David Miguel Castro Alonso

David Miguel Castro Alonso serves as a Researcher at the Biomedical Research Center of the University of Vigo, actively contributing to the IAS research group focused on Innovation in Agrifood and Health through multidisciplinary chemical analysis, neurophysiology, plant physiology, microbiology, and biotechnology.

He earned his Doctorate from the University of Vigo in 2022 under the supervision of Dra. Ana Gago Martinez, completing his thesis titled Development of alternative tests to physical-chemical ones for the confirmation of marine biotoxins present in foods of marine origin.

His research program centers on Analytical Chemistry with specialized applications in Food Safety and Marine Biotoxin detection, leveraging cross-disciplinary integration of Biotechnology, Microbiology, Neurophysiology, and Plant Physiology to develop innovative analytical methodologies for agrifood systems.

No scientific awards were documented in the source material.

Current information does not specify student advising activities or externally funded research grants.

He operates within the IAS research group at the University of Vigo's Biomedical Research Center, where his work supports the group's mission of applying chemical analysis and biological systems understanding to enhance agrifood safety and health outcomes.