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The European Academy has appointed José Joaquín Cerón, professor of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and researcher of the University of Murcia, member of that institution.

The European Academy was founded in 1988. With around 3,500 expert scientists (72 of them Nobel laureates) in various disciplines, the non-governmental association aims to promote learning, education and research in science.

"It is a new challenge that makes me very excited about several aspects. It is very interesting to contribute to promote and improve research and education, which are fundamental today and, in this way, be useful to society, says Cerón.

To incorporate a new member to this institution, two phases are established: first, a pair of Academy members make the nomination;

and subsequently an internal commission evaluates both the candidate's merits and his curriculum: "This is a very rigorous and selective process. I was sent an email with the appointment and it was a very pleasant surprise," says the researcher.

This difficulty in entering the institution is an extra satisfaction for the professor: "It is an honor to be part of an institution with so much prestige and to know and collaborate with the most important scientists at an international level."

Cerón leads a research group (considered of Excellence by the Seneca Foundation) that focuses on searching and analyzing markers that help to evaluate overall health and well-being, as well as to diagnose and monitor specific diseases, both in animals and in humans.

They are developing in particular the use of saliva and other non-invasive samples to detect such markers.

"At a closer level, the Academy is a recognition of what we are doing in our research group. It can also help us to better understand the activities that are generally done at the level of research and education at our University," he says.

"We would like to thank all those who have contributed to the development of our research group. Both the Government of Spain and the Seneca Foundation of the Region of Murcia for the funding they have contributed to our projects, and to our University, which is betting on promote research in a complicated stage of scarce economic resources, "concludes Cerón.

Source: Universidad de Murcia