Rubén Nogueiras#
| Membership Number: | 6520 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2023 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Homepage(s): | https://www.usc.es/cimus/es/investigacion/grupos-de-investigacion/molecular-metabolism |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-9976-9930 |
| Twitter: | @RubenNogueiras |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2014/02 - present Associate Professor, Dept. of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Univ. of Santiago de Compostela (USC), Spain
- 2008/09 - 2014/01 Senior Researcher (Ramon y Cajal Program), Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, USC, Spain
- 2007/05 - 2008/08 Postdoctoral Scientist, Department of Psychiatry, Genome Research Center, University of Cincinnati, USA
- 2006/03 - 2006/05 Research visit, Centre Medicale Universitaire, University of Geneva, Switzerland
- 2005/03 - 2007/04 Postdoctoral scientist, Dept. of Pharmacology, German Institute of Human Nutrition, Potsdam-Rehbrücke
- 2004/02 - 2005/02 Postdoctoral scientist, Dept. of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, USC, Spain
- 2003/02 - 2004/01 Predoctoral fellowship in the Energy Balance Division, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen, Scotland
- 1999/09 - 2004/01 Predoctoral fellowship in the Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, USC, Spain
Fields of Scholarship
- Research on glucose homeostasis and its impact on type 2 diabetes
- Mechanisms involved in the development of obesity
- Interaction between the central nervous system and peripheral organs
- Pathways implicated in the progression of NAFLD
Honours and Awards
- 2022 Jens Sandahl Christiansen Award, European Society of Endocrinology
- 2021 Jesus Serra Foundation Award
- 2021 European Journal of Endocrinology Award, European Society of Endocrinology
- 2019 European Society of Clinical Investigation Basic Research Award
- 2018 Young Talent Award in Biomedical Research, AXA Foundation
- 2018 Leonardo Fellowship, BBVA Foundation
- 2017 Dr. Antonio Esteve Foundation Research Award
- 2016 Astra Zeneca for Young Investigators Research Award
- 2015 European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) Rising Star Fellowship
- 2015 Young Investigator SEBBM-BIOTOOLS Award, Spanish Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM)
- 2013 Young Investigator FSEEN Award, Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN)
- 2011 Journal of Endocrinology / Journal of Molecular Endocrinology Prize, European Society of Endocrinology (ESE)
- 2010 Lilly Award in Basic Research of Obesity, Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN)
- 2009 Novo Nordisk Award in Diabesity Research, Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity (SEEDO)
- 2009 Young Investigator Award in Basic Science, European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)
