David Moranta Mesquida

David Moranta Mesquida is a University Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of the Balearic Islands (UIB), associated with the Physiology area. He holds the academic rank of Associate Professor and is currently serving as a contracted interim professor. His teaching responsibilities span both undergraduate and postgraduate programs, including courses such as Animal Physiology, Physiology of Behavior, Chronobiology, and Integrated Practices in Physiology and Cell Biology. He is actively involved in thesis supervision within the Doctoral Programs in Environmental and Biomedical Microbiology and Neuroscience.

His research career is structured around three major phases: (1) predoctoral work on the effects of cannabinoids and alcohol on brain monoaminergic systems using in vivo rat models; (2) postdoctoral research on innate immune responses during bacterial pneumonia, particularly involving multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae, conducted at the Caubet-Cimera Foundation (now IdISBa) and within CIBERES; and (3) current research focused on neuroinflammatory and neuroprotective mechanisms aimed at delaying brain aging, carried out with the Neurophysiology research group at UIB.

His research interests include animal and human physiology, immunology, neuroscience, neurophysiology, chronobiology, and brain aging. He is a member of the consolidated R&D&I group Neurofisiol at UIB. Although no specific publications or scientific awards are listed in the provided text, his scholarly activity is documented through ORCID (0000-0001-9528-4920), Scopus (Author ID 55300400800), and ResearcherID (H-4958-2012) profiles.

• Position: Contracted Interim Professor, Department of Biology, UIB
• Research Group: Neurofisiol (Consolidated R&D&I Group)
• Teaching: Undergraduate and Master’s level courses in Physiology, Neurophysiology, and Chronobiology
• Thesis Supervision: Doctoral Programs in Environmental and Biomedical Microbiology and Neuroscience

He has been fully integrated into the research and teaching mission of the university since 2016 and continues to contribute actively to both academic and research domains. There is no indication of part-time status, retirement, or former staff status—his role is current and full-time.