Gema Frühbeck Martínez

Biography

    Graduated in Medicine and Surgery by the University of Navarra, obtained the Extraordinary Prize of Doctorate of the Faculty of Medicine of that same University in 1995.   He later held a postdoctoral fellowship in the UK, specifically at the Medical Research Council - Dunn Clinical Nutrition Center, University of Cambridge in the Obesity and Energy Balance group led by Prof. Dr. Andrew Prentice, being distinguished as Research Fellow of the prestigious Royal Society.   During this time in the UK he also worked as an Associate Professor at the University of Cambridge. Since 1998, he has been a Registered Nutritionist of the Nutrition Society (United Kingdom).   Since December 1998 he has been part of the Multidisciplinary Team for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Obesity of the University of Navarra Clinic and has introduced the tests of body composition and indirect calorimetry to the daily clinical practice.   Since 2015 Co-director of the Obesity Area of ​​the University of Navarra Clinic.   Research Areas Director of the Laboratory of Metabolic Research of the Clinic University of Navarra.   ACTIVITY   As a teacher Professor of Nutrition and Bromatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Navarra. As researcher He has received various national and international awards for his work in the field of obesity and nutrition, among which are:   Prize "IBER" 1996 "Nutrition Society Medal" (2000) Foundation Prize "López Sánchez" of the Royal National Academy of Medicine (2001) "April Clinic" Research of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Granada District (Andalucía Oriental) and Corresponding Academician of the same Royal Academy (2002) Award Best Paper Award for "Obesity Surgery" (2004) Doctor Laguna Serrano Award from the Royal National Academy of Medicine (2005) "Sir David Cuthbertson Medal" by the Nutrition Society (2005) AMA Food and Health Award (2007) Pfizer Award for the Path in Neuroendocrinology of the Spanish Society of Endocrinology and Nutrition (2009) GSK Award to the best original article of the Spanish Society for the Study of Obesity (2009) Honorable Mention at the British Medical Association Book Awards (2010) Lilly Foundation Award for a Distinguished Career (2011)

Research Interest

 Her main area of ​​interest is the study of the pathophysiology and mechanisms of obesity.