This edition, which raised over 10 million euros, will support 36 research projects led by 60 scientific teams, selected from 94 submissions through a rigorous evaluation process.
Research to improve the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory diseases
The eight projects led or participated by Clínic, IDIBAPS, and ISGlobal focus on different challenges related to respiratory diseases. These initiatives aim to advance knowledge, diagnosis, and treatment of these conditions affecting thousands of people each year.
Projects led by Campus Clínic
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UAL-PAH: Synergistic action on TGF-ß and cGMP-PKG pathways to reverse vascular remodeling in pulmonary arterial hypertension
Funding: 299,999 €
Research team: Dr. Isabel Blanco Vich, Head of the Pulmonary Hypertension Unit and researcher at the Translational Research in Pulmonary Vascular Diseases group at IDIBAPS; Dr. Víctor Ivo Peinado Cabré, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB-CSIC) -
Combined efficacy of antibiotics and bacteriophages for personalized treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa ventilator-associated pneumonia
Funding: 199,993 €
Researcher: Dr. Laia Fernández Barat, researcher at the Applied research in infectious respiratory diseases and critically ill patients group at IDIBAPS -
Epigenetic profiles and environmental exposome in radon-associated lung cancer: the REXPIRE study
Funding: 189,544 €
Researcher: Dr. Laura Mezquita Pérez, oncologist at Hospital Clínic and researcher at the Translational Genomics and Targeted Therapies in Solid Tumors group at IDIBAPS -
Role of IGFBP3 in regulating lung stem cells in the tumorigenic process in NSCLC
Funding: 151,250 €
Researcher: Dr. Alfons Navarro Ponz, researcher at the Inflammation and Repair in Respiratory Diseases group at IDIBAPS -
Early identification of treatment failure in pulmonary sarcoidosis through integrated multi-omics analysis: PREDICT-SARC study
Funding: 399,338 €
Research team: Dr. Jacobo Sellarés Torres, Head of the Interstitial Lung Diseases Working Group at the Pneumology Department, and researcher at the IInflammation and Repair in Respiratory Diseases group at IDIBAPS; Dr. Iván Castellví Barranco, Institute of Research Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (IR-Sant Pau); Dr. Ana Villar Gómez, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR); Dr. Vanesa Vicens Zygmunt, Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) -
Stick out your tongue for tuberculosis: diagnostic validation of lingual smear for contact tracing studies
Funding: 399,775 €
Research team: Dr. Alberto García-Basteiro, physician at the International Health Service, Clínic, and researcher at ISGlobal; Dr. Sozinho Acácio, Manhiça Health Research Center (CISM), Mozambique; Dr. Antoni Noguera Julián, Fundació Sant Joan de Déu for Research -
Microbiological advances in the treatment of chronic pulmonary infections caused by Mycobacterium avium complex and Mycobacteriodes abscessus complex
Funding: 196,005 €
Researcher: Dr. Julià González Martín, consultant at the Microbiology Department at Hospital Clínic, and researcher at ISGlobal -
Identification of key molecules with antifibrotic effect from the secretome of alveolar type II cells for the development of new therapies for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
Funding: 299,851 €
Research team: Dr. Anna Serrano Mollar, researcher at the Molecular and Cellular Bases of Inflammation. Structural and Biological Mass Spectrometry group, Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB-CSIC); Dr. Pedro Melgar-Lesmes, researcher at the University of Barcelona (UB) and the Translational Research in New Therapeutic and Diagnostic Strategies in Liver Diseases group at IDIBAPS
