Amaia Arranz Mendiguren

Ikerbasque Research Professor, Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience

Group leader of the Laboratory of Humanized Models of Disease at Achucarro Basque Center for Neuroscience.
Research line: 
Use of humanized models to study the role of human astrocytes and other glial cells in Alzheimer disease.
KU Leuven Research Grant (2012), Postdoctoral Fellowship MEC/Fullbright (2008), Predoctoral Fellowship FPU (2003). ERC Consolidator Grant 2024. In 2024 she was awarded a special mention from Ikerbasque for her contribution to Science.
Previous research experience at SBP Medical Discovery Institute (USA) and VIB - University of Leuven (Belgium).
Doctor in Biological Sciences (2007) from the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU).