astronomy

Patri Vergara

Patri Vergara is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Patri Vergara rather than just read about it. In short: Patri Vergara is a professor in physiology at the veterinary faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, and in 2011, was elected the first woman president of the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science. Early life and education Patri Vergara was born in Embid de Ariza, Zaragoza, Spain in 1955, and graduated with a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Zaragoza in 1978.

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Reference excerpt

Patri Vergara is a professor in physiology at the veterinary faculty of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain, and in 2011, was elected the first woman president of the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science.

Early life and education Patri Vergara was born in Embid de Ariza, Zaragoza, Spain in 1955, and graduated with a degree in Veterinary Medicine from the University of Zaragoza in 1978. In 1983, she received a PhD in veterinary science from Zaragoza University.

Career In 1987 Vergara appointed senior lecturer in physiology at the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB), Spain.In 2009, she became a full Professor at the UAB and in 2025, was appointed Professor emeritus. Vergara has published over 80 research papers on the role of nitric oxide as the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the gut; the role of gastrointestinal hormones (CCK, GLP-1) in the regulation of gastrointestinal motility; and the mechanisms involved in the development of inflammatory bowel disease with special attention to mast cells and nerve growth factor (NGF)

Laboratory Animal Science (LAS) In 1989, she co-founded the Spanish Association of Laboratory Animal Science (SECAL) and in 1991, was nominated by SECAL as their scientific representative to the International Council for Laboratory Animal Science (ICLAS). In 1991, she was elected by the ICLAS General Assembly to serve on the ICLAS governing board, and in 1999, she was elected ICLAS treasurer. In 2003, Vergara was elected as the first woman ICLAS Secretary General, and in 2006 she co-founded the ICLAS Network for Promotion of Animal Quality in Research with the aim of improving the quality of laboratory animals worldwide. From 2007-2009, she served as president of SECAL, and in 2011, she was elected as ICLAS's first woman president serving two consecutive four-year terms until 2019

Education and training In 1988, Vergara co-founded the first Laboratory Animal Science Course in Spain at the UAB to provide education and training to people working with experimental animals.From 2000, she was principal coordinator of the UAB’s postgraduate training course and master's degree in LAS In 2014, she was instrumental in the creation of a postgraduate training course in LAS at the Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (TANUVAS) in India, which became the first FELASA accredited course outside Europe. In 1994, she became a member of the management board of the Federation of European Laboratory Animal Science Associations (FELASA), and from 2005-2014, she was chair of the FELASA Accreditation Board for Training and Education in Laboratory Animal Science. In 2000, Vergara co-founded the European College for Laboratory Animal Medicine (ECLAM) and served as a council member and treasurer until 2007. In 2014, she co-founded the ICLAS Scholarship Program for Veterinarians in Laboratory Animal Science and Medicine to increase the professional level of LAS personnel living in areas without access to training. From 2020-2021, she was president of the European Platform for Education and Training in Laboratory Animal Science (ETPLAS)

Awards In November 2018, Vergara received the FELASA 40 Years Anniversary Educational Award based on her development of courses and teaching programmes and her pedagogical vision in LAS. In 2023, she received the ICLAS Coates-Demers Award in recognition of her30 years of outstanding commitment to ICLAS and its Programs, particularly in education & training in Laboratory Animal Science and Animal Quality.

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Example 1 — a first encounter with Patri Vergara

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Patri Vergara claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Patri Vergara before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Patri Vergara ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Patri Vergara

In research: Patri Vergara appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Patri Vergara in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Patri Vergara is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 20th-century Spanish women scientists, 21st-century women scientists, Academic staff of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Patri Vergara outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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