Teresa
Giráldez Fernández

Dr Teresa Giraldez is a Professor of Physiology at the Institute of Biomedical Technologies (ITB) and the Faculty of Medicine of the University of La Laguna (ULL), where she carries out extensive teaching and research work. Her laboratory combines molecular biophysics with electrophysiology and imaging techniques to study ion channels regulating neuronal excitability, using cellular systems and animal models. Her work is funded nationally and internationally, including an ERC-Consolidator Award (2015). She has served as Vice-Director of the ITB-ULL; Member of Boards: Biophysical Society (USA), Spanish Society of Biophysics, Spanish Society of Neuroscience, and Society of General Physiologists (USA). She is the General Secretary of the Biophysical Society (USA). She has organized numerous international scientific meetings, serving as co-Chair of the Ion Channels Gordon Research Conference-2024. She is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of General Physiology and the Editorial Review Board of eLife. She participates as an expert reviewer of research projects in ANR (France), IRC (Ireland), or various programs of the European Commission. In Spain, she was the Manager of the State Research Agency - Molecular and Cellular Biology sub-area (BIO-BMC) (2019-2024). She has been a guest speaker at over 30 international institutions, including the Karolinska Institute, Cornell University, Johns Hopkins University, or The National Institutes of Health. She has received numerous awards and recognitions for her scientific work, including the Margaret Oakley-Dayhoff Award, the L'OREAL-UNESCO Research Fellowship, or the Manuel Rico National Award (SBE). In 2023, the Tenerife Island Council awarded her the recognition of Adoptive Daughter of Tenerife.