- Her Lab has pioneered numerous discoveries in the field of Pharmaceutical Technology and Nanomedicine
- Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service
- Professor Alonso is the second member of the Academy from Spain
María José Alonso, Professor of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC), was elected Member of the United States of America National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Her nomination was promoted by Professor Patrick Couvreur, from the University of Paris Sur, France and Professor Langer from MIT, Cambridge, US. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
María José Alonso’s lab has pioneered numerous discoveries in the field of Pharmaceutical Technology and Nanomedicine. She has coordinated several research consortia financed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the “Bill and Melinda Gates” Foundation and the European Commission. Currently, she is involved in 5 EU Projects and she is coordinating the TRANS-INT EU consortium (http://www.trans-int.eu/).
She is the author of over 235 scientific contributions with more than 11,600 cites (H factor 65) and the inventor of 19 patent families. Because of the quality of her papers she has been among the TOP TEN in Pharmacology (Times Higher Education international ranking). She also serves on the editorial board of the 12 journals.
In 2006-2010, she was the Vice-rector of Research and Innovation of the USC. She has advised the Ministry of Sciences and Innovation in the elaboration of the Law of Sciences, technology and Innovation 2011, and she has been part of the advisory council of the Ministry of Health in Spain.
Professor Alonso has also held responsibilities in several scientific societies, among them the Controlled Release Society (CRS), a global organization whose main goal is to broaden the knowledge and the applications of delivery science and technology. She is also a member of three Academies, the Academy of Pharmacy of Galicia,the Royal Academy of Sciences in Galicia and the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of Spain.
National Academy of Medicine
Established originally as the Institute of Medicine in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Medicine addresses critical issues in health, science, medicine, and related policy and inspires positive actions across sectors. NAM works alongside the National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Engineering to provide independent, objective analysis and advice to the nation and conduct other activities to solve complex problems and inform public policy decisions. The Academies also encourage education and research, recognize outstanding contributions to knowledge, and increase public understanding in matters of science, engineering, and medicine. With their election, members make a commitment to volunteer their service in the Academies’ activities.
Members
New members are elected by current active members through a selective process that recognizes individuals who have made major contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health. A diversity of talent among NAM’s membership is assured by its Articles of Organization, which stipulate that at least one-quarter of the membership is selected from fields outside the health professions — for example, from such fields as law, engineering, social sciences, and the humanities.
The NAM has more than 2,000 members elected in recognition of professional achievement and commitment to volunteer service in activities of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. The NAM elects no more than10 international members annually. The Academy announced the names of its new members during the 46th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, on October 17, 2016.
Professor Alonso is the second member of the Academy from Spain. Last year the NAM elected Dr. Josep Dalmau, Neurology professor at the University of Barcelona.
Read more at:
https://nam.edu/national-academy-of-medicine-elects-79-new-members/
