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AMARO GONZALEZ, CARMEN

AMARO GONZALEZ, CARMEN

PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat

(9635) 43104

carmen.amaro@uv.es

AZNAR NOVELLA, ROSA

AZNAR NOVELLA, ROSA

PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
Director/a de Servei General

Parc Científic Universitat de València C/ Catedrático Agustín Escardino, 9 46980 Paterna (Valencia)

(9635) 43105

rosa.aznar@uv.es

BERBEGAL DE GRACIA, CARMEN

BERBEGAL DE GRACIA, CARMEN

PDI-Associat/Da Universitari/A
ESTEVE SANCHEZ, CONSUELO

ESTEVE SANCHEZ, CONSUELO

PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat

(9635) 43376

maria.esteve@uv.es

FERRER SOLER, SERGI

FERRER SOLER, SERGI

PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
Coordinador/a Curs

(9635) 44518

sergi.ferrer@uv.es

FOUZ RODRIGUEZ, BELEN

FOUZ RODRIGUEZ, BELEN

PDI-Prof. Permanent Laboral Ppl
Coordinador/a Curs

(9635) 43104

belen.fouz@uv.es

GARCIA MORENO, NEREA

GARCIA MORENO, NEREA

PI-Invest No Doctor Uv A1
GIL HERRERO, M LUISA

GIL HERRERO, M LUISA

PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
Coordinador/a Curs

Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas Universitat de València Edificio de Investigación C/ Dr. Moliner, 50 46100 Burjasot, Valencia, Spain

(9635) 43410

m.luisa.gil@uv.es

Biography
 

M.L. Gil graduated in Pharmacy at the University of Valencia (UV) in 1985. She received a PhD in 1989 for research on the identification of cell-wall proteins of Candida albicans at the Microbiology Department (UV). As a post-doctoral fellow she joined Didier Fradelizi Immunoloy laboratory at the Institute Gustave Roussy, in Paris. During the post-doctoral she graduated in Immunology at the Pasteur Institute and also participated in research that led to the identification of a new human leukocyte molecule (CD82). Back in Spain, in 1994, she was appointed as Assitant Professor, and in 1999, as Associate Professor, at the University of Valencia. In 2004 she started an independent research group that focused on the antifungal innate immunity and was promoted to Full Professor at the University of Valencia in 2011.    

Since her return to Spain, her research has focused on studying the pathogen/host interaction during candidiasis. In the first years, the research focused on the characterization of virulence factors of the fungus, then to address the study of the immune response, and specifically the participation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) in the recognition of C. albicans, Since 2007, it has extended the study of the participation of TLRs in the interaction of C. albicans with the immune system, to hematopoietic stem cells, following the discovery that these cells express functional TLRs. Her main line of current research examines how the activation of PRRs in stem cells and hematopoietic progenitors, induces myeloid differentiation as well as in the implications in the phenotype of the macrophages they generate and in the protection against candidiasis; the results obtained show that the "memory" of innate immunity affects not only monocytes and macrophages but also the progenitors.

 

GONZALEZ BIOSCA, ELENA

GONZALEZ BIOSCA, ELENA

PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat

(9635) 43194

elena.biosca@uv.es

GUMIEL RICO, MARTA

GUMIEL RICO, MARTA

PIT-Tecnic Sup Programa Investigo 2022
JIMENEZ ESCAMILLA, MISERICORDIA

JIMENEZ ESCAMILLA, MISERICORDIA

PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat
LUCENA REYES, TERESA

LUCENA REYES, TERESA

PAS-E.T.M. Investigacio
PDI-Associat/Da Universitari/A

(9635) 44107

teresa.lucena@uv.es

MAICAS PRIETO, SERGI

MAICAS PRIETO, SERGI

PDI-Titular d'Universitat
Director/a Titulacio Master Oficial

Departament de Microbiologia i Ecologia Facultat de Biologia Dr. Moliner, 50 46100 Burjassot

(9635) 43214

sergi.maicas@uv.es

Biography
 

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MATEO TOLOSA, JOSE JUAN

MATEO TOLOSA, JOSE JUAN

PDI-Titular d'Universitat

Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología Facultad de Biología Edificio de Investigación Despacho 3.52

(9635) 43008

jose.j.mateo@uv.es

PARDO CUBILLOS, M ISABEL

PARDO CUBILLOS, M ISABEL

PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat

(9635) 44390

isabel.pardo@uv.es

PINA PEREZ, MARIA CONSUELO

PINA PEREZ, MARIA CONSUELO

PDI-Titular d'Universitat
PUJALTE DOMARCO, M JESUS

PUJALTE DOMARCO, M JESUS

PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat

Departamento de Microbiología y Ecología. Edificio Investigación Jeroni Muñoz, desp. 2.81 Campus de Burjasot. 46100, Burjasot.

(9635) 43142

maria.j.pujalte@uv.es

RUIZ ARAHAL, DAVID

RUIZ ARAHAL, DAVID

PDI-Catedratic/a d'Universitat

Edificio de Investigación Jerónimo Muñoz, despacho 2.80 Campus de Burjassot. 46100, Burjassot

(9635) 44484

david.ruiz@uv.es

YAÑEZ BOYER, ALBERTO

YAÑEZ BOYER, ALBERTO

PDI-Titular d'Universitat

Edificio de Investigación, 4a planta, Despacho 4.56 C/ Dr. Moliner, 50, 46100 Burjassot, Valencia

963543406

alberto.yanez@uv.es

Biography
 

I obtained my Bachelor, Postgraduate and PhD degrees in the University of Valencia, Spain. My doctoral research focused on the role of pattern recognition receptors expressed by hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the detection of Candida albicans and the emergency myelopoiesis response. I was awarded with a “Outstanding PhD Thesis” from the University of Valencia.

In 2011, I joined the Regenerative Medicine Institute at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA, as a postdoctoral fellow. During this time, I studied the differentiation and function of myeloid cells (macrophages, dendritic cells and neutrophils) with specific application to anti-microbial immunity, neurodegenerative diseases and cancer. I obtained a Young Investigator Award from the International Endotoxin and Innate Immunity Society, a Careers in Immunology Fellowship Award by The American Association of Immunologists and a Career-Enhancement Award from the American Society of Hematology.

In 2018, I established my independent research group at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center as an Assistant Professor. In 2019, I received a Ramón y Cajal award from the Ministry of Education and Science, Spain, and I moved back to the University of Valencia, Spain.

My lab is interested in: 1) defining the cellular and molecular pathways activated for emergency myelopoiesis in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells during candidiasis, 2) unveiling the mechanisms of innate trained immunity induced by fungal infections, and 3) studying the use of microbial components to induce terminal differentiation of malignant cells in some hematologic disorders, such as acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndromes.