Personal Information

Name: Encinar Hidalgo, José Antonio
Citizenship: Spanish
Date and place of birth: August 12, 1968,
Cardeñosa (Avila)
Institution: Universitas Miguel Hernandez
Center: Molecular and Cell Biology Institute
SEBBM member
Address: Av. de la Universidad.
Edif. Torregaitán. E-03202.
Elche. Alicante. Spain
Phone: + 34 96-665 8453
Fax: + 34 96 665 8758
jant.encinar@umh.es
http://shaker.umh.es/

Academic Information

B. Sc. in Biology. University of Salamanca. June 1992.
Master in Biology. University of Salamanca. October 1993.
Ph.D. Biochemistry (Neuroscience). Instituto de Biología Molecular y Celular - 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)