Ignacio Torres

Biography

Prof. Ignacio Torres is a Research Professor and at present, he is the director of the Institute Cajal, a prestigious research centre that pertains to the Spanish Higher National Research Council (CSIC). He received his post-doctoral training at Tulane University, working with Nobel Prize Andrew Schally, and at Yale University with Fred Naftolin. His work is oriented towards the development of new therapeutic approaches to combat neurodegenerative diseases based on an understanding of the neuroinflammation and neuroprotection mediated by IGF-I simulated pathways. Ignacio has published over a hundred research articles in international journals and he has been invited to deliver lectures at prestigious institutions in more than twenty countries.  

Research Interest

Development of new therapeutic approaches to combat neurodegenerative diseases based on an understanding of the neuroinflammation and neuroprotection mediated by IGF-I simulated pathways.