Born in Mérida (Badajoz), she is Professor in the Department of Physiology. She has published 158 articles in JCR-ISI indexed journals, 80% of which are in T1, and is the main author of 110 articles. She has published 10 health-related books or guides and 15 book chapters. In addition, she has been invited speaker at 42 congresses and has authored more than 150 communications. She has supervised 9 doctoral Theses (8 international). She is the Main Investigator of 6 funded research projects including the FLAMENCO project (Fitness League Against MENopause Cost; PI-0667-2013), and the GESTAFIT project (GESTAtion and FITness, PI-0395-2016). Currently, she continues the work started in the GESTAFIT project by studying the offspring (GESTAFITOS, B-CTS-162-UGR18) and placenta status (PLACENTRAINING, C-EXP-336-UGR23). She has also participated in 30 funded research projects. She has carried out 7 international research stays (35 months in total) in internationally renowned centres such as: the Department of Preventive Nutrition of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm (15 months), the Department of Physical Education of the Swelmmeis University in Budapest, and the Department of Public and Occupational Health and EMGO+ at the VU University Medical Centre in Amsterdam (15 months). Recently, between 2023 and 2024, she has developed a one-year stay at the University of the Basque Country (Re-qualification Plan). She currently maintains a strong scientific relationship with researchers from more than ten countries. Dr. Aparicio belongs to the AGR-145 research group (Digestive physiology and nutrition), the CIBM, INYTA and IMUDS institutes. She has participated as a reviewer for more than 30 JCR journals and has been a member of scientific journals editorial boards and various expert committees, both national and international (e.g. ACSM-pregnancy).
Dr. Virginia A. Aparicio's research areas are mainly focused on the epidemiology of physical activity and nutrition, clinical and exercise physiology, and the study of the interaction between lifestyles and metabolic disorders. With a degree in Physical Activity and Sport Sciences from the University of Extremadura, she began her research career at the University of Granada in 2005, carrying out her first Doctoral Thesis on fibromyalgia patients within the Doctoral Programme ‘Physical Activity and Health for a Better Quality of Life’. Subsequently, after completing the Master's Degree in Human Nutrition, she performed a second doctoral Thesis within the PhD programme ‘Human Nutrition’, in which she investigated the effects of strength training, high-protein diets, calorie restriction and anabolic steroids on different metabolic markers in animal models. Both international Theses were awarded the Extraordinary Doctorate Award in Health Sciences. In her postdoctoral career, she obtained the AndalucÃa Talent-Hub grant (Marie-Curie Programme) which allowed her to work in the European project ‘DALI’.Ìý
Regarding teaching experience, she has taught on the degrees of Pharmacy, Nursing, Nutrition and Food Technology and Sports Science at the University of Granada since 2010. She has also collaborated with other Universities (UPM, UCA, UAM, UAL, UPV, UCM) as a postgraduate teacher in Master's Degrees. To date, she has participated in six Teaching Innovation Projects and has a score of 97/100 in the evaluation of the Docentia Programme from the University of Granada.
Throughout her career, she has received 14 research awards, including the European Prize on Chronic Pain, and the Antonio Chamorro-Alejandro Otero 2020 Research Award from the Royal Academy of Medicine of Eastern Andalusia. It is worth highlighting her interest in scientific transfer and dissemination activities, as evidenced by her participation in four clinical guidelines for the Ministry of Health of the Andalusian Regional Government, the organisation of several conferences on lifestyles and health, or her extensive work in the communication of scientific research on radio, press, networks and television.
Currently, she coordinates the international scientific and social network ‘LIDERARMAS’ (www.liderarmas.com), focused on the empowerment of women researchers and the support of studies focused on specific knowledge about women's physiology, especially in sports sciences (e.g. menstrual cycle).
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Degree:ÌýPhD in Sport Sciences and PhD in Nutrition
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