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Aránzazu Tabernero Urbieta
Graduate (1989) and Doctor of Pharmacy (1993) with Extraordinary Honours, University of Salamanca. She is Tenured Professor, accredited as Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology in the Biology Faculty of the University of Salamanca.
She has performed research in prestigious centres such as University College London, the Collège de France and currently in the Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCYL). She is the author of more than 50 papers in prestigious international journals, has taken part in the description of oleic acid as a neurotrophic factor synthesised by astrocytes, and the role of astrocyte communicating connections in the distribution of glucose in the brain.
Her research currently centres on the study of major CNS pathologies such as glyomas, the most common cerebral tumours. She has directed 16 Doctoral theses, is a reviser in many journals and is a member of the Plos One group of editors.
She has taken part in the organisation of outstanding national and international conferences, and is a member of several scientific societies, such as SENC or SEBBM, where she was a member of its Board of Directors. Lastly, she has occupied several posts in academic administration, and is currently Vice director of the Instituto de Neurociencias de Castilla y León (INCYL).
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