Jesús M. Bañales is Ikerbasque Research Professor and Head of the Liver Diseases Group at the Biogipuzkoa Health Research Institute – Donostia Univ. Hospital in San Sebastian (Spain). He is Full Professor of Biochemistry and Genetics at the Univ. of Navarra (Spain) and Assistant Professor of Medicine/Science at Mayo Clinic (Rochester, MN, USA) and Univ. Area Andina (Bogota, Colombia). With 20 years of experience in liver pathobiology and cancer, his multidisciplinary group focuses on novel diagnostic, prognostic, and therapeutic strategies.
Prof. Bañales has authored > 240 scientific publications and has led over 50 national and international competitive research projects. He is Editorial Board member of Hepatology, Journal of Hepatology (Associate Editor), Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology, and Liver Transplantation. He has been recognized with international research awards like the EASL Sheila Sherlock Award 2010, EASL Emerging Leader Award 2018, UEG Rising Star 2018, SER Navarra Research Prize 2020, and Douglas Carlson Research Award 2024 from PSC Partners USA.