Group co-leader: Adolfo López de Munáin, M.D., Ph.D.
IIS Biodonostia E-mail adolfo.lopezdemunainarregui@osakidetza.eusDr. Adolfo López de Munain, Head of the Neurological Service at the Donostia University Hospital (Donostialdea IHO) and Coordinator of the Neurosciences Area, is also Co-Leader of the Neuromuscular Diseases Group at the Biodonostia HRI where, in addition to the main line of Neuromuscular Diseases, he has also actively participated in the design and setting in motion of other clinical and molecular lines of research in Neurodegenerative Diseases. He is the author or co-author of more than 320 peer-reviewed articles, 40 book chapters and monographs and more than 400 presentations at national and international congresses as well as guest papers. In this period, he has been the director of 20 Doctoral Theses in some of the lines mentioned. Principal Researcher or collaborator in more than 41 R&D&I projects funded in competitive calls by Administrations or public and private bodies. He also has 6 registered patents. He is the Scientific Director of CIBERned (Network Centre for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases), which is integrated since 2022 in CIBER, where he participates in the program 3 of research on Neuromuscular Diseases. In addition to his career as a biomedical neurologist and researcher, Dr. López de Munain is Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), member of the Tecnalia Health Board and co-founder of 2 start-ups (2019). | Dr. Amets Sáenz Peña, graduated as a Doctor in Biological Sciences from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and has extensive experience in the field of neurogenetic research in neuromuscular diseases and epilepsy started in the year 1994 with numerous publications in journals of international prestige in said field. Co-Leader of the Neuromuscular Diseases Group at the Biodonostia HRI, she has experience in benchmark foreign centres, such as GÉNÉTHON, Évry (France), Genome Quebec Innovation Centre-McGill University, Montreal (Canada) and the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science, Tokyo (Japan). Dr. Sáenz has continuously obtained state funding (FIS, Carlos III Health Institute) in research projects until 2020 and is a member of the CIBERned (Network Centre for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases). She has more than 47 publications to her name, has directed 2 doctoral theses and is Head of Training at the Biodonostia HRI. |
Strategic Objectives
- Phenotypic and neuropsychological characterisation of neuromuscular diseases.
- Genotype/phenotype correlation in LGMD2A.
- Development of cellular models for physiopathological studies and testing of therapies in neuromuscular diseases.
- Clinical and pre-clinical trials.
Main lines of research
- Waist dystrophies.
- Facio-scapulo-humeral dystrophy and other scapulo-peroneal syndromes.
- Myotonic dystrophy.
- Duchenne dystrophy.
- Cellular models for muscular diseases.
Team Members
Name Surname | Center | |
Ana Aiastui Pujana | Biodonostia HRI | ana.aiastui@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Jesús Maria Aizpurua Iparraguirre | UPV – EHU | jesusmaria.aizpurua@ehu.es |
Sonia Alonso Martín | CIBERNED | sonia.alonso@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Ignacio Azcue Juaristi | Biodonostia HRI | ignacio.azcuejuaristi@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Maria Pilar Camaño González | Biodonostia HRI | pilar.camano@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Alberto Damborenea Moreno | Biodonostia HRI | alberto.damborenea@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Amaia Elicegui Aguirre | Biodonostia HRI | amaia.elicegui@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Juan Bautista Espinal Valencia | OSI Donostialdea | juanbautista.espinalvalencia@osakidetza.eus |
Roberto Fernández Torrón | OSI Donostialdea | – |
Maddi Garciandia Arcelus | Biodonostia HRI | maddi.garciandia@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Francisco Javier Gil Bea | CIBERNED | francisco.gilbea@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Pablo Iruzubieta Agudo | OSI Donostialdea | pablo.iruzubietaagudo@osakidetza.eus |
Garazi Labayru Isusquiza | UPV-EHU | – |
Mariya Levchuck | Biodonostia HRI | mariya.levchuk@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Pablo Marco Moreno | Biodonostia HRI | pablo.marco@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Jose Ignacio Miranda Murua | UPV – EHU | ji.miranda@ehu.es |
Laura Mosqueira Martín | UPV – EHU | laura.mosqueira@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Francisco José Pan Montojo Puga | Biodonostia HRI | franciscojose.panmontojopuga@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Adrian Pérez Agustín | CIBERNED | adrian.perez@ciberisciii.es |
Oihane Pikatza Menoio | Biodonostia HRI | oihane.pikatza@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Juan José Poza Aldea | OSI Donostialdea | juanjose.pozaaldea@osakidetza.eus |
Laura Rodríguez Gómez | CIBERNED | laura.rodriguez@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Cristina Ruiz Roldan | Biodonostia HRI | cristina.ruizroldan@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Ángela Sánchez Molleda | CIBERNED | angela.sanchez@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Andone Sistiaga Berrondo | UPV – EHU | andone.sistiaga@ehu.es |
Ainara Vallejo Illarramendi | UPV – EHU | ainara.vallejo@ehu.es |
Andrea Valls Rodriguez | Biodonostia HRI | andrea.valls@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |
Julián Zayas Arrabal | UPV-EHU | julian.zayasarrabal@bio-gipuzkoa.eus |