Argentina, as well as the rest of the counties in the world, is suffering the impact of an epidemic of obesity which is a risk factor for the development of type 2 diabetes, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, dyslipidemia, hypertension as well as, a risk factor for certain types of cancer. All these negative consequences for human health are given by an anomalous adipose tissue, in part due to the dysregulation of the differentiation of adipose progenitor cells in dysfunctional adipocytes. For this reason, my research group is focused on the study of the molecular mechanisms that control the process of adipocyte differentiation, also known as adipogenesis, and the physiology of the different types of adipose cells.