Numerary Member, Vice President of the Governing Board and President of the Section of Health Sciences
Health Sciences: PhD in Veterinary Medicine and PhD in Pharmacy
Date of Admission: May 20, 2003
Medal: No. 52
Admission Speech: “Reflections on Bacterial Resistance to Antibiotics”
Reply Speech: Dr. Pere Costa Batllori, PhD in Veterinary Medicine
Outstanding career: International authority on zoonoses, antimicrobial resistance, and public health, he has promoted the “One Health” approach, integrating human, animal, and environmental health. Member of the Scientific Advisory Council of the Government of Spain on COVID-related matters.
Dr. MARIA DELS ÀNGELS CALVO TORRAS
UNIVERSITY DEGREES
- Bachelor and PhD in Veterinary Medicine from the Complutense University of Madrid.
- Bachelor and PhD in Pharmacy from the University of Barcelona.
- Diploma in Public Health and Specialist in Microbiology and Parasitology.
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY
- Professor of Animal Health at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Currently Emeritus Professor.
- Has supervised more than thirty PhD theses.
- Principal investigator or collaborator in more than twenty research projects at regional, national, and international levels. Member of the research group on Ecogenetics and Microbial Diversity ECODIMI (SGR1488). Holder of two national and international patents.
- Numerary Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Catalonia (Vice Secretary), the Royal European Academy of Doctors (RAED) (Vice President), the Royal Academy of Doctors of Spain, the Academy of Veterinary Sciences of Catalonia (President), and the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Catalonia (Secretary General).
- Also Corresponding Member of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Spain, the Academy of Sciences, Engineering and Humanities of Lanzarote, the National Academy of Medicine of Mexico, the National Academy of Veterinary Medicine of Mexico, and the Academy of Pharmacy of Brazil (elect). Honorary Member of the Medical-Pharmaceutical Institute. Member of the Argentine Veterinary Society, the Catalan Association of Food Sciences (branch of the Institute for Catalan Studies), the International Brotherhood of Researchers of Toledo, the Brotherhood of the Virgin of the Olive Tree of Barcelona, and several scientific societies related to her field of research.
- Former member of the Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition (SCAN) of the European Commission.
- Former Vice Dean and Dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of the UAB; currently member of the Advisory Council for Public Health of Catalonia.
- Member and spokesperson of the One Health Commission of the Council of Veterinary Colleges of Catalonia.
PUBLICATIONS
- Author of more than 280 research papers and contributor to several book chapters on Mycology, Microbiology, and general Science.
AWARDS AND HONOURS
- Recipient of 14 awards for her research and teaching career, including the One Health Award granted by the Official College of Veterinarians of Barcelona and the 2024 Woman of the Year in Animal and Veterinary Health Award.