Arturo Anadón#

Membership Number:5390
Membership type:ORDINARY
Section:CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE
Elected:2020
Main Country of Residence:SPAIN
ORCID:0000-0002-0580-7204



Present and Previous Positions

  • 2018 - present Guest Professor of Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, Hubei (China)
  • 2004 Director of Research Group "Toxicology and Safety of Chemical and Biological Agents", UCM, Madrid, Spain
  • 1991 Full Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Complutense University, Madrid, Spain
  • 1990 - 2016 Director of the Centre for Research Assistance (Laboratory Animal Centre), UCM, Madrid, Spain
  • 199 - 2008, 2012-2016 Head, Dep. of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCM, Madrid, Spain
  • 1988 - 2008 Director of the Toxicology Research Unit, Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, CSIC, Madrid, Spain
  • 1988 - 1991 Professor of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Complutense University (UCM), Madrid, Spain
  • 1982 - 1988 Full Professor of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leon, Spain
  • 1981 - 1982 Full Professor of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Cordoba, Spain
  • 1974-1982 Associate Professor of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, UCM, Madrid, Spain

Fields of Scholarship
  • Molecular toxicity mechanisms of drugs and pesticides, pharmacokinetics, metabolism, P450 isoforms, gene expression profiling
  • Signal pathways of oxidative stress, apoptosis, inflammation, and DNA methylation and drug therapeutic effect.
  • Pharmacokinetics/toxicokinetics
  • Pharmacological and toxicological in vivo and in vitro studies with drugs, pesticides, and chemicals and their interpretation.
  • Food safety
  • Risk assessments evaluation to animals, humans and environment

Honours and Awards
  • 2017 - 2018. Hearing Expert in Pesticides - ECHA/EFSA Endocrine Disruption Guidance Consultation Group
  • 2016 Member of the World Veterinary Association Advisory Group on Pharmaceutical Stewardship
  • 2014 Member of the Emerging Risks Network, Spanish Agency for Consumption, Food Safety and Nutrition (AECOSAN) and European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)
  • 2012 Member of the National Plant for the reduction of the risks of antibiotic resistance in veterinary medicine. Spanish Agency for Medicinal Products, Ministry of Health
  • 2014 - 2019 Member and President of the Consumer Section of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Consumer, Food Safety and Nutrition Agency, Madrid, Spain. Vice-President (2012-)
  • 2013 Member of Federation of Veterinarians of Europe (FVE) Medicines Working Group, Brussels (Belgium)
  • 2008 - 2011 Membership of the EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials, Enzymes, Flavourings and Processing Aids, Parma, Italy
  • 2004 Consultant of the Organization of American States, Washington, USA
  • 2004 Member of Ethical Committee for the Use of Laboratory Animal, UCM, Madrid, Spain
  • 2003 - 2010 Member of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Food Safety and Nutrition Agency, Madrid, Spain
  • 2003 - 2006 Membership of the EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed, Brussels, Belgium
  • 2003 Technical Co-Operation Expert of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria
  • 2000 Member of the Expert Advisory Panel on Food Safety at the WHO, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 2000 - 2013 Member of the Committee for Veterinary Medical Products SW Group, EMEA, London, U.K.
  • 1999 - 2000 Member of the Scientific Steering Committee WG on Harmonisation of Risk Assessment Procedures. EC, Brussels
  • 1995 - 2013 Member of the Committee for Veterinary Medical Products Working Party of Residues, EC, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1995 Expert of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA). London, U.K., (currently Amsterdam)
  • 1986 - 2000 Member and Vice-President of the Scientific Committee for Animal Nutrition, EC, Brussels, Belgium
  • 1986 - 1997 Member of the Scientific Committee for Pesticides, EC, Brussels, Belgium

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