National Meeting Committees Congres
Madrid, September 2nd–4th, 2026
Committees
Local Organizing Committee:
President:
Luis Gandía Juan (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Secretary:
Concha Peiró Vallejo (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Members:
- Francisco Abad Santos (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
- Ana Briones Alonso (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
- Fernando de la Cuesta Marina (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
- Xando Díaz Villamarín (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
- Manuela García López (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
- Adrián Gironda Martínez (Universidad de Alcalá)
- Victoria Maneu Flores (Universitat de Alacant)
- Carmen Pérez de Nanclares Fernández (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
- Carlos Félix Sánchez Ferrer (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
- Mª Dolores Sánchez Niño (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
- Silvia Santamaría García-Minguillán (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid)
Scientific Committee:
Co-Presidents:
Antonio Rodríguez Artalejo (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
Ricardo Borges Jurado (Universidad de La Laguna)
Secretary:
Lucía Núñez Fernández (Universidade da Coruña)
Members:
- Raquel Abalo Delgado (Universidad Rey Juan Carlos)
- Beatriz Artalejo Ortega (Gene Vector)
- Valentín Ceña Callejo (Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha)
- Mª Julia García-Fuster (Universitat Illes Balears)
- Mª del Carmen Montesinos Mezquita (Universitat de València)
- Ana Mª Sahagún Prieto (Universidad de León)
- María Jesús Sanz Ferrando (Universitat de València)
- Ricardo A Peña Silva (Asociación Colombiana de Farmacología)
- Dolores Viña Castelao (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)
- Francisco Zaragozá García (Universidad de Alcalá)
Invited Lectures
Isabel Fariñas
Prof. Isabel Fariñas is Professor of Cell Biology at the Universitat de València and coordinator of the Molecular Neurobiology (NeuroMol) Unit. Following her PhD at the Instituto Cajal (CSIC) and postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco.
She established an internationally recognized research program focused on the biology of neural stem cell niches and the regulation of neural stem cell quiescence and maintenance. She has led more than 30 competitive research projects, including an ERC Advanced Grant, and has published over 100 scientific articles. She is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), Vice Director of CIBERNED, and currently serves on the Scientific Advisory Board of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). In 2024, she received the Spanish National Research Award in Biology, Santiago Ramón y Cajal.
Juan Bueren
Prof. Juan Bueren is Director of the Biomedical Innovation Unit at CIEMAT and the CIBER of Rare Diseases, and coordinates the Joint Unit for Advanced Therapies at CIEMAT and Fundación Jiménez Díaz.
In October 2024, he completed his term as President of the European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy. Previously, he was President of the Spanish Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (2011-2013) and member of the Governing Council of the Agencia Española del Medicamento y Productos Sanitarios.
From 2016 to August 2025, he was a consultant for the biotechnology company Rocket Pharma. His most impactful work is focused on the gene therapy for rare diseases, particularly blood cell diseases. Based on this, in October 2025 he received the Outstanding Achievement Award from the European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy.
Cesar Romero
Dr. Cesar Romero holds an MD, PhD Ph.D. from National University of Cordoba, Argentina and is currently appointed as Assistant Professor, Renal Medicine, at Emory University School of Medicine (Atlanta, USA).
He is a physician-scientist specializing in hypertension and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic diseases. He leads a research program that integrates basic, clinical, and population-level studies to advance understanding and treatment in these fields. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the International Society of Hypertension (ISH) and contributes to several scientific committees of the American Heart Association (AHA).
Javier Salvador Rodríguez,
INVITED LECTURES
Javier Salvador Rodríguez is Emeritus Professor at the Universidad de Navarra after having been a professor in the area of endocrinology since 1993.
He was the Head of the Endocrinology Department at the Clínica Universitaria de Navarra (CUN) for over 18 years (2000-2018). Prof. Salvador Rodríguez has published more than 300 peer-reviewed articles and has supervised over 14 doctoral theses. Prof. Salvador Rodríguez was the President of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN) between 2011-2014, President of the Foundation of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN) between 2014-2017, and President of the National Commission of the Specialty of Endocrinology and Nutrition between 2014-2019.
He has received numerous awards including the medal of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (SEEN) for his professional career in 2018, and the Basilio Moreno Award of the Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity (SEEDO) for his professional career in 2023.
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