My main research topics in the field of Biochemistry: Stem cell functions and differentiation; Role of heme-oxygenase in the metabolic syndrome; Molecular aspects of adipokine-mediated communication; Mechanism of oxidative stress in physiopathological conditions; Study of new natural and synthetic molecules with antioxidant and/or anticancer activity; Enzyme inhibitors of heme oxygenase to reduce the progression of some cancers; Therapeutic significance of heme oxygenase induction or inhibition