Department: Genética, Fisiología y Microbiología

Faculty: Ciencias Biológicas

Area: Physiology

Research group: NENDOPEZ Neuroendocrinología de peces

Email: ndepedro@ucm.es

Doctor by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid with the thesis Regulación de la actividad alimentaria por los neuropéptidos CRF, (Beta)endorfina y galanina en peces ciprinidos ("Carassius auratus" y "Tinca tinca") 1995. Supervised by Dr. Mercedes Alonso Bedate, Dr. María Jesús Delgado Saavedra.

The research lines focus on studying the neuroendocrine and environmental regulation of energy homeostasis in fish. It emphasizes understanding the mechanisms controlling energy intake and expenditure, as well as their interaction with the circadian system and animal welfare.