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The young researcher of the group 'Regeneration and repair of tissues: Orthobiology, Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering' of the UCAM, led by Dr. Luis Meseguer, has obtained one of the 22 scholarships of the XXXI Call for Scholarships for further studies in the Alien in Life and Matter Sciences, from the Ramón Areces Foundation, which will allow him to work for 24 months in the gene expression group led by Dr. Izpisúa, at the prestigious Salk Institute, located in La Jolla, California.

Aging

Rubén Rabadán's line of research raises the hypothesis that, by rejuvenating the hypothalamus in vivo, a delay in the aging of the organism could be achieved since, "based on previous results obtained by several researchers, we think that the genes that code for inflammatory factors and / or secretors in the hypothalamus, could be related to aging ", clarifies the UCAM researcher.

This will be the second time that Dr. Rubén Rabadán Ros travels to California to investigate at the Salk Institute, with Dr. Izpisúa's team.

Last spring, the Murcian researcher enjoyed three months of stay in the US center, a grant from the UCAM.

"The first time I traveled to the Salk Institute, I realized that the training we have at UCAM is very good, this time, my goal will be to develop innovative projects and learn to use the most advanced and precise gene editing tools, to be able to implant them in the laboratories of the UCAM and to make grow the science in the Region of Murcia ", affirms.

Izpisua and his investigations

Dr. Juan Carlos Izpisua, extraordinary professor of Developmental Biology at the Catholic University of Murcia and director of the gene expression laboratory of the Salk Institute in La Jolla (California, USA) is developing several research projects, many of them promoted by the UCAM, focused on in the application of gene editing technologies and pluripotent cells to study the embryonic development of an organism, the causes of diseases or aging, develop new drugs and generate organs for transplantation.

The latest scientific advances that have allowed the generation of cells, tissues and organs in organisms of different species offer an unprecedented opportunity to solve serious problems that affect human health.

Source: UCAM