GUILLERMO VELASCO
Guillermo Velasco
Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular; Facultad de Biología de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid e Instituto de Investigaciones sanitarias San Carlos, IdISSC)
- Understanding the molecular bases of the stimulation of autophagy-mediated cancer cell death.
- Understanding the role of autophagy in the regulation of cancer initiation and progression.
- Understanding the role of sphingolipids in autophagosome formation and elongation.
- Developing preclinical studies aimed at setting the bases for the utilization of compounds that stimulate autophagy-mediated cancer cell death (for example cannabinoids) for the treatment of cancer.