MARIA TERESA GALAN PUCHADES

Maria Teresa Galan Puchades is a Professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy and Food Sciences, Universitat de València, where she is affiliated with the Department of Pharmacy and P. She is a member of the research group ParaSalut (Parasites and Health), focusing on parasitology and its implications for public health.

Her research interests center on parasitology, particularly zoonotic and foodborne parasites, with a focus on Platyhelminthes in wildlife such as shrews. Her work contributes to understanding parasite biodiversity and transmission in the western Mediterranean region.

She received her doctorate from the Universitat de València in 1987 with a thesis on parasitic flatworms of Crocidurinae in the western Mediterranean.

As a senior academic and research group member, she is involved in mentoring and scientific collaboration, though specific advisees are not listed.

The research group ParaSalut supports her ongoing work in parasite-host interactions and health risk assessment.