JIGG: Degree in Biology from the University of Seville (1995) and PhD in Marine Sciences from the University of Cádiz (1999) (Annual PhD Award). The first line of research focused on the taxonomic study of crustacean larval stages, a line that, in general terms, the researcher is still developing. During the years of undergraduate and doctoral studies, the researcher publishes 14 scientific articles (8 in SCI).

In 2001, he started the postdoctoral stage thanks to a grant from the Ministry of Science and Technology of Portugal. During this two-year stay, he began a second line of research, in which he delved into the study of the coupling of physical and biological processes that determine the dispersal and recruitment patterns of littoral benthic organisms. Linked to this stay, 5 scientific articles are published.
In 2004, a contract was obtained with the Ramón y Cajal Program, which is developed in the Department of Biology (Ecology Area) of the University of Cádiz, thus initiating the teaching career together with the researcher. During this period (2004-2008) he led the creation of a new research team whose lines of work focus on the morphology and ecology of marine zooplankton organisms and leads a Research Project of the National Plan. In addition, he participates as a researcher in two other Projects of Excellence of the Junta de Andalucía. He is also part of the Organizing Committee of an International Congress and participates in several oceanographic campaigns. At the end of this period, the ANEP grants a positive evaluation as a Researcher with Outstanding Scientific Career (Program I3). This Evaluation, together with the Accreditation of Contracted Doctor Professor (ANECA), enables hiring in January 2009, with the category of Contracted Doctor Professor.

In December 2009, ANECA granted the researcher accreditation to access the Body of University Professors, taking possession of said position in August 2010. In 2015, ANECA obtained the University Professor Accreditation, taking possession in.