RESPONSIBLE INVESTIGATORS
| Covadonga Rodríguez González, PhD
Full Professor of Zoology; Department of Animal Biology, Soil Science and Ecology, ULL |
COLLABORATING RESEARCHERS (PhDs)
- Ana Bolaños Martín, PhD (Professor of Zoology; Department of Animal Biology, Soil Science and Ecology, ULL)
- José Antonio Pérez Pérez, PhD (Postdoctoral Researcher; Department of Animal Biology, Soil Science and Ecology, ULL)
- Diego Garrido Lorenzo, PhD (Postdoctoral Researcher; Department of Animal Biology, Soil Science and Ecology, ULL)
DOCTORAL STUDENTS, FELLOWS AND RESEARCHERS IN TRAINING:
- Sara García Ravelo (Pre-doctoral researcher; La Caixa Foundation – Caja-Canarias Foundation)
TECHNICAL OR MANAGEMENT STAFF:
- Nieves Guadalupe Acosta González (Laboratory Technician)
LINES OF RESEARCH
To contribute to the development of sustainable marine species farming technology through in-depth knowledge of their nutritional requirements and various physiological functions related to nutrition. The analytical technology developed in lipidomics has applications in any field of nutrition, including human nutrition.
FUNDED PROJECTS
- Demonstration and technology transfer project to help companies develop new products and processes in the field of blue biotechnology in Macaronesia (Macbioblue. MAC/1.1.b/086, Interreg). PI: Covadonga Rodríguez. European Regional Development Fund, ERDF (2017-2019, ULL subproject: €137,234.69; total project amount: €1,499,699.96)
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS OF THE LAST 10 YEARS
- Jose Luis Herrera, Lara Ordoñez-Gutierrez, Gemma Fabrias, Josefina Casas, Araceli Morales, Guadalberto Hernandez, Nieves G. Acosta, Covadonga Rodriguez, Luis Prieto-Valiente, Luis M. Garcia-Segura, Francisco G. Wandosell, Rafael Alonso. Ovarian Hormone-Dependent Effects of Dietary Lipids on APP/PS1 Mouse Brain. Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience. 2019 Dec 19; 11:346. doi:10.3389/fnagi.2019.00346
- Sara García-Ravelo, Nieves Marta Díaz-Gómez, María Virginia Martín, Roberto Dorta-Guerra, Mercedes Murray, Diana Escuder, Covadonga Rodríguez. Breastfeeding Fatty Acid Composition and Eicosanoid Levels (LTE4 and PGE2) of Human Milk from Normal Weight and Overweight Mothers. 2018 Dec;13(10):702-710. doi:10.1089/bfm.2017.0214
- Jose L. Herrera, Lara Ordoñez-Gutierrez, Gemma Fabrias, Josefina Casas, Araceli Morales, Guadalberto Hernandez, Nieves G. Acosta, Covadonga Rodriguez, Luis Prieto-Valiente, Luis M. Garcia-Segura, Rafael Alonso, Francisco G. Wandosell. Ovarian Function Modulates the Effects of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids on the Mouse Cerebral Cortex. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 2018 Apr 24;12:103. doi:10.3389/fncel.2018.00103
- Rafael Zárate, Nabil el Jaber-Vazdekis, Noemi Tejera, José A. Pérez, Covadonga Rodríguez. Significance of long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids in human health. Clinical and Translational Medicine. 2017 Dec;6(1):25. doi:10.1186/s40169-017-0153-6