Jose M. Peinado (MD, PhD)

Jose M. Peinado (MD, PhD) is professor of Medical Biochemistry at the University of Granada, Spain. He is former Dean of the Granada Medical School (2000-2008), and former president of the Spanish Deans Association. He was coordinator of the Bologna process in Spain and editor of the “Spanish white book” on graduate medical education. Prof. Peinado has also devoted an important part of his academic career to the improvement and modernization of medical education and research methodology, participating in numerous national and international projects. Prof. Peinado’s research has been centered in neurochemistry and stress physiology. Currently he is working on volatile organic compound as biomarkers of prostate cancer. He has been director of 19 PhD theses.