Our group is a multidisciplinary team with experience in the clinical and molecular study of rare diseases, particularly family lipodystrophies and neurogenetic syndromes.

Team Leader and Principal Investigator

  

David Araújo Vilar, MD, PhD
[email protected]

Associate Professor
(Profesor Titular) of Medicine at USC
Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition
Responsible of the
Lipodystrophy Unit
President-Founder of the Spanish Society of Lipodystrophies
Chairman of the Governing Board of ECLip

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Principal Investigator

 Álvaro Hermida Ameijeiras, MD, PhD

[email protected]
Associate Professor (Profesor Contratado Doctor) of Medicine at USC
Specialist in Internal Medicine


CURRENT MEMBERS

  

Sofía Sánchez Iglesias, PhD
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Assistant Professor (Profesora Ayudante Doctor) of Biochemistry at USC
Post-doc researcher & Lab manager

  

Antía Fernández Pombo, MD, PhD
[email protected]

Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition
Visiting Professor at the University of California Davis

  

Silvia Cobelo Gómez
[email protected]

Biotechnologist, PhD student

  

Antón Cruces Sande, PhD
[email protected]

Pharmacist, Post-doc fellow (IDIS)

 Everardo Josué Díaz López
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Graduate in Medicine, PhD student
 
 Teresa Prado Moraña
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Graduate in Medicine, PhD student
  

María González Rodríguez
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Dietitian/nutritionist

  

Fermín Rey Fernández

[email protected]
Undergraduate Medicine student (TFG)

  

Laura Rey Calvo

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Undergraduate Medicine student (TFG)

  

Laura Rodríguez Sobrino

[email protected]
Graduate in Biotechnology
TFM (2023-2024), TFG (2022-2023)

  

Roque Devesa Fernández

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Undergraduate Medicine student (TFG)

 Raquel Domínguez Domínguez
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Undergraduate Biotechnology student (TFG)
  

Nasrin Azouzi Azzouzi

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Undergraduate Medicine student (TFG)

 
PAST MEMBERS

 
  

Joaquín Lado Abeal, MD, PhD
[email protected]
Full Professor (Catedrático) of Medicine at USC
Full Professor (Catedrático) of Internal Medicine at UMKC (University of Kansas)

Associate Professor
(Profesor Titular) of Medicine at USC

Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition

  

Cristina Guillín Amarelle, MD, PhD
[email protected]

Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition

  

Leticia Rodríguez Cañete, MD
[email protected]

Specialist in Endocrinology and Nutrition

 Laura Lampón Fernández
[email protected]
Technician (2021)
  

Lía García Formoso
[email protected]

Graduate in Medicine
TFG (2019-2020)

  

Alberto Níñez Díaz

[email protected]
Graduate in Medicine
TFG (2021-2022)

  

Andrés Antelo Abeijón

[email protected]
Graduate in Medicine
TFG (2021-2022)

  

Carmen Francisco Díaz

[email protected]
Graduate in Medicine
TFG (2021-2022)

  

Mariví Pérez Arnoso

[email protected]
Graduate in Biology
TFG (2021-2022)

  

Alicia Tahoces Rodríguez

[email protected]
Graduate in Biology
TFG (2022-2023)