Biography:Juan Pedro Bolaños

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Juan Pedro Bolaños
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Born
Juan Pedro Bolaños Hernández

(1964-04-18) April 18, 1964 (age 60)
Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas
NationalitySpanish
EducationUniversity of Salamanca
OccupationProfessor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Neuroscience Researcher
EmployerUniversity of Salamanca
AwardsMarie Curie Excellence Award

Premio Castilla y León de Investigación Científica y Técnica e Innovación

Bachelard Lectureship Award

Juan Pedro Bolaños Hernández (born April 18, 1964, Santa María de Guía de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas) is a biochemist and neuroscientist specializing in neuroenergetics and metabolism. He is a professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Salamanca. His investigation focuses on the understanding of molecular mechanisms that regulate the metabolism and redox homeostasis in the cells of the central nervous system. He has received several recognitions throughout his scientific career. Among them is the Premio Castilla y León de Investigación Científica y Técnica e Innovación (Award Castilla y León for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation).[1][2][3][4]

Professional career

He comes from a family of pharmacists. During his childhood, he helped his father with some tasks in his laboratory of clinical analyses in his local town. It was here where he began being interested in chemistry, applied to biology, and eventually to the pharmaceutical sciences.[5]

He studied Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Salamanca, where he graduated with honors in 1987. Later he obtained a doctorate at the same university under the tutelage of Dr. José Mª Medina Jiménez. During his PhD, he did a research internship in Oxford, England, where he worked in the Metabolic Research Laboratory under the supervision of Dereck Williamson. In 1992 he defended his PhD thesis on the metabolism of valproic acid in the central nervous system, graduating with honors that same year. After his PhD he worked as a postdoctoral fellow from 1993 to 1995 at the Institute of Neurology of the University College of London as a Marie Curie scholar.[5]

In 1996 he became a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of Salamanca. A year later, in 1997 he established his own research group and started working on a project funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology. From 1997 to 2004 he acted as Academic Secretary in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. He completed the national professorship habilitation test in 2005, and in 2007 he was incorporated as a full professor at the University of Salamanca.[6]

His research group is located at the Institute of Functional and Genomic Biology, a mixed center University of Salamanca, and the Spanish National Research Council. It is recognized as a Group of Excellence of Castilla y León. The group has research collaborations with research centers at national and international levels, among which the University Hospital of Salamanca, University College London, and the Institute of Health Saint Carlos III.[7][8]

He has been an editor in multiple international scientific journals such as Science, PNAS, Nature Communications, Nature Reviews Neuroscience, and Cell Metabolism. In 2021, the journal Neurochemical Research dedicated a special issue with articles related to his research lines to honor his academic career. Furthermore, he is part of reviewing boards at international organizations such as the Human Frontier Program Organization, FWO, Wellcome Trust, Parkinson's UK, Michael J. Fox Foundation, among others.[9][10]

He has participated in committees of organization and direction of different research conferences and scientific events. In 2017 together with Gilles Bonvento, they organized a symposium on redox and metabolic interactions between neurons and astrocytes. In 2022 together with Giovanni Mariscano and Anne-Karine Bouzier-Sore directed the course Bioenergetics for Brain Functions as part of the Cajal Advanced Neuroscience Training Programme. During that same year, he directed the summer school of the International Society of Neurochemistry and the Journal of Neurochemistry under the theme of Cerebral Metabolism in Health and Disease. [11][12][13]

Research

His research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms that regulate the metabolism and redox homeostasis in the cells of the central nervous system. In particular, the study of the proteins and signaling pathways responsible for the adaptation of the neural metabolism at high energy demands and antioxidants imposed by neurotransmission. Among the research aims of his teamwork, besides the advancement of knowledge, is to identify metabolic targets and genetic alterations that contribute to the malfunctioning of neurotransmission that neurological problems, including neurodegenerative diseases, and even contribute to aging. To attain it, they have a research project consisting of the validation of the protein phosphatase 2c(pp2c) in psychotic states and to tackle the disorder by consumption of cannabis. Furthermore, they evaluate the pharmacological potential of neuroprotective compounds in the treatment of Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease. Another of his research lines consists of the metabolic rescheduling of the astrocytes and their impact on neural function.[3][14][15]

Awards and recognitions

His educational work, research, and academic pathway, have been recognized and awarded in multiple occasions by national and international organizations.

  • 2005: Marie Curie Excellence Award. Awarded by the European Commission in recognition of his research work.[16][17][18]
  • 2008 to 2011: Recognition as editor of the year of the scientific journal Biochemical Journal.[6][19]
  • 2019: Prize María de Maeztu of scientific excellence. Awarded by the University of Salamanca.[20]
  • 2021: A homage by the scientific magazine Neurochemical Research standing out his academic and scientific career.[10][21]
  • 2021: Premio Castilla y León de Investigación Científica y Técnica e Innovación. In recognition of his scientific publications, international collaborations, and his projection of a future as an ambassador of science in Castilla y León.[22][23][24]
  • 2022: Bachelard Lectureship Award. Awarded by the European Society for Neurochemistry for the lecture entitled Metabolic shapes of brain cells and functional consequences. [25]

Scientific societies

He belongs to several scientific societies, and even in some of them has been part of the board of directors.

  • Member of the European Society for Neurochemistry (ESN) where he acted as president during the period 2011–2013.[26]
  • Member of the International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN) and director of the summer school organized by said society and the Journal of Neurochemistry.[27]
  • Consul of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM) and coordinator of the group of molecular neurobiology during the period of 2007–2010.[28]

Scientific production

Throughout his career in academia, he has supervised multiple national and international students and directed their doctoral theses, some of them have received European distinction. He has published more than 150 scientific articles in high-impact academic journals. Due to his number of citations he has been appointed as one of the most notable scientists in the world in the list elaborated by Stanford University.[9][29]

Among his scientific publications stood out the following:[30]

According to Scopus, his most cited scientific publications are:[43]

  • The bioenergetic and antioxidant Status of neurons is controlled by continuous degradation of to key glycolytic enzyme by APC/C–Cdh1.[44]
  • Nitric oxide‐mediated mitochondrial damage in the brain: mechanisms and implications for neurodegenerative diseases.[45]
  • Effect of peroxynitrite on the mitochondrial respiratory chain: differential susceptibility of neurones and astrocytes in primary culture.[46]
  • Nitric oxide, cell bioenergetics and neurodegeneration.[47]
  • Nitric oxide, mitochondria and neurological disease.[48]

References

  1. ↑ University of Salamanca. "Juan Pedro Bolaños Hernández". p. Portal de la Investigación. https://produccioncientifica.usal.es/investigadores/56588/detalle. 
  2. ↑ G, L (April 5, 2022). "Juan Pedro Bolaños, catedrático de la Universidad de Salamanca, Premio Castilla y León de Investigación" (in spanish). La Gaceta de Salamanca (Salamanca, Spain): pp. Salamanca. https://www.lagacetadesalamanca.es/salamanca/juan-pedro-bolanos-catedratico-de-la-universidad-de-salamanca-premio-castilla-y-leon-de-investigacion-HO10871732. 
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Neuroenergetics and Metabolism Group". https://ibfg.usal-csic.es/juan-pedro-bolanos.html. 
  4. ↑ RDL (April 21, 2022). "Juan Pedro Bolaños, premio Castilla y León de investigación: "Es urgente que España suba la financiación para investigar"". La Gaceta de Salamanca: pp. Salamanca. https://www.lagacetadesalamanca.es/salamanca/juan-pedro-bolanos-premio-castilla-y-leon-de-investigacion-es-urgente-que-espana-suba-la-financiacion-para-investigar-MB10996208. 
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Moreno, Amado (April 16, 2022). ""El Estado está lejos de llegar al menos al 2% de PIB para la investigación"" (in spanish). El Periódico de España: pp. Investigación. https://www.epe.es/es/espana/20220416/investigacion-pib-juan-pedro-bolanos-13525754. 
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Juan P Bolaños". https://loop.frontiersin.org/people/3988/bio. 
  7. ↑ Junta de Castilla y León, Portal de Educación (2009). "Catálogo Programas I+D+I Grupos de Excelencia." (in spanish) (PDF). p. Servicio de Investigación Científica. https://www.educa.jcyl.es/universidad/es/servicio-investigacion-cientifica/libros-electronicos/catalogo-programas-i-d-i-grupos-excelencia-convocatoria-2-1. 
  8. ↑ Universidad de Salamanca. "Juan Pedro Bolaños Hernández: Colaboradores" (in spanish). p. Portal de Investigación. https://produccioncientifica.usal.es/investigadores/56588/colaboracion. 
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Baas, Jeroen; Boyack, Kevin; Ioannidis, John P. A. (October 19, 2021). "August 2021 data-update for "Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators"". Elsevier Data Repository 3. doi:10.17632/btchxktzyw.3. https://elsevier.digitalcommonsdata.com/datasets/btchxktzyw/3. Retrieved April 7, 2023. 
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Nuevo reconocimiento para el investigador Juan Pedro Bolaños" (in spanish). El Norte de Castilla (Salamanca, Spain): pp. Noticias Salamanca. February 5, 2021. https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/salamanca/nuevo-reconocimiento-investigador-20210205114524-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.elnortedecastilla.es%2Fsalamanca%2Fnuevo-reconocimiento-investigador-20210205114524-nt.html. 
  11. ↑ International Society of Neurochemistry (2017). "Report of ISN Supported Small Conference" (PDF). https://www.neurochemistry.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Juan-Bolanos-Gilles-Bonvento.pdf. 
  12. ↑ Cajal Advanced Neuroscience Training (2021). "Bioenergetics for Brain Function". http://cajal-training.org/on-site/bbf/. 
  13. ↑ International Society of Neuroscience (2021). "4th ISN-JNC Flagship School: "Brain Metabolism in Health and Disease"". https://www.neurochemistry.org/isn-jnc-flagship-school/. 
  14. ↑ Universidad de Salamanca. "Juan Pedro Bolaños Hernández: Proyectos". p. Portal de Investigación. https://produccioncientifica.usal.es/investigadores/56588/proyectos. 
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 "Investigador de la USAL avanza en identificación de nuevos mecanismos neurodegenerativos en la enfermedad de Batten". Europa Press (Salamanca, Spain): pp. Castilla y León. January 27, 2022. https://www.europapress.es/castilla-y-leon/noticia-investigador-usal-avanza-identificacion-nuevos-mecanismos-neurodegenerativos-enfermedad-batten-20220127135011.html. 
  16. ↑ "Dos científicos españoles reciben el premio de investigación Marie Curie". El Mundo (Spain): pp. Actualidad. December 12, 2005. https://www.elmundo.es/universidad/2005/12/12/actualidad/1134413963.html. 
  17. ↑ AVPR (December 2, 2005). "El salmantino Juan Pedro Bolaños, premio europeo de investigación Marie Curie Excellence 2005". Agencia de Noticias para la difusión de la Ciencia y la Tecnología. Agencia Iberoamericana para la Difusión de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (Salamanca, Spain): pp. Ciencia España. https://www.dicyt.com/noticias/el-salmantino-juan-pedro-bolanos-premio-europeo-de-investigacion-marie-curie-excellence-2005. 
  18. ↑ Monroy, Silvia (December 7, 2005). "El premio 'Marie Curie' en Neurobiología es canario". Canarias (Canary Islands, Spain). https://www.canarias7.es/hemeroteca/el_premio_marie_curie_en_neurobiologia_es_canario-ALCSN14994. 
  19. ↑ Biochemical Journal. "Editorial Board". https://portlandpress.com/biochemj/pages/editorial_board. 
  20. ↑ "Homenaje al PDI". Universidad de Salamanda (Salamanca, Spain): pp. Protocolo. 2019. https://www.usal.es/homenaje-al-pdi-1. 
  21. ↑ "La revista científica ‘Neurochemical Research’ dedica un número especial al investigador de la Universidad de Salamanca Juan Pedro Bolaños". Salamanca 24 horas (Salamanca, Spain): pp. Universidad. February 4, 2021. https://www.salamanca24horas.com/universidad/revista-cientifica-neurochemical-research-dedica-numero-especial-investigador-universidad-salamanca-juan-pedro-bolanos_2197448_102.html. 
  22. ↑ "Juan Pedro Bolaños extiende el Premio CyL de Investigación al personal de su laboratorio de la Universidad". El Norte de Castilla (Salamanca, Spain): pp. Noticias Salamanca. April 5, 2022. https://www.elnortedecastilla.es/salamanca/juan-pedro-bolanos-20220405184625-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fes.wikipedia.org%2F. 
  23. ↑ "El catedrático de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular Juan Pedro Bolaños Hernández, Premio CyL de Investigación". Europa Press (Valladolid, Spain): pp. Castilla y León. April 5, 2022. https://www.europapress.es/castilla-y-leon/noticia-catedratico-bioquimica-biologia-molecular-juan-pedro-bolanos-hernandez-premio-cyl-investigacion-20220405134642.html. 
  24. ↑ León (April 5, 2022). "Juan Pedro Bolaños Hernández, Premio Castilla y León de Investigación Científica y Técnica e Innovación". Leonoticias: pp. Castilla y León. https://www.leonoticias.com/castillayleon/juan-pedro-bolanos-20220405141859-nt.html?ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.leonoticias.com%2Fcastillayleon%2Fjuan-pedro-bolanos-20220405141859-nt.html. 
  25. ↑ European Society for Neuochemistry (2022). "The European Society for Neurochemistry congratulates 2022 Young Scientist Lectureship Awardees and Young Member Symposium Winners" (PDF). https://neurochemsoc.eu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Notification_April-2022-Awards.pdf. 
  26. ↑ Boullerne, Anne I.; Foley, Paul; Turner, Anthony J.; Johnston, Graham A.R.; Beart, Philip M. (July 29, 2019). "The origins and early history of neurochemistry and its societies" (in en). Journal of Neurochemistry 152 (1): 8–28. doi:10.1111/jnc.14839. ISSN 0022-3042. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jnc.14839. 
  27. ↑ International Society of Neurochemistry. "Committees: ISN-JNC Flagship School". https://www.neurochemistry.org/isn-committees/. 
  28. ↑ Sociedad Española de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular. "Cónsules SEBBM" (in spanish). https://sebbm.es/equipo/consules/. 
  29. ↑ Universidad de Salamanca. "Juan Pedro Bolaños Hernández: Tesis". p. Portal de Investigación. https://produccioncientifica.usal.es/investigadores/56588/tesis. 
  30. ↑ "Juan Pedro Bolaños recoge el Premio Castilla y León de Investigación Científica y Técnica e Innovación". Agencia Iberoamericana para la Difusión de Ciencia y Tecnología (Castile and Leon, Spain): pp. Salud España. April 22, 2022. https://www.dicyt.com/noticias/juan-pedro-bolanos-recoge-el-premio-castilla-y-leon-de-investigacion-cientifica-y-tecnica-e-innovacion. 
  31. ↑ Requejo-Aguilar, Raquel; Lopez-Fabuel, Irene; Fernandez, Emilio; Martins, Luis M.; Almeida, Angeles; Bolaños, Juan P. (2014-07-24). "PINK1 deficiency sustains cell proliferation by reprogramming glucose metabolism through HIF1" (in en). Nature Communications 5 (1): 4514. doi:10.1038/ncomms5514. ISSN 2041-1723. https://www.nature.com/articles/ncomms5514. 
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  33. ↑ Vicente-Gutierrez, Carlos; Bonora, Nicoló; Bobo-Jimenez, Veronica; Jimenez-Blasco, Daniel; Lopez-Fabuel, Irene; Fernandez, Emilio; Josephine, Charlene; Bonvento, Gilles et al. (February 4, 2019). "Astrocytic mitochondrial ROS modulate brain metabolism and mouse behaviour" (in en). Nature Metabolism 1 (2): 201–211. doi:10.1038/s42255-018-0031-6. ISSN 2522-5812. https://www.nature.com/articles/s42255-018-0031-6. 
  34. ↑ Pichel Andrés, José (February 4, 2019). "Las especies reactivas de oxígeno producidas por los astrocitos ejercen un efecto protector sobre las neuronas". Agencia Iberoamericana para la Difusión de la Ciencia y la Tecnología: pp. Salud España. https://www.dicyt.com/noticias/las-especies-reactivas-de-oxigeno-producidas-por-los-astrocitos-ejercen-un-efecto-protector-sobre-las-neuronas. 
  35. ↑ Lopez-Fabuel, Irene; Garcia-Macia, Marina; Buondelmonte, Costantina; Burmistrova, Olga; Bonora, Nicolo; Alonso-Batan, Paula; Morant-Ferrando, Brenda; Vicente-Gutierrez, Carlos et al. (2022-01-27). "Aberrant upregulation of the glycolytic enzyme PFKFB3 in CLN7 neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis" (in en). Nature Communications 13 (1): 536. doi:10.1038/s41467-022-28191-1. ISSN 2041-1723. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28191-1. 
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  37. ↑ "Científicos salmantinos le plantan cara a la enfermedad de Batten" (in spanish). La Crónica de Salamanca (Salamanca, Spain): pp. Local. January 27, 2022. https://lacronicadesalamanca.com/345263-cientificos-salmantinos-le-plantan-cara-a-la-enfermedad-de-batten/. 
  38. ↑ NCYL (January 27, 2022). "La USAL identifica nuevos mecanismos en la neurodegeneración en la enfermedad rara de Batten". El Español (Salamanca, Spain): pp. Investigación. https://www.elespanol.com/castilla-y-leon/region/salamanca/20220127/usal-identifica-nuevos-mecanismos-neurodegeneracion-enfermedad-batten/645685617_0.html. 
  39. ↑ Jimenez-Blasco, Daniel; Busquets-Garcia, Arnau; Hebert-Chatelain, Etienne; Serrat, Roman; Vicente-Gutierrez, Carlos; Ioannidou, Christina; Gómez-Sotres, Paula; Lopez-Fabuel, Irene et al. (July 8, 2020). "Glucose metabolism links astroglial mitochondria to cannabinoid effects" (in en). Nature 583 (7817): 603–608. doi:10.1038/s41586-020-2470-y. ISSN 1476-4687. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-020-2470-y. 
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  41. ↑ Burmistrova, Olga; Olias-Arjona, Ana; Lapresa, Rebeca; Jimenez-Blasco, Daniel; Eremeeva, Tatiana; Shishov, Dmitry; Romanov, Sergei; Zakurdaeva, Kristina et al. (2019-08-12). "Targeting PFKFB3 alleviates cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury in mice" (in en). Scientific Reports 9 (1): 11670. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-48196-z. ISSN 2045-2322. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-48196-z. 
  42. ↑ "Investigadores salmantinos encuentran un medicamento para prevenir los ictus". La Crónica de Salamanca (Salamanca, Spain): pp. Local. August 14, 2019. https://lacronicadesalamanca.com/247111-investigadores-salmantinos-encuentran-un-medicamento-para-prevenir-la-muerte-neural/. 
  43. ↑ "Bolaños, Juan Pedro". https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=7006431430. 
  44. ↑ Herrero-Mendez, Angel; Almeida, Angeles; Fernández, Emilio; Maestre, Carolina; Moncada, Salvador; Bolaños, Juan P. (May 17, 2009). "The bioenergetic and antioxidant status of neurons is controlled by continuous degradation of a key glycolytic enzyme by APC/C–Cdh1" (in en). Nature Cell Biology 11 (6): 747–752. doi:10.1038/ncb1881. ISSN 1476-4679. https://www.nature.com/articles/ncb1881. 
  45. ↑ Bolaños, Juan P.; Almeida, Angeles; Stewart, Victoria; Peuchen, Stephan; Land, John M.; Clark, John B.; Heales, Simon J. R. (2002-11-18). "Nitric Oxide-Mediated Mitochondrial Damage in the Brain: Mechanisms and Implications for Neurodegenerative Diseases" (in en). Journal of Neurochemistry 68 (6): 2227–2240. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68062227.x. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1046/j.1471-4159.1997.68062227.x. 
  46. ↑ Bolaños, Juan P.; Heales, Simon J. R.; Land, John M.; Clark, John B. (2002-11-23). "Effect of Peroxynitrite on the Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain: Differential Susceptibility of Neurones and Astrocytes in Primary Culture" (in en). Journal of Neurochemistry 64 (5): 1965–1972. doi:10.1046/j.1471-4159.1995.64051965.x. http://doi.wiley.com/10.1046/j.1471-4159.1995.64051965.x. 
  47. ↑ Moncada, Salvador; Bolanos, Juan P. (June 19, 2006). "Nitric oxide, cell bioenergetics and neurodegeneration" (in en). Journal of Neurochemistry 97 (6): 1676–1689. doi:10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03988.x. ISSN 0022-3042. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.03988.x. 
  48. ↑ Heales, Simon J. R.; Bolaños, Juan P.; Stewart, Victoria C.; Brookes, Paul S.; Land, John M.; Clark, John B. (1999-02-09). "Nitric oxide, mitochondria and neurological disease" (in en). Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics 1410 (2): 215–228. doi:10.1016/S0005-2728(98)00168-6. ISSN 0005-2728. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0005272898001686. 




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