Our research is set in the Department of Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine and Nursing. We are a highly motivated group so that at the same time that we do research are involved in teaching graduate students some skills to get into research. We are also very active in the professional development of young researchers in the field of Biosciences. We have created and we keep active a net of external collaborators of international relevance. Our interest in translational research has led us to get involved in Biocruces Health Research Institute.  We are also motivated to introduce our results and experience in some SME companies.

The Lipids&Liver group is recognized as a "Consolidated team" by the Basque Government Department of Education since 2007.

Members

Staff: 10
Ikerbasque professors: 1
Postdoctoral researchers: 2
PhD students: 6
Technicians: 2

Fields of specialization

Biochemistry, Metabolism, Molecular and Cellular Biology, Hepatology, Physiology, Proteomics, Lipidomics.

Topics of interest

• Obesity, metabolic hepatic steatosis (MAFLD) and cardiovascular disease: new metabolic agents and treatment targets. Application of proteomics and lipidomics in basic science and in the development of products of business interest.

• Liver cancer: New metabolic targets for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma, cholangiocarcinoma and colorectal metastases in the liver.

• Mechanisms involved in liver damage: Role of E2Fs transcription factors and their targets.

• Lipidomics and metabolism: a new integrative analysis.

• Exposome and prevention of risk to the development of metabolic diseases.