REGULATION OF LIPID METABOLISM GROUP / Grupo de Regulación del Metabolismo Lipídico Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. School of Pharmacy. University of Barcelona
Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB) CIBERobn
Fausto G. Hegardt - Full professor B.Sc. Chemistry. University of Zaragoza (1961)
Ph.D. University of Zaragoza (1966)
Postdoctorate. Danmarks Tekniske Hojskole. Copenhagen. Denmark (1970)
Full professor since 1981
Dr. Dolors Serra - Assistant professor B.Sc. Pharmacy. University of Barcelona (1980)
Ph.D. University of Barcelona. (1988)
Postdoctorate. Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (1990). Labior Nestlé. Orbe. Switzerland (1991)
Assistant professor since 2004
Fatty acid oxidation in liver and hypothalamus
Dr. Guillermina Asins - Assistant professor B.Sc. Pharmacy. University of Barcelona (1979)
Ph.D. University of Barcelona. (1989)
Postdoctorate. CNRS-INSERM. Montpellier. France. Assistant professor since 1995
Structural and functional studies of CPTI. Design of new anti-obesity drugs
Dr. Laura Herrero - Tenure -Track Lecturer B.Sc. Chemistry. University of Barcelona (1999)
Ph.D. University of Barcelona (2004)
Postdoctorate. Boston Medical Center, MA, USA (2005). Joslin Diabetes Center. Harvard Medical School, MA, USA (2008)
Tenure-Track Lecturer since 2009.
Fatty acid oxidation in adipose tissue
Josep Maria Orellana-Gavaldà - Ph.D. Student (CIBERobn) B.Sc. Biochemistry. Rovira i Virgili University (2005)
Associate professor since 2009
Fatty acid oxidation in liver
Paula Mera - Ph.D. Student (CIBERobn) B.Sc. Biology. University of Barcelona (2005)
Fatty acid oxidation in the hypothalamus
Maria Ida Malandrino - Ph.D. Student (FPU) B.Sc. Biology. University of Perugia, (2005)
M.Sc. University of Perugia, Italy (2007)
Fatty acid oxidation in adipose tissue
Macarena Pozo Ariza - Ph.D. Student B.Sc. Nutrition. Rovira i Virgili University (2007)
M.Sc. University of Barcelona (2009)
Role of fatty acids in the hypothalamus
Kamil Makowski - Ph.D. Student B.Sc. Chemistry. University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznan, Poland (2007)
Synthesis of new anti-obesity drugs
Joan F. Mir Bonnín - Student B.Sc. Pharmacy. University of Barcelona
Mar Arasa - Ph.D. Student B.Sc. Pharmacy. University of Barcelona Role of fatty acids on food intake
Lluis Miquel - Student B.Sc. Pharmacy. University of Barcelona
Funding & Partners
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology School of Pharmacy
University of Barcelona
Institute of Biomedicine of the University of Barcelona (IBUB) CIBERobn