David Bueno i Torrens (Barcelona, 1965) is a PhD in Biology and a professor and researcher in the section of Biomedical, Evolutionary, and Developmental Genetics at the University of Barcelona. From October 2019 to July 2023, he directed the UB-EDU1st Chair of Neuroeducation, and since then he has been the founding CEO of the same chair. His professional and academic career has mainly developed in Barcelona, but he has also been a researcher at the University of Oxford and has had stays at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory in Heidelberg, Germany, at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, and at the Cold Spring Harbour Laboratory in New York
He teaches genetics, scientific communication, teacher training, and neuroeducation. He has published seventy scientific articles in specialized journals. He regularly collaborates with various media, has won several awards for scientific dissemination and for his work in neuroeducation, and participates in various projects of reflection and educational innovation promoted by the Generalitat de Catalunya, among other institutions. He is the author of numerous popular science and essay books, among which stands out The Adolescent Brain (2021, Grijalbo) which has been awarded the Zimbelli Prize 2023 in Italy.
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