Joan J. Guinovart - Curriculum vitae#

• Graduate in Chemistry and in Pharmacy (1969) from the University of Barcelona.
• Doctorate in Biochemistry (1973) from the same university.
• Specialist (Board certified) in Clinical Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis.
• Post-doctoral stage in the Dept. of Pharmacology, University of Virginia (1974-75).

• Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Barcelona (1975-1983) and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Autonomous University of Barcelona (1983-1985).
• Full Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) (1986-1990). *Associate Dean Faculty, Veterinary Medicine, UAB (1984-1987).
• Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona (1990-present).
• Visiting Professor, Dept. of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of California San Francisco-UCSF (1992-93).
• Head of Dept. of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Barcelona (1995-2001).
• Member of the "External Faculty" of the Institute of Biomedical Science, Faculty of Medicine, University of Chile (1997- present).
• Director General of the Barcelona Science Park (2001-2002) and Director of the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) (2001-present).

• Coordinator of Molecular and Cellular Biology of the National Agency of Evaluation and Prospective Studies (ANEP) (1988-1991).
• Member of the study sections of the DGICYT (1988-1991), FIS (1988-1997) and CICYT (National Health Programme)(1997).
• Member of the Advisory Committee of the Directorate General on Scientific Policy of the Basque Government (1990-1992, 1994-1997).
• Member of the Commission on Basic Sciences and Clinical Laboratories of the CCECS, Generalitat de Catalunya (Autonomous Government of Catalonia)(1993-2003).
• Member of the Science and Technology Advisory Committee of the Generalitat de Catalunya (1999-2003).
• Member of the Advisory Council on Science and Technology, Spanish Ministry of Education and Science (2006-2008).

• President of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (SEBBM) (1996-2000).
• President of the Organizing Committee of the European Congress on Biochemistry (FEBS 1996, Barcelona).
• FEBS Meetings Counsellor and Member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) (1997-2005).
• Member of the Nomination Committee (2000-2003), the Education Committee (2000-2005) and the Symposia and Interest Groups Committee (2005-present) of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB).
• President of the Confederation of Spanish Scientific Societies (COSCE) (2004-present).
• President of the Spanish National Committee of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Adhering Body of IUBMB) (2005- present).

• Editorial Adviser, Biochem. J. (London) 1992-1998.
• Chief Editor of SEBBM magasine (1996-present),Editor IUBMB Life (2006-present).
• Ad Hoc reviewer for Arch. Biochem Biophys., Biochim. Biophys. Acta, Eur. J. Biochem. (FEBS J), FEBS Letters, Diabetes, Diabetologia, and others.

• Focuses on glycogen metabolism, with special attention to the study of the alternations in carbohydrate metabolism in diabetes and Lafora disease.
• Has directed 28 doctoral theses and published over 120 articles on the subject.

• "Leandre Cervera" (1979 and 1985) and "August Pi i Sunyer" (1983) from the Institut d’Estudis Catalans (Catalan Academy of Arts and Sciences).
• "Novo-Nordisk" in Basic Diabetological Research from the Spanish Society of Diabetes (1996).
• Medal from the "Société Française de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire" (1998).
• Scientific Research Prize "Ciutat de Barcelona"(1998). "PABMB Conference Award", San Francisco, CA (1999).
• Medal “Narcís Monturiol” from the Generalitat de Catalunya for scientific and technological merit (1999). *Argentinean Biochemical Society “Alberto Sols” Conference Award (2000).
• Honorary Member of the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2005).
• Corresponding Member of the Chilean Academy of Sciences (2006).
• Full Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Pharmacy (2006).
• FEBS Diplôme d’honneur (2007).