Eduardo de Puelles Martínez de la Torre

Principal Investigator
Developmental Neurobiology
The Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante
Spain

Professor Neurology
Biography

Degree: Biological Sciences by University of Murcia, June 1996. Ph.D program: PhD thesis with Prof. Salvador Martinez and Prof. John Rubenstein at the Department of Morphological Sciences and Psycobiology of the University of Murcia between September 1996 and November 2000. Doctorate in Biological Sciences by University of Murcia in November 2000. Posdoctoral Positions: MRC Center for Developmental Neurobiology, King’s College London, United Kingdom Laboratory of Prof. A. Simeone between February 2001 y October 2004. Previous positions: Researcher (Ramón y Cajal Program) in the Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante from November 2004 to October 2009. Current Position: Lecturer in Human Anatomy and Embryology since November 2009.

Research Intrest

Research Fields: Study of the embryonic development of the vertebrate Central Nervous System. Special interest in the dorsoventral patterning during development and it’s implication in the differentiation of the diverse neuronal centres in the adult.

List of Publications
Moreno-Bravo JA , Martinez-Lopez JE, Madrigal MP, Kim M, Mastick GS, Lopez-Bendito G, Martinez S, Puelles E. " Developmental guidance of the retroflextract at its bending point involves Robo1-Slit2-mediated floor plate repulsion. " Brain Struct Funct . 221(1) , 665 - 78 ( 2016 ) Madrigal MP , Moreno-Bravo JA, Martínez-López JE, Martínez S, Puelles E. " Mesencephalic origin of the rostral Substantia nigra pars reticulata. " Brain Struct Funct . 221(3) , 1403 - 12 ( 2016 ) Martinez-Lopez JE. , Moreno-Bravo JA, Madrigal MP, Martinez S, Puelles E. " Red nucleus and rubrospinal tract disorganization in the absence of Pou4f1. " Front Neuroanat . 9 , Art - 8 ( 2015 ) Martinez-Lopez JE , Moreno-Bravo JA, Madrigal MP, Martinez S, Puelles E. " Mesencephalic basolateral domain specification is dependent on Sonic Hedgehog. " Front Neuroanat . 9 , Art - 12 ( 2015 ) Moreno-Bravo JA , Perez-Balaguer A, Martinez-Lopez JE, Aroca P, Puelles L, Martinez S, Puelles E. " Role of Shh in the development of molecularly characterized tegmental nuclei in mouse rhombomere 1. " Brain Struct Funct . 219(3) , 777 - 92 ( 2014 )