Enrique Flores

Spanish National Research Council (Spain)

He is a Professor at the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) in Seville, Spain. He studied Biology/Biochemistry in Seville and specialized in the genetics of cyanobacteria at Michigan State University (USA). He is generally interested in bacteriology. His professional activities have been centered mainly in the field of nitrogen assimilation, with a focus on membrane transport, enzymology and regulation of gene expression. His current research addresses the molecular basis of multicellularity in bacteria, investigating cell differentiation and intercellular communication in filamentous, heterocyst-forming cyanobacteria.