Crew Executive Officer & Crew Biologist
B.Sc. in Human Biology, M.Sc. in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry, Postgraduate Degree in Science Communication, Science Diplomacy and Innovation Catalysis. Strategic Projects Officer at the University of Toronto, and cofounder of Hypatia Mars and Polaris.
Carla Conejo González is a Human Biologist and Science Communicator. She holds a degree in Human Biology and a master’s degree in Pharmaceutical and Biotechnological Industry from Pompeu Fabra University (Spain), along with postgraduate studies in Science Communication, Science Diplomacy and Innovation Catalysis. With research experience in neurobiology at the Center for Genomic Regulation (Spain) and the University of Bologna (Italy), she previously served as Head of Science Programs at Fundació Catalunya La Pedrera (Spain). She has also worked as a Scientific Advisor and Content Director for Catalan scientific outreach TV programs such as Quèquicom and Xplorers. She has made recent contributions to editorial publications in astrophysics and psychiatry. Additionally, she has volunteered and held positions such as Director of International Relations in MAGMA, Association for Promoting Youth Research (Spain), representative at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) (USA), and Vice-President of the science diplomacy association Scientists Dating Forum (Spain). She is the cofounder of the Hypatia Mars and Polaris initiatives. Currently, she serves as the Strategic Projects Officer at the Faculty of Information at the University of Toronto (Canada).