Research is an activity that has considerable environmental impact. Many single-use items are used, for example, which generate tons of plastic waste. Conducting experiments and storing and analysing the results requires machinery and equipment that consume a lot of energy. Research work also involves a large amount of travel to attend conferences and congresses.
In response, initiatives aimed at making research laboratories more sustainable have been implemented around the world. IDIBAPS is committed to promoting more sustainable practices to can reduce the environmental impact of its activities. That is why, among other initiatives, the Committee on Sustainability (sustainability@recerca.clinic.cat) was set up in mid-2022. The Committee, which has drawn up a manual of good practices, also studies and recommends measures that can be applied to our environment to reduce the impact generated by research.
The members of the Committee on Sustainability are:
- Rita Álvaro Escribano, General Services Technician
- Daniel Arbós, Head of Communication.
- Michela Bertero, Director of Strategy.
- Albert Compte, head of the “Theoretical neurobiology of cortical circuits” research group.
- Isabella Dotti, researcher in the 'Inflammatory bowel disease' research group.
- Marta Kulis, researcher in the “Biomedical epigenomics” group.
- Helena Marí-De Nova, technician in the 'Pathogenesis and prevention of diabetes' research group.
- Luis Mochon, purshasing manager
- Amàlia Muñoz, technician in the 'Gastrointestinal and pancreatic oncology' research group.
- Cristina Navas, head of General Services.
- Sandra Piquer, head of Laboratory Management.
- Jaime de la Rocha, head of the “Cortical circuit dynamics” research group.
- Pau Sancho, head of the “Liver cell plasticity and tissue repair” research group.
- Cèlia Segura, biobank technician.
Former members
- Laia Bonjoch, researcher in the “Genetic predisposition to gastrointestinal cancer” group. (2022-2024)
- Cristina Herrera, researcher in the “Genetic predisposition to gastrointestinal cancer” group. (2022-2023)
- Selma el Houssi, Cytometry Platform technician (2022-2023)
- Lorena de Mena, researcher in the “Parkinson disease and other neurodegenerative movement disorders: clinical and experimental research” group. (2022-2024)
- Verònica Pablo, researcher in the 'Translational colorectal cancer genomics' group.