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Pol, Albert
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ICREA Research Professor at IDIBAPS (Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer). Life & Medical Sciences
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In June 1993 I obtained my degree in Biology at the University of Barcelona (UB). I continued my studies in the Biochemistry Dept. and the Cell Biology Dept. of the Medical School (UB). In July 1998 I obtained my PhD and I moved to the laboratory of Prof RG Parton in the University of Queensland (Australia) as a NHMRC Research Officer. My professional independent research career started in 2002 when I was awarded with a “Ramón y Cajal” grant from the Spanish Science and Technology Ministry. In November 2006 I obtained an I3 grant from the same ministry and in November 2007 I was incorporated as an ICREA Research Professor at the Cell Proliferation and Signalling team (IDIBAPS). In addition, I am Associated Professor in the Cell Biology Dept. of the Medical School (UB). Today I combine my research with teaching in biomedical sciences and in a PhD Programme for young investigators. www.celltrafficbcn.cat/Home.html
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Research Interests
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The aim of my project is to characterize, in health and disease, the cellular processes regulated or deregulated by the accumulation of lipids inside cells. All cells accumulate lipids in intracellular lipid droplets. In healthy cells, a small population of lipids droplets is permanently present, but these droplets form abundantly in response to diverse pathophysiological disorders such as obesity, diabetes, fatty liver disease, liver cirrhosis, viral hepatitis or arteriosclerosis. Together these disorders affect more than half the population of Western countries. Recent progress in the cell biology of lipid droplets has demonstrated that they are multifunctional organelles related to the numerous cellular processes that require the mobilization of lipids.
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Key Words
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lipid droplets, caveolin, liver, cholesterol, fatty acids.
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