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Now

What I’m Doing Now

Last updated: March 2026

This is a now page, inspired by Derek Sivers, describing what I’m currently focused on.

Current Focus

Research

Preparing for my incoming postdoctoral fellowship at CNIO, focused on pancreatic and bladder cancer.

Learning

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health (LSHTM).
  • Graduate Certificate in Theoretical Statistics and Probability (OU).
  • Master in Public Health (UNED).
  • Master in Economic Analysis (UOC).

Reading

Epidemiology
Epidemiology
Kenneth J. Rothman, Krista F. Huybrechts, Eleanor J. Murray
How to Win Friends and Influence People
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie • 288 pages
No cover
Understanding the Fundamentals of Epidemiology
Victor J. Schoenbach, Wayne D. Rosamond • 572 pages
Statistical Models in Epidemiology
Statistical Models in Epidemiology
David Clayton, Michael Hills • 376 pages
Causal Inference
Causal Inference
Miquel A. Hernan, James M. Robins • 352 pages
No cover
The Chicago Guide to Writing about Numbers, Second Edition
Daniel Wiles
Concepts of Epidemiology: An integrated introduction to the ideas, theories, principles and methods of epidemiology
Concepts of Epidemiology: An integrated introduction to the ideas, theories, principles and methods of epidemiology
Raj Bhopal • 317 pages
Writing science
Writing science
Joshua Schimel • 240 pages
No cover
Modern Epidemiology
Timothy L. Lash, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Sebastien Haneause, Kenneth Rothman • 1250 pages

Recent Accomplishments

  • Completed my PhD in Biomedicine at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (December 2025).

Upcoming

  • Starting postdoctoral fellowship at CNIO.

Side Projects

  • forrest: R package for publication-ready forest plots.
  • negatr: R package for negative control analysis in epidemiology.
  • orcidtr: R package to access the ORCID public API.

Want to know what I was doing before? Check out the blog for updates and reflections.

Source Code
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# Load Hardcover API functions
source("scripts/hardcover.R")

# Load configuration (create _hardcover_config.R from _hardcover_config_example.R)
if (file.exists("_hardcover_config.R")) {
  source("_hardcover_config.R")
  
  # Fetch currently reading books
  tryCatch({
    books <- get_currently_reading(HARDCOVER_API_TOKEN, HARDCOVER_USER_ID)
    cat("") # Placeholder for inline display below
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# What I'm Doing Now

*Last updated: March 2026*

This is a [now page](https://nownownow.com/about), inspired by Derek Sivers, describing what I'm currently focused on.

## Current Focus

### Research

Preparing for my incoming postdoctoral fellowship at CNIO, focused on pancreatic and bladder cancer.

### Learning

- Postgraduate Certificate in Public Health (LSHTM).
- Graduate Certificate in Theoretical Statistics and Probability (OU).
- Master in Public Health (UNED).
- Master in Economic Analysis (UOC).

### Reading

```{r}
#| echo: false
#| output: asis
#| warning: false
#| message: false

# Display currently reading books
if (exists("books") && !is.null(books) && nrow(books) > 0) {
  knitr::asis_output(display_books_html(books))
} else {
  "- Reading: [Book Title] by [Author]\n"
}
```

## Recent Accomplishments

- Completed my PhD in Biomedicine at Universitat Pompeu Fabra (December 2025).

## Upcoming

- Starting postdoctoral fellowship at CNIO.

## Side Projects

- [`forrest`](https://github.com/lorenzoFabbri/forrest): R package for publication-ready forest plots.
- [`negatr`](https://github.com/etverse/negatr): R package for negative control analysis in epidemiology.
- [`orcidtr`](https://github.com/lorenzoFabbri/orcidtr): R package to access the ORCID public API.

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*Want to know what I was doing before? Check out the [blog](blog.qmd) for updates and reflections.*

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