Dr. Marta Viana Arribas is a Professor in the area of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the School of Pharmacy at San Pablo CEU University. Her research focuses on studying the mechanisms involved in complications associated with pathologies such as Diabetes, Obesity, and more recently Atherosclerosis. She delves into the role of oxidative stress, metabolic alterations, inflammation, as well as the involvement of brown adipose tissue as a therapeutic strategy in obesity, as well as its role in endothelial dysfunction. She has recently incorporated into her research activities the study of the mechanisms involved in the development of atherosclerotic plaques and the role of the protective arm of the renin-angiotensin system.

She has completed various stays at internationally renowned centers, both predoctoral at Kings College London (UK), as well as postdoctoral and as a visiting researcher at the Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Bern University, Switzerland), at the Joslin Diabetes Center, an affiliate of Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA, USA) and at the John A. Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii (USA).

She has received the Angel Herrera Research Award as a member of the Perinatal Biochemistry Group and the Angel Herrera Award for the Best Research Work in the Experimental Sciences area, for two consecutive years (2017 and 2018).

Her research and teaching career has been combined with various management positions, such as Department Secretary, Academic Secretary of the Faculty, as well as Academic Secretary of the CEU International Doctoral School (CEINDO).