ANTONIO JUAN GARCIA FERNANDEZ

Antonio Juan García-Fernández (Mula-Murcia, 1966)

• Professor of Toxicology – Health Sciences Department, UM (2008-onwards)
• PI of Toxicology Research Group, UM (1998-onwards)
• PI of Toxicology and Risk Assessment Research Group, IMIB-Arrixaca (2017-onwards)
• Head of the Forensic Toxicology Unit at the SECyTeF, UM (2010-onwards)
• Head of the Toxicology Service, UM (1988-onwards)
• Scientific Grant Holder (elected by vote) and Member of the Executive Core Group of the Cost-Action ERBFacility (2017-onwards)

• Vice-rector for Research, UM. 2014-2018.
• Spanish representative in the Steering Committee of EURAPMON (ESF), (appointed by the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness) 2010-2015.
• Promoter and President of the Veterinary Toxicology Section of AETOX. 2003-2015.
• Member (Treasurer) of the Executive Board of the Spanish Society of Toxicology (AETOX). 1999-2007.
• Tenured Professor of Toxicology - Dpt. of Health Sciences, UM. 1997-2008.
• Secretary of the Health Sciences Department, UM. 1997-2003.
• Assistant Lecturer of Toxicology – Dpt. of Health Sciences, UM. 1992-1997.
• Predoctoral Fellow (Animal Health) – Dpt. of Animal Medicine. 1991-1992.

• Ph.D. in Toxicology – Dpt. of Animal Medicine – UM (1994)
• Postgraduate in Veterinary Medicine – UM (1990)
• Degree in Veterinary Medicine – University of Murcia (UM) (1990)

• Toxicologist (ERT-European Registered Toxicologists - EUROTOX) (2003-onwards)
• Expert in Toxicological Assessment in the Chemical-Pharmaceutical Industry, University of Barcelona (2019-onwards).

            Further Training Courses:

• Theoretical and Practical Training on Environmental Health.
• Quality, Hygiene, Technology and Quality Control for Fishery Products.
• Occupational Toxicology
• Environmental Monitoring of Occupational Exposure to Chemical Contaminants.
• Theoretical and Practical Training on Analytical Scientific Instruments
• In vitro models for the study of functional alterations, Toxicity and cell death (apoptosis and necrosis) induced by xenobiotics.
• Ecopathology and management of wildlife
• Theoretical and Practical Training on trace analysis by stripping voltammetry.
• Instrumental Techniques applied on environmental sciences.
• Progress in implementing and developing the ecotoxicological and environmental assessment.

• Society of Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry (SETAC)
• Spanish Association of Toxicology (AETOX)
• Federation of European Toxicologists & European Societies of Toxicologists (EUROTOX)
• International Union of Toxicology (IUTOX)
• Iberian Society of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology (SICTA)

            Undergraduate Teaching Experience (1991-onwards)

• Degree in Veterinary Medicine
  • Toxicology
  • Progress in Clinical and Forensic Toxicology
  • Ecotoxicology
  • Alternative Methods in Experimentation with Animals
  • Deontology, Legal Medicine and Veterinary Legislation
• Degree in Food Science and Technology
  • Food Toxicology
  • Toxicological Risk Assessment in Food Products

• Degree in Human Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Food Toxicology
• Degree in Environmental Sciences
  • Environmental Toxicology and Public Health

• Degree in Chemical Engineering
  • Industrial Toxicology

            Postgraduate Teaching Experience (1995-onwards)

• Programs: Toxicology and Forensic Sciences / Legal Medicine and Toxicology (UM)
  • Clinical Toxicology: Introduction and main toxic diseases.
  • Forensic Toxicology: Sampling in living beings and bodies.
  • Experimental Toxicology: Methods to assess toxicity
  • Environmental Toxicology: Biomonitoring of contaminants
  • Residues in Food: Influence on human health
  • Biomarkers of Exposure and Toxic Effects
  • Diagnostic Methods in Clinical Toxicology
  • Toxic diseases in wildlife
• International Program (Universidade Luterana do Brasil)
  • Intoxications by consumption of toxic plants and fungi.

• Program: Health Sciences (University of León)
  • Occupational Toxicology
• Program: Forensic Sciences (UM)
  • Forensic Toxicology
  • Forensic Veterinary Medicine
• Program: Wildlife Management and Health (UM)
  • Clinical and Forensic Toxicology
  • Diagnosis of Poisoning and Ecological Risk.

• Program: Management of the Biodiversity in Mediterranean Ecosystems (UM)
  • Environmental Toxicology and Ecotoxicology