Alfredo Gea Sánchez

Alfredo Gea Sánchez serves as a Full Professor in the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health at the University of Navarra's Faculty of Medicine. He maintains dual research affiliations with the Cancer Center Clínica Universidad de Navarra (CCUN) and leads two specialized research groups: StatData (focusing on statistical design and data analysis) and Epidemiology and Public Health.

Education:

• PhD from the University of Navarra (2014) with thesis titled "Effect of alcohol intake and wine consumption on the development of depression and effect of the Mediterranean pattern of alcohol consumption on mortality," supervised by Dr. Miguel Ángel Martínez González and Dr. Juan José Beunza Nuin.

Research Focus: Dr. Gea Sánchez specializes in nutritional epidemiology, particularly examining how alcohol consumption and Mediterranean dietary patterns influence depression development and mortality rates. His methodological expertise in statistical data analysis supports large-scale public health studies, with emerging connections to cancer research through his CCUN affiliation. Current work emphasizes longitudinal cohort analysis and mental health outcomes within population studies.

Scientific Awards:

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Academic Service: Actively supervises graduate theses as evidenced by dedicated profile sections, though specific student names and grant details remain unlisted in available documentation. Contributes to institutional knowledge through methodological leadership in statistical design.

Research Infrastructure: Directs the StatData group for advanced analytics while co-leading the Epidemiology and Public Health unit, creating synergies between cancer research at CCUN and population health investigations.