Biografía

PRESENT TITLE AND AFFILIATION
Primary Appointment
Professor, Tenure award, Department of Neuro-Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Director of Special Operations, Brain Tumor Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Director of Neuro-Oncology Experimental Research, Department of Neuro-Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Regular Member, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX

EDUCATION
Degree-Granting Education
University Autonomous of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, MD, 1984, Medicine
-, Houston, TX, ECFMG diploma Medicine, 1997, Medicine
Postgraduate Training
Clinical Residency, Neurology, University Autonomous of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 1985-1992
Research Fellowship, Experimental Neuro-Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, AP Kyritsis, 1994-1997

EXPERIENCE/SERVICE
Academic Appointments
Attending Neurologist, Neurology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, 1992-1993
Research Associate, Department of Neuro-Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 11/1997-10/1998
Assistant Professor (Non-tenure track), Department of Neuro-Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 11/1998-9/2001
Assistant Professor (Tenure-track), Department of Neuro-Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 9/2001-9/2004
Regular Member, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX, 9/2001-present
Associate Professor (Tenure-track), Department of Neuro-Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 9/2004-9/2006
Associate Professor (Tenure), Department of Neuro-Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 9/2006-8/2012
Associate Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 3/2011-8/2012
Professor, Department of Neurosurgery - Research, Division of Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 9/2012-2020
Professor, Tenure award, Department of Neuro-Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 9/2012-present
Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
Director of Neuro-Oncology Experimental Research, Department of Neuro-Oncology - Research, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007-present
Director Brain Tumor Program-Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 11/2010-2017
Director of Special Operations, Brain Tumor Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2018-present
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
External Advisory Board Member for UCLA P01, Immuno-Gene Therapy for Brain Tumors, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, 9/2013-2016
External Advisory Board Member for T32 Training in Brain Tumor Research, Duke University, Duke University, Durham, NC, 10/2014-2018
External Advisory Board Member for Brain Cancer SPORE, Mayo Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 10/2014-present
External Advisory Board Member for T32 Training in Brain Tumor Research, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Medical School; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2016-2018
Member, Best Presentation Selection Committee, Brain Tumor Program, MDACC, Houston, TX, 10/2020
Member, External Scientific Committee, University Institute of Oncology (IUOPA), Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, 12/2021-present
External Advisory Board Member for T32 Training in Brain Tumor Research, Mayo Medical School, Mayo Medical School; Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 2022-present

Consultantships
DNAtrix Inc, Houston, TX, Scientific Consultant, 1/2015-2020
Institutional Committee Activities
Educational Committee, Brain Tumor Center, Co-Chairman, 9/2002-8/2005
Search Committee for recruitment of Professor at Neurosurgery Department, Member, 11/2003-11/2004
Search Committee for recruitment of Assistant Professor, Department of Neuro-Oncology, Member, 1/2004-4/2004
Resources and Instrumentation Subcommittee, MDACC, Member, 5/2004-4/2005
Laboratory Research Subcommittee, Brain Tumor Center, Co-Chairman, 5/2005-2010
Executive Committee, Department of Neuro-Oncology, Member, 6/2005-present
Executive Committee, Brain Tumor Center, Member, 7/2005-present
Study Section Review Committee for Basic Research, IRG Committee Meeting, Member, 8/2005-9/2006
Study Section Review Committee for Basic Research, IRG Committee Meeting, Vice Chairman, 9/2006-8/2007
Study Section Review Committee for Basic Research, IRG Committee Meeting, Chairman, 9/2007-8/2008
Search Committee for Recruitment of Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Member, 2008-2009
Search Committee for Recruitment of Assistant professor, Department of Neurosurgery, Member, 2009-2010
Search Committee for Recruitment of Department Administrator, Deparment of Neuro-Oncology, Member, 10/2009-1/2010
Search Committee for recruitment of two Research positions (Assistant/Professor) at Neurosurgery Department, Chair, 2011-2013
Search Committee for recruitment of Research Faculty Position at Neuro-Oncology Department, Chair, 2011-2013
Study Section Review Committee for Sister Institution Network Funding (SNIF) Program, Vice-Chairman, 4/2011-2018
Multidisciplinary Research Advisory Committee (MRAC), Member, 9/2011-2014
GSBS Curriculum Committee, Member, 9/2011-9/2014
Brain Tumors- Moonshot Planning Committee Meeting, Member, 2014-2015
Mid-Tenure Track Committee (Nancy Gordon, PhD), Member, 2014-2015
DoCM Executive Council Meeting-Research, Ad-hoc member, 2014-2018
Search Committee for recruitment of Research Faculty Position in Department of Translational Molecular Pathology, Member, 5/2014-5/2015
Breast Medical Oncology Mentoring Program (mentor to: Chandra Bartholomeusz, PhD, Assistant Professor), Member, 2015-2019
Promotion and Tenure Committee, Member, 2016-2019
Search Committee for recruitment of Chair Position in Department of Neurosurgery, Member, 12/2016-12/2017
Research oversight committee, Sheetal Phadnis, MD, Division of Pediatrics, Member, 2017-2018
Breast Medical Oncology Mentoring Program (mentor to: Bisrat G. Debeb, DVM, PhD, Assistant Professor), Member, 2017-present
Division of Pediatrics Mentoring Program (Mentor to: Shavali Shaik, PhD, Instructor), Member, 7/2018-2020
Advisory Committee, Neuro-Oncology Chairman Search, Member, 9/2018-2019
Research oversight committee, Sumit Gupta, MD, Division of Pediatrics, Member, 7/2019-2021
Study Section Review Committee for Basic Research, IRG Committee Meeting, Committee member, 5/2020
Department of Neurosurgery Mentoring Program (Mentor to: Kadir Akdemir, PhD, Assistant Professor)), Committee Member, 2021-2023
Division of Radiation Oncology Mentoring Program (Mentor to: Wen Jiang, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor), Committee Member, 6/2021-2023

HONORS AND AWARDS
Travel Award, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 1995
Best Presentation Award, European Neurological Society (ENS), 1997
American's Registry of Outstanding Professionals, Who's Who, 2001
The Peter A. Steck Memorial Award, The Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the United States of America, 2003
Nomination - Waun Ki Hong Award for Excellence Team Science [Delta-24 program], The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 2009
Waun Ki Hong Award for Excellence Team Science [Delta-24 program], MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2012
American Men and Women in Science, 2016
Nomination - Potu N. Rao Award for Excellence in Basic Science, Division of Cancer Medicine Faculty Recognition & Award Program, MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2016, 2020
Member, Spanish Selection of Science, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), 2018
Elected Fellow, American Academy of Neurology, 2019-present
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021-present
Highlight in the National Cancer Act 50th Anniversary Commemoration: Cancer Research Starts Here: Accelerating Our Understanding of Cancer into the Future, National Cancer Institute, 2021
Fellow, Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy, 2022
Nomination - McGovern Award for Outstanding Teaching, MD Anderson UTHealth Graduate School, 2022
Elected Honorary Member, Association of Spanish Scientists in U.S. (ECUSA), 2023-present