Laia graduated in General Nursing (Universitat Rovira I Virgili) and Psychology (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) in Spain. She completed her Masters in Research in 2016 and her PhD in 2019. She is currently undertaking a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Trials at University College Cork. She has over 15 published papers and has won a total of 5 research awards. Previously, she worked as a research fellow in Spain and as a researcher and data manager in Ireland. In addition, Laia has hospital clinical experience and she has been a lecturer in 4 different universities, including more recently University College Cork.

Laia joined us as UCC Cancer Trials Group Project Manager in January 2022 and became Cancer Research Programme Manager in August 2023.