Degree in Biology (1996) and PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2000) from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). His professional career has been closely linked to research, teaching and knowledge transfer. Between 2000 and 2016 he worked as a senior research technician at the Endocrinology and Radioimmunoanalysis Service of the Animal Physiology Unit of the UAB, participating in research projects and in various transfer contracts with national and international companies and institutions.
Since 2016 he has been working at the Institute of Neurosciences of the UAB (INc), where he has been coordinator of the Technological Platforms and head of the Molecular Biology Laboratory. This experience has allowed him to combine experimental research with the development of methodologies and the support and transfer of technology and knowledge. At the same time, he has maintained a teaching activity in the Animal Physiology Unit. He is currently Professor of this Unit and member of the INc management team.
His research has focused mainly on the molecular mechanisms of inflammation and the neurobiology of stress, and has participated in national and international projects, including projects of the Addictive Disorders Network and the Spanish Multiple Sclerosis Network of the Carlos III Health Institute. In recent years, it has oriented its activity towards the study of biological mechanisms related to stress and vulnerability to psychopathology in human populations, integrating physiological, molecular and psychosocial approaches.
He is the author of 58 scientific articles and 2 book chapters, with an H index of 34. He has directed two doctoral theses and currently directs a third, and has supervised four final master’s degree projects. He has also participated in scientific dissemination and knowledge transfer activities in the productive sector.
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