Mr. Omar Arturo Hernandez Lopez | Exercise Physiology | Young Scientist Award

Omar Arturo Hernández López, PhD Student at the Service of Endocrinology and Nutrition, FISABIO–University Hospital Doctor Peset / University of Valencia and core member of MITOMETs, brings expertise as a nutritionist (MSc in Sports Nutrition) and a doctoral researcher in Physiology. His work centers on exercise applications to cardiometabolic disease, cancer, ageing, and chronobiology. He coordinates the Exercise Physiology Assessment Unit within the MITOMETs translational group and leads the Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyle domain for the Valencia pilot of HORUS (Horizon Europe). His portfolio spans study of mitochondrial–endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes, exercise “snack” interventions in metabolic disease, and muscle mass dynamics in weight loss, among others, with funding from national and European sources. He balances rigorous research with international lecturing and strategic project leadership. According to citation databases, he currently holds an h-index of 1, authored 2 documents, and his work has been cited 2 times. Awarded 3rd place in the Spanish National Prize in Sports Medicine, he merges translational science, education, and health promotion through exercise and nutrition across vulnerable and urban settings.