Dr. Juan C. Carril is Director of the Genomics and Pharmacogenomics Department at EuroEspes Biomedical Research Center, Institute of Medical Science and Genomic Medicine, Corunna, Spain. He received his PhD from Santiago de Compostela University in 2000 defending the thesis “Genetic structure and profile of the populations of the Iberian Peninsula by means of markers (STRs and SNPs) of the human Y-chromosome”. He is responsible for Clinical Genetics, Predictive Risk Genetics and Pharmacogenetic analysis. Regarding his research work, he is working on the search for genetic risk markers for cerebrovascular, neurodegenerative and cancer pathologies. He has published more than 40 scientific publications in the fields of Population Genetics, Forensic Genetics, Genetic Epidemiology and Pharmacogenetics, and over 40communications at national and international conferences.

Genomics, Pharmacogenomics, Genomic Medicine, Neurogenetics, Neurodegeneration/Alzheimer’s disease, Cerebrovascular disorders, Nutrigenomics