Post Doctoral Researcher | Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón | Spain
Dr. David Rodríguez Temporal is a clinical microbiologist and postdoctoral researcher whose work integrates microbial diagnostics, outbreak investigation, and translational infectious disease research. At the Fundación Investigación Biomédica Hospital Gregorio Marañón in Madrid, he contributes to multidisciplinary initiatives that enhance hospital infection surveillance, microbial typing, and rapid diagnostic implementation. His academic foundation includes a degree in Microbiology, a master’s specialization in Clinical Microbiology, and a cum laude PhD in Medicine and Translational Research from the Universitat de Barcelona, complemented by ongoing training in Bioinformatics and Biostatistics that strengthens his focus on computational and machine-learning–based diagnostic tools. His scientific production comprises a robust body of peer-reviewed publications spanning MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, high-biofilm detection, fungal and mycobacterial identification, and multicenter evaluations of diagnostic technologies. He has collaborated widely with clinical microbiology laboratories and research groups across Spain and Europe, contributing to collaborative studies on carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales, dermatophytes, Nocardia, nontuberculous mycobacteria, and emerging nosocomial pathogens. These efforts have supported improvements in diagnostic accuracy, outbreak characterization, and infection-control pathways within hospital settings, while also advancing rapid, methodologically rigorous tools that strengthen public health response capacity. Alongside research, he has contributed to academic teaching in microbiology and health sciences, expanding the educational and societal impact of his expertise. His trajectory demonstrates sustained scientific development, collaborative engagement, and a growing influence in contemporary clinical microbiology. His academic influence is reflected in 437 citations, 22 documents, and an h-index of 9, underscoring his meaningful contributions to contemporary clinical microbiology.
Featured Publications
1. Alcaide, F., Amlerová, J., Bou, G., Ceyssens, P. J., Coll, P., Corcoran, D., … Rodríguez-Temporal, D. (2018). How to identify non-tuberculous Mycobacterium species using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 24(6), 599–603. Cited by: 129
2. Perez-Risco, D., Rodríguez-Temporal, D., Valledor-Sanchez, I., & Alcaide, F. (2018). Evaluation of the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for direct detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in smear-negative extrapulmonary samples. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 56(9), e00659-18. Cited by: 117
3. Rodríguez-Temporal, D., Perez-Risco, D., Struzka, E. A., Mas, M., & Alcaide, F. (2018). Evaluation of two protein extraction protocols based on freezing and mechanical disruption for identifying nontuberculous mycobacteria by matrix-assisted laser desorption. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 56(4), e01548-17. Cited by: 48
4. Rodríguez-Temporal, D., Alcaide, F., Mareković, I., O’Connor, J. A., Gorton, R., … (2022). Multicentre study on the reproducibility of MALDI-TOF MS for nontuberculous mycobacteria identification. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 1237. Cited by: 45
5. Rodríguez-Temporal, D., Rodríguez-Sánchez, B., & Alcaide, F. (2020). Evaluation of MALDI Biotyper interpretation criteria for accurate identification of nontuberculous mycobacteria. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 58(10), e01103-20. Cited by: 45