María José Alonso

Maria J. Alonso
Native name María José Alonso Fernández
Born 22 December 1958
Carrizo de la Ribera, León (Spain)
Residence Spain
Alma mater University of Santiago de Compostela
Known for Drug Delivery, Biomaterials Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
Awards

National Academy of Medicine Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) Maurice Marie Janot Award

King Jaume I Award
Scientific career
Fields Biomedical Engineering
Institutions

University of Santiago de Compostela. Department of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology. Full Professor.

Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS)
Website http://www.usc.es/grupos/mjalonsolab/

María José Alonso (Carrizo de la Ribera, León, Spain, 1958) is full professor of Biopharmaceutics and Pharmaceutical Technology at the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC),[1] Spain. The laboratory[2] she leads is specialized in Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology and Nanomedicine, and her research is oriented to the development of nanostructures for targeted delivery of drugs and vaccines. Her discoveries have led to significant clinical advances in the development of potential new treatments for cancer, ocular diseases, skin diseases, diabetes, obesity and other autoimmune pathologies, as well as new vaccines.

Scientific career

María José Alonso has a Master degree in Pharmacy (University of Santiago de Compostela - USC, 1985) and a Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Technology (USC, 1985). She has also developed her research career at the University of Paris XI and at the University of Angers (France), as well as in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

She is a member of the National Academy of Medicine[3] (U.S.), besides three academies in Spain (Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia,[4] Academia de Farmacia de Galicia,[5] and Real Academia Galega de Ciencias[6]).

Alonso has held responsibilities in several scientific societies, among them the Controlled Release Society (CRS).[7] She first contributed to the CRS as the Founder of the Spanish-Portuguese Local Chapter (1994), and she is currently the president-elect[8] of this Society. Moreover, she is part of the editorial board of 11 scientific journals.

She has coordinated several research consortia financed by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the European Commission. Currently, she is involved in 7 international consortia.

With more than 260 scientific contributions and 20 patent families,[9] she is the most influential researcher in Spain in the area of Pharmacology and Pharmacy (h-index),[10] and is also classified among the top ten researchers in her field worldwide.

Drug Delivery Research

María José Alonso’s Lab is focused on designing novel nanostructured materials intended to transport drugs and antigens across biological barriers (such as cellular, ocular, nasal, skin and intestinal barriers) and deliver them to the target tissue. Alonso’s research is specialized in the association of delicate molecules, including peptides, siRNA and antigens to these nanovehicles, with the final goal of producing innovative nanomedicines.

Awards and recognitions

  • 1985: Extraordinary Ph.D. award for the best Ph.D. of the Faculty of Pharmacy, USC.
  • 1982: Eloy Díez Award granted by the Eloy Díez Foundation to the best PhD of the year.
  • 2010: Member of the Galician Academy of Pharmacy (Spain)[11]
  • 2010: Member of the Spanish Royal Academy of Pharmacy (Spain)[12]
  • 2011: “Novoa Santos” Award[13]
  • 2011: “King Jaume I” Award on New Technologies[14]
  • 2012: Medal of the General Council of Pharmacy[15]
  • 2013: “Women in Sciences” Award granted by Xunta de Galicia[16][17]
  • 2014: “Maurice Marie Janot Award” granted by the European Pharmaceutical Society (APGI)[18][19]
  • 2014: Member of the Royal Academy of Sciences of Galicia[20] (Spain)
  • 2016: Member of the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) (U.S.)[21]
  • 2017: Member of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s College of Fellows (AIMBE) (U.S.)[22][23][24]
  • 2018: "Castelao Medal", awarded by Xunta de Galicia[25]

Journal associations

  • Pharmaceutical Research
  • Journal of Controlled Release[26]
  • International Journal of Pharmaceutics[27]
  • European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics[28]
  • European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences[29]
  • Drug Development and Industrial Pharmacy
  • Drug Delivery Sciences & Technologies[30]
  • Journal of Microencapsulation[31]
  • Nanomedicine
  • Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine[32]

References

  1. ↑ "University of Santiago de Compostela. Department of Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Technology. Teaching Staff". University of Santiago de Compostela (USC). Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "MJ Alonso Lab. University of Santiago de Compostela". Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "National Academy of Medicine Elects 79 New Members". National Academy of Medicine. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "Royal National Academy of Pharmacy (Spain). Academicians". Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Academy of Pharmacy of Galicia. Academicians". Academia de Farmacia de Galicia. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "Royal Galician Academy of Sciences. Academicians". Real Academia Galega de Ciencias. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Controlled Release Society". Controlled Release Society. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Controlled Release Society. Board of Directors". Controlled Release Society.
  9. ↑ ""Maria Jose Alonso". Google Scholar". Google Scholar. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "H-Index of Spanish Researchers. Grupo de Difusión del Índice H (DIH)". Grupo DIH. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "Galician Academy of Pharmacy (Spain)". Academia de Farmacia de Galicia. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia - Royal Academy of Pharmacy (Spain)". RANF. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "María José Alonso logra el premio Novoa Santos de los médicos gallegos". La Voz de Galicia. 12 October 2011. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "King Jaume I Award on New Technologies". Fundación Premios Rey Jaime I.
  15. ↑ ""El Consejo General entrega los Premios Panorama y las Medallas 2012"". Portalfarma. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  16. ↑ "María José Alonso, una 'surfera' ejemplar en su vida y su trabajo". El Correo Gallego. 23 October 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  17. ↑ "El titular de la Xunta presidió el acto de entrega del Premio María Josefa Wonenburger 2013 a la catedrática de Farmacia y Tecnología Farmacéutica de la USC, María José Alonso". Xunta de Galicia. Sala de Comunicación. 22 October 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  18. ↑ "List of recipients of the Maurice-Marie Janot award. APGI Association de Pharmacie Galénique Industrielle/international Society of Drug Delivery Sciences and Thechnology (APGI)". APGI. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  19. ↑ ""Prof. María José Alonso, Nanobiopharmaceuticals research, 2014 Maurice Marie Janot Award". Center for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases (CiMUS). 03 April 2014". CIMUS. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  20. ↑ ""Maria Jose Alonso joins the Royal Academy of Sciences of Galicia"". Real Academia Galega de Ciencias. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  21. ↑ "María José Alonso, nuevo miembro de la Academia Nacional de Medicina de EEUU". La Vanguardia. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  22. ↑ "AIMBE's College of Fellows". AIMBE. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  23. ↑ "Fellow Directory. AIMBE". AIMBE. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  24. ↑ "A profesora María José Alonso, elixida membro do American Institute for Medical And Biological Engineering". Xornal USC. 21 March 2017. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  25. ↑ "Isabel Aguirre de Úrcola, María José Alonso, Jesús Domínguez, Xesús Mato e Carteiros Rurais de Galicia-Correos, galardoados coa Medalla Castelao 2018" (PDF). Xunta de Galicia. June 2018. Retrieved July 2, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Journal of Controlled Release Editorial Board. Elsevier". Elsevier. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  27. ↑ "International Journal of Pharmaceutics Editorial Board. Elsevier". Elsevier. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  28. ↑ "European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics Editorial Board. Elsevier". Elsevier. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  29. ↑ "European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Editorial Board. Elsevier". Elsevier. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  30. ↑ "Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology Editorial Board. Elsevier". Elsevier. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  31. ↑ "Journal of Microencapsulation Editorial Board". Taylor & Francis Online. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
  32. ↑ "Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine Editorial Board. Springer". Regenerative Engineering and Translational Medicine. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

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