Elvira Álvarez has a Ph.D. in Biology from the University of Oviedo. She has developed her research and teaching activity at the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology of the Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University of Madrid (UCM) since 1987. The main lines of research of the group in recent years are focused on the study of glucose and metabolic sensors, obesity, and type 2 diabetes. Specifically, the lines of research are: • The role of the PASK sensor in the central and peripheral adaptation in: fasting/feeding states, high-fat diets, altered redox states, and aging. • The role of metabolic sensors in the regulation of thermogenesis. Hypothalamus-brown adipose tissue intercommunication.