
Dr. Manuel Lopez Aranda
21 years of experience conducting research in Neurological disorders.

Dr. Manuel Lopez-Aranda
Research & Publications

- 2010: European Ph.D. in Medicine from University of Málaga.
Thesis title: Molecular functions of sGαi2 and RGS-14 proteins in rat brain.
- 2006: Thesis Bachelor in Animal Physiology from University of Málaga.
- 2004: Master in Teacher Training.
- 2003: Graduate in Biology from University of Málaga.

- 2014: Young Investigator Award, from Children’s Tumor Foundation.
- 2013: Outstanding Thesis Award, from University of Malaga.
- 2012: Winner of Young Researcher award, from Foundation BIOGEN IDEC.
- 2011: Awarded with a Human Frontier Fellowship from the International Human
- Frontier Science Program Organization.
- 2011: Severo Ochoa 1st prize of the best research work in the areas of Experimental Life and Health Sciences.
- 2010: Winner of the Young Malagan prize from Andalusian Institute of Youth.
- 2010: Winner of the best work of translational medicine prize, from Foundation Hospital of Madrid.
- 2009: 1st prize of Spin-off projects from the Chamber of Commerce of Málaga.
- 2009: Young Investigator award of Andalusian for the future.
- 2008: Severo Ochoa 2nd prize of the best research work in the areas of Experimental Life and Health Sciences.

- June 2016 – Actually:Assistant Project Scientist in Department of Neurobiology, University of California, Los Angeles.
- April 2014 – June 2016:Postdoctoral Scholar in Department of Neurobiology, University of California, Los Angeles, awarded with a Research Grant from Children’s Tumor Foundation.
- April 2011 – April 2014: Postdoctoral Scholar in Department of Neurobiology, University of California, Los Angeles, awarded with a Human Frontier Fellowship from the International Human Frontier Science Program Organization.
- July 2010 – April 2011: Postdoctoral Scholar in Department of Neurobiology, University of California, Los Angeles.
- August 2009 – October 2009: Visiting Fellow at Institut National de la Sante et de la recherche médicale (INSERM), (Bron Cédex, France) for learning behavioral studies in monkeys.
- May 2008 – December 2009: Research Fellow of CIBERNED in the Lab. Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Málaga, Spain
- February 2007 – April 2007: Visiting Fellow in the Department of Neuroscience at University of Pittsburgh (Pittsburgh, PA, USA) for learning behavioral and microdialysis studies.
- April 2004 – April 2008: Ph.D. student at Lab Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Málaga, Spain.
- April 2003 – December 2003: Assistant Researcher of Fundation Hospital Carlos Haya, University of Málaga, Spain.
- April 2000 – April 2003: Research Intern in the Department of Cellular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, University of Málaga, Spain.









