José Manuel Fernández-Real#
| Membership Number: | 6946 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | CLINICAL & VETERINARY SCIENCE |
| Affiliated section(s): | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2024 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Homepage(s): | https://idibgi.org/personal/jose-manuel-fernandez-real-lemos/ |
| ORCID: | 0000-0002-7442-9323 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2023 Dean, School of Medicine, University of Girona, Spain
- 2023 Adjunct Honorary Professor, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia
- 2021 ICREA Academy Professor, University of Girona, Spain
- 2018 Director of the Department of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Girona, Spain
- 2016 Full Professor, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Girona, Spain
- 2012 Biobank Scientific Director, Girona Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBGI), Spain
- 2006 Head of Endocrinology and Nutrition Section, Dr. Josep Trueta University Hospital, Spain
- 2006 Principal Investigator and member of the Steering Committee of the CIBERobn, Spain
- 1992 Consultant, Department of Endocrinology, Hospital of Girona Dr, Josep Trueta, Spain
Fields of Scholarship
- Type 2 genomic/genetic diabetes and obesity (including microRNA and long non-coding RNA)
- Biology of the adipose tissue
- Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and fatty liver
- Iron as a modulator of inflammation to metabolic diseases
- Innate immune system, inflammation and metabolic diseases
- Brain as a metabolic organ
- Computational tools to optimize glycaemic control
- Role of microbiota in obesity and type 2 diabetes
Honours and Awards
- 2022 Constantes y Vitales Award to the best biomedical publication in Spain.
- 2021 The ICREA Academy Award from the Generalitat de Catalunya
- 2021 National Award from the Spanish Society of Diabetes to the Best Basic Researcher of Spain in experimental aspects of diabetes mellitus
- 2021 Best publication of the year 2020 in the Spanish Society of Diabetes (Cell Metabolism)
- 2018 Best publication of the year 2017 in the Spanish Society of Diabetes (Nature Medicine)
- 2016 Best article in Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome Foundation SEEN award (Gut Microbiota Interacts with Brain Microstructure and Function. JCEM)
- 2016 Best publication of the year 2015 in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism (Endocrine Society USA)
- 2011 Best researcher in Medicine of the "Institut Català de la Salut", an organization composed of >5,000 physisicians
- 2011 National Award from the Spanish Society of Diabetes to the Best Clinical Researcher of Spain in diabetes mellitus
- 2005 Excellence in Research, National Academy of Sciences
