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Communication Department (external)

• To manage internal and external CIBERDEM communication.

• To manage the knowledge generated in the Consortium.

• To build and monitor the corporate image.

• To prepare CIBERDEM’s Annual Report.

• To update the web and social networks.

Finally, it must be indicated that all of CIBERDEM’s legal issues are reviewed and

approved by the State Legal Service.

The External Scientific Advisory Committee is formed by prominent individuals in
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the health sciences field whose professional and scientific careers are in alignment
Scientific
with Consortium objectives. This Committee is a scientific advisory body that per-
Committee
forms annual evaluation of CIBERDEM’s activity and research groups. It consists of

a President appointed by the President of the Board of Trustees, and 4 members
appointed by the Board of Trustees.

The main functions of the External Scientific Advisory Committee are:

• To advise on scientific policy and institutional relations guidelines to be fo-

llowed by CIBERDEM.

• To review and report on the proposed strategic plan, scientific reports and

action plans.

• To report on programme, resource and skill suitability with respect to the
Consortium’s objectives.

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To advise on the research result transfer strategy.

• To advise on the scientific staff hiring policy.

• To report on the creation of research programmes.

CIBERDEM’s External Scientific Advisory Committee Members:

President: Jose M. Ordovas, Universidad de Tufts, Boston (USA)

Director, Nutrition and Genomics Laboratory, Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging (HNR-CA) at ñ13
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Tufts University, Boston (Massachusetts) and Professor in Nutrition and Genetics, School of Medicine T
and Nutrition, Tufts University.
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Mr. Jose M. Ordovas is a pioneer in research on the importance of diet and eating habits in relation RE
to the genome. His work in the genetic field of cardiovascular diseases led to his appointment as the L
Head of Genetic Studies of the well-known Framingham Study. His articles have been published in the A
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most prestigious journals with the greatest international impact on biomedical research, such as The N
New England Journal of Medicine, Science, JAMA, The Lancet, etc. His career in this field has earned A
him many awards, such as the Nutrition Science Award (2007) from the American Society for Nutri- M /
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tion, or the USDA Secretary’s Honor Award (2006), the most important distinction awarded by the US D
Department of Agriculture (USDA), among others. In 2004, the Sociedad Espaola de Arteriosclerosis ER
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named him an Honorary Member.
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