Excm. Sr. Jacint NADAL i PUIGDEFÀBREGAS

Barcelona, 1935
Biology Section (5th)
Speciality: Vertebrates
Ingress date:2005.06.02
Medal: 70

Education:1953B.,1958 (University of Barcelona); Ph.D.,1965 (Prof. Francisco Ponz Piedrafita; University of Barcelona; Research Assistant (1965-1970) with Prof. E. Balcells Rocamora (Centro Pirenaico de Ecología CSIC. Jaca. España). Appointments: Researcher at the Spanish CSIC, 1965-1970. Full Professor at the University of Oviedo (León) (1970-1975) and Full Professor at the University of Barcelona (1975-2006). Emeritus Professor at University of Barcelona (2006-). Office charges at the University of Oviedo. Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Science (1974-1975). Office charges at the University of Barcelona: Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Biology (1975-1976, 1977-1979). Dean of the Faculty of Biology (1979-1983). Head of the Department of Animal Biology (1987-1989). Ministry of Education.”Jefe de Perfeccionamiento del Profesorado” (1976-1977). President of the ICHN (Institució Catalana de Història Natural) (1993-1994). Head of Research Group on Vertebrate Biology (1995-2006). Main fields of research: Intestinal absortion “in vitro”, Environmental Zoology. Pollution levels in Vertebrates. Publications: Moret han 200 articles and supervisor of 35 Ph.D. theses. Awards and honors: Narcís Monturiol medal to the scientific merit (1992, Generalitat de Catalunya). Faculty of Biology medal ( Facultad de Biología. University of León). Doctor Honoris causa. (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana. México. D. F.)