Affiliation: University of Granada (Spain), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

With a degree in Chemistry, Ana started her research career at Biochemistry of Nutrition Therapeutic Implication, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, at University of Granada. She studied the human umbilical cord stem cell therapy for the treatment of experimental liver disease in rats during her doctoral dissertation. She pursued her post-doctoral research at University of Granada, Spain. Her research has mainly been focused on the search for pharmacological and surgical strategies for the treatment of metabolic diseases and lately on the influence of microbiota and diet in the pathophysiology of these diseases and in cancer.