Patricia Boya

CIB-CSIC (Spain)

Patricia Boya is a group leader at the CIB-CSIC in Madrid, Spain. Her lab uses cellular and animal models to understand the roles of autophagy in both physiological and pathological conditions. In particular they are interested in studying the relationships between autophagy and basic processes such as proliferation, differentiation, metabolism and cell death in order to gain further insight into the processes of development and physiological aging. Moreover, they seek to better understand the role of autophagy in a variety of pathologies, including cancer and neurodegenerative diseases, and to try identify new treatments for human diseases.