Lisardo Boscá (Valencia, 1957) is Senior Research Professor at the Spanish Research Council (CSIC) and has been director of the Institute of Biomedical Research Alberto Sols, co-shared by CSIC and UAM. He is the author of more than 250 original articles of research published in international journals in the fields of biochemistry, molecular biology and immunology (J. Exp. Med; Nature Cell Biology, FASEB Journal, Gastroenterology, Blood, J. Clin. Invest., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA; J. Immunol; J. Biol. Chem.; Hepatology; Biochem. J). He began his studies under the direction of Professor Alberto Sols investigating the effect of protein interactions on the regulation of carbohydrate metabolism. Later he continued his studies in Oxford, Brussels, London and Ottawa studying the role of protein kinase C in the energy metabolism of tumor cells. Since 1992 he has focused on the study of the pathophysiology of inflammatory processes, investigating the contribution of inflammation to the beginning of different pathologies, including cancer and cardiovascular diseases.