• Dr. Jordi Duran

Dr. Jordi Duran
Bioengineering Department
IQS School of Engineering
Universitat Ramon Llull
Via Augusta 390, E-08017 Barcelona, Spain
Tel. +34 93 267 20 00
Fax +34 93 205 62 66
ORCID: 0000-0002-8342-4882
Scopus: 24173344900
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email: 
jordi.duran@iqs.url.edu

B.S. in Pharmacy (Universitat de Barcelona, 1999)
B.S. in Biochemistry (Universitat de Barcelona, 2002)
Ph.D. in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona, 2007)
Postdoctoral Fellow  (IRB Barcelona, 2008-2012)
Associate Researcher (IRB Barcelona, 2012-2021)

Associate Professor (IQS, 2021 - )
Associate Researcher (IBEC, 2021 - )

 

SUBJECTS

Molecular Physiology (Degree in Biotechnology)
Transgenic Animals and Gene Therapy (Degree in Biotechnology)

 

RESEARCH LINES

  • Pathological mechanisms underlying Lafora disease
  • Role of glycogen accumulation in neurodegenerative diseases
  • Energy metabolism in nervous system function
  • Non-canonical roles of glycogen metabolism 

 

RESEARCH GROUP

Brain glycogen metabolism lab (www.drjordiduran.com)