Professors and Researchers
Ruth Beitia Vila
Faculty of Health Sciences
Bacherlor’s Degree in Physiotherapy and Technician in Physical Activities and Sports Animation. She has won 15 medals, including Olympic gold in High Jump at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games. Since 2011, she is a deputy for the Partido Popular as well as ambassador for the Padres 2.0 NGO.
Dietician-Nutricionist and Food Technologist. Master's Degree in Applied Nutrition and Dietetics and Master's Degree in Physical Activity: Training and Sports Management. Dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences, and academic director of the Undergraduates in Agro-Food Engineering and Food Science and Technology.
Graduated in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences in A Coruña. Master's Degree in Sports Training and Nutrition and Doctorate from the European University of Madrid. Has coached several national swimming teams and has been part of research teams at EMU and the Gasol Foundation. Has written several scientific publications in the field of physical activity and health. Has created a company specialized in physical exercise for the elderly and has written business projects related to physical exercise and health.
D. in Biology from the Max Planck Institute for Cell Biology and Genetics at the University of Dresden. He has published the results of some of his research in prestigious journals such as JCS, Current Biology and Genome Research. He was awarded the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) fellowship and the Marie-Curie fellowship. His research interests have been in cell structure, the nervous system and hereditary cancer.