Dr Noemi Tejera Hernandez
| Job Title | Contact | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Senior Research Associate | N dot Tejera-Hernandez at uea dot ac dot uk |
Career
- Senior Research Associate in Nutrition Department, University of East Anglia, UK, 2012
- Postdoctoral Fellow Vanderbilt University, Pharmacology Department, USA, 2009-2012
- Postdoctoral Fellow University of La Laguna, Department of Animal Physiology, Spain, 2008
- Research Associate/Assistant, University of La Laguna, Department of Animal Physiology, Spain, 2001-2007
Academic Background
- Ph.D. University of La Laguna, Spain- 2007.
- Diploma of Advanced Studies, University of La Laguna, Spain- 2004.
- BSc. in Biological Sciences. University of La Laguna, Spain- 2001.
Key Research Interests
- Alternative sources of Long chain Omega 3 fatty acids
- Arachidonic acid, EPA and DHA and human health
- Lipid Metabolism
- Biomarkers of inflammation
- Lipidomics
The main goal of my studies is to compare the impact of equivalent doses of EPA and DHA fed either as fish oils or vegetable oil on plasma and tissue fatty acid enrichment and vascular performance in both a rodent model and a human pilot study.
Also, given the importance of lipid mediators as biomarkers of oxidative stress, inflammation and resolution of inflammation, my research it is focused into develop a method for the analysis of several of these biomarkers in biological samples.
These results are expected to give us a first insight of the physiological impact of plant derived long chain n-3 PUFA and a better understanding on lipid metabolism.
Selected Recent Publications
Noemi Tejera, William E. Boeglin, Takashi Suzuki, and Claus Schneider. 2012. COX-2-dependent and -independent biosynthesis of dihydroxy-arachidonic acids in activated human leukocytes. Journal of Lipid Research ; 53(1):87-94. Epub 2011 Nov 7.
Markus Griesser, Takashi Suzuki, Noemi Tejera Hernandez, William E. Boeglin and Claus Schneider. 2011. Biosynthesis of Hemiketal D2 by consecutive transformation of arachidonic acid by 5-lipoxygenase, COX-2, and hematopoietic PGD synthase. PNAS 108, no. 17, 6945-6950.
Markus Griesser, Valentina Pistis, Takashi Suzuki, Noemi Tejera Hernandez, Derek A. Pratt and Claus Schneider. 2011. Autoxidative and cyclooxygenase-2 catalyzed transformation of the dietary chemopreventive agent curcumin. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 286: 1114-1124.
Surafel Mulugeta, Takashi Suzuki, Noemi Tejera Hernandez, Markus Griesser, William E. Boeglin and Claus Schneider. 2010. Identification and absolute configuration of dihydroxy-arachidonic acids formed by oxygenation of 5S-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid by native and aspirin-acetylated cyclooxygenase-2. Journal of Lipid Research 51, 575-585. PMCID: PMC2817587.
Noemí Tejera, Juana Rosa Cejas, Covadonga Rodríguez, Bjorn Bjerkeng, Salvador Jerez, Ana Bolaños, Antonio Lorenzo. 2007. Pigmentation, carotenoids, lipid peroxides and lipid composition of skin of red porgy (Pagrus pagrus) fed diets supplemented with different astaxanthin sources. Aquaculture 270, 218–230.
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