Juan Bueren is the Head of the Hematopoietic Innovative Therapies Division at the CIEMAT and the Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases (CIBERER). Since 2004 is also the Coordinator of the Advanced Therapies Unit of the Fundación Jiménez Díaz and CIEMAT. Awards of Appreciation and Distinguished Service Award from the Fanconi Anemia Research Foundation (FARF). Former President of the Spanish Society for Gene and Cell Therapy (2011-2013). Board member of the European Society for Gene and Cell Therapy. Member of the Hematologic and Immunologic Gene and Cell Therapy Committee from the American Society for Gene and Cell Therapy. Author of 125 papers in international journals on topics related with hematopoietic stem cells, gene therapy and cell reprogramming.