NAME: Vicente Andrés
DEPT: Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Pathology and Therapy
ORGANIZATION: Instituto de Biomedicina de Valencia, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
ADDRESS: Jaime Roig 11, 46010 Valencia (Spain)
TELEPHONE No: +34-963391752
FAX No: +34-963391751
E MAIL ADDRESS: vandres@ibv.csic.es
TITLE: PhD

TOTAL GRANTS: 16
TOTAL PUBLICATIONS: 60
MEMBERSHIPS ON EDITORIAL BOARDS: Frontiers in Bioscience, Cardiologia Practica

SUBJECT(S) OF RESEARCH: a) To elucidate molecular mechanisms involved in the initiation and progression of atherosclerotic lesions; b) To establish novel experimental models of atherosclerosis; c) To identify novel biomarkers of cardiovascular disease; d) To develop novel therapeutic approaches for the treatment of cardiovascular disease; e) To elucidate molecular mechanisms involved in cell cycle regulation
DISCIPLINE(S): Vascular Biology
ORGAN SYSTEMS:
TISSUES: arterial tissue
CELL(S): smooth muscle cells, endothelial cells, macrophages
MOLECULE(S): cell cycle regulators (CDKs, cyclins, CDK inhibitory proteins, p27, c-fos)
TECHNIQUE(S): A variety of molecular and cellular biology techniques, including protein expression studies (Western blot, immunohistochemistry, immunofluorescence), transcriptional regulation, yeast two-hybrid system, retrovirus, adenovirus, proteomics (2D-SDS PAGE, mass spectrometry), and genetic profiling by microarray analysis