Luis Javier Santín Núñez

Biography

Luis J Santín holds a Bachelor's and PhD in Psychology from the University of Oviedo. From 1996 he is incorporated in the University of Malaga and is part of the Psychobiology Area, where he occupies the position of Professor of University. His teaching activity has been developed mainly at the University of Malaga, where he has taught in subjects of the Area of ​​Psychobiology in the Psychology Degree. Currently teaches the subject of Psychology Physiology in the second year of the Degree in Psychology. He regularly participates in postgraduate teaching in several PhD programs, both in the University of Málaga and in other Spanish Universities. He is Secretary of the Department of Psychobiology and Methodology of the CC and Coordinator of the Doctoral Program in Psychology. His main line of research focuses on the role of lipid transmitters in adult neurogenesis and behavior. Throughout these years, he has participated as a member of the research team in numerous competitive projects financed by autonomous and state funds, being principal investigator in three of them. It has more than 50 scientific publications indexed in the JCR and has participated in the elaboration of several chapters of books derived from its research and teaching activity. It maintains active collaborations with several national and foreign research groups, which have resulted in numerous shared publications. He has also been a member of the Board of Directors of the technology-based company Brain Dynamics since June 2008.

Research Interest

Neuroimmunology (multiple sclerosis)