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• Clinical research

  a) Epidemiology and prognostic factors of various types of endocarditis using the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, the Spanish (GAMES registry) and se...

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• Genetic mechanisms of inflammation in chronic liver disease

  Studies characterizing the genetic component that modifies the inflammatory response in these patients.

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• Cellular mechanisms of inflammation in chronic liver disease

  Studies discerning the mechanistic aspects of the inflammatory response in individual inflammatory cells, especially monocytes/macrophages.

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• Endothelial Dysfunction in the Pathogenesis of Portal Hypertension

  Directed by Virginia Hernández Gea Her research centers on the role of endothelial dysfunction in the development of portal hypertension and porta...

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• Clinical trials and innovation in psychopharmacology of bipolar and depressive disorders

  Our team is involved in clinical trials to evaluate the efficacy and safety of several pharmacological agents, such as intranasal esketamine in add...

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• Genetic association studies in colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas

  Directed by Sergi Castellví We identify common, low-penetrance genetic variants linked to colorectal cancer and/or advanced adenomas risk through...

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• New hereditary genes for colorectal cancer

  Directed by Sergi Castellví We discover new genes for germline predisposition to colorectal cancer. We focus on studying familial (several cases i...

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• New hereditary genes for gastric cancer

  Directed by Leticia Moreira We find new genes for germline predisposition to gastric cancer by focusing on early-onset cases. As previously with c...

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• State-of-the-art functional studies of candidate genes

  Directed by Sergi Castellví Candidate genes for colorectal cancer and gastric cancer are evaluated for their ability to predispose for these neopl...

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• Clinical relevance of new hereditary genes for gastrointestinal cancer

  Directed by Sergi Castellví We perform a genotype-phenotype correlation of the new genetic variants for germline predisposition to gastrointestina...

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• Molecular and cellular bases of inflammation and remodeling

  We work in the study of the mechanisms involved in the development of systemic inflammatory processes, the role of cell communication mediated by e...

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• Structural and biological mass spectrometry

  We are studying the phosphoproteome, acetylome and ubiquitome of the primary T-cell searching for new substrates of modification involved in TCR-me...

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• Prognostic factors in patients with macular edema associated with non-infectious uveitis

  Assessment of the clinical, biological and imaging factors involved in the pathogenesis of uveitic macular edema and its response to treatment.

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• New biologic therapies for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis

  Assessment of the efficacy and safety of new biologic therapies including anti-TNF-alpha, anti-IL-1beta, and anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibodi...

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• Genetic polymorphisms predisposing to uveitis

  Multicentric study that investigates genetic polymorphisms as potential risk factors for developing uveitis and its complications.

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• Tuberculosis-related uveitis

  Development of epidemiological, clinical and experimental studies.

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• Macular pathology in diabetic patients

  Development of clinical and experimental studies to investigate the pathogenesis of diabetic macular edema, as well as its response to different th...

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• Molecular basis of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)

  Study of the contribution of chronic inflammation and in particular, C-reactive protein and complement Factor H to the progression of AMD.

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• Glaucoma

  Molecular genetics of glaucoma, proteomics of glaucoma secondary to uveitis, and applications of the structural analysis by OCT in glaucoma.

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• Radioguided surgery using virtual technologies

  To create models to merge 3D images in the operating room in real time to detect lesions and improve diagnostic accuracy.    

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