Mònica Bulló, from Tarragona, new member of the AESAN scientific committee
Mònica Bulló Bonet, professor at Tarragona, joins the scientific committee of the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (AESAN), a step that marks direct recognition of her career in nutrition and metabolic health.
The URV thus highlights the presence of a voice from Tarragona in the body that assesses food risks and issues opinions to guide public policies in Spain, with a three-year mandate.
Mònica Bulló and her key role at AESAN
What is the Scientific Committee and why does it matter to Tarragona
The AESAN Scientific Committee is the body that evaluates risks related to food safety and nutrition at the national level. This entity not only detects emerging risks but also issues scientific opinions that directly influence food and public health regulations.
With Bulló’s incorporation, Tarragona has a prominent representative in a body that coordinates experts and defines priority research lines to guarantee food safety and consumer health.
Renewed Scientific Committee and its leadership
The partial renewal of the committee took place at the University of Granada, with Azucena del Carmen Mora Gutiérrez as president and Ángel Gutiérrez Fernández as vice president.
Members, appointed by the AESAN Board of Directors, will have a three-year mandate, and Bulló is one of ten new members who will bring their scientific experience.
The career and expertise of Mònica Bulló in Tarragona
A reference researcher at the URV
Mònica Bulló is a professor in the Department of Biochemistry and Biotechnology at the Universitat Rovira i Virgili and leads the Nutrition and Metabolic Health group (NuMeH).
Additionally, she directs the Environmental, Food, and Toxicological Technology Center at the URV (TecnATox), a reference point in the province for applied research on food and health.
Specialist in nutrition, obesity, and healthy aging
Her research focuses on the relationship between diet, lifestyle, and environment with diseases such as obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and cognitive decline, especially linked to healthy aging.
As director of European and national groups, Bulló works in precision medicine and identifies new mechanisms to improve public health.
Local impact and future of her incorporation
Benefits for the province of Tarragona
Bulló’s presence at AESAN places Tarragona on the national scientific map, enhancing the influence of Tarragona’s research in defining policies affecting food health.
This could translate into better protection for consumers in the province and attract research projects and funding for URV and local entities.
Challenges and perspectives of the scientific committee
The Scientific Committee will have to face the detection of emerging risks and adapt to new food challenges in a changing global context.
With experts like Bulló, Tarragona contributes scientific knowledge that can make a difference in safety and nutrition throughout the State.
Let the city not think it is only good for tourism and human towers.
Source of the article: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
