Head of the Biology Service of the National Institute of Toxicology and Forensic Sciences (Ministry of Justice) of the Department of Barcelona. He has a degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Granada (1989), a Master in Bioengineering (1991) and a PhD from the University of Zaragoza (2013). He has been an associate professor at the Pompeu and Fabra University since 2006 and a professor at the International University of Catalonia. He is currently secretary of the National Commission for the forensic use of DNA (CNUFADN) (Spain).