Born in San Sebastian, Spain, (20/08/35). Married with four children.

Education

• MD degree in Medicine and Surgery, University of Valencia, Spain, 1959
• PhD doctorate, University of Valencia, Spain 1965.

Current research interests

• PROTHETS. European Consortium. Grant of the EU. Contractor Nº: 503056 (2005-2008). Prognosis and therapeutic targets in the “Ewing family of tumors”.
• EUROBONET, European Network to Promote Research into Uncommon Cancers in Adults and Children.
• EUROCAN-NETWORK. European Consortium Grant of the EU. Contractor nº
• FISS project Madrid: Nº P1040822 (2005-2008). Study of differential diagnostic markers, and mechanisms of tumor progression in undifferentiated sarcomas of bone and soft tissues, with special reference to the ES/PNET family of tumors.
• Conselleria de Empresa, Universidad y Ciencia. Proyecto Nº ID-2004/GV/4B208. (2005-2006): Characterization of biological factors associated with human renal carcinogenesis induced by prolonged exposure to low-dose ionizing radiation following the Chernobyl nuclear accident (Ukraine).

Current positions

• Honorary Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Medicine, University of Valencia, Spain.
• Invited Professor, Faculty of Medicine, Universidad del Norte, Barranquilla, Colombia.
• Invited Professor, Instituto Superior de Ciencias Medicas, Habana, Cuba.
• President, Fundación Instituto Valenciano de Oncología (IVO).
• President, Real Academia de Medicina de la Comunidad Valenciana.

Co-operation in joint international investigations with centers in:

• France, USA, Germany, Cuba, Ukraine and Russia.

Principal areas of developed lines of research:

• Experimental and Human Urological and Renal Carcinogenesis.
• Biopathology of Undifferentiated Sarcomas in Bone and Soft Tissue.
• Experimental and Human Liver Cancer.
• Cytogenetics and Molecular Biology of Solid Neoplasms in Humans.
• Breast Cancer.
• Descriptive Pathology of Human and Experimental Neoplasms.

Current appointments and awards

• Executive Committee member International Union Against Cancer (UICC).
• Scientific Advisor Asociación de Ligas Latinoamericanas contra el Cáncer, (ALICC).
• Advisor, EFEC Ecole de Formation Européenne en Cancérologie, FNCLCC, France
• Member of several Editorial Boards of International Scientific Journals and honorary member of many Scientific Societies and Royal Academies of Medicine.
• Officer of the Order of the French Legion of Honor (France, 2002).

Previous appointments and activities

• Professor of Pathology, University of Valencia, (1975 to 2005).
• Dean of Medical School, (1980-83, 1990-93)
• Director of Pathology Department, (1983-90, 1993-1999). Directed 54 PhD degree theses.
• Former President and Chairman of several National and International Pathology Organizations
• Principal investigator in several national and international projects
• Organizer of several International Congresses

Publications

• Books and Book Chapters in 27 scientific publications
• 625 scientific articles published in National (293) and International Journals (332).