CV
Family name:

López-RedondoFirst name:

Fernando

Birthdate/place: 10 May 1961; Madrid, Spain.
Position: Parttimer I Research Support. Center for Life Science Technologies. Division GenomicTechnologies, Cell Conversion Technology Unit (RIKEN)
e-mail: fernando.lopezredondo@riken.jp
EDUCATION
1979-1985
1985-1988
1985-1988

BS, Complutense University of Madrid. Faculty of Biological Sciences. Madrid, Spain.
Complutense University of Madrid. Diploma Minor Thesis. (Equivalent to Master degree).
Master in Informatics. Pontiffical Univ. of Salamanca, Faculty of Political Sciences andSociology. Madrid, Spain.
1988-1991
PhD, Complutense University of Madrid. Dept Physiology, Program of Pharmacology.
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
1985-1991
Complutense University of Madrid. Research Student. PhD Studentship.
1986-1990
Complutense University of Madrid. Dept Pharmacology. Chief Technician.
1991-1993
Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Med Res Institute. Japanese Ministry of Education,
Science, Culture and Sports (Mombusho) Fellowship for foreign research students.
1993-1995
Spanish Scientific Research Council (CSIC). Joint Center Institute of Pharmacology andToxicology-Dep. Pharmacology, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain. Contracted
Researcher (Reincorporation Program MEC-93).
1995
University of Aberdeen, Dept Biomedical Sciences. Visiting Fellow (1month).
1995-1997
University of Aberdeen, Dept Biomedical Sciences. MRC Posdoctoral Fellow.
1997-1999
National Institute of Neuroscience, Division of Neurochemistry. Tokyo, JAPAN. EU-STAFellowship (JISTEC, JST). EU-STA Fellowship.
1999-2000
National Institute of Neuroscience, Division of Neurochemistry. Center of Excellence (COE)
Postdoc Fellow.
2000-2004
JST-ICORP. Cell Mechanosensing Project. Researcher.
2005-2007
JST-SORST, Mechanotransduction by micro- and nano-supramolecular complexes.
2007-2008
Nagoya Univ Graduate School of Medicine. JAPAN. Part-time Researcher.
2008-2009
The Jikei Univ School of Medicine. Laboratory of Neurophysiology. Tokyo. JAPAN.
Visiting Researcher.
2008-2011
Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Medical Research Institute. Research Assistant.
2011-2014
Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Institute Biomaterials and Bioengineering. Dept
Biomedical Information. Assistant Professor.
RESEARCH AREAS
Biomedicine. iPS cells. Neurophysiology. Neuro-glia. Electrophysiology. Pharmacology. Pain. Regenerativemedicine. Mechanobiology.
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS1.

FERNANDO LÓPEZ-REDONDO, JUNKO KUROKAWA, FUMIMASA NOMURA, TOMOYUKI KANEKO,TOMOYO HAMADA, KENJI YASUDA AND TETSUSHI FURUKAWA. ES- and iPS-derived cardiomyocytes.
A comparative electrophysiological study.

2.

Biophysical J 104(2) p298a, 2013.

LOPEZ-REDONDO F, KUROKAWA J, TETSUSHI F. An involvement of sympathetic nervous system
stimulation in a gender disparity of nongenomic actions of dihydrotestosterone on cardiac L-type Ca2+currents. J Pharmacol Sci 118 Suppl 2012

3.

LOPEZ-REDONDO F, YAMAMOTO K, ANDO J, FURUYA K, AKITA K, NARUSE K, SOKABE M.

1Shear stress induced ionic current and FM1-43 influx via P2X4 ATP-receptor as a mechanotransduction
pathway.
4.

Jpn J Physiol 55 (Suppl) S83, 2005.

NAKAJIMA K, HONDA S, NAKAMURA Y, LOPEZ-REDONDO
A, OKANO

M, KIKUCHI

T. Intact microglia are cultured and non-invasively harvested without pathological activation using

a novel cultured cell recovery method. Biomaterials
5.

F, KOHSAKA S, YAMATO

LOPEZ-REDONDO

22(11): 1213-1223 (2001).

F, NAKAJIMA K, HONDA S, KOHSAKA S, Glutamate transporter GLT-1 is highly

expressed in activated microglia following facial nerve axotomy.

Brain Res Molecular Brain Res, 76(2):429-435 (2000).
6.

GRAEBERMB, LOPEZ-REDONDO

F, IKOMA E, ISHIKAWA M, IMAIY, NAKAJIMA K, KREUTZBERG

GW & KOHSAKA S, The microglia/macrophage response in the neonatal rat facial nucleus following axotomy.
Brain Res7.

813(2): 241-253 (1998).

LIZARRAGA

I, ALFARO

MJ, GOICOECHEAC, LOPEZ

F & MARTIN

MI, Effect of butanedionemonoxime on the contractility of guinea pig ileum and on the electrophysiological activity of myenteric S-typeneurones.
8.

Neurosci. Lett

LOPEZ-REDONDO

F,

246(2): 105-108 (1998).
PERTWEE

RG & LEES

GM, Effects of cannabinoid receptor ligands onelectrophysiological properties of myenteric neurones of the guinea-pig ileum.

Br J Pharmacol

122(2):330-334 (1997).
9.

MARTINMI, GOICOECHEA C, ORMAZABAL MJ, LOPEZ

calcitonins and in vitro interaction with opioids.
10.

COLADOGen Pharmacol

F & ALFARO

MJ, Analgesic effect of two

26(3): 641-647 (1995).

MI, ORMAZABAL MJ, GOICOECHEA C, LOPEZ F, ALFARO

MJ & MARTIN

MI, Involvementof central serotonergic pathways in analgesia elicited by salmon calcitonin in the mouse.

Eur J Pharmacol

252(3): 291-297 (1994).
11.

COLADO

MI, ALFARO

MJ, LOPEZ

F, DEL VAL V & MARTIN

MI, Effect of nimodipine, diltiazem andBAY K 8644 on the bahavioural and neurochemical changes associated with naloxone-precipitated withdrawal

12.

in the rat. A comparison with clonidine.

Gen Pharmacol

COLADOF DEL VAL V & MARTIN

MI, ALFARO

MJ, LOPEZ

channel agents on 5-HT metabolism in the CNS of the rat.
13.

ALFARO

MJ, COLADO

MI, LOPEZ

F & MARTIN

24(1): 35-41 (1993).

J Pharm Pharmacol 43(9):662-664(1991).

MI, Effect of clonidine, nimodipine and diltiazem on thein vitro opioid withdrawal response in the guinea-pig ileum.

Br J Pharmacol

SOCIETIES
1990-present

Spanish Society of Pharmacology (SEF).

1992-present

The Japan Neuroscience Society (JNS).

2005-present

The Physiological Society of Japan (JPS)

2013-present

Biophysical Society (USA)

2013-present

Biophysical Society of Japan

2MI, The effect of dihydropyridine calcium

101(4): 958-960 (1990).