{"id":672,"date":"2025-02-05T13:33:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T13:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/institutos\/instituto-tecnologias-biomedicas\/?page_id=672"},"modified":"2026-07-08T12:24:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:24:13","slug":"neurologia-y-neurobiologia-experimental-nne","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/institutos\/instituto-tecnologias-biomedicas\/en\/neurologia-y-neurobiologia-experimental-nne\/","title":{"rendered":"Neurology and Experimental Neurobiology (NE)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns alignfull stk-block-columns stk-block stk-49c10bb stk-block-background stk--has-background-overlay\" data-block-id=\"49c10bb\"><style>.stk-49c10bb {background-color:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(161,9,157) 1%,rgb(63,37,132) 100%) !important;margin-top:-3% !important;margin-bottom:3% !important;}.stk-49c10bb:before{background-image:linear-gradient(135deg,rgb(161,9,157) 1%,rgb(63,37,132) 100%) !important;}.stk-49c10bb-column{justify-content:center !important;}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-49c10bb-column stk--flex alignfull\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-429e70e\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"429e70e\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-429e70e-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-429e70e-inner-blocks\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-heading stk-block-heading stk-block-heading--v2 stk-block stk-616317e\" id=\"neurologia-y-neurobiologia-experimental-nne\" data-block-id=\"616317e\"><style>.stk-616317e {align-items:center !important;display:flex !important;}.stk-616317e .stk-block-heading__text{color:#ffffff !important;font-weight:800 !important;}<\/style><h2 class=\"stk-block-heading__text has-text-color has-text-align-center\">Neurology and Experimental Neurobiology (NE)<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-columns stk-block-columns stk-block stk-8b59b96\" data-block-id=\"8b59b96\"><style>.stk-8b59b96 .stk--block-align-8b59b96{align-items:flex-start !important;}.stk-8b59b96 {margin-top:25px !important;}.stk-8b59b96-column{--stk-columns-spacing:0px !important;--stk-column-gap:50px !important;}@media screen and (max-width: 767px){.stk-8b59b96-column{row-gap:var(--stk--preset--spacing--60, 2.25rem) !important;}}<\/style><div class=\"stk-row stk-inner-blocks stk--block-align-8b59b96 stk-block-content stk-content-align stk-8b59b96-column\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-stackable-column stk-block-column stk-column stk-block stk-dbb7e15\" data-v=\"4\" data-block-id=\"dbb7e15\"><div class=\"stk-column-wrapper stk-block-column__content stk-container stk-dbb7e15-container stk--no-background stk--no-padding\"><div class=\"stk-block-content stk-inner-blocks stk-dbb7e15-inner-blocks\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Principal Investigator<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/portalciencia.ull.es\/investigadores\/81932\/detalle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Manuel Rodr\u00edguez D\u00edaz<\/a>, PhD<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(University Professor; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, ULL)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PhD researchers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portalciencia.ull.es\/investigadores\/152384\/detalle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ingrid Morales P\u00e9rez<\/a>, PhD (Assistant Professor; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, ULL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Collaborating researchers (PhDs)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/portalciencia.ull.es\/investigadores\/1244654\/detalle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ruth Rubio Amador<\/a>, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Clara Rodr\u00edguez Sabat\u00e9, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alberto S\u00e1nchez Fern\u00e1ndez, PhD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>PhD students and researchers in training<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Miguel Sabater Bell (Doctoral Program in Health Sciences, ULL)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rafael Jes\u00fas Pinilla Zuleta (Doctoral Program in Health Sciences, ULL)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lines of research<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Role of astrocytes in dopaminergic neurodegeneration in Parkinson&#039;s disease<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mitochondrial involvement in dopaminergic neurodegeneration in Parkinson&#039;s disease: new therapeutic strategies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Astrocyte transplantation as a therapy for Parkinson&#039;s disease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mesenchymal stem cell transplantation as a therapy for Parkinson&#039;s disease.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Funded projects<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Astrocytes in Parkinson&#039;s disease: a new therapeutic opportunity (PI2021\/02). PI: Manuel Rodr\u00edguez D\u00edaz. Biomedical Research Networking Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, CIBERNED (2022-2023, \u20ac66,000)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Scientific Advice and Direction of the DEGEN Institute. PI: Manuel Rodr\u00edguez D\u00edaz. Spanish Foundation for Research Aid in Neurodegenerative and\/or Genetic Diseases (2023, \u20ac20,000)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Other representative publications from recent years<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Rodriguez-Sabate C,\u00a0<strong>Morales I, Rodriguez M<\/strong>. The Influence of Aging on the Functional Connectivity of the Human Basal Ganglia.\u00a0<em>Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience<\/em>. 2022 Jan:13:785666. DOI: 10.3389\/fnagi.2021.785666<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Morales I<\/strong>, Puertas-Avenda\u00f1o R, Sanchez A, Perez-Barreto A, Rodriguez-Sabate C,\u00a0<strong>Rodriguez M<\/strong>. Astrocytes and retrograde degeneration of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons in Parkinson&#039;s disease: removing axonal debris.\u00a0<em>Translational Neurodegeneration<\/em>. 2021 Nov 2;10(1):43. DOI: 10.1186\/s40035-021-00262-1<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Morales I<\/strong>, Sanchez A, Puertas-Avenda\u00f1o R, Rodriguez-Sabate C, Perez-Barreto A,\u00a0<strong>Rodriguez M<\/strong>. Neuroglial transmitophagy and Parkinson&#039;s disease.\u00a0<em>GLIA<\/em>. 2020 Nov;68(11):2277-2299. DOI: 10.1002\/glia.23839<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rodriguez-Sabate C,\u00a0<strong>Morales I<\/strong>, Monton F,\u00a0<strong>Rodriguez M<\/strong>. The influence of Parkinson&#039;s disease on the functional connectivity of the motor loop of human basal ganglia.\u00a0<em>Parkinsonism and Related Disorders<\/em>. 2019 Jun:63:100-105. DOI: 10.1016\/j.parkreldis.2019.02.031<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Morales I<\/strong>, Sanchez A, Rodriguez-Sabate C,\u00a0<strong>Rodriguez M<\/strong>. Striatal astrocytes engulf dopaminergic debris in Parkinson&#039;s disease: A study in an animal model.\u00a0<em>PLoS ONE<\/em>. 2017 Oct 13;12(10):e0185989. DOI: 10.1371\/journal.pone.0185989<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Neurology and Experimental Neurobiology (NE) Principal Investigator Manuel Rodr\u00edguez D\u00edaz, PhD (University Professor; Department of Basic Medical Sciences, ULL) PhD Researchers PhD Collaborating Researchers PhD Students and Researchers in Training Research Lines Funded Projects Other Representative Publications of Recent Years<\/p>","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-frontpage.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-672","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/institutos\/instituto-tecnologias-biomedicas\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/institutos\/instituto-tecnologias-biomedicas\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/institutos\/instituto-tecnologias-biomedicas\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/institutos\/instituto-tecnologias-biomedicas\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/institutos\/instituto-tecnologias-biomedicas\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/institutos\/instituto-tecnologias-biomedicas\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1029,"href":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/institutos\/instituto-tecnologias-biomedicas\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/672\/revisions\/1029"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ull.es\/institutos\/instituto-tecnologias-biomedicas\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}