LLUÍS MONTOLIU'S LABORATORY
at CNB
Outline of his scientific career 
Lluís Montoliu was born in Barcelona
(1963), the capital of Catalonia. He
is married (Montserrat, 1988) and
they
have two children (Mercè,
1991 and Jordi, 1993).He obtained the M.Sc.
(1986) in Biological Sciences (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology) from
the University of Barcelona. Then, he obtained
the Ph.D. (1990) in Molecular Genetics from the University of Barcelona,
working at the Center of Research and Development (C.I.D.)
from the Spanish Research Council (C.S.I.C.),
under the supervision of Prof. Pere Puigdomènech
and Dr. Joan Rigau. There, he contributed to
the isolation and characterization of maize genes specifically or preferentially
expressed in the root system of the plant. The promoter regions of these
genes were later used to drive transgenic expression of reporters in tobacco
plants. In 1991 joined the laboratory
of Prof. Günther Schütz at German Cancer Research Center
(D.K.F.Z.), in Heidelberg
(Germany) as a postdoctoral fellow. In 1992 was promoted to Scientific
member of DKFZ. In Prof. Schütz's laboratory he was involved in three
main projects. First, the
generation of transgenic mice to study the perinatal activation of
a set of liver genes encoding gluconeogenetic enzymes (such as tyrosine
aminotransferase, TAT, or phosphoenol-pyruvate carboxykinase, PEPCK). Second,
the transfer of yeast
artificial chromosomes (YACs) into the germline of mice by standard
transgenic techniques and, third, the regulation of mouse
tyrosinase gene expression using transgenic animals. In 1995 he returned
to Barcelona and joined the
laboratory
of Dr. Fàtima Bosch, at the Autonomous
University of Barcelona, as a postdoctoral scientist. There he was
involved in the generation of transgenic mice producing mature insulin
in tissues other than pancreas, as an approach to develop potential gene
therapy treatments for diabetes. In 1996 he became Assistant Professor
CSIC (científico titularCSIC). In 1997 joined the National
Center of Biotechnology (Centro Nacional de Biotecnología)
C.N.B.
, at the Campus of the Autonomous University
of Madrid, in Cantoblanco (Madrid),
as staff member where he has established his
own group of research. In January 2004, he was nominated Director (Head)
of the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at CNB.
Short CV in English
How to reach CNB? (Location
of CNB at the Campus of the UAM)
Note: CNB is identified as building 18, Train Station
is 27, Bus Stop is 28. Above is North. Madrid city is South.
Last Update: 25 November 2008
