Margarita Arboix elected Rector of the UAB

Margarita Arboix was elected Rector of the UAB in the elections held on 19 May, according to the provisional results. Dr Arboix, professor of Pharmacology, received 60.56% of votes; and Dr Méndez, professor of Theoretical Physics, 39.44%.

19/05/2016

Professor in Pharmacology Margarita Arboix was elected Rector of the UAB in the elections held on 19 May, according to the provisional results.

Dr Arboix, professor of Pharmacology, received 60.56% of votes; and Dr Méndez, professor of Theoretical Physics, 39.44%.

Participation among professors (Sector A) was 71.35%; among lecturers (Sector B), 24.17%; among students (Sector C), 4.88%; and among administration and services staff (Sector D), 56.20%. Arboix's candidature won in all four sectors.

The polling stations were open from 9:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. and the elections developed with absolute normality throughout the day.

The university's rector is elected by the university community through universal suffrage. Following the organic law on universities, votes are weighted in the following manner:

- Sector A: 51%
- Sector B: 9%
- Sector C: 30%
- Sector D: 10%

The final results will be announced on 23 May. All results by sectors and centres can be consulted at www.uab.cat/eleccions.

Expert in Veterinary Pharmacology

Margarita Arboix earned her BSc in Biological Sciences from the University of Barcelona and her PhD in Biological Sciences from the UAB, where in 1976 she formed part of the Department of Pharmacology at the Faculty of Medicine. In 1985 she began to lecture in Veterinary Medicine.

She continued to conduct classes and research in pharmacology and became professor in 1993. Within the field of pharmacology, she has developed her research mainly in veterinary pharmacology (infectious and parasitic diseases) by co-directing the consolidated research group in Clinical and Therapeutic Parasitology (UAB and UB). In this sector, she also formed part of the European Committee of Veterinary Medicine of the European Medicines Agency (EMA, 1999-2006), was president of the European Group of Antimicrobial Resistances (EMA 2001-2004), member of the Panel on Additives in Animal Feed of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA 2003-2007) and member of the Scientific Committee of the Spanish Food Safety Authority (AESAN, 2003-2008).

She is author of over 100 articles in journals and books. She has participated in over 40 publicly and privately funded research projects which have given way to several scientific papers and 15 doctoral theses. In 1995, she created the Drug Analysis Services which today forms part of the Technological Innovation Support Centres Network.

At the same time, at the UAB she has been vice-dean and dean of the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, head of the Department of Pharmacology, Therapeutics and Toxicology, member of the university senate, president of the Board of Teaching and Research Staff (JPDI) and member of several committees. During these years she was also board member of the European Association of Faculties of Veterinary Medicine (1992-1995).

In October 2000, she became the assistant general manager of Veterinary Medicines at the Spanish Agency of Medicines and Health Products of the Ministry for Health and Consumption. In 2005, she became the director of the Territorial Health Services in Barcelona (Department of Health of the Government of Catalonia). In 2010, she returned to Madrid to become the Directorate General of Agricultural and Livestock Resources for the Ministry for Environment and Rural and Marine Affairs.

During these years, in which she conducted her professional activity in other public institutions, Dr Arboix continued to be linked to the UAB, giving classes in the degree of Veterinary Medicine and in master's degrees, as well as directing doctoral theses.

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