Background
Badimon, Lina was born on February 24, 1953 in Barcelona. Daughter of Juan-Jose Badimon and Pascualina Maestro.
Badimon, Lina was born on February 24, 1953 in Barcelona. Daughter of Juan-Jose Badimon and Pascualina Maestro.
Master of Science in Biochemistry-Pharmacy, University Barcelona, 1977. Doctor of Philosophy in Physiology, University Barcelona, 1979.
Predoctoral fellow Spanish National Research Council-Juan de la Cierva Institute, Barcelona, 1975—1979, Csic-Cid, Barcelona, 1979—1980, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, 1981—1982. Director cardiology research laboratories Mount Sinai Medical School, New York City, 1983—1992, assistant professor medicine, 1983—1987, associate professor medicine, 1987—1992, adjunct associate professor medicine, cardiology, since 1992. Lecturer medicine Harvard Medical School, Boston, 1992—1995.
Senior scientist Spanish National Research Council-Crime Investigation Department, Barcelona, 1992—1994, professor, 1995—2003, Cardiovasc. Research Center, Spanish National Research Council-ICCC, Barcelona, since 2003, director, since 2003. Visiting professor Manchester Metropolitan University, England, since 2007.
Associate cardiac unit Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1992—1994.
Fellow: American Heart association, Academy Pharmacy Catalonia, European Society Cardiology. Member: Spanish Society Cardiology (chair working group thrombosis 2002-2004), European Atherosclerosis Society (executive committee officer 2002-2004), Spanish Society Atherosclerosis (president 1996—2000), European Society Clinical Investigation 2000-2002.
Married Carlos Mendieta, December 3, 1980. Children: Juan-Carlos Mendieta, Guiomar Mendieta.