In between, Fran responds to congratulatory messages from friends and family. The smile that was put on him on Tuesday, when he found out that he won the award for the best thesis in the world in the field of sports medicine, has not disappeared from his face yet. An award given by the “British Journal of Sport Medicine”, the most prestigious scientific journal in this field of knowledge.
After an online vote, Fran, who is from Córdoba de Fuenteovejuna, a researcher and professor of physiology at the University of Granada, won this award, becoming the first Spanish scientist to receive this prestigious award. His doctoral thesis was defended in 2019 and has a total of 18 scientific articles published in high impact journals. Amaro, a graduate in Physical Activity and Sports Sciences and a 5th year student in Medicine at UGR, titled his doctoral thesis “Exercise training increases the level of Klotho anti-aging protein: health-related cardiometabolic implications. Randomized controlled study FIT-AGING »(” Exercise increases the level of Klotho anti-aging protein: health-related cardiometabolic implications. Randomized controlled study FIT-AGING “).
Its main objectives were to study the association of plasma Klotho protein levels with physical condition, energy metabolism and cardiometabolic health and to study the effect of different exercise programs on plasma Klotho protein levels, fitness, metabolism of sedentary middle-aged adults.
Under the guidance of Dr. Manuel J. Castillo and Ángel Gutiérrez from the Department of Physiology (Faculty of Medicine) of the UGR and Dr. Jonatan R. Ruiz from the Department of Physical Education and Sports of the UGR, their thesis shows that Klotho protein is a promising biomarker of longevity and cardiometabolic health that can be modulated by exercise.