ProfTobias Engel
Associate Professor
Physiology and Medical Physics
Orcid identifier0000-0001-9137-0637 (opens in a new tab)
- Associate ProfessorPhysiology and Medical Physics
- 01402 Ext.5199 (Work)
- RCSI, Physiology & Medical Physics, 123 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2
BIOGRAPHY
Current research includes the study of pathological changes which occur after brain damage and which lead to the development of epileptic seizures. The main focus here is the study of purinergic signaling (with the main emphasis on the ATP-gated P2X7 receptor).Further research interest lies on the study of hyperexcitability as one of the causes which drive pathological changes in Alzheimer's disease.
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Honorary LecturerRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland1 Jan 2014
- ResearchLecturerRCSI1 Jan 2015
- LecturerRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Physiology and Medical Physics, Dublin, Ireland1 Oct 2017
DEGREES
- B.Sc., Biology (specialised in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology)Universidad Autónoma de Madrid25 Dec 2001
- Ph.D., NeurobiologyUniversidad Autónoma de Madrid/Centro Biología Molecular, “Severo Ochoa” (Spain)25 Dec 2005
LANGUAGES
- Spanish; CastilianCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- GermanCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
RESEARCH SUB-AREAS
- Diagnostics
- Neuroinflammation
- Neurological Diseases
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS (UNSDGS)
- 3 Good Health and Well Being