Research lines

• Molecular studies in embryonic and tumor cells: applications to pharmacogenomics

  Comparison of microRNA patterns in embryonic and tumor tissues, with a view to selecting more specific treatments.

• Effects of synchrotron radiation upon the neoplastic cell

  Carried out jointly with UAB, comparison is made of the biological action of synchrotron radiation with conventional X-rays used in radiotherapy.

• Breast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

  Tumour uptake and diffusion to predict pathological response to primary systemic treatment in breast cancer.

• Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) techniques

  Studies of perfusion, diffusion and spectroscopy applied to the staging and treatment

  monitoring of brain and head and neck tumours.

• Scintigraphic detection of the sentinel node and hybrid tracers in radioguided surgery

  Applied in different tumours to avoid unnecessary lymphadenectomies. Radioguided surgery approaches with new tracers and methodologies.

• Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (PET/CT)

  For the staging and control of treatment response in different types of tumors.

• Study of bacterial radiosensitivity

  In E. coli, S. epidermidis and S. aureus.