Joan J. Guinovart#
| Membership Number: | 3091 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 2011 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Homepage(s): | http://www.irbbarcelona.org/en/profile/joan-j-guinovart-0 |
Present and Previous Positions
- since 2001 Director General of the Barcelona Science Park (2001-2002) and Director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona)
- since 1997 Member of the "External Faculty" of the Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile
- 1995-2001 Head of Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona
- since 1990 Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona
- 1986-1990 Full Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)
- 1984-1987 Associate Dean Faculty, Veterinary Medicine, UAB
- 1983-1985 Assistant Professor at Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona
- 1975-1983 Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona
Fields of Scholarship
- Regulation of hepatic, muscular and neuronal glycogen metabolism
- Anti-diabetic agents
- Diabetes mellitus
- Lafora disease
Honours and Awards
- "Leandre Cervera" (1979 and 1985) and "August Pi i Sunyer" (1983) from the Institut d’Estudis Catalans (Catalan Academy of Arts and Sciences)
- "Novo-Nordisk" in Basic Diabetological Research from the Spanish Society of Diabetes (1996)
- Medal from the "Société Française de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire" (1998)
- Scientific Research Prize "Ciutat de Barcelona"(1998)
- "PABMB Conference Award", San Francisco, CA (1999)
- Medal “Narcís Monturiol” from the Generalitat de Catalunya for scientific and technological merit (1999)
- Argentinean Biochemical Society “Alberto Sols” Conference Award (2000)
- Honorary Member of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2005)
- Corresponding Member of the Chilean Academy of Sciences (2006)
- Full Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Pharmacy (2006)
- FEBS Diplôme d’honneur (2007)
- Member of the Academia Europaea (2011)
