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Enrique Lanuza holds a Degree in Biological Sciences from the University of Valencia (1993), with an Extraordinary Degree Award. He did his Doctorate studies between the Dept. of Animal Biology from the Univ. of Valencia (1993-95) and the Dept. of Anatomy and Cell Biology from the State University of New York, with a scholarship from "la Caixa" Foundation (1995-97), completing a doctoral thesis on comparative neurobiology and brain evolution (Extraordinary Doctorate Award,1998). In 1999 he joined the laboratory of Professor Joseph LeDoux (Center for Neural Science, New York University) as a post-doctoral fellow of the Fulbright program, where he investigated on the neural circuits involved in emotional learning. In January 2000 he joined the Dept. of Cell Biology of the Univ. of Valencia, where he is currently a University Professor. His research focuses on the neural circuits responsible for social and sexual behaviors, such as sexual attraction, aggression and maternal behavior. He has published more than 80 articles in scientific journals included in international databases such as Web of Science or PubMed, as well as several book chapters in publishers such as Springer, Academic Press or Elsevier. He has been Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Biological Sciences, and is currently Coordinator of the Doctorate in Neurosciences at the University of Valencia.