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Eye development, Nutrition and the eyes, Primary open-angle glaucoma, Diabetic retinopathy, Age-related macular degeneration, Neurodegenerative eye disorders
Spain

Biography

I received my medical degree at the School of Medicine (1978), and I gained my PhD at the University of Valencia (Spain), this latter on the subject of developmental neurotoxicology of the visual system: the effects of drug and alcohol exposures in the developing retina and optic nerve (1991) receiving the 2nd Award of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology to the Doctoral Thesis (1992). Medical Position as Ophthalmologist of the University Hospital Dr. Peset and Center of Medical Especialities Monteolivete since 1980. Scientific pre- and postdoctoral education at the Instituto de Investigaciones Citológicas (Director: Prof. Santiago Grisolia/Lab of Cell Pathology - Dr. Consuelo Guerri: 1986-1991) and at the Research Center of the University Hospital La Fe, Valencia (Lab of Cell Biology - Prof. Jaime Renau-Piqueras; 1991-2001). International Post-Doctoral fellowship (FIS-BECE) at the Institute of Neurosciences, Queen Silvia Children´s Hospital, Göteborg (Sweden) with Prof. Kerstin Strömland.
Foundational member of the Spanish Society of Developmental Biology (1996) and Spanish Glial Net (1996). Member of several National and International professional societies in ophthalmology, cell biology, and ophthalmic research. Reviewer of international journals. Reviewer for Research Projects for the ANECA and evaluations for the AVAP. Associated editor of the American Journal of Neuroscience.
oundator and managing director of the Ophthalmology Research Unit “Santiago Grisolia” in Valencia (2001-). Executive Director of the Research Unit of Campo de Gibraltar Health Area (Andalucia) (2007-2008). President of the Spanish Group for Analyses of the Nutrition and Antioxidants in Ophthalmology (ANIDA) since 2003. Research Coodinator of the Dept of Health Doctor Peset (Valencia) since 2008. Elected active member of the Professional Development and Education Committee of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) 2007-2010. Founder and Director of the Spanish-Portuguese-Italian Study Group in Glaucoma (since 2009.-)Elected for the Advisory Committee for the Women´s Eye Health Organization, and the President of the Spanish-Portuguese Women´s Eye Health chapter (since 2010-). I was member of the Board of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology (2011-2015). President of the Society of Research in Retina and Visual Sciences (SIREV -former SIRCOVA-) since 2009-. Elected active member of the Publications Committee of the ARVO 2012-2015. Elected as member of the Scientific Committee of the Health Department Valencia-Peset (2012-). Member of the Ophthalmic Pathology RETICs OFTARED of the Institute of Health Carlos III (Ministery of Health, Madrid, Spain (since 2012-). Professor of Ophthalmology (accredited to full Professor by ANECA: 2012) at the Faculty of Medicine and Odontology University of Valencia (since 2009-). Editorial Board of Archivos de la Sociedad Española de Oftalmologia (since 2014). Professor of Doctorate Programme at the Rome La Sapienza University, Italy.
SCIENTIFIC AWARDS
1. SPANISH SOCIETY AWARD FOR BEST OPHTHALMOLOGY doctoral thesis . Sevilla ( Spain ) 1992.
2. 1st Award for RESEARCH "Doctors Galo and Gustavo Lehoz " . RESEARCH SECTION . SPANISH SOCIETY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY Year 2003
3 . 1st Award OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH . " Doctors Galo and Gustavo Lehoz " SPANISH SECTION RESEARCH SOCIETY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY Year 2004
4. 1st Award ORAL COMMUNICATION . "Mariano Vinuesa " . Algeciras ( Spain ) 2008.
5. 1st Award SPANISH OPHTHALMOLOGY SOCIETY . PANEL OF THE BEST NATIONAL CONGRESS . Sevilla ( Spain ) 2008.
6. 3rd NATIONAL AWARD FOR BEST PUBLICATIONS IN GLAUCOMA . MSD. Barcelona ( Spain ) 2009
7. 1st Award OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH " Doctors Galo and Gustavo Lehoz " SPANISH SECTION RESEARCH SOCIETY OF OPHTHALMOLOGY Santander ( Spain ) Year 2009
8. 1st , SPANISH OPHTHALMOLOGY SOCIETY AWARD . PANEL OF THE BEST NATIONAL CONGRESS . Santander ( Spain ) 2009
9. NATIONAL AWARD FOR RESEARCH EXCELLENCE IN GLAUCOMA . BEST OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH UNIT. Spanish Society of Glaucoma . Algeciras (Cádiz , Spain ) 2010
10. AWARD MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTO MEDICO VALENCIANO . Valencia (Spain ) February 2010
11. HONOR MENTION UPDATE BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE , Valencia ( Spain ) in October 2010 .
12. BEST OF EUROPEAN POSTERS SOCIETAS OPHTHALMOLOGICA. GENEVA (SWITZERLAND ) 2011 .
13 . BEST POSTERS OF SOCIEDAD ANDALUZA OFTALMOL. CORDOBA (SPAIN ) 2012.
14 . FIRST PRIZE MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTO MEDICO VALENCIANO . Valencia (Spain ) February 2013
15. BASIC RESEARCH AWARD INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY RETINA RESEARCH AND VISION SCIENCES (SIRCOVA), 2013.
16. Honor Diploma. OPHTHALMOLOGY 2015. Valencia, 2015
17. AWARD OPHTHALMIC RESEARCH. Of the Spanish Society of Ophthalmology. Sevilla 2015
18. Honor Diploma to the Professional Career. CANARIAN SOCIETY OF GLAUCOMA. Tenerife 2015.

Activities

Employment (3)

UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA: VALENCIA, VALENCIA, ES

2018-10-18 to present | PROFESOR TITULAR (DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY OPHTHALMOLOGY UNIT)
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Maria Dolores Pinazo-Duran

Universitat de Valencia: Valencia, Valenciana, ES

2006 to present | Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
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Maria Dolores Pinazo-Duran

University Hospital Dr. Peset and Center of Medical Especialities Monteolivete: Valencia, ES

1980 to present | Medical Position as Ophthalmologist
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Maria Dolores Pinazo-Duran

Education and qualifications (6)

Research Center La Fe: VALENCIA, Comunidad Valenciana, ES

1991-12-01 to 2001-01-01 | Postdoctoral Traiming (Cell Biology and Microsopy)
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Valencia: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, ES

1986-01-01 to 1991-11-15 | Predoctoral training Neurosciences (neurotoxicology visual system) (Cell pathology)
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Universitat de València Facultat de Medicina i Odontologia: València, Comunidad Valenciana, ES

1986 to 1991-11-15 | PhD Doctorado en Medicina y Cirugia, UV (Morphology)
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University of Valencia: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, ES

1978-01-01 to 1980-12-31 | Especialidad Medica en Oftalmologia (Oftalmologia. Hospital Clinico Universitario. )
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Faculty of Medicine and Odontology: VALENCIA, Valencia, ES

1978-10-01 to 1979-07-01 | Diploma in Occupational Medicine (Preventive Medicine and Public Health)
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Maria Dolores Pinazo-Duran

Universitat de Valencia: Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, ES

1972-10-01 to 1978-06-30 | Licenciatura Medicina y Cirugia
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Funding (3)

INFLUENCIA DE LA NUTRICIÓN, EL EJERCICIO FÍSICO Y LOS HÁBITOS ALCOHOL-TABACO EN LA PROGRESIÓN DEL GLAUCOMA, EN UNA POBLACIÓN DEL CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR. APROXIMACIÓN A LA EPIGENÉTICA Y MEDICINA REGENERATIVA

2011-01 to 2012-12 | Grant
Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Gestión de la Investigación en Salud de Sevilla (Sevilla, Andalucia, ES)
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Maria Dolores Pinazo-Duran

REPERCUSION DEL TRATAMIENTO OCULAR CRONICO SOBRE LA INTEGRIDAD DE LA SUPERFICIE OCULAR Y DISEÑO DE BIOMARCADORES Y NUEVAS TERAPIAS PARA PRESERVAR LA TRANSPARENCIA CORNEAL Y LA FUNCIÓN VISUAL

2011-01 to 2012-12 | Grant
Junta de Andalucia. Servicio Andaluz de Salud. Fundacion Progreso y Salud (Sevilla, Andalucia, ES)
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PI/111202

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Maria Dolores Pinazo-Duran

IDENTIFICACIÓN PRECOZ DE COMPLICACIONES VASCULARES Y NEUROLÓGICAS EN NIÑOS Y EN ADOLESCENTES CON TRASTORNOS DE LA NUTRICIÓN MEDIANTE UN NUEVO PROTOCOLO INTERDISCIPLINARIO

2011-01 to 2011-12 | Grant
Fundación Mapfre (Barcelona, Cataluña, ES)
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Maria Dolores Pinazo-Duran