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Alberto Davalos
PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer
2,415 Points

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Reviewer 15
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Biochemistry
Diabetes and Endocrinology
Hematology
Nutrition
Metabolic Sciences
Agricultural Science
Food Science and Technology
Public Health
Science and Medical Education
Science Policy
Bioengineering
Biotechnology
Cell Biology
Histology
Molecular Biology
Pharmacology
Infectious Diseases
Nursing
Psychiatry and Psychology
Bioinformatics
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Oncology
Medical Genetics
Data Mining and Machine Learning
Plant Science
Orthopedics
Women's Health
Epidemiology
Urology

Alberto Davalos

PeerJ Editor, Author & Reviewer

Summary

Group leader of the Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism Group, IMDEA Food Institute, Dr. Alberto Dávalos holds a degree in Pharmacy and Biochemistry by San Marcos University (Lima) and a PhD in Pharmacy by Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Madrid).
He has conducted postdoctoral research at the Hospital Ramón y Cajal (Madrid), at Yale University School of Medicine, (New Haven), and at New York University School of Medicine (New York). Dr. Dávalos’s research program focuses in identifying and characterizing new noncoding RNAs (miRNAs, lncRNAs and other type of regulatory RNAs) that regulate lipid metabolism and the effects of minor dietary components (micronutrients) on their expression.

Food Science & Technology Nutrition Pharmacology

Editing Journals

PeerJ - the Journal of Life & Environmental Sciences

Work details

Group leader of the Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism Group

IMDEA Food Institute
Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism Group
Cardiometabolic diseases are the main causes of mortality in the world and excess in the diet is one of the main causes of these human diseases linked to our modern life-style. The objective is to understand how different non-coding RNAs regulate lipid metabolism during states of health and disease, developing new strategies, both pharmacological and dietetic, to modulate their function. Pharmacological or dietary modulation of the activity of non-coding RNAs that, ultimately, regulate the metabolism of lipids lead to the prevention or treatment of cardiometabolic diseases. The increasing prevalence of chronic diseases has prompted a strategic focus on prevention strategies. While Precision (personalized) Medicine strives to provide ‘the right therapeutic strategy for the right person at the right time’ a distinct approach is needed for disease prevention. Epigenetics of Lipid Metabolism Group also focus on understanding lifestyle modification of the pigenome in order to try to personalize the health of individuals using epigenetics for the development of Precision Nutrition. This group works to generate new basic knowledge of how non-coding RNAs regulate the metabolism of lipids under physiological and pathological conditions. To find and evaluate minor dietary components for their ability to modulate the activity of non-coding RNAs associated with the metabolism of lipids. To carry out collaborative projects with the food and pharmaceutical industry to test and develop new dietary supplements or functional foods based on solid scientific knowledge to prevent or treat a variety of lipid metabolism disorders. And, to incorporate the use non-coding RNAs data to develop Precision Nutrition. In this endeavor, the group actively collaborate with many international research groups located at the following institutions: CINVESTAV (Mérida, Mexico), URFJ (Rio de Janeiro, Brasil), IMSERM UMR1011 (Lille, France) and many other national research groups.

Websites

  • IMDEA Food Institute
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PeerJ Contributions

  • Edited 18

Academic Editor on

January 26, 2022
miR-148a-3p inhibits the proliferation and migration of bladder cancer via regulating the expression of ROCK-1
Chao Xu, Guanwen Zhou, Zhuang Sun, Zhaocun Zhang, Haifeng Zhao, Xianzhou Jiang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12724 PubMed 35127282
January 5, 2022
Salivary miRNAs as non-invasive biomarkers of hepatocellular carcinoma: a pilot study
Arshiya Mariam, Galen Miller-Atkins, Amika Moro, Alejandro I. Rodarte, Shirin Siddiqi, Lou-Anne Acevedo-Moreno, J. Mark Brown, Daniela S. Allende, Federico Aucejo, Daniel M. Rotroff
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12715 PubMed 35036096
September 29, 2021
Evaluating changes in student health, wellbeing and social circumstances before and during COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in Australia
Dannielle Post, Agnes Vitry, Katherine L. Baldock
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12078 PubMed 34703660
September 2, 2021
Level of anxiety among healthcare providers during COVID-19 pandemic in Saudi Arabia: cross-sectional study
Abbas Al Mutair, Alya Al Mutairi, Yasmine Alabbasi, Abbas Shamsan, Sana Al-Mahmoud, Saad Alhumaid, Muhammad zeshan Arshad, Mansour Awad, Ali Rabaan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12119 PubMed 34557359
May 11, 2021
Eating habits, lifestyle behaviors and stress during the COVID-19 pandemic quarantine among Peruvian adults
Hellen S. Agurto, Ana L. Alcantara-Diaz, Eduardo Espinet-Coll, Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.11431 PubMed 34026366
March 5, 2021
Identification of the hub genes in gastric cancer through weighted gene co-expression network analysis
Chunyang Li, Haopeng Yu, Yajing Sun, Xiaoxi Zeng, Wei Zhang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10682 PubMed 33717664
February 4, 2021
Vitamin C supplementation reduces expression of circulating miR-451a in subjects with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus and high oxidative stress
Laongthip Ruknarong, Chongchira Boonthongkaew, Nisa Chuangchot, Amonrat Jumnainsong, Naruemon Leelayuwat, Apinya Jusakul, Silvana Gaudieri, Chanvit Leelayuwat
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.10776 PubMed 33604180
September 17, 2020
Evidence of transfer of miRNAs from the diet to the blood still inconclusive
Fermín Mar-Aguilar, Alejandra Arreola-Triana, Daniela Mata-Cardona, Vianey Gonzalez-Villasana, Cristina Rodríguez-Padilla, Diana Reséndez-Pérez
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9567 PubMed 32995073
September 17, 2020
Association between serum and dietary antioxidant micronutrients and advanced liver fibrosis in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: an observational study
Juliana Moraes Coelho, Katia Cansanção, Renata de Mello Perez, Nathalie Carvalho Leite, Patrícia Padilha, Andrea Ramalho, Wilza Peres
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9838 PubMed 32995080
September 17, 2020
Cocoa colonic phenolic metabolites are related to HDL-cholesterol raising effects and methylxanthine metabolites and insoluble dietary fibre to anti-inflammatory and hypoglycemic effects in humans
Beatriz Sarriá, Miren Gomez-Juaristi, Sara Martínez López, Joaquín García Cordero, Laura Bravo, Mª Raquel Mateos Briz
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9953 PubMed 32995094
January 9, 2019
Changes in bone density and bone quality caused by single fasting for 96 hours in rats
Yuko Hisatomi, Kenji Kugino
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6161 PubMed 30643677
July 31, 2018
Identification of exosome-like nanoparticle-derived microRNAs from 11 edible fruits and vegetables
Juan Xiao, Siyuan Feng, Xun Wang, Keren Long, Yi Luo, Yuhao Wang, Jideng Ma, Qianzi Tang, Long Jin, Xuewei Li, Mingzhou Li
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5186 PubMed 30083436
July 13, 2018
Evaluation of antioxidant and neuroprotective activities of Cassia fistula (L.) using the Caenorhabditis elegans model
Sara Thabit, Heba Handoussa, Mariana Roxo, Nesrine S. El Sayed, Bruna Cestari de Azevedo, Michael Wink
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5159 PubMed 30023139
July 11, 2018
3D skeletal muscle fascicle engineering is improved with TGF-β1 treatment of myogenic cells and their co-culture with myofibroblasts
Jessica Krieger, Byung-Wook Park, Christopher R. Lambert, Christopher Malcuit
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4939 PubMed 30018850
March 14, 2018
The impact of different agroecological conditions on the nutritional composition of quinoa seeds
María Reguera, Carlos Manuel Conesa, Alejandro Gil-Gómez, Claudia Mónika Haros, Miguel Ángel Pérez-Casas, Vilbett Briones-Labarca, Luis Bolaños, Ildefonso Bonilla, Rodrigo Álvarez, Katherine Pinto, Ángel Mujica, Luisa Bascuñán-Godoy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4442 PubMed 29576944
August 25, 2016
Antioxidant-rich leaf extract of Barringtonia racemosa significantly alters the in vitro expression of genes encoding enzymes that are involved in methylglyoxal degradation III
Kin Weng Kong, Azlina Abdul Aziz, Nurhanani Razali, Norhaniza Aminuddin, Sarni Mat Junit
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2379 PubMed 27635343
July 12, 2016
Food and nutritional security requires adequate protein as well as energy, delivered from whole-year crop production
Graeme D. Coles, Stephen D. Wratten, John R. Porter
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2100 PubMed 27478691
January 28, 2016
Protective effects of the extracts of Barringtonia racemosa shoots against oxidative damage in HepG2 cells
Kin Weng Kong, Sarni Mat-Junit, Norhaniza Aminudin, Fouad Abdulrahman Hassan, Amin Ismail, Azlina Abdul Aziz
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1628 PubMed 26839752