The Spanish Society of Genetics (SEG) has awarded one of the National Genetic Awards 2025 to Amparo Latorre Castillo, professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia and researcher at the Institute of Integrative Biology of Systems (I2SysBio), located in the Science Park, in Basic Genetics modality
The Spanish Society of Genetics (SEG) has awarded the National Genetic Awards 2025 to two outstanding researchers whose career has contributed decisively to the advancement of genetic knowledge in Spain. In the Basic Genetics modality, the award has been given to Dr. Amparo Latorre Castillo, professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia and researcher at the Institute of Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), located in the scientific-academic area of the Science Park of the University of Valencia. Dr. Miguel Torres, a researcher at the National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), has been distinguished in applied genetics.
The award ceremony will take place next Tuesday, July 8 at 19:30 in Cartagena, during the opening ceremony of the XLIV Congress of the Spanish Society of Genetics (SEG2025). With these awards, the Spanish Society of Genetics recognizes the research excellence and contribution of both scientists to the progress of genetics in their different fields.
About Amparo Latorre Castillo
Amparo Latorre is a Professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia (UV). Visiting professor at the University of California (Irvine and Davis) and the University of Lyon. His research has been carried out at the UV Genetics Department, the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (ICBiBE) and I2SysBio. She has been a researcher at the Valencia Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research (FISABIO) and the CIBER in Epidemiology and Public Health (CIBEResp).
In his early days, his studies on the variability of mitochondrial DNA and its application in phylogenetic analysis stand out. His main line of research is the symbiosis between bacteria and eukaryotes, which includes topics such as comparative genomics, genome evolution, minimal genome analysis, insect gut microbiota and human microbiome.
The researcher Amparo Latorre Castillo has developed much of her research in two of the institutes of the UV Science Park: the Cavanilles Institute of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology (ICBiBE), of which she was director, and in the Institute of Integrative Systems Biology (I2SysBio), in developing its current research
In addition to her scientific activity, as a professor of genetics she has taught specialization courses at several universities, highlighting the courses given at the "École Normale Supérieure" in Lyon and at the degree of Genomic Sciences at UNAM (Mexico). He has given lectures in Spain and other countries of Europe, Latin America, USA, China and Japan.
He has been a member of the Scientific Committee of the National Museum of Natural History in Paris, the National Institute of Ecology (INECOL, Mexico), as well as several funding agencies for autonomous, national and international research. She has served as Chairman of Committee No 3 of the National Commission for the Evaluation of Research Activity (CNEAI). Currently Vice-President of the Committee of Experts of the Príncipe Felipe Science Museum in Valencia. She has been Vice-Dean and Secretary of the Faculty of Biological Sciences of UV and Director of ICBiBE.
Source: I2SysBio
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