Fitxa persona

. Full Professor (2012-act.) at the University of Valencia, Spain - Deputy Director of the 'WHO Collaborating Center on Fascioliasis and Its Snail Vectors', of the World Health Organization (WHO, Geneva, Switzerland) and Responsible Researcher in transmission and vectors. 2011/act. - Deputy Director of the 'FAO Reference Center for Parasitology' awarded by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2013/act. - Expert for the World Health Organization (WHO), Diagnostic Technical Advisory Group (DTAG), for Neglected Tropical Diseases in the One Health subgroup: neglected zoonotic diseases (2024/act.) - President of the Spanish Society of Tropical Medicine and International Health (SEMTSI). 2016-2021 - Director of the Master's Degree in Tropical Parasitic Diseases at the University of Valencia. 2018/2020. - Director of the Molecular Biology of Parasites and Vectors group (BMPV-GIUV2016-294) at the University of Valencia. 1997/act. - Co-Director of the Sanitary Parasitology Unit of the University of Valencia - Researcher responsible for projects in the Collaborative Research Network of Centers for Tropical Diseases (RICET). 2003/act. - Researcher responsible for the group at the University of Valencia incorporated in 2021 into the CIBER Consortium within the area of Infectious Diseases (CB21/13/00056). - Expert member in molecular biology and transmission of Fascioliasis of the International Atomic Energy Agency. 2009/act. - Member of international and national research networks (European Community - Latin America - Triatominae Research Network- ECLAT; Iberian Malaria Platform (PIM); Cooperative Research Network on Tropical Diseases (RICET); Global Network for Geospatial Health; Network Biomedical Research Consortium (CIBER). More than 30 years of experience in research projects on parasitic diseases transmitted by vectors, such as Fascioliasis, Schistosomiasis, Malaria, Leihsmaniasis, American Trypanosomiasis or Chagas Disease. Vast experience in participation in European Commission projects, as well as in other projects with international and national financing. Since 1984/act. has participated in +65 research projects, having been General Coordinator, Principal Investigator or Responsible for +30 Projects, including 3 European (INCO and GOCE from CE), 3 from International Institutions (AVINA, Switzerland and IAEA, Austria) and +25 National and Regional, and 5 contracts/agreements with companies. Author/co-author of more than 170 publications in journals with international and national referees and more than 30 book chapters, especially in Fasciola and its Lymnaeid vectors, Schistosomiasis, Triatomines, Nematodes, Ticks, Culicidae and Malaria and Phlebotomines, since 1982/act. It is worth highlighting the international impact, reaching an h index of of 47 and 7,483 citations, with an average of 51.23 citations/article (WoS) (march, 2024). Great scientific achievements stand out, especially in Fascioliasis and Chagas Disease vectors, with a production of 6-13 articles/year (average 9) in the last 5 years (2019-2023) and with a Scientific Productivity Index (CPI) higher than the area average, with an average value of 1.78. Co-author of the article number one of the 10 most cited articles (Top 10 Cited) among all those published in the 'International Journal of Parasitology' of Elsevier (2005-2011): Fascioliasis and other plant-borne trematode zoonoses. Int. J. Parasitol., 2005, 35: 1255-1278. Co-author of the most cited article (highest number of total citations and annual average) of all articles published in the 55 years of existence of the journal Advances in Parasitology: 'Fasciola, lymnaeids and human fascioliasis, with a global overview on disease transmission, epidemiology, evolutionary genetics, molecular epidemiology and control'. Adv. Parasitol. 2009, 69: 41-146. More than 120 invited talks given in 38 different countries and more than 450 communications presented at World, European, Latin American, Asian, Egyptian, Iberian and National Congresses (1981/act.). President, Coordinator and Organizer of numerous sessions, symposiums and round tables at national and international Congresses. Evaluator of foreign Research Centers and numerous national and international Doctoral Theses. Teaching activity for more 40 years continued since 1983 in the first, second and third cycle and with the recognition of 6 five-year teaching periods and co-organizer of the official WHO master course for 19 years. Among the research awards received, the Best European Project Award of the Valencian Community, 2009, stands out; the 'Crotalus Scolaris' Award (highest mention of recognition) for career in the field of research, Mesoamerican University of Puebla, Mexico, 2008; and the award for personal and professional career awarded by The Order of Wanting to Know of Valencia (2023).

. - 6 recognized five-year teaching periods by the Spanish Ministry (1984-1988, 1989-1993, 1994-1998, 1999-2003, 2004-2008; 2009-2013; 2014-2018). - 5 recognized six-year research periods by the Spanish Ministry (1992-1997, 1998-2003, 2004-2009; 2010-2015; 2016-2021). - h index A:) Web of Science: h index= 47; sum of citations=7121; average citations per item=51.23; B) Scopus: 46, 7899; C) ResearchGate: 54, 11250. - Total article reads = 73,073 (ResearchGate). - Research interest score = 5,213 (>99% of researchers in ResearchGate and >99% of researchers in Parasitology - ResearchGate). - Second most cited author within the area of Parasitology at a national level and fourth most cited within the area of Health in the Valencian Community 2016 (http://indiceh. webcindario.com/). - Inlcuded in Q1 of the most relevant female scientists residing in Spain, ordered by their h-index, and with an h-Factor greater than 16% of those included in the ranking (http://indiceh.webcindario.com). - Included within the 2% of the most influential scientists in the world, occupying Rank No. 657 on the list of the 33,142 best scientists in the disciplines of Tropical Medicine (1st) and Parasitology-Mycology (2nd), according to the '2020 updated database of the 100,000 top scientists of the world' (https://dx.doi.org/10.17632/btchxktzyw). Other quality indicators: - Number of Doctoral Theses directed in the last 10 years: 12 (5 international doctorates) - Number of Master's Final Projects (TFM) and/or Research Projects (RT) in the last 10 years: 27 - Number of Final Degree Projects (TFG) in the last 10 years: 14 - Co-author of the article number one of the Top 10 Cited articles among all those published in the 'International Journal of Parasitology' by Elsevier (2005-2011): Fascioliasis and other plant-borne trematode zoonoses. Int. J. Parasitol., 2005, 35: 1255-1278. - Co-author of the most cited article (highest number of total citations and annual average) of all articles published in the 55 years of existence of the journal Advances in Parasitology: 'Fasciola, lymnaeids and human fascioliasis, with a global overview on disease transmission, epidemiology, evolutionary genetics, molecular epidemiology and control'. Adv. Parasitol. 2009, 69: 41-146..