The auditorium of the Faculty of Education at the University of Alicante (UA) hosts this Wednesday, October 14, the investiture ceremony for Professor Nicolás Olea Serrano as Doctor Honoris Causa. This recognition highlights his work as a physician, emeritus professor at the University of Granada, and leader of a multidisciplinary group researching the environment and human health, with a special focus on chemical contaminants with hormonal activity.
The ceremony, starting at 12:30 PM, will include an address by Josep Bernabeu Mestre, Professor of History of Science at the UA, who will deliver the laudatio for Professor Olea in his capacity as sponsor. Subsequently, the honoree will give his investiture speech. The event will be closed by the Rector of the UA, Amparo Navarro.
Authorities such as the Director General of Universities of the Generalitat Valenciana, María Amalia Sanz Benlloch, and the President of the Consell Valencià de Cultura, José María Lozano Velasco, will also be in attendance.
The Governing Council of the UA unanimously approved the appointment of Nicolás Olea Serrano on May 25, at the proposal of the Faculty of Health Sciences. The honoree's career is characterized by his scientific and academic achievements, as well as his role as a communicator and critical scientist committed to environmental health issues.
Nicolás Olea Serrano holds a Doctorate in Medicine from the University of Granada (1981) and has undertaken postdoctoral studies at L’Institut Jules Bordet de Cancerologie Mammaire in Brussels (Belgium) and was a Visiting Fellow Fulbright Scholar at Tufts University/New England Medical Center in Boston. He has directed the Department of Radiology and Physical Medicine at the University of Granada and was the first director of the ibs.GRANADA Biosanitary Research Institute, making significant contributions to the field of endocrine disruptors.
Furthermore, he has organized ten National Conferences on Endocrine Disruption (CONDE) and serves as an expert evaluator for research programs in Denmark, France, and the European Union on Endocrine Disruption, as well as on the SCENHIR Committee for emerging risks.
The ceremony will be broadcast live at the following link: https://vertice.cpd.ua.es/319846.
