Antonio Gonzalez

My scientific activity can be followed in ResearchGate https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Antonio_Gonzalez2 (In January 2024: Research Interest Score 829.5; 24,631 reads). h-index: 25 (Scopus; RG). Degree in Veterinary Medicine (1992) and Doctoral Degree in 1996 at the University of Extremadura. Distinguished student (honor award) 1992, Extraordinary Prize of Degree (honor award) 1993, Extraordinary Prize of Doctorate (honor award) 1996. Research fellow in 1993-1996 (Spanish Ministry of Education-Doctoral training). Languages: Spanish, English (C1), German (level G III DAAD), Italian (ground level). Stays in research centers: School of Applied Biology-Central Lancashire (UK, 1993), Medical School- Newcastle Upon Tyne (UK, 1994), and Physiology Institute II (Homburg/Saar, Germany, postdoctoral 1997-1999). At the present I have a Professorship in Physiology, full position in the Department of Physiology of the University of Extremadura, in Cáceres (Spain). Vice-Dean for Academic Management at the Faculty of Veterinary of the University of Extremadura (June 2004-January 2021). Since March 2018, I am Coordinator of the Research Group Biology and Cellular Communication” (CTS051). I have received positive evaluation for 5 research periods (CNEAI; last granted in 2022) and 3 autonomic periods (last in 2019). I have participated in 37 research projects (P.I. in 18 of them). During the last 15 years my research has been focused on the study of the effects of melatonin on pancreatic physiology (research developed under three funded projects, PRI08-A018; BFU2016-79259-R; IB16006, for which I am PI). The results signal important effects of melatonin on the regulation of pancreatic physiology and as protector against fibrosis and pancreatic cancer. I have supervised four Doctoral Thesis and 60 students in their research projects (Final Projects of Carrier, Final Master Projects, etc). Our results have been presented in Scientific Congresses (national and international). We keep contact with both national research groups (Prof. J.P. Bolaños - Institute of Functional and Genomic Biology, Univ. Salamanca-, Dr. A. Martínez Ruiz -Institute of Health Research Princesa, Madrid-, Prof. J. García Sancho -Institute of Biology and Molecular Genetics. Valladolid- or Prof. MA Nadal -Institute of Bioengineering, UMH, Alicante-) and European groups (Prof. Alexei Tepikin -Institute of Translational Medicine, The University of Liverpool, UK--), Prof. J. Iovanna -Center de Recherche en Cancerologie, Marseille, France- or Prof. Ralf Dringen - Center for Biomolecular Interactions Bremen, Germany). I have been Director of several scientific meetings for students: Congress for Veterinary and Health Science Students (editions in 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019). I am Director of Training Courses for animal users in Biomedical Sciences since 2013 (annual calls; continues at present). I have been director of Collaboration Grants awarded to undergraduate students (four) that developed their research projects under my direct supervision. At present, I am director of an AECC´s predoctoral grant 2022. The results that we obtain and the scientific methods we apply are used in the lectures given within the Doctoral Program (R.D. 99/2011) entitled “Biomarcadores de Salud y Estados Patológicos” (Code R012), ascribed to the International Post-graduate School at the University of Extremadura. I communicated our findings broadly to the society in the events “Science from home” (April 2020; https://n9.cl/hzipy; 3600 visits) and “Science Week” and “Circular science” (several editions https://bit.ly/4afR7v9; http://bit.ly/4adJ95r). I take active part of scientific Societies: Spanish Society of Physiological Sciences (future president); Mitochondria Interest Group; The Science Advisory Board; European Society of Neurochemistry; International Society of Neurochemistry; The Pancreapedia-The Exocrine Pancreas Knowledge Base.