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Xavier F. Figueroa


Xavier F. Figueroa

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Chile

Biography

Dr. Xavier Figueroa has completed his PhD from Pontificial Catholic University of Chile and postdoctoral studies from University of Virginia, Cardiovascular Research Center. Currently, he is Associate Professor at Pontificial Catholic University of Chile and is the director of the laboratory of Vascular Biology at the Department of Physiology. He has published more than 30 papers in reputed peer-review journals, several of which have been highly cited. Dr. Figueroa’s Lab combines cellular approaches with studies in intact and in vivo preparations to study the mechanisms involved in the control of microvascular function in peripheral tissues and in the brain.

Abstract

Abstract : Central role of nitric oxide-dependent S-nitrosylation in the control of the astrocytic Ca2+ signaling that mediates neurovascular coupling