Francisco Javier Blanco García, (1963, Honorary son of Cee, A Coruña) is a Spanish medical professional who has established a notable career in the field of rheumatology. [1] He holds the position of full professor in the Department of Physiotherapy, Medicine, and Biomedical Sciences at the Universidad de A Coruña. [2] Additionally, he serves as the Head of the Clinical and Translational Rheumatology Section at the A Coruña University Hospital and is the Coordinator of the Rheumatology-Health Research Group ( GIR) at INIBIC and CICA-UDC. [3] Francisco J Blanco is also a Corresponding Academic of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain, [4] the Royal National Academy of Pharmacy of Spain, [5] and the Royal Academy of Medicine and Surgery of Galicia. [6] Recently, he was appointed Director of the Cathedra San Rafael Foundation-UDC. [7]
Prof. Francisco Javier Blanco García's research is mainly focused on rheumatology, particularly in understanding osteoarthritis. [8] He was the first to identify apoptosis in human joint chondrocytes, [9] [10] linking it to cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis and associating it with nitric oxide synthesis. [11] [12] Blanco's research focused on studying mitochondria's role in osteoarthritis ,leading the international study of mitochondrial genetics as biomarkers for the diagnosis, incidence, and prognosis of knee osteoarthritis. [13] [14] [15]
He has contributed significantly to the field of protein biomarkers in osteoarthritis, [16] recognized by OARSI in 2017.
Dr. Blanco is a co-founder of the PROCOAC cohort (Prospective Cohort of OsteoArthritis from Coruña) created in 2006. [17]
Francisco Javier Blanco García, (1963, Honorary son of Cee, A Coruña) is a Spanish medical professional who has established a notable career in the field of rheumatology. [1] He holds the position of full professor in the Department of Physiotherapy, Medicine, and Biomedical Sciences at the Universidad de A Coruña. [2] Additionally, he serves as the Head of the Clinical and Translational Rheumatology Section at the A Coruña University Hospital and is the Coordinator of the Rheumatology-Health Research Group ( GIR) at INIBIC and CICA-UDC. [3] Francisco J Blanco is also a Corresponding Academic of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain, [4] the Royal National Academy of Pharmacy of Spain, [5] and the Royal Academy of Medicine and Surgery of Galicia. [6] Recently, he was appointed Director of the Cathedra San Rafael Foundation-UDC. [7]
Prof. Francisco Javier Blanco García's research is mainly focused on rheumatology, particularly in understanding osteoarthritis. [8] He was the first to identify apoptosis in human joint chondrocytes, [9] [10] linking it to cartilage destruction in osteoarthritis and associating it with nitric oxide synthesis. [11] [12] Blanco's research focused on studying mitochondria's role in osteoarthritis ,leading the international study of mitochondrial genetics as biomarkers for the diagnosis, incidence, and prognosis of knee osteoarthritis. [13] [14] [15]
He has contributed significantly to the field of protein biomarkers in osteoarthritis, [16] recognized by OARSI in 2017.
Dr. Blanco is a co-founder of the PROCOAC cohort (Prospective Cohort of OsteoArthritis from Coruña) created in 2006. [17]