Supernumerary Member
Health Sciences: PhD in Medicine
Date of admission: May 4, 1999
Medal: No. 88
Admission speech: “Asthma Epidemics in Barcelona Caused by Inhalation of Soybean Dust”
Reply speech: Dr. Josep Llort Brull
Dr. MARÍA JOSÉ RODRIGO ANORO
UNIVERSITY QUALIFICATIONS
- PhD in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, with the distinction of Apto Cum Laude.
- Specialist in Immunology, Clinical Biochemistry, and Clinical Analysis.
ACADEMIC AND TEACHING ACTIVITY
- Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
- Supervisor of doctoral theses and research projects in clinical immunology.
- Lecturer in postgraduate and master’s programs specializing in immunology, clinical biochemistry, and clinical analysis.
- Numerary Member of the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED).
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- Head of the Immunochemistry and Autoimmunity Section of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics at the Vall d’Hebron University Hospital (Barcelona).
- Promoter of new diagnostic techniques in immunology and autoantibodies, as well as research on biomarkers in autoimmune diseases.
- Key researcher on environmental allergens and their relationship to respiratory diseases, highlighting the identification of the origin of the soybean dust asthma epidemic in the Port of Barcelona.
PUBLICATIONS
- Author of more than 50 papers in international indexed journals.
- Numerous book chapters in the fields of immunology and clinical biochemistry.
- Invited speaker at national and international conferences.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- Honorary Member of the European Superior Council of Doctors and Doctors Honoris Causa (CONSEDOC).
- Collaborator in scientific committees and clinical evaluation boards.