Luis Castaño

Current Appointments and Previous relevant positions - Full Professor of Pediatrics, UPV/EHU - Scientific Director of Biocruces Bizkaia Health Research Institute - Research Vice-Director, Cruces University Hospital - Senior Clinical Consultant of Pediatrics, level AIII, by Osakidetza - Principal Investigator of CIBERDEM - Principal Investigator of CIBERER (Rare Diseases research network from Spain) - Principal Investigator of Consolidated research group A from Basque Country -Spain - Principal Investigator of Endo-ERN (Project Number 739527) - Treasurer of the Spanish Society of Diabetes - President of the Spanish Society for Pediatric Endocrinology (until 2016) - Scientific Director CIBERDEM (Diabetes research Network from Spain), (until 2014) - Deputy Dean of Research, Medical School, UPV/EHU until 2014 Licensure, Qualifications and Certification 1979 Medical Doctor Degree - University of Oviedo – Spain 1984 Pediatric Degree - Hospital Valdecilla - Santander - Spain 1984-1987 \"Assistant Etranger” - Université Rene Descartes - Paris - France 1987-1990 “Research Fellow in Medicine” Harvard University -, Boston - USA 1991 PhD Degree in Medicine - University of Basque Country - Spain 1998 Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UPV/EHU 2001 Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UPV/EHU 2009 Master in Leadership and Science Management– U.Pompeu & U. Barcelona 2012 Professor of Pediatrics qualified by ANECA (26-4-2012) 2018 Full Professor of Pediatrics, UPV/EHU Clinical, Research and Teaching appointments and Research Fellowship 1979 Clinical Doctor at Emergency room, Hosp. Valle del Nalón – Asturias - Spain 1980-1984 Residenship in Pediatrics, H.Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain 1984-1987 Asistant Etranger, Pediat. Endocrinology – Hôp.\"Saint Vincent de Paul\", Paris, France 1988-1991 Research Fellow, Diabetes – Harvard University - Joslin Diabetes Ctr – Boston, USA 1991-2013 Head of Molecular Biology Research Laboratory, Hospital de Cruces, Bilbao, Spain 1998-2001 Assistant Professor of pediatrica, University of Pais Vasco, UPV-EHU - Spain 2001-2018 Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Pais Vasco, UPV-EHU - Spain 2004-2008 Vice-President of the Spanish Society of Diabetes - Spain 2009-2012 Secretary, Departament of Pediatrics, University of Pais Vasco UPV/EHU - Spain 2010-2014 Research Deputy Dean, Medical School – Basque Country University - Spain 2012-2014 Scientific Director CIBERDEM 2013-2022 Research Vice-Director - Hospital Universitario Cruces – Bilbao - Spain 2013-2022 Scientific Director– Biocruces Bizkaia Research Institute, Bilbao- Spain 2009 remains Member of Steering Committee Hvidore Group for Childhood Diabetes 2018 remains Treasurer, Spanish Society of Diabetes 2018 remains Full Professor of Pediatrics, UPV/EHU – Bilbao - Spain