Numerary Member
Health Sciences: Doctor of Medicine and Surgery.
Date of admission: 12 July 2017.
Admission speech: “Community Nutrition in the 21st Century”.
Reply speech: Hon. Dr. Maria Àngels Calvo, PhD in Veterinary Science and Pharmacy.
Distinguished career: Renowned for promoting healthy eating habits and leading the Spanish Dietary Guidelines, an international reference in nutritional policy.
Dr. JAVIER ARANCETA BARTRINA
- Born in Bilbao in 1952.
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION
- Medical specialist in Preventive Medicine and Public Health.
- Doctor of Medicine and Surgery from the Universidad del País Vasco (UPV/EHU).
- Advanced Specialization Certificate (CES) in Dietetics and Human Nutrition from the University of Nancy (France).
- Diploma in Nutrition from the Universities of Madrid and Granada.
- Master’s Degree in Nutrition from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.
- PhD in Nutrition from the University of Perugia (Italy) and Master’s in Public Health from the UPV/EHU.
- Advanced Studies Diploma (DEA) and PhD in Journalism from the UPV/EHU.
TEACHING ACTIVITY
- Professor of Community Nutrition at the University of Navarra (Accredited by ANECA) and Visiting Professor at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.
- Lecturer of the “Dr. Javier Aranceta” Chair in Food and Nutrition at the Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana de México (UAM) and of the International Chair in Hydration at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, where he directs research projects for Latin America.
- Academic collaborator in the Department of Physiology at the Faculty of Medicine of the UPV/EHU.
- Director of the Spanish Population Nutritional Study (ENPE, 2014–2020) and member of the research team of the ANIBES Study.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- President of the Royal Academy of Medicine of the Basque Country (RAMPV-EHMEA).
- President of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Society of Community Nutrition (SENC).
- Founding member and president of the scientific committee of the NGO “Nutrition Without Borders”.
- Vice President of the Spanish Academy of Nutrition and Food Sciences.
- President of the Food Sciences Section of the Academy of Medical Sciences of Bilbao.
- Full Member of the Royal Basque Society of Friends of the Country.
- Honorary Member of the Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (University of Granada).
PUBLICATIONS
- Author of 803 academic publications, 190 of which correspond to articles in international scientific journals; 168 in indexed journals with impact factor. Accumulated h-index: 55.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- “Grande Covián” Award (2007).
- “Gregorio Marañón” Award (2013).
- International “Magda Heras” Award (2017).
