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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

Maria Jose Pérez García

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.

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