Dr. Jose Manuel González-Navajas

associate Professor, department of pharmacology, Universidad Miguel Hernandez

 

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Unit
Liver and GI diseases

Group
Liver Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy

RESEARCH FIELDS

  • Immunobiology of hepatic and digestive diseases.
  • Study of the role of the Inflammasome complex during chronic liver inflammation and cancer.
  • Study of the impact of T helper 17 (Th17) cells on the development of liver cancer and the efficacy of immune checkpoint inhibition therapy.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

  • Previous positions:
    1. Senior Researcher, Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), Alicante, Spain, 2020-present.
    2. Associate Professor, Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH), Spain, 2019-present.
    3. ‘Miguel Servet’ Researcher of the Spanish National Health System, FISABIO Foundation, Alicante General Hospital, Spain, 2010-2019.
    4. Assistant Project Scientist, Dept. of Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD), USA, 2010-2013.
  • Postdoctoral positions:
    1. Postdoctoral Employee, Dept. of Medicine, University of California San Diego (UCSD), USA, 2006-2010.
    2. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Spanish Association for the Study of the Liver (AEEH). Dept. of Medicine, University of California San Diego, USA, 2005-2006.
    3. Postdoctoral Fellowship, Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH), Spain, 2004-2005.
  • PhD in Biology. Universidad de Alicante, Spain (2003).
  • Degree in Biology. Universidad de Alicante, Spain (1999).