Board Members
- President: Mrs. Rosa Elena Dávila Mamely, President of the Tenerife Island Council.
- First Vice-President: Mr. Francisco Javier García Rodríguez, Rector of the University of La Laguna.
- Second Vice-President: Mr. Antonio Aparicio Juan, Vice-Rector for Research and Knowledge Transfer at the University of La Laguna.
- Treasurer: Mr. Juan José Martínez Díaz, Councillor for Innovation, Research, and Development at the Tenerife Island Council.
Board Members
- Scientific Director: Mr. Diego Álvarez de la Rosa Rodríguez
- Mr. José Manuel Padrón Carrillo
- Mr. Juan Ignacio Padrón Peña
- Mr. Carlos Flores Infante
- Mr. Ernesto Pereda de Pablo
Other Members
- Board Secretarian: Mr. José Antonio Duque Díaz
Former Scientific Director:
- Mr. Rafael Alonso Solís
The functions of the governing bodies are indicated in the current statutes of the Foundation (only available in Spanish)
Person responsible for the direction
DIEGO ÁLVAREZ DE LA ROSA
SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR
Functions of the Scientific Director: The Scientific Director proposes to the Board the necessary actions to achieve the foundation’s objectives, being responsible for executing them with the support of the Manager and other administrative staff of the Foundation.
Profile, academic credentials, and professional background of the current Scientific Director:
Diego Álvarez de la Rosa is a Professor of Physiology at the University of La Laguna, where he also serves as the Director of the University Institute of Biomedical Technologies and coordinates the research group “Pathophysiology of Mineralocorticoids.” After obtaining his PhD in Biological Sciences from the ULL, he worked for six years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Yale University School of Medicine (USA). He later returned to ULL as a researcher in the Ramón y Cajal Program. He is the author of sixty scientific publications in international journals, has supervised eight doctoral theses, and has been the principal investigator of numerous international, national, and regional projects. He is a member of the editorial boards of several international scientific journals and a reviewer of projects for research agencies in various countries.
SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR
Functions of the Scientific Director: The Scientific Director proposes to the Board the necessary actions to achieve the foundation’s objectives, being responsible for executing them with the support of the Manager and other administrative staff of the Foundation.
Profile, academic credentials, and professional background of the current Scientific Director:
Diego Álvarez de la Rosa is a Professor of Physiology at the University of La Laguna, where he also serves as the Director of the University Institute of Biomedical Technologies and coordinates the research group “Pathophysiology of Mineralocorticoids.” After obtaining his PhD in Biological Sciences from the ULL, he worked for six years as a postdoctoral researcher at the Yale University School of Medicine (USA). He later returned to ULL as a researcher in the Ramón y Cajal Program. He is the author of sixty scientific publications in international journals, has supervised eight doctoral theses, and has been the principal investigator of numerous international, national, and regional projects. He is a member of the editorial boards of several international scientific journals and a reviewer of projects for research agencies in various countries.
