium

Continuous Education

Data Science / Bioinformatics:

Multiomics Data Analysis and Integration. Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) (0.5ECTS)
Machine learning. Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) (0.5ECTS)
UNIX Shell Scripting for Life Scientists. Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) (0.5ECTS)
Intermediate Python. Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) (0.5ECTS)
Workshop on Epigenomics Data Analysis. CUSO (3 days)
First Steps in Parallelization with OpenMP. Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB)
Research - A Gentle Introduction to Deep Learning with Python and R. University of Lausanne (Switzerland) (1 day)
HPC cluster. University of Lausanne (Switzerland) (1 day)
Statistics 1. Resal, University of Lausanne (Switzerland) (1 day)
Statistics 2. Resal, University of Lausanne (Switzerland) (1 day)

Environmental Science / Ecology:

Environmental History. University of Gothenburg, Sweden (15 ECTS)
Environmental Legislation. UNED, Spain (6 ECTS)
Economics & Environmental Strategy. UNED, Spain (6 ECTS)
Ecology: Environment and Society. UNED, Spain (6 ECTS)
Human Ecology. UNED, Spain (6 ECTS)

Entrepreneurship / Project management:

UCREATE2. Workshop on sustainable entrepreneurship (7 weeks)

Awards, Grants and Fellowships

Research Grant

2023 - Wallonie-Bruxelles Federation (FWB, Belgium)

Ph.D. Thesis Award

2021 - Society of Neuroendocrinology (SNE, France)

Postdoctoral Travel Grant

2021 - Léon Fredericq Foundation (FLF, Belgium) for carrying out postdoctoral research at the laboratory of Fanny Langlet (UNIL, Lausanne, Switzerland)

Short-term Postdoctoral Grant

2021 - Wallonie-Bruxelles Federation (FWB, Belgium) for carrying out postdoctoral research at the laboratory of Fanny Langlet (UNIL, Lausanne, Switzerland)

Research stay Grant

2020 - University of Liège for a 3-month research stay in the laboratory of Alejandro Lomniczi (OHSU, Portland, OR, USA)

Operating grant

2019 - Leon Fredericq Foundation

Outstanding Abstract Award

2019 - Endocrine Society, during the ENDO2019 meeting in New Orleans (LA, USA)

Early Career Forum and Travel Award

2019 - Endocrine Society, during the ENDO2019 meeting in New Orleans (LA, USA)

Research stay Grant

2018 - Léon Fredericq Foundation (FLF, Belgium) for a 3-month research stay in the laboratory of Alejandro Lomniczi (OHSU, Portland, OR, USA)

Research stay Grant

2018 - Rotary Club (District 1630) for a 3-month research stay in the laboratory of Alejandro Lomniczi (OHSU, Portland, OR, USA)

François Mignolet Award

2018 - Leon Fredericq Foundation

Operating grant

2017 - Leon Fredericq Foundation

Non-FRIA Ph.D. program scholarship

2016-2020 - University of Liège (Belgium)

Master’s program scholarship

2013-2015 - University of Liège (Belgium)

ERASMUS program scholarship

2012-2013 - Catholic University of Louvain (UCL, Belgium)

Bachelor’s scholarships

2008-2013 - Ministry of Education, Culture and Sports (Spain)

University Teaching Experience

Lecture on 'Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)'

2024 - Participation in the course 'Impact of pollution on Human Health' - University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Course for students at the Medicine and Nursing school. Invited by Dr. Busiah Kanetee & Dr. Aurélie Berthet

Lecture on 'Human Toxicology'

2023 - Participation in the course 'Environmental Toxicology' - University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Course for master students at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences. Invited by Dr. Nathalie Chèvre

Lecture on 'Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs)'

2023 - Participation in the course 'Impact of pollution on Human Health' - University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Course for students at the Medicine and Nursing school. Invited by Dr. Busiah Kanetee & Dr. Aurélie Berthet

Lecture on 'Human Toxicology'

2022 - Participation in the course 'Environmental Toxicology' - University of Lausanne, Switzerland

Course for master students at the Faculty of Environmental Sciences. Invited by Dr. Nathalie Chèvre

Lecture on 'Female puberty: the role of epigenetics and environmental factors'

2020 - Participation in the course 'Neuroendocrinology' - National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), Mexico

Course for master students at the Faculty of Biomedical Sciences. Invited by Dr. Rebeca Corona

Master's Student Supervision

Vera Bonderovic (co-supervisor). Identification of Health Risks faced by Nail Salons Workers: a Systematic Review (2025). University of Geneva, Switzerland
Eva Luz Lachat (co-supervisor). Bisphenol A and autism spectrum disorder in humans, a systematic review of the literature (2023). University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Sara Kabashi (supervisor). Investigating the impact of fasting on the suprachiasmatic nucleus (2024). University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Anna Dreier (expert). Next-generation human iPSC-derived 3D brain systems to study chemical-induced myelin disruption (2023). University of Lausanne, Switzerland
Marzia Campanile (co-supervisor). Effects of lactational and gestational exposure to a polychlorinated biphenyl mixture (Aroclor1254) in the dentate gyrus of POMC-EGFP transgenic mice (2019). GIGA-Neuroscience. University of Liege, Belgium
Virginia Delli ( co-supervisor). Effects of a perinatal exposure to the flame retardant compound BDE-47 on neurogenesis and cognition (2019). GIGA-Neuroscience. University of Liege, Belgium

Participation in Conferences

Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)

2025 - Oral communication - Viena, Austria

Swiss Society of Endocrinology, Diabetology & Pediatrics

2025 - Oral communication - Lausanne, Switzerland

Swiss Society of Toxicology (SST)

2024 - Poster Presentation - Basel, Switzerland

SCAHT retreat

2024 - Oral communication - Sursee, Switzerland

GRS on Environmental Endocrine Disruptors

2024 - Oral communication - Toscany, Italy

Society for Neuroendocrinology meeting (SNE)

2024 - Poster presentation - Nice, France

Society for Neuroendocrinology meeting (SNE)

2021 - Oral communication - Online

Society for Behavioral Neuroendocrinology meeting (SBN)

2019 - Poster presentation - Bloomington, Indiana, USA

European Congress for Endocrinology (ECE)

2019 - Oral communication - Lyon, France

Endocrine Society meeting

2019 - Oral communication - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Pan American Neuroendocrine Society (PANS)

2019 - Oral communication - New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

International Congress for Neuroendocrinology (ICN)

2018 - Oral communication - Toronto, Canada

European Doctoral College on Environment and Health meeting (EDCEH)

2018 - Oral communication - Rennes, France

International Days of Toxicology (JIT)

2017 - Oral communication - Liège, Belgium

Copenhagen Workshop on Endocrine Disruptors (COW)

2017 - Oral communication - Copenhaguen, Denmark

EURON Ph.D. days

2016 - Poster presentation - Lille, France

Society for Neuroendocrinology meeting (SNE)

2016 - Oral communication - Corte, Corsica, France

Active Membership

Peer-reviewing

Language Skills

Spanish: Native
English: C2
French: C2

Internships

Dr. Alejandro Lomniczi (2020). Transgenerational effects of a mixture of Endocrine Disruptors on the hypothalamic transcriptome. Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, USA.
Dr. Alejandro Lomniczi (2018). Transgenerational effects of a mixture of Endocrine Disruptors on the hypothalamic transcriptome. Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU), Portland, USA.
Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon & Prof. Anne-Simone Parent (2016). Role of GPR151 in the control of GnRH secretion. University of Liège, Belgium.
Prof. Thierry Charlier (2015). The Role of androgens on the central control of sexual behavior of the japanese quail. University of Ohio, USA.

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