The Institute of Biomedicine of Valencia, CSIC

Professor Vicente Andrés:

1. Control mechanisms of the cellular cycle in the arterial wall and its implication in the pathogenesis of heart diseases.
2. Analysis of the genes involved in cellular differentiation.

Professor Marta Casado:

1. Glucose signaling in beta pancreatic cells: Relation between glucose signaling and insulin production.
2. Identification of the molecular mechanisms implied in the control of the function of the beta pancreatic cell: regulation of glucose transcription.

Professor Juan José Calvete:

1. New gene products of potential pharmacological interest.
2. Structure and function of  proteins: Integrins, disintegrins, espermadhesins, lectins.

Professor Juan Luis Lequerica:

1. Physiology and therapeutics of Na+ / H+ transporters of mammals.

Professor Alberto Marina:

1. Structure-function studies in signal transduction two-component systems (histidine kinase).
2. Determining of the tridimensional structures by X-ray diffraction and characterisation of the protein function through "in vitro" and "in celula" tests.

Professor Francisco Palau:

1. Genetics of neurological disorders and pediatric diseases.
2. Genetic epidemiology of neurological disorders.
3. Analysis of the function of the genes related with nervous system diseases.
4. Development of animal and cellular models of nervous system diseases.

Professor Vicente Rubio:

1. Structure of proteins of biomedical interest.
2. Molecular pathology of the urea cycle.

Professor Pascual Sanz:

1. Glucose signaling in yeasts: glucose induction and repression.