Francisco Esteban Nicolas Molina

Francisco Esteban Nicolas Molina is a Professor in the Department of Genetics and Microbiology at the Faculty of Biology, University of Murcia. His research focuses on fungal genomics and molecular biotechnology, with expertise in post-transcriptional gene silencing mechanisms in fungi such as Mucor circinelloides. He completed his doctoral studies at the University of Murcia in 2006 under the supervision of Dr. Rosa María Ruiz Vázquez and Dr. Santiago Rafael Torres Martínez, defending the thesis titled "Silenciamiento génico post-transcripcional en el hongo Mucor circinelloides".

He is affiliated with the Fungal Genomics and Molecular Biotechnology research group and previously contributed to the Biomembranes research group. No specific grants, awards, or recent publications are explicitly listed in the provided data.

His academic background includes a strong foundation in genetics and microbiology, with research interests spanning fungal molecular biology and biotechnological applications.