Speaker

Roberto Grau

Biography :

Biochemist (Faculty of Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Sciences, National University of Rosario, UNR); PhD in Biological Sciences (UNR); International Master's in Human Microbiota (Technological University of Spain); Professor of the Diploma Program in Microbiota and Nutrigenomics at the University of Mendoza; advanced studies in Philosophy (Faculty of Humanities and Arts, UNR). Postdoctoral Fellow in Molecular Biology of Signal Transduction in Bacteria (The Scripps Research Institute, Department of Molecular and Experimental Medicine, San Diego, California, USA). University professor and researcher, Latin American Fellow of the Pew Charitable Trust in Biological Sciences (San Francisco, USA); Fulbright International Scholar (Washington, DC, USA). With 43 years of experience in scientific research; recipient of more than 20 national and international awards for his teaching and scientific career; director of more than 40 scientific research projects funded by national and international government agencies and private companies. He has published over 50 original articles in prestigious journals and given over 150 presentations at scientific conferences, supervised dozens of postgraduate and doctoral theses, trained over 50 professionals in science, been a visiting professor at more than 15 universities and research institutes worldwide (France, Spain, Germany, India, Japan, Brazil, Cuba, Chile, USA, UK), and founded and/or catalyzed the creation of half a dozen biotechnology companies, including Kyojin S.A. in Argentina and Juventas 4life SL in Spain. Current Research Topics of Interest: Role of Microbiota and Probiotics in Neuroprotection, Antitumor Therapies and Healthy Longevity.