STAFF
Dr. Paloma Alonso Magdalena
Professor, Universidad Miguel Hernandez
Unit
Molecular and Cellular Design
Subunit
Environmental Signaling and Disease
Group
Unidad de Investigación en Diabetes (UNIBAD)
palonso@umh.es
+34 965 222 165
RESEARCH FIELDS
- Endocrine disruptors in the etiology of type 2 diabetes.
- Role of estrogen receptors in the control of glucose homeostasis.
PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
- Previous positions:
1. 2017-present: Associate Professor, Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH), Spain.
2.2012–2017: Assistant Professor, Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH), Spain. - Postdoctoral positions:
1. 2009–2012: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en red Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM).
2. 2007–2009: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm (Sweden). - PhD en Applied Biology, 2007. Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche, Spain.
- Degree in Biology, 2000. Universidad de Oviedo, Spain.
REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
Nadal, A., et al. (2017)
Nat Rev Endocrinol , DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2017.51
Endocrine-disrupting chemicals and the regulation of energy balance.
Garcia-Arevalo, M., et al. (2016)
Endocrinology, DOI: 10.1210/en.2016-1390
Maternal Exposure to Bisphenol-A During Pregnancy Increases Pancreatic beta-Cell Growth During Early Life in Male Mice Offspring.
Alonso-Magdalena P., et al. (2015)
Endocrinology, DOI: 10.1210/en.2014-1952
Bisphenol-A treatment during pregnancy in mice: a new window of susceptibility for the development of diabetes in mothers later in life.
Alonso-Magdalena P., et al. (2013)
Diabetes, DOI: 10.2337/db12-1562
Antidiabetic actions of an estrogen receptor beta selective agonist.
Alonso-Magdalena P., Quesada I. and Nadal A. (2011)
Nature Reviews Endocrinology, DOI: 10.1038/nrendo.2011.56
Endocrine disruptors in the etiology of type 2 diabetes mellitus.