DNA Unchained: The Fragile Code of Life and Its Inevitable Decay - Couverture souple

Laborda, Jorge

 
9781257911059: DNA Unchained: The Fragile Code of Life and Its Inevitable Decay

À propos de l?auteur

Dr. Jorge Laborda Fernández is Full Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Castilla-La Mancha (UCLM), Spain. He earned his degree in Chemical Sciences in 1981 and completed his PhD at the Scientific Research Center on Cancer in Villejuif, France (1984-1987). Following postdoctoral work at the U.S. National Institutes of Health and the Lombardi Cancer Center, Georgetown University, he joined the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, where he became a tenured Principal Investigator. In 1999, Dr. Laborda joined University of Castilla-La Mancha (Spain), where he directed the BBM area and, from 2004 to 2008, served as Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. His research has focused on the regulation of cell growth, differentiation, and immune function, notably through the discovery of the DLK1 and DLK2 genes as modulators of NOTCH receptor activity. He has published over 100 international articles in high-impact journals and holds two international patents. Beyond academia, Dr. Laborda has contributed to science policy, evaluation of anticancer therapies, and regulatory frameworks for biopharmaceutical production. He has served as National Expert to the European Commission's NEST program, councilman for Science, Technology, and Consumer Affairs in Albacete, and co-initiator of the Ciencia en el Parlamento initiative, which led to the creation of the Science and Technology Office in the Spanish Parliament. An active science communicator, he has authored 24 popular science books and over 1,200 articles, and is creator and host of the Quilo de Ciencia and Ciencia Fresca podcasts, with a combined audience exceeding 20,000 weekly downloads. His outreach work has been supported by eight grants from the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and has been featured across national media, including Antena 3, TVE, and Radio Nacional. In 2025, he was awarded the Science Communication Prize, granted in its first edition by the Government of Castilla-La Mancha, Spain.

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