Cohorte Cantabria - Cohorte Cantabria

Cantabria Cohort

Steering Committee

Javier Crespo García, MD, PhD

Director of Cantabria Cohort

Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Cantabria. Former Head of the Gastroenterology Department at HUMV, President of the National Commission for the Gastroenterology Specialty, and President of the Spanish Society of Digestive Pathology.

Marcos López Hoyos, MD, PhD

Scientific Director of IDIVAL

Head of the Immunology Department at HUMV. Co-Principal Investigator of the Immunopathology Research Unit (IDIVAL). Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Cantabria. Former Director of Cohorte Cantabria. Former President of the Spanish Society of Immunology.

Galo Peralta Fernández, MD, PhD

Managing Director of IDIVAL

PhD in Medicine and specialist in Internal Medicine. Master's Degree in Health Systems Management.

Trinidad Dierssen Sotos, MD, PhD

PI in Epidemiology and Public Health (IDIVAL)

Lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cantabria. Specialist in Preventive Medicine and Doctor in Epidemiology. Master in Methodology for Research in Health Sciences.

Inés Santiuste Torcida, PhD

Coordinator of the DNA and Fluids Node of Valdecilla Biobank (IDIVAL)

PhD in Molecular Biology. Master's Degree in Management and Administration of Health and Social Services. BSc in Biological Sciences.

Raúl Martínez Santiago

Deputy Director of Technologies and Information Services of HUMV (SCS)

Coordinator of Corporate IT Projects in the SCS. Master's Degree in Management and Administration of Health and Social Services. BSc in Physical Sciences

Ignacio Durán Martínez, MD, PhD

Oncologist at HUMV

Coordinator of the Genitourinary Tumours Unit. Co-Director of the Diploma of Specialisation in Translational Oncology-ASEICA of the Complutense University of Madrid. Co-founder and current president of the GO NORTE Genitourinary Tumour Cooperative Group. Member of the Board of the GUARD Alliance consortium for research in genitourinary oncology.

Eloy Manuel Rodríguez Rodríguez, MD, PhD

Head of the Neurology Division at HUMV

Coordinator of the Cognitive Impairment Unit. Co-responsible for the Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Unit (IDIVAL and CIBERNED). Associate Professor at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Cantabria.

Advisory Committee

María José Marín Vidalled, PhD

Former Steering Committee member

Scientific Director of the Valdecilla Biobank. Coordinator of IDIVAL's Technological Support Services. Specialist in Clinical Immunology. PhD in Molecular Biology. MSc in Management and Administration of Health and Social Services. BSc in Pharmacy and Biochemistry.

Marta Alonso Peña, PhD

Former Coordinator

Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Cantabria. Researcher in the Clinical and Translational Research Unit of Digestive Diseases (IDIVAL). PhD and MSc in Cell and Molecular Pathophysiology and Pharmacology. BSc in Biotechnology.

Manuel Galán Cuesta, MD

Former Head of Public Health Service at the Health Division

Civil Servant of the Senior Officials Corps at the INSST. Former Head of the Occupational Health Team at the GTP of León and former Director of the Occupational Health and Safety Center of Castilla y León. Physician specialized in Occupational Medicine and MSc in Public Health.