Veiga, Anna

Education
Graduated in Biology (1974-1979)
Ph.D. in Biology (Cum Laude). Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (1991)
Specialist in Human Assisted Reproduction by Colegio Oficial de Biólogos y la
Asociación para el Estudio de la Biología de la Reproducción (2001)
"Senior Clinical Embryologist certification" European Society for Human Reproduction
and Embryology"(ESHRE) (2008)

Employment History
Director of Secció de Biologia del Servei de Medicina de la Reproducció de l'Institut
Universitari Dexeus (1982-2004).
"In Vitro" Fertilisation laboratory Director at the Servei de Medicina de la Reproducció,
Institut Universitari Dexeus (1982-2004).

Project Coordination
Coordinator of the Msc Master course on Reproductive Biology and ART, Servei de
Medicina de la Reproducció, Institut Universitari Dexeus and Department de Biologia
Cel·lular i Fisiologia de la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (1998-
Coordinator of the Special Interest Group in Stem Cells of the European Society for
Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE). (2005-2008)
Scientific Coordinator of the European Project (FP6) "European Human Embryonic
Stem Cell Registry (EU hESCreg)" (2007-2010)

Professional Memberships
Founder and President of the "Asociación Española para el Estudio de la Biología de la
Reproducción" (ASEBIR) (1993 - 2003)
Member of Alpha Scientists in Reproductive Medicine Executive committee (1998-
2002).
Member of Comissió de Bioètica en Recerca Biomèdica, Departament de Salut,
Generalitat de Catalunya
(2004 - )
Member of Comité Consultiu de Bioètica de Catalunya (2004 - )
Member of Consell Assessor del Departamento de Salut de la Generalitat de
Catalunya (2004 - )
External Advisor in Assisted Reproduction at the European Commission.
Member of the Executive Committee at the European Assisted Conception Consortium
(EACC) (2005 - )
Member of the Executive Committee of the European Society for Human Reproduction
and Embryology (ESHRE) (2001-2005).
Member of the International Committee of the International Society for Stem Cell
Research (ISSCR) (2008-)
Member of the Board of Trustees:
Fundació IrsiCaixa (2006- )
Banc de Sang i Teixits de Catalunya (2006- )
Fundación Victor Grifols i Lucas (2006- )
Circulo de Economía (2002-2005).

Publications
Author and co-author of national and international articles and book chapters.

Awards
Creu de Sant Jordi Generalitat de Catalunya (2004)
Medalla Narcís Monturiol al mérito Científico y Tecnológico. Departament
d'Universitats Recerca i Societat de la Informació (DURSI) (2005)
Premio " Amics dels Amics " Universitat Autonònoma de Barcelona (2006)
Premi Nacional de Cultura Científica, Generalitat de Catalunya (2006)
Premio "Esteve Bassols" "Senyora de Barcelona"(2007).
Honorary Membership
Italian Society of Embriology, Reproduction and Research "SIERR"(1999)
Asociación para el Estudio de la Biología de la Reproducción " ASEBIR"(2005).

Areas of Interest
Fertility and Assisted Reproduction, Genetics and Reproduction, Embryonic
Development and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis.
Embryonic and pluripotent stem cell research. Derivation and optimization of culture
conditions. Derivation in GMP conditions.

Actual Position
Scientific Director of the Reproductive Medicine Service. Institut Universitari Dexeus
(2005 - )
Director of Stem Cell Bank. Centre of Regenerative Medicine in Barcelona CMR[B]
(2005 - )
Associate Professor of Facultat de Ciències Experimentals de la Salut i de la Vida,
Universitat Pompeu Fabra .