Andrea Zambrano, PhD.     

azambrano732@puce.edu.ec 

Research group:

Areas of research: Pasitology / Infectious, immunological and chronic diseases.

  Current research: 

• Identification of NTRK genes in chronic diseases.

• Enterovirus identification.

Research projects: Identification of NTRK fused genes in different solid tumors.

  Education:

• 2019. PhD in Biomedicine and Pharmacy. Universidad de Valencia, España. 
• 2014. Master in Research in Molecular, Cellular and Genetic Biology. Universidad de Valencia, España.
• 2012. Biotechnology Engineer. Escuela Politécnica del Ejército, Ecuador. 

  Current position: 

• Associate Investigator at the Center for Research on Health in Latin America.
• Professor in the Clinical Laboratory School. Faculty of Medicine. Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador.

  Recent publications: 

• María Bové, Fermi Monto, Paloma Guillem-Llobat, M Dolores Ivorra, M Antonia Noguera, Andrea Zambrano, M Salome Sirerol-Piquer, Ana Cristina Requena, Mauricio García-Alonso, Teresa Tejerina, José T Real, Isabel Fariñas, Pilar D'Ocon. (2021). NT3/TrkC Pathway Modulates the Expression of UCP-1 and Adipocyte Size in Human and Rodent Adipose Tissue. Frontiers Endocrinology. Doi: 10.3389/fendo.2021.630097

• Zambrano A., Guillem-Llobat1 P., Monto F., Noguera M.A., Ivorra M.D., D’Ocon P. (2018). Effects of Carvedilol on Migration, Angiogenesis, and ERK Activation Depend on the Blood Vessel and Endothelial Cell Type. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. Doi: 10.1111/bcpt.13084
• Ivorra M.D., Zambrano A., Bove M., Arce C., Molto F., Noguera M.A., Piquer S., Farinas D’Ocon P. (2017). Changes in the Expression of the NT-3/TrkC Pathway in Vessels and Left Ventricle during Culture. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. Doi: 10.1111/bcpt.12824

  Orcid:    https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0704-4407