Silvia V Conde

Silvia V Conde is Professor at NOVA Medical School, and Principal Investigator of the group: neuronal control of metabolic disorders at the Chronic Diseases Research Centre (CEDOC), NOVA Medical School. She works on the role of autonomic nervous system in disease development, particularly how the carotid body regulates sympathetic activity and metabolism. She is also interested in the modulation of adenosine signaling or metabolism in insulin-sensitive tissues ameliorates glucose metabolism and tissue function in metabolic diseases. The mapping of neural pathways in dysmetabolism and the disclosure of the molecular mechanisms involved in obesity and related co-morbidities should reveal new targets for therapeutic intervention.