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The University has awarded this honour in recognition of his “outstanding career in biochemistry and his contributions to research, in particular, in relation to alterations in diabetes and to Lafora disease
Joan J. Guinovart, director of IRB Barcelona, senior professor at the University of Barcelona, CIBERDEM researcher and president of the International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (IUBMB), has been named Doctor Honoris Causa by the Andrés Bello University of Chile.
The announcement of the University Council states that they have awarded this honour in recognition of his “outstanding career in biochemistry and his contributions to research, in particular, in relation to alterations in diabetes and to Lafora disease”. They also highlighted his contribution to furthering science and scientific training opportunities “through the creation and management of the prestigious organisation IRB Barcelona”.
Professor Guinovart has a strong relationship with this University and the announcement “recognises notable efforts devoted to the development of several research groups and the science policy in Chile and thanks him for a rewarding relationship with the Andrés Bello University”.
The Doctor Honoris Causa award ceremony will in the “Salón de Honor” on 1 December on one of the campuses of the Santiago de Chile University.
About IRB Barcelona
The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) pursues a society free of disease. To this end, it conducts multidisciplinary research of excellence to cure cancer and other diseases linked to ageing. It establishes technology transfer agreements with the pharmaceutical industry and major hospitals to bring research results closer to society, and organises a range of science outreach activities to engage the public in an open dialogue. IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 researchers and more than 30 nationalities. Recognised as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence since 2011, IRB Barcelona is a CERCA centre and member of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).
