Curriculum

Education

• Medical School: Facultad de Medicina de Sevilla (1987).
• MSc.in Clinical Nutrition: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. Madrid, Spain (1992).
• PhD: Universidad de Alcalá de Henares, Madrid (1995).
• Post-doctoral Fellowship: Diabetes Research Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA (1996 – 2000).

Research: 

1. Monogenic Diabetes and Monogenic Hypoglycemia.
2. Genetics of Diabetes and Endocrine Diseases.
3. Genetic engineering of human pancreatic beta-cell.
4. Cell Therapy as a treatment for Diabetes and Hyperinsulinism.

Present Positions

1. Visiting Professor at the Department of Biomedical Sciences, Panum Institute, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen.
2. Chief of Endocrinology Department. Clinica Santa Elena Torremolinos, Malaga. Spain.
3. Scientific Director of the International Institute of Genetics of Diabetes (INIGEDIA). Clinica Santa Elena Torremolinos, Malaga. Spain.
4. Professor. Master of Science in Biotechnology and Health. Pablo de Olavides University, Seville, Spain.

Previous Positions

2003 – 2007    Director of the Islet Transplantation program.  Hospital Carlos Haya, Málaga. Spain

1995 – 2001    Postdoctoral Fellow. Diabetes Research Center. University of Pennsylvania. PA, USA.

1990 – 1995    PhD Program. Ramón y Cajal Hospital. Madrid, Spain.

1998 – 1995    Physician at the Unit of Clinical Nutrition.  Ramón y Cajal Hospital. Madrid, Spain.

Professional Societies

• Honorary President of the EASD-European Study Group of Genetics of Diabetes (EASD-SGGD).
• Founder of the EASD-European Study Group of Genetics of Diabetes (EASD-SGGD).
• President of the Spanish Study Group of Monogenic Diabetes. Spanish Diabetes Society.
• Founder of the Spanish Study Group of Monogenic Diabetes. Spanish Diabetes Society.
• Member of the Danish Diabetes Academy
• Spanish Genetic Society
• Spanish Diabetes Society
• Spanish Endocrinology Society.
• Member of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes.
• Member of the European Society of Human Genetics.
• Member of the American Diabetes Association.
• Member of the Spanish Society of Authors

Honors

• Keynote Lecture. From Monogenic Beta-Cell Defects Straight to Pharmacogenetics. 1st PHARMACOGENOMICS İSTANBUL SUMMIT, Increasing the Safety and Effectiveness of Personalized Therapy for Metabolic Disorders. European Society of Pharmacogenomics and Personalised Therapy (ESPT). 27-28 November, 2015. İstanbul, Turkey.

• Keynote Lecture. Activating Mutations in glucokinase gene and glucose homeostasis. XVIII Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Diabetes Society. 2006. Madrid, Spain.

• Keynote Lecture. Glucokinase and Highly Efficient Islets; The paradox of how hypoglycaemia can help hyperglycemia. 2 Ulusal Hücresel Tedavi ve Rejenerative Tip Kongresi. Izmir, Turkey 2011.

• Keynote Lecture. Glucokinase Hypoglycemia. “Fundamentos Moleculares de la Medicina” Spanish Royal National Academy of Medicine. 2009 Madrid, Spain.

Referee 1.- Peer reviewed journals:   Genes Journal of Molecular Endocrinology Diabetes Endocrinology Journal Biological Chemistry Diabetologia Diabetes Care Journal of cell Biology PloS ONE   2.- Foundations:   Wellcome Trust Foundation, UK Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, INSERM, France Spanish National Research Commission for “Ramón y Cajal” and “Juan de la Cierva” National Research Programs. Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation. National Commission for National Research Grants. Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation of the Government of Spain. Ministry Commission for National Research Grants. Spanish Ministry of Health of the Government of Spain. Member of the Regional Commission for Research Grants. Andalusian Ministry of Health. Government of Andalusia.

Scientific Workshop/meetings   President of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the First Meeting of the European Group for the Study of Monogenic Diabetes: Managing Beta-cell Diseases in the Postgenomic Era. 2002 Malaga, Spain. Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the XVII Scientific meeting of the Spanish Diabetes Society 2004, Valencia, Spain. Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the XVIII Scientific Meeting of the Spanish Diabetes Society 2005, Madrid, Spain. Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the II Meeting of the Spanish Diabetes Society 2005, Zaragoza, Spain. President of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the First Meeting of the EASD Study Group on Genetics of Diabetes (EASD-SGGD) 2007. Málaga, Spain. Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the Second Meeting of the EASD Study Group on Genetics of Diabetes (EASD-SGGD). 2009. Bergen, Norway. April. Member of the Organizing and Scientific Committee of the 3rd Biannual Congress of EASD-SGGD. “The Genetics of Diabetes in the Post-Genome Wide Association Era” 2011. Bratislava, Slovakia.