Dr. Francisco Javier Pavón-Morón received his B.Sc. in 1999
and Ph.D. in 2006 at the University of Málaga. He is the Principal Investigator of
and is responsible for Translational Research at Área del Corazón/Cardiology and
Cardiovascular Surgery Department—Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria
de Málaga, Spain. He works at the Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga
and Platform in Nanomedicine (IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND). Previous institutions:
FIMABIS, The Scripps Research Institute, and Red de Trastornos Adictivos. His
research interests include the characterization of inflammatory signalling
systems associated with addiction, stress, and other cardiovascular risk
factors. The final goal is the identification of biomarkers and therapeutic
targets based on molecular signals such as chemokines, cytokines, and
endocannabinoids.