Lorena Botella Juan

Lorena Botella Juan is a Researcher at the University of León within the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine's Department of Biomedical Sciences and an active member of the GIIGAS research group (Genetics, Environment, and Health Interactions), focusing on epidemiological investigations of chronic diseases and addictions.

Her research spans epidemiology, public health, addiction studies, and nutritional epidemiology, with emphasis on pandemic-era substance use patterns. Key studies examine alcohol and cannabis consumption trends among university students during COVID-19, dietary sustainability in Spanish populations, and sarcopenia-metabolic syndrome relationships using systematic reviews and longitudinal uniHcos cohort data.

Recent publications (2023-2025) reveal methodological expertise in systematic reviews and cohort analyses, addressing mental wellbeing scales, Helicobacter pylori zoonosis, and hypertension in pregnancy. Dominant themes include pandemic behavioral impacts, environmental nutrition, and chronic disease epidemiology.

No scientific awards were documented in available sources.

Information regarding student supervision or research grants remains unspecified in the provided materials.

Her current work centers on GIIGAS group initiatives exploring gene-environment-health dynamics, particularly through ongoing uniHcos project contributions.