Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, MD, PhD | Universidad Autónoma de Madrid

Fernando Rodríguez-Artalejo, MD, PhD, is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM). He coordinates the Group of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology of Aging, which is affiliated with UAM, the CIBER of Epidemiology and Public health (CIBERESP) and in the IMDEA-Food in Madrid. His main research interest is the prevention of frailty and disability in older adults, as well as promotion of healthy aging. His research has allowed drafting a rather complete picture of the main determinants of healthy ageing, which include diet and other lifestyle, environmental factors, psychosocial factors, and molecular biomarkers.