Consuelo Guerri
TEAM LEADER
Neuroinflammation & Neurological Impairment
Centro de Investigacion Principe Felipe
Spain
Biography
1973, B.S. in Biological Sciences, University of Valencia. 1974,Undergraduate dissertation Univ. Valencia. Professor of Biology and Chemistry. 1974-1977, Research Associate, Biochemistry Dept., Kansas University Medical School, Kansas City. 1976, Fellow in Biochemistry, University of Kansas. 1978, Ph.D. in Biochemistry (Valencia University. 1984-2000 Research Associate Professor of the University of Kansas, Dept. of Pharmacology, School of Medicine within the International Molecular Citology Program. 1980-2005 Established Research Investigator at the Inst. Investigaciones. Citologicas, Valencia, Spain 2005-present, Established Research Investigator and Head of Cell Pathology Department, Research Centre Príncip Felipe.
Research Interest
Interested in the molecular and cellular actions of ethanol in the adult and developing brain. Prenatal alcohol exposure is a leading preventable cause of birth defects, mental retardation and neurodevelopmental disorders (FASD) including the foetal alcohol syndrome (FAS).
Publications
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Critical role of TLR4 response in the activation of microglia induced by ethanol
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Pivotal role of TLR4 receptors in alcohol-induced neuroinflammation and brain damage.
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Molecular and behavioral aspects of the actions of alcohol on the adult and developing brain.
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Toll-like receptor 4 participates in the myelin disruptions associated with chronic alcohol abuse.
