Ionan MARIGOMEZ

(H-index: 33; UPV/EHU Prof in Cell Biology since 1999; Researcher in the CBET CRG) is the Director of PiE-UPV/EHU since its creation in 2012. He was head of the Dpt of Zoology & Animal Cell Biology (00-03 & 06-09). Active in research formation, he has been coordinator of UPV/EHU of Erasmus/Socrates network on «Environmental Science & Education» (89-), Director of Doctoral Programmes Biologia Ambiental y calidad vida (98-present); Contaminación y Toxicología Ambientales (05-12), & Marine Environment & Resources (09-present). Likewise, he was Coordinator MSc Contaminación y Toxicología Ambientales (05-2012) and European MSc Marine Environmental Resources (Quality Award MEC, Mundus Master since 2013 – International Coordinator-; 05-present). He was a member of the Science Coordination Board for Accident Marine Spills MICINN (03-07) & Prestige Scientific Committee -Basque Government (02-04). His expertise includes cell biology, biomarkers, pollution monitoring, ecosystem health indices, metals, oil spill, marine, soil, climate change, animal comparative histology, histopathology, histochemistry, quantitative microscopy. He obtained the Extraordinary Award for his PhD (1989). He completed pre & postdoctoral research studies in various foreign institutions: University of Wales (Aberystwyth, UK, 1988), University of Heidelberg (Germany, 1992), King’s College School of Medicine & Dentistry (London, UK, 1993), the Scripps Oceanographic Institute (USA, 2000). He has supervised 13 PhDs (2 with extraordinary PhD award) & 4 more in progress, as well as master’s thesis and Licenciature Thesis (>25). He has generated more than 150 scientific publications & book chapters (>85% in Q1), & over 250 contributions at national & international conferences (regular presentations & invited talks). He was highly cited author award 2005-2009 in the journal Marine Pollution Bulletin & 2007-2010 in Environmental Pollution. He usually acts as a regular reviewer for more than 30 international Journals. He has supervised & coordinated research projects funded by the Spanish Ministry of Education, Economy & Competitivity, University of the Basque Country, Basque Government (Saiotek & Etortek Programs), & contracts with municipalities, state & local environmental agencies & private companies (foreign & local). He has participated for the past 15 years in an uninterrupted way in European research projects funded under the Sixth and Seventh Framework EU programs, and H2020. He serves as evaluator for Research Evaluation Agencies of Spain, Portugal, UK & Argentina, and for ERC and foundations. He was a Founding Member & the first President of the Latin American Society of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology (SICTA, 1998).