The 19th edition of the Alberto Sols awards, intended to distinguish and make visible scientific work and researcher in the field of Health Sciences in the Valencian Community, have recognized Andrés Moya, professor of Genetics at the University of Valencia, with one of their awards in their 2022 edition. The researcher also from the Foundation for the Promotion of Health and Biomedical Research of the Valencian Community (FISABIO), has been awarded ex aequo in the basic research modality.

Andrés Moya has a doctorate in Biology and Philosophy from the UV. His scientific activity has focused on significant work on symbiosis, genomics and experimental evolution. He is currently carrying out a study of the animal and human microbiome from an evolutionary and systems biology perspective. He is also the author of about five hundred publications including scientific articles, chapters and books. style="font-size:12.0pt">

The Alberto Sols awards are sponsored by the Sax City Council and were awarded last December 15. They divide their awards into “Best Scientific Work”, endowed with 8,000 euros and which has been obtained by Ángel Barco, scientific director of the Institute of Neurosciences of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche and the Higher Council for Scientific Research.

The other award, “Best research work”, is endowed with 22,000 euros and is divided into the modalities of clinical research (won by Félix Gutiérrez, Professor of Medicine and head of the Internal Medicine Service at the General Hospital of Elche) and basic research (which this year was awarded ex aequo between Andrés Moya and José Vicente Castell, head of the Experimental Hepatology research group and Liver Transplant and former director of the IIS La Fe de Valencia).