Dr. Gregorio Varela Moreiras

GREGORIO VARELA MOREIRAS

He is a Professor of Nutrition and Food Science at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the San Pablo-CEU University in Madrid, and Director of the CEU University Institute “Food and Society.” He is responsible for the “Nutrition for Life” Excellence Research Group and President of the Spanish Federation of Societies of Nutrition, Food, and Dietetics (FESNAD).

He is a Full Member of the European Academy of Doctors, the Royal Academy of Gastronomy, and an Associated Member of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Galicia. He is also a founding member of the Spanish Academy of Nutrition and Food Sciences.

He has published more than 250 indexed scientific articles, over 50 book chapters, and is the editor of 15 books.

Among other distinctions, he has received the Encomienda of the Order of Alfonso X the Wise, the International HIPPOCRATES Prize for Medical Research on Human Nutrition, the Dr. Marañón Award for Best Scientific Work in the Field of Food, and the Grand Prix of Food Science (International Academy of Gastronomy).

He is the President of the Scientific Committee of the Mediterranean Diet and Health Agency, a member of the Board of Trustees and the Scientific Council of IMDEA-Food (Community of Madrid), and a member of the Nutrition Committee of the Spanish Heart Foundation.