Coordinated roles of hypothalamic neurocircuits in the control of metabolism
Alain De Solis
Principal Investigator, Metabolic Neurocircuits Laboratory, Neurological diseases department, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Sols-Morreale (IIBM).
Theatre room, CiMUS
About
Hypothalamic neurocircuits are critical to maintaining energy balance, as they regulate food intake, energy expenditure, and metabolism. Deregulation of these neurocircuits may predispose individuals to cardiometabolic diseases such as obesity and diabetes. The aim of the laboratory is to unravel how these circuits form and coordinate, with the goal of identifying new therapeutic strategies to prevent and treat obesity and diabetes, especially in childhood.
Bio
Alain De Solis holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa. After his postdoctoral stays at Columbia University and the Max Planck Institute for Metabolism Research, he recently started at the IIBM as Ramon y Cajal group leader, investigating the development and role of hypothalamic neurocircuits in the regulation of energy balance and metabolism.
Hosted by PI Ismael González García. Neuroendocrine Regulation of Metabolism Group, CiMUS
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