Dr. Luis A. Aguirre
IdiPAZ Institute of Biomedical Research, University Hospital La Paz, Madrid
Dr Aguirre received his BSc degree and MSc in Biochemistry from the University of Havana (Cuba) and his PhD in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomedicine from the Autonomous University of Madrid (Spain). He completed his training at the Institute of Animal Sciences (La Habana), the University Hospital ?Ramón y Cajal? (Madrid) and the National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (Madrid). Now he works at the IdiPAZ Institute of Biomedical Research, University Hospital ?La Paz? (Madrid) as Research Scientist. He has received different awards throughout his professional activity. He has published more than 15 papers and 40 abstracts. His major area of research is related to epigenetics of human complex genetic diseases. Current research interests include the genetic causes of cardiovascular and immunological diseases, and cancer immunotherapy.
Epigenetics of human complex genetic diseases