Laia graduated in General Nursing (Universitat Rovira I Virgili) and Psychology (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) in Spain. She completed her Masters in Research in 2016 and her PhD in 2019. She has a Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Trials from University College Cork. She has over 19 published papers and has won a total of 5 research awards.
Previously, she worked as a research fellow in Spain and as a researcher and data manager in Ireland. In addition, Laia has hospital-based clinical experience, and she has been a lecturer in four different universities, including University College Cork.
Laia is the administrative lead for the UCC Cancer Trials Group