Carmen de Felipe Fernández

Principal Investigator
Molecular Neurobiology
The Julius Maximilian University of Wurzburg
Spain

Professor Neurology
Biography

Academic qualifications Graduated in Pharmacy (1973-1978). Degree of Degree . Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1979. "Development of a biological assay for the determination of tricyclic antidepressants in plasma". Outstanding. Degree of Doctor in Pharmacy. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1985. "Implication of the opioid system on the pharmacological effects of antidepressants in rodents". Apto, Cum Laude. Unit of Neuropharmacology, Instituto Cajal, CSIC. PhD courses, 1980-81. Outstanding . Univ. Complutense de Madrid Current teaching position He teaches in Cell Biology and Histology in the degrees of Pharmacy, Occupational Therapy mostly

Research Intrest

His main professional activity is research and teaching, in recent years his work focuses on the neurobiology of addiction to drugs of abuse.

List of Publications
Zhao S. , Maxwell S., Jimenez-Beristain A., Vives J., Kuehner E., Zhao J., OBrien C., De Felipe C., Semina E., Li M. " Generation of embryonic stem cells and transgenic mice expressing green fluorescence protein in midbrain dopaminergic neurons. " European Journal of Neuroscience . 19 , 1133 - 1140 ( 2004 ) Gadd CA, , Murtra P, De Felipe C, Hunt SP " Neurokinin-1 receptor-expressing neurons in the amygdala modulate morphine reward and anxiety behaviors in the mouse. " J.Neurosci. . 23(23) , 8271 - 8280 ( 2003 ) C.A. Doyle, , C. De Felipe, J.A. O´Brien, J.A. Palmer and S.P. Hunt. " The role of substance P in nociception, analgesia and aggression: The molecular Basis of Pain. " Ed J.Wiley, New York. . 1 , 1 - 1 ( 2000 ) Murtra, P. , Sheasby, A.M., Hunt, S.P., De Felipe, C. " Rewarding effects of opiates are absent in mice lacking the receptor for substance P. " Nature . 405 , 180 - 184 ( 2000 ) C. De Felipe, , R. D. Pinnock, S. Hunt. " Modulation of chemotropism in the developing spinal cord by substance P. " Science . 267 , 899 - 902 ( 1995 )