Bio
José Antonio Enríquez earned his degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Autonomous University of Madrid and his PhD from the University of Zaragoza (UniZar) in 1992. During his thesis, he studied various aspects of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) biogenesis. Between 1993 and 1997, he worked with G. Attardi at the California Institute of Technology (CALTECH), where he investigated the pathogenic action of mutated mitochondrial tRNAs. His work during this period helped define the underlying molecular mechanism of this phenomenon and establish a general methodology for studying mitochondrial tRNAs. This methodology has been applied in studies of mitochondrial biogenesis as well as in the analysis of mtDNA-related diseases.
In 1997, José Antonio returned to UniZar as an Assistant Professor to start his independent research group (GENOXPHOS), becoming an Associate Professor in 1999 and a Full Professor at UniZar in 2007. Dr. Enríquez joined CNIC in 2009, where he focuses on elucidating the molecular mechanisms of mitochondrial dysfunction in cardiovascular diseases and ischemic processes.
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