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• Neuroplasticity of the female brain

  Directed by Roberta Haddad Tovolli  We are applying advanced neurobiological tools to understand the neuronal mechanisms underlying changes in fee...

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• Maternal programming

  Directed by Roberta Haddad Tovolli  Our research investigates how maternal eating habits, including obesogenic diets and altered feeding behaviors...

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• COPD endotyping

  Directed by Rosa Faner  The group's current COPD mechanistic program is dedicated to studying the heterogeneity and complexity of COPD across the...

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• Interstitial lung Diseases (ILDs)

  Directed by Dr. Jacobo Sellares  The interstitial lung diseases area is directed by Dr. J. Sellares, current head of the interstitial diseases uni...

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• Bronchiectasis (BE)

  Directed by Dr. Oriol Sibila  The bronchiectasis area is led by Dr. O. Sibila, currently head of the Pneumology Service at Hospital Clínic and ass...

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• Early lung cancer (LC) diagnosis

  Directed by Dr. Angela Guirao  LC is highly prevalent and deadly. Yet, it can be cured if diagnosed early. To improve early LC diagnosis we are cu...

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• Biomechanical characterization of lung ECM in lung disease and ageing

  Advanced biophysical techniques, such as atomic force microscopy (AFM), enable precise measurement of lung tissue stiffness and elasticity at the n...

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• Advanced neuroimaging and AI for modeling neurodegenerative diseases

  Directed by Roser Sala-Llonch We focus on the development of cutting-edge methodologies, including algorithms for multimodal neuroimaging data and...

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• Neuropsychology and neuroimaging in neurodegenerative diseases

  Directed by Bàrbara Segura We aim to identify the mechanisms responsible for cognitive deficits in neurologic diseases using multimodal neuroimagi...

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• Digital interventions for depression and anxiety

  Co-directed by Joaquim Raduà and Miquel A. Fullana We develop and evaluate internet-based cognitive behavioural therapy (iCBT) programs to expand...

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• Artificial intelligence immunodiagnostics

  We develop artificial intelligence immunodiagnostics to predict patient outcomes from immune cell states in blood. By combining single-cell transcr...

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• Understanding human systemic cancer immunosurveillance and escape

  We aim to understand how human immunosurveillance shapes the earliest progenitors of cancer (Burdziak et al Science 2023). Most knowledge comes fro...

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• Multimodal artificial intelligence for clinically actionable insights

  We use multimodal artificial intelligence to understand how the immune system links diverse clinical conditions. By integrating radiology, patholog...

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• Early-phase and investigator-initiated clinical trials

  We design and conduct early-phase clinical trials and investigator-initiated studies to evaluate novel targeted agents and immunotherapies. Close c...

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• Molecular profiling and biomarker discovery in upper gastrointestinal cancers

  We perform comprehensive molecular and transcriptomic profiling of gastric, pancreatic, and biliary tract tumors to identify oncogenic drivers and...

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• Liquid biopsy for real-time tumor monitoring

  We develop and validate liquid biopsy technologies that detect tumor-derived nucleic acids in plasma, enabling non-invasive monitoring of tumor dyn...

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• Patient-derived and genetically engineered models

  We create patient-derived organoids, xenografts (PDXs), and genetically engineered mouse models that replicate the heterogeneity of upper GI tumors...

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• Upper GI cancer cell and stromal interactions

  We investigate how interactions among tumor cells, the immune system, and stromal components affect tumor progression and therapy resistance. Under...

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• Unravelling the role of lipid droplets in epithelial regeneration and infections

  Directed by Albert Herms  Lipid droplets are very well characterized in liver, muscle or adipose tissue, but little is known about their role in e...

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• Understanding mutant selection and early tumorigenesis in ageing epithelia

  Directed by Albert Herms  Epithelial tissues accumulate mutations as we age. We are applying mouse and human epithelioids, advanced primary self-m...

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