Principal Investigator
Cellular and Systems Neurobiology
The Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante
Spain
Degree: Graduate in Biological Sciences. University of Valencia (Spain). 1986-1991 Ph.D program: Doctor in Biology. Faculty of Medicine. Physiology Division. University of Alicante (Spain). 1993-1996 Award for excellent Doctoral Thesis Posdoctoral Positions: Laboratory Dr. Leon Lagnado. Medical Research Council- Laboratory of Molecular Biology. Cambridge (Gran Bretaña) Jan. 1997- Dec. 1999. Laboratory Dr. Carlos Belmonte. Instituto de Neurociencias de Alicante. Jan. 2000-Dec. 2003. Previous positions: Ramon y Cajal investigator betweeen January 2004 to December 2008. Research Associate from CSIC (2009), Instituto de Neurociencias UMH-CSIC (Alicante). Current Position: Staff scientist CSIC since October 2009, Instituto de Neurociencias UMH-CSIC (Alicante).
Research Fields: Sensory transduction, focusing on mechanotransduction and nociception. Role of ionic channels in the modulation of neuronal excitability. Calcium signalling in excitable and non-excitable cells.