Maria Jose Pérez García I am a senior researcher at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). In addition to my research work, for the past decade, I have served as a coordinator and professor in the Master's in Translational Biomedical Research at VHIR. Institutions of which they are part Main researcher Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Biòloga Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital LinkedIn Twitter Orcid Email Maria Jose Pérez García LinkedIn Twitter Orcid Email Institutions of which they are part Main researcher Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Biòloga Paediatric Oncology and Haematology Children's Hospital and Woman's Hospital I am a senior researcher at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). In addition to my research work, for the past decade, I have served as a coordinator and professor in the Master's in Translational Biomedical Research at VHIR.
I graduated in Biochemistry from the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB) in 2000. During my predoctoral research, I focused on studying the mechanisms regulating the survival and death of motor neurons following neurotrophic factor withdrawal, as well as the crucial role of calcium in this process. Additionally, I undertook predoctoral stays both in Spain, at the University of Castilla-La Mancha, and abroad, at INSERM U.382 in Marseille, which expanded my perspective and experience in the research field. After obtaining my doctorate, I continued my research career with a postdoctoral fellowship at Columbia University (USA), under the supervision of Dr. A.H. Kottmann, focusing on the study of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Subsequently, I joined Dr. Steve J. Burden's group at New York University (NYU), where I participated in projects related to fibroblast differentiation into myoblasts induced by MyoD expression, as well as in the analysis of MuSK receptor overexpression in a murine model of neuromuscular pathology. In 2012, I joined Dr. Francina Munell's group in the field of Pediatric Neurology, through the Beatriz de Pinós program, conducting a project related to neuromuscular junctions in spinal muscular atrophy. Later, I joined the cell signaling and apoptosis group, led by Dr. Joan X Comella, where I supervised several projects and directed various doctoral theses. Currently, I am a senior researcher in the Pediatric Oncology group. In addition to my research activities, I am actively involved in training postgraduate students as a teacher and coordinator of the Diseases of the Nervous System module in the Master's in Translational Biomedical Research at VHIR since 2014.
Projects Papel del antagonista de receptores de muerte, FAIM-L en la progresión de la enfermedad de Alzheimer IP: - Collaborators: Joaquin Lopez Soriano, Maria Jose Pérez García, Antonio Palasi Franco Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN Funding: 166980 Reference: PID2019-107286RB-I00 Duration: 01/06/2020 - 31/05/2023 Neurologia Pediàtrica (GRC) IP: Alfons Macaya Ruíz Collaborators: Susana Boronat Guerero, Francina Munell Casadesus, Maria Jose Pérez García, Miquel Raspall Chaure, Mireia del Toro Riera, Marta Vila Pueyo Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: Reference: 2014 SGR 1087 Duration: 01/01/2014 - 31/12/2016 The working hypothesis of this grant is that NMJ dysfunction is contributing to SMA. Therefore we propose to understand the dysfunction of NMJ in SMA and find specific molecules that can restore the NMJ functionality and improve the quality of the life o IP: Francina Munell Casadesus Collaborators: Maria Jose Pérez García Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 91022.4 Reference: 2013 BP_B 00083 Duration: 01/10/2014 - 30/09/2016 Neurociències IP: Francina Munell Casadesus Collaborators: Maria Jose Pérez García Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 99000 Reference: CA12/00492 Duration: 31/01/2013 - 30/01/2016 Pagination First page « Previous page ‹ Page 1 Current page 2
