Anna Veiga PhD

Personal Information

Date of Birth August, 25th 1956

Place of Birth Barcelona

Citizenship Spain

Education

Graduated in Biology (1974-1979). Ph.D. in Biology (Cum Laude). Universidad Autonoma de Barcelona 1991 .

Specialist in Human Assisted Reproduction

Colegio Oficial de Biólogos y la Asociación para el Estudio de la Biología de la Reproducción, since November 15th 2001.

“Senior Clinical Embryologist certification” European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology”(ESHRE) (2008)

Employment History

Director de la Secció de Biologia del Servei de Medicina de la Reproducció de l'Institut Universitari Dexeus(1982-2004). Her main activity has been oriented to In Vitro Fertilisation and Assisted Reproduction.

”In Vitro” Fertilisation laboratory Director at the Reproducció Assistida del Servei de Medicina de la Reproducció l Institut Universitari Dexeus (1982-2004).

Project Coordination

Coordinator of the Msc Master course on Reproductive Biology and ART Servei de Medicina de la Reproducció del Institut Universitari Dexeus with the Department de Biologia Cel·lular i Fisiologia de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona since 1998.

Coordinator of the Special Interest Group in Stem Cells of the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). (2005-2008)

Scientific Coordinator of the European Project (FP6) “European Human Embryonic Stem Cell Registry (EU hESCreg)” (2007-2010) )

Professional Memberships

Founder and President of the “Asociación Española para el Estudio de la Biología de la Reproducción” (ASEBIR) (1993 – 2003)

Member of the Alpha Scientists in Reproductive Medicine Executive committee (1998-2002).

Member of the Boards Circulo de Economía (2002-2005).

Member of “Comissió de Bioètica en Recerca Biomèdica”, Departament de Salut, Generalitat de Catalunya (desde 2004).

Member of “Comité Consultiu de Bioètica de Catalunya”(2004-).

Member of “ Consell Assessor” del Departamento de Salut de la Generalitat de Catalunya (since 2004)

External Advisor of Assisted Reproduction at European Commission. Member Executive Committee at the European Assisted Conception Consortium (EACC) (2005 -)

Member of the Executive committee “European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology” (ESHRE) (2001-2005).

Member of the International Committee at the International Society for Stem Cell Research (ISSCR) (2008-)

Awards

She has had received la Creu Sant Jordi Generalitat de Catalunya (2004), la Medalla Narcís Monturiol al mérito Científico y Tecnológico. Departament d'Universitats Recerca i Societat de la Informació (DURSI) (2005) Premio “ Amics dels Amics” de la Universitat Autonònoma de Barcelona, el Premi Nacional de Cultura Científica. Generalitat de Catalunya (2006) y el Premio “Esteve Bassols” “Senyora de Barcelona”(2007).

Honorary Member: Italian Society of Embriology, Reproduction and Research “SIERR”(1999) and the Asociación para el Estudio de la Biología de la Reproducción “ ASEBIR”(2005).

Member of the Board of Trustees: Fundació IrsiCaixa, Banc de Sang i Teixits de Catalunya, Fundación Victor Grifols i Lucas.

Areas of Interest

Fertility and Assisted Reproduction, genetics on reproduction, embryonic development and preimplantation genetic diagnosis.

Embryonic stem cell research. Derivation and optimization of culture conditions. Derivation in GMP conditions.

Actual Position

Scientific Director of the Reproductive Medicine Service. Dexeus University Institute (2005-)

Director of Stem Cell Bank. Centre of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona CMR[B] (2005- )

Associate Professor of Facultad de Ciències Experimentals de la Salut i de la Vida de la Universitat Pompeu Fabra .