Miriam Echevarria Irusta, Ph.D
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- Title
- Professor of Physiology
- Department
- Institute of Biomedicine
- Institution
- University of Sevilla
- Address
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Edificio de Laboratorios
Avda. Manuel Siurot, s/n - City
- Sevilla
- Country
- Spain
- Phone
- +34 955 923 036
- [email protected]
- Website
- http://www.ibis-sevilla.es/investigaci%C3%B3n/neurociencias/terapia-celular-y-fisiolog%C3%ADa-molecular.aspx
- Research field
- Physiology
- Award year
- 1992
- Country of origin
- Venezuela
- Mentor name
- Erich E. Windhager, M.D.
Research
Our laboratory is interested in studying the molecular mechanisms that regulate Aquaporins (AQPs) expression by hypoxia and inflammation. Our work has recently contributed to describe the participation of AQPs on water permeation in peripheral nerve chemoreceptors´s and more importantly, the capability of these proteins to increases O2 permeation across specific cell membranes. To study the transcription factors responsible for AQPs regulation under hypoxia as well as to understand the participation of these proteins in cell proliferation, migration and thus in tumor progression, using diverse cellular and animal models constitute our main research goals. At the Institute of Biomedicine of Seville we work in close contact with clinics of the HUVR-Hospital, and that is bringing us the possibility to do a more translational research, exploring the role that AQPs may play in pathological situations such brain edema, autoimmune diseases (NMO), Parkinson disease and tumors development.
Fellow Keywords
1992 Search Pew Fellows
- Ismael D. Bianco, Ph.D.
- Daniel J. Calvo, Ph.D.
- Ana Maria Cardenas Diaz, Ph.D.
- Miriam Echevarria Irusta, Ph.D
- Sergio T. Ferreira, Ph.D.
- Beatriz S. González-Flecha, Ph.D.
- Gabriel Gutierrez Ospina, M.D., Ph.D.
- Patricia Leon Mejia, Ph.D.
- Roberto Montes de Oca Luna, Ph.D.
- Claudia Tomes, Ph.D.
- Ivo Pontes Torres Filho, M.D., Ph.D.
- Mario E. Zurita, Ph.D.