José. M Matés is a full professor of Molecular Biology and Biochemistry at Málaga University in Spain since 2016. He also leads the research group Canceromics at the IBIMA Plataforma BIONAND Institute. He has worked with several types of cancers, i.e.,: acute lymphoblastic leukemia, glioblastoma, liver, lung, pancreas and breast cancer. His research mainly focuses on glutaminases and its role in cancer metabolism, including the use of specific inhibitors against GLS and GLS2. Dr. Matés has published more than 100 articles in indexed journals, including papers in Nat Med, Cancer Cell, Cell Metab, PNAS, EMBO J and other prestigious journals. The h-index of Dr. Matés has reached 44 and citations exceed 15,700. He serves as editor for several academical journals, and he has reviewed more than 140 Grants for international scientific agencies in Singapore, Canada, Argentina, Portugal, Cech Republic and Spain.
IV Award MOLLY HILL in Oncologic Research
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By the article published in 1992 at FEBS Lett. 305, N.3, 360-364.
XV AWARD Bastiano Bergese IN ONCOLOGIC RESEARCH
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By the article published in 2006 at Cancer Biology and Therapy, 5, 54-58.