Doctor in Physiology and Neuroscience. Professor and Researcher at the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology at the University of Córdoba. Group FQM-386-Synthesis and Physicochemistry of Nanoparticles. Participation in twenty-two Research Projects and author of one hundred fifteen publications, including articles, books, chapters, conferences and three patents. Postdoctoral research stays at Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, investigating Parkinson's; at the University of Malaga, researching Fragile X Syndrome; at the Andalusian Center for Developmental Biology, with research on neuromuscular diseases and colon cancer; and at IBIMA and University Hospital of Málaga, developing microRNA-based nanosystems for the treatment of obesity.