Personal Information

Academic Information

B. Sc. in Biology. University of Salamanca. June 1992.
Master in Biology. University of Salamanca. October 1993.
Ph.D. Biochemistry (Neuroscience). Miguel Hernández University. November 1998.

Language Knowledge

English and French

Technical Knowledge

Biochemistry: Electrophoresis of proteins, Western-Blot, Centrifugation, HPLC, TLC, Extraction and purification of lipid, Purification and reconstitution of membrane protein (nicotinic acetilcholine receptor, kcsA), Phospholipid determination by enzymatic techniques.

Biophysics: Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Circular Dichroism (CD).

Computer: Windows (workstation and server: installation and maintenance, web applications) and LINUX.

Professional Activities

Fellowship from Ministerio de Educación y Cultura of Spain, University of Alicante. Department Neurochemistry. 1/1/94-31/9/97

Teaching Assistant. University Miguel Hernández. Molecular and Cell Biology Institute. 1/10/1997-present

Research Areas of Interest

Structure/Function Relationships in Membrane Proteins involved in Neurotransmission, Neuroreceptors, Ionic Channels, Reconstitution of Membrane Proteins. See publications.

Structural proteomics and bioinformatics.

1. ADAN database. See http://adan-embl.ibmc.umh.es/
2. “In silico” design of protein-kinase inhibitors.

Posdoctoral Positions

Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Academisch Medisch Centrum. University of Amsterdam. Floppase activity studies of P-gp protein (MDR1). Cell cultured studies. (Prof. Gerrit van Meer)

Institut de Biologie Phisico-Chimique. Universitè Paris VII. France. Floppase activity studies of P-gp protein (MDR1). Biophisical studies. (Prof. Philippe Devaux)

European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Heidelberg, Germany (2004-2006). Development and implementation of the web site for ADAN database for protein modular domains implied in protein-protein interactions. Computacional design of competitive inhibitors and modulators in the superfamily of protein MAPK, CDK, PKA and Aurora kinases. (Prof. Luis Serrano)