{"id":12003,"date":"2026-06-17T13:43:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iqac.csic.es\/personal\/cristina-alonso-merino\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T13:43:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T11:43:38","slug":"cristina-alonso-merino","status":"publish","type":"personal","link":"https:\/\/www.iqac.csic.es\/en\/personal\/cristina-alonso-merino\/","title":{"rendered":"Cristina Alonso Merino"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cristina graduated in Chemistry (2000) and obtained her PhD (2010) from the University of Barcelona (UB), focusing her research on percutaneous absorption and the evaluation of the antioxidant activity of natural compounds.<\/p>\n<p>Since 2003, she has been working in the Cosmetics and Textile Innovation group at IQAC-CSIC. 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