Research Activity

Six-year research periods (sexenios)

5 six-year research periods recognised consecutively (1993-2022), all with positive evaluation.

DICOMOSA Group

Member of the consolidated research group DICOMOSA (Behavioural and Molecular Diagnosis Applied to Health) since 2005. Principal Investigator (PI) since 09/03/2024.

Affiliations

• INIBIC — Biomedical Research Institute of the A Coruña Health Area (since 2019)
• CICA — Interdisciplinary Centre for Chemistry and Biology of the UDC (since 2020)

Research Lines

• Genetic and epigenetic bases of gender incongruence
• Effects of gender-affirming hormone treatment on the brain
• DNA methylation and gene expression in the transgender population
• Neurobiology of child abandonment and maltreatment
• Genetics of Turner syndrome and chromosomal mosaicism

Research Projects as PI

2022-2025: Genetic and epigenetic effects of treatment with puberty blockers in transgender adolescents (PID2021-127547NB-C22, MINCIN). Funding: €126,808. Institutions: UDC, UNED, Hospital Clinic (Barcelona), Regional Hospital of Málaga.

2019-2022: Genetic and epigenetic study of cross-sex hormone treatment in a transsexual population (PGC2018-094919-B-C22). Funding: €78,650.

Outstanding Projects as Researcher

• 2015-2019: Brain networks in transsexual individuals: functional, metabolic and genetic neuroimaging (PSI2014-58004-P). €91,400.
• 2011-2014: Study of AR, ERBETA and CYP19 polymorphisms in a population with gender identity disorder (PSI2010-15115). €78,650.
• 2022-2024: DICOMOSA Group — Xunta de Galicia consolidation grant (ED431B 2022/16). €90,000.

Total: 24 funded research projects.

JCR Publications (37 articles)

See the publications page for the full list with DOIs.