
Meet the Project Leaders and Principal Investigators that will be participating in the Health Research Meeting 2025.
Attendees to the meeting
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Paulo Aguiar
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto (i3S)
Project Leader
Neuromorphic devices for adaptive real-time neuromodulation in brain electrical stimulation therapies
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Andrés Aguilera
Centro Andaluz de Biología Molecular y Medicina Regenerativa (CABIMER - US)
Project Leader
R-loop-mediated genome instability factors in cancer
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Carlos Alberola-López
Universidad de Valladolid (UVa)
Principal Investigator
A DIRect QuanTitative assessment of Heart disease with magnetic resonance imaging
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Maria João Amorim
Católica Biomedical Research Center (CBR - UCP)
Principal Investigator
The BioPlaTTAR Platform for the Tailored and Rapid Development of Antiviral Biopharmaceuticals
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Raul Andero Galí
Institute of Neuroscience (INc-UAB)
Principal Investigator
Involvement of the gut microbiota-brain cross talk in the loss of eating control
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Thais Armangué
Fundació de Recerca Sant Joan de Déu (FRSJD)
Principal Investigator
Antibody-mediated NMDA receptor encephalitis: symptoms, biomarkers, and mechanisms of the prolonged recovery stage
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Joaquín Arribas
Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB)
Project Leader
Role of cellular senescence during breast cancer progression and treatment
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Esteban Ballestar
Institut de Recerca Contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras (IJC)
Project Leader
Uncovering the Differentiation Determinants and Dynamics of Congenital Susceptibility to Infections
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Ángel Barco
Instituto de Neurociencias, UMH-CSIC
Project Leader
Epigenetic basis of gene-environment interactions underlying variation in Cognitive capabilities and their Decline with Age
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Rui Benedito
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)
Project Leader
Understanding and promoting the growth and regenerative functions of blood vessels in heart disease
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Christian Brander
Institut de Recerca de la Sida ”la Caixa” (IrsiCaixa)
Project Leader
Epigenetic regulation of host immunity and neurological long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection
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João Morais Cabral
Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde da Universidade do Porto (i3S)
Project Leader
Using small-molecule inhibitors to explore the unique properties of the bacterial K+ machinery and its potential as an antibacterial target
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Elías Campo
Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)
Project Leader
(Epi)Genomic and microenvironment interactions driving evolution in chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Targets for clinical intervention
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Agostinho Carvalho
Universidade do Minho (UM)
Team Member
Whole-systems Analysis of the Microbiome-Metabolome Crosstalk for Biomarker Discovery and Therapy of Respiratory Fungal Diseases
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Teresa Matias Correia
Centro de Ciências do Mar do Algarve (CCMAR)
Project Leader
A DIRect QuanTitative assessment of Heart disease with magnetic resonance imaging
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Vera Sofia Correia Martins
Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM)
Project Leader
T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia: Origin & Relapse
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Josep Dalmau
Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)
Project Leader
Antibody-mediated NMDA receptor encephalitis: symptoms, biomarkers, and mechanisms of the prolonged recovery stage
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Óscar Fernández-Capetillo
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO)
Project Leader
Modulating nucleolar activity and stress responses as a therapeutic strategy in ALS
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José Manuel Fernández-Real
Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona (IDIBGI)
Principal Investigator
Involvement of the gut microbiota-brain cross talk in the loss of eating control
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Manuela Ferreira
Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular (CNC-UC)
Project Leader
Role of diet-derived retinoids in CD8αα intraepithelial lymphocytes and intestinal defence at early-life
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Gerardo Ferrer
Institut de Recerca contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras (IJC)
Principal Investigator
Somatic mutations and clonal hematopoiesis as predictors and drivers of heart failure progression
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Jordi Figuerola
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Project Leader
Moving from reactive to proactive strategies for the prevention of the next West Nile virus outbreak in Andalucía
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Helena Florindo
Faculdade de Farmácia da Universidade de Lisboa (FFUL)
Project Leader
Multifunctional nano-immunotherapy against breast brain metastases
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Claudio Franco
Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP)
Project Leader
Endothelial Cells as rheostats for Age-Related Diseases
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José Javier Fuster
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)
Project Leader
Somatic mutations and clonal hematopoiesis as predictors and drivers of heart failure progression
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Luis Graca
Gulbenkian Institute for Molecular Medicine (GIMM)
Project Leader
Harnessing germinal centre regulation for improved vaccines
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Mariona Graupera
Institut de Recerca Contra la Leucèmia Josep Carreras (IJC)
Principal Investigator
Understanding and promoting the growth and regenerative functions of blood vessels in heart disease
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Kristina Haase
European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL-Barcelona)
Principal Investigator
Vascularized lymphoma on-chip: a multifaceted tool for translational research
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Simon Heath
Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG)
Principal Investigator
Epigenetic regulation of host immunity and neurological long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Alfonso Jaramillo
Instituto de Biología Integrativa de Sistemas (I2SysBio-CSIC)
Project Leader
Accelerated evolution of high-weight protein complexes for precision antimicrobials
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Rafael Kramann
University Hospital RWTH Aachen
Principal Investigator
Understanding and promoting the growth and regenerative functions of blood vessels in heart disease
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Julia Lorenzo
Institut de Biotecnologia i de Biomedicina (IBB-UAB)
Principal Investigator
New nanotechnological therapy for Parkinson´s disease: nose to brain delivery of GBA-polymer nanoconjugates
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Elena Martín García
Institute of Neuroscience (INc-UAB)
Project Leader
Involvement of the gut microbiota-brain cross talk in the loss of eating control
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Nuria Martínez
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Project Leader
Metabolic communication between immune cells orchestrates the response to pathogens
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Marta Martínez-Vicente
Vall d'Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR)
Project Leader
New nanotechnological therapy for Parkinson´s disease: nose to brain delivery of GBA-polymer nanoconjugates
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José Luis Martín Ventura
Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IIS-FJD)
Principal Investigator
Harnessing the adaptive immune response in vascular pathologies: towards the identification of new therapeutic avenues
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Ira Milosevic
Universidade de Coimbra (UC)
Project Leader
The dynamic membrane traffic at the neuronal synapse: Endosomal sub-compartments in health and disease
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Rita G. Nunes
Instituto Superior Técnico para a Investigação e Desenvolvimento (IST-ID)
Principal Investigator
A DIRect QuanTitative assessment of Heart disease with magnetic resonance imaging
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Patricia Pérez-Galán
Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS)
Project Leader
Vascularized lymphoma on-chip: a multifaceted tool for translational research
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Leopoldo Petreanu
Fundação Champalimaud
Project Leader
Circuit mechanisms for associating high-order cortical activity with expected sensory representations in health and desease
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Almudena R. Ramiro
Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares (CNIC)
Project Leader
Harnessing the adaptive immune response in vascular pathologies: towards the identification of new therapeutic avenues
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Ronit Satchi-Fainaro
Tel Aviv University (TAU)
Principal Investigator
Multifunctional nano-immunotherapy against breast brain metastases
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Miguel Seabra
NOVA Medical School (NMS - UNL)
Project Leader
NRF2 as a novel therapeutic target in early and intermediate age-related macular degeneration
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Joaquim Segalés
Institut de Recerca i Tecnologia Agroalimentàries (IRTA)
Principal Investigator
Epigenetic regulation of host immunity and neurological long-term consequences of SARS-CoV-2 infection
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Ana Serrano Lotina
Instituto de Catálisis y Petroquímica (ICP-CSIC)
Team member
Highly efficient technology for clean and safe air: development of advanced air purifiers to inactivate pathogens in aerosols
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Cláudio M. Soares
Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica (ITQB NOVA)
Project Leader
The BioPlaTTAR Platform for the Tailored and Rapid Development of Antiviral Biopharmaceuticals
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Fran Supek
Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB Barcelona)
Project Leader
Potentiating cancer immunotherapy by inhibiting the NMD quality-control pathway guided by genetic markers
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José Maria Valpuesta
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Principal Investigator
The BioPlaTTAR Platform for the Tailored and Rapid Development of Antiviral Biopharmaceuticals
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João Ventura
Universidade do Porto (UP)
Principal Investigator
Neuromorphic devices for adaptive real-time neuromodulation in brain electrical stimulation therapies
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María Jesús Vicent
Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe (CIPF)
Principal Investigator
New nanotechnological therapy for Parkinson´s disease: nose to brain delivery of GBA-polymer nanoconjugates
Moderators
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Silvia Martín Lluesma
Head of Advanced Therapies Program -VHIO
Moderator
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Vivienne Parry
Science writer and broadcaster
Moderator
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Ismael Ràfols
INGENIO (CSIC-UPV), Universitat Politècnica de València, UNESCO Chair at CWTS, Leiden University
Moderator