Antonio Gómez-Muñoz
University of the Basque Country, Spain
Biography
Antonio Gomez-Muñoz received his PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of the Basque Country (Bilbao, Spain) in 1988. Part of his thesis was developed at the Medical School of the University of Nottingham in the UK during 1987. He achieved postdoctoral training at the University of Alberta (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada) from 1988 to 1994. He then accepted a Research position at the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) from 1995 to 1996. From 1997 to 1998 he worked as Researcher in the Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada). He then returned to the University of the Basque Country where he is currently Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. His major research interest is on the targeting of sphingolipid metabolism with the aim of developing new strategies for prevention of inflammatory diseases, obesity, and cancer. He has produced over 100 publications in the field.
Abstract
Abstract : Regulation of pancreatic cancer cell migration by the axis ceramide kinase/ceramide 1 phosphate