Maria M Tavio M.D. completed her PhD at the age of 27 years from University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Postdoctoral studies from The London Hospital Medical College, Queen Mary´s University of London, UK and the Faculty of Medicine of L´ Aquila University, Italy. She is titular Professor at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She has published more than 40 papers on quinolone and beta-lactam resistance including her article on QnrS1 protein characterization derived from her recent work at Harvard Medical School, USA. She also serves as assessor for national and European research projects on antimicrobial resistance. Maria M Tavio M.D. completed her PhD at the age of 27 years from University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria and Postdoctoral studies from The London Hospital Medical College, Queen Mary´s University of London, UK and the Faculty of Medicine of L´ Aquila University, Italy. She is titular Professor at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. She has published more than 40 papers on quinolone and beta-lactam resistance including her article on QnrS1 protein characterization derived from her recent work at Harvard Medical School, USA. She also serves as assessor for national and European research projects on antimicrobial resistance.

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