José M. Millán

Personal Data

Born in March, 28th 1965 in Zaragoza, Spain
Gender: Male
Current address: Cno. Viejo de Xirivella, 24-17. 46920, Mislata, Valencia, Spain

Studies
• Graduate in Biological Sciences at the University of Valencia, Spain in 1988
• Master in Human Genetics at the University of Valencia, Spain in 1990
• Doctor in Biological Sciences at the University of Valencia, Spain in 1995
• Postgraduate degree in Clinical Management at the University of Manresa, Spain in 2016.

Positions
• Predoctoral fellowship from the Ministry of Education and Science (1992-1995) Department of Genetics, University of Valencia. Spain.
• Postdoctoral fellowship from the Fund for Research in Health, Ministry of Health (1995-1999). Unit of Genetics, University Hospital La Fe. Valencia. Spain.
• Assistant Professor in the Department of Genetics, University of Valencia. Spain (1999-2000)
• Leader of the Research group “Molecular, Cell and Genomics Biomedicine” from the Institute of Research in Health- University Hospital La Fe
• Deputy Director of the “Network of Biomedical Research Centres in Rare Diseases” (CIBERER; Institute of Health Carlos III. Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation) from 2010-2016
• Since March 2016 to May 2018. General Director of the Health Research Institute of the University Hospital La Fe (IIS-La Fe)
• Responsible for the molecular diagnostic of neurodegenerative disorders at the Unit of genetics of the University Hospital la Fe (2000-2016)
• Spanish representative of the Genetics Advisory Board of Orphanet.
• Deputy Director of the CIBERER-BIOBANK. National Bank of Biological Samples from Rare Diseases
• Scientific Director of the Genomics Platform the Health Research Institute of the University Hospital La Fe (IIS-La Fe)
• Member of the Scientific Committee of the Alliance for the Translational Research in Rare Diseases of the Valencian Community (depending of the Valencian Community Local Health Ministry).
• Member of the scientific committee of FEDER (Spanish Federation of Rare Diseases Associations)

The Unit of Genetics of the University Hospital La Fe is the referral for the postnatal and prenatal diagnostic of hereditary disorders in the Region of Valencia (South-Eastern Spain; about 5,500,000 inhabitants). Dr. Millán’s research is mainly focused in hereditary hearing loss, retinal diseases, Huntington disease and Spinal Muscular Atrophy. Specifically, our group is the referral for the genetic diagnostic of Usher syndrome in Spain.

Besides, Dr. Millán is committed with many rare diseases patients associations and spends part of his time in conferences, educational courses and informative talks for the patients