Professor
Department of Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology
Universidad de Malaga
Spain
Mª Ángeles Real Avilés holds a degree in Biological Sciences (1992) and a PhD in Biological Sciences from the University of Málaga (1999). Researcher Contracted (2001-2002), Associate Professor (2002-2005), Contracted Professor Doctor (2005-2009) and since 2009 is Full Professor in the area of ​​Cellular Biology at the University of Málaga (UMA). My research career has been focused since 1992 on the area of ​​Neurobiology. I have participated as a full-time researcher in a total of 9 Research Projects. In the first years I was dedicated to the area of ​​Comparative Neurobiology conducting studies in the telencephalic and diencephalic regions in lacértidos and birds. Subsequently in mammals I dedicated myself to the study of regions such as the hippocampus, the cloister and the amygdala.
Ragile X syndrome (FXS), which is a neurodevelopmental disorder and the most common cause of hereditary mental disability in the animal model for this syndrome