Ramon Gomis#
| Membership Number: | 3241 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | PHYSIOLOGY & NEUROSCIENCE |
| Elected: | 2012 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Homepage(s): | http://diabetes-obesity-research.org/cv.php?id=1 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 2011-present Chair of Endocrinology, University of Barcelona School of Medicine
- 2008-present Director of the Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)
- 1996-present Senior Consultant in Endocrinology, Endocrinology Unit, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
- 2009-2012 Director of the Fundació Clínic per la Recerca Biomèdica
- 2007-2012 Scientific Director of the Spanish Biomedical Research Network in Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Disorders (CIBERDEM)
- 2003-2011 Director of Research, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona
- 2007-2009 Scientific Director, DNA Biobank in Metabolic Disorders, Fundación Genoma España
- 2004-2008 President, Spanish Diabetes Society
- 2007 Coordinator, Spanish Research Network in Diabetes and Metabolism (REDIMET), Carlos III Health Institute
- 2003-2006 Coordinator, Spanish Research Network in Metabolism and Nutrition and the Spanish Research Network in Diabetes, Carlos III Health Institute
Fields of Scholarship
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Pancreatic beta cell physiology and plasticity
- Weight regulation and obesity
- Pancreatic Islet development, degeneration and damage
Honours and Awards
- 2012 Member, Institute of Catalan Studies (IEC)
- 2005 Research Prize. XVI Award from the Catalan Foundation for Research and Innovation
- 2003 Scientific Quality Award, Spanish Society of Diabetes (2003)
- 2002 Narcis Monturiol Medal in Scientific and Technologial Excellence, Government of Catalonia
- 2002 Clinical Research, Award Lilly Foundation
- 2002, 2000 Fundación Salud Award
- 1994 Basic Research Award, Spanish Society of Diabetes
- 1985 Pi i Sunyer Award in Biochemistry Research, Institut d’Estudis Catalans
- 1985 Leandre Cervera Award in Endocrinology, Institut d'Estudis Catalans
