Dr. Matías Avila, scientist of the area of Gene Therapy and Hepatology of the research center Applied Medicine (CIMA) of the University of Navarra, has obtained the accreditation as Full Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, granted by the National Agency of assessment of the Quality and accreditation (National Agency for Assessment of Quality and Accreditation).

Matías Avila is graduate and holds a PhD in Pharmacy from the Complutense University of Madrid. He obtained the award Extraordinary doctorate with his thesis on intracellular signaling of insulin and neurotrophic factors, which he carried out at the high school de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols of the CSIC in Madrid, under the supervision of Dr. Isabel Varela. Between 1992 and 1995 he worked at Prof. Vicente Notario's laboratory at Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington DC (USA). In 1995 he returned to the Alberto Sols Biomedical Research Center ( high school ) until October 1997, when he joined the University of Navarra.

Professor of Biochemistry attached to the department of Internal Medicine of the School of Medicine, Dr. Avila develops his research activity in the laboratory of Hepatology Biochemistry of the CIMA. He studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms of liver disease progression. In particular, he focuses on the identification of new protective strategies and therapeutic targets to slow down the development of cirrhosis and liver cancer.