Jesús Avila#
| Membership Number: | 1537 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CELL & DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1994 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.fundacionataxia.org/consejo-cientifico/90-dr-d-jesus-avila-de-grado.html http://www.ciberned.es/en/direccion/scientific-director.html |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1984-1986 and 2002-2004 Director of the Center of Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa
- Research Professor at the CSIC
Fields of Scholarship
- Molecular Biology
- Molecular Neurobiology
- Role of tau protein in neurodegenerative disorders (tauopathies) like Alzheimer disease
- Neuron cytoskeleton
Honours and Awards
- Member of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences
- Medal of the University of Helsinki
- Pfizer Prize Foundation, Aging and Quality of Life
- Lilly Foundation Award in Biomedical Research
- National Research Award Santiago Ramón y Cajal
