Health Research Projects 2023 - CaixaResearch

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Selected projects 2023

Cardiovascular and associated metabolic diseases

Study of the regenerative properties of endothelial cells that promote the formation of new blood vessels

Mariona Graupera
Is supplemental oxygen an effective treatment for acute pulmonary embolism?

David Jiménez
A molecule produced by gut microbiota enables early detection of atherosclerosis

David Sancho
New genetic studies to improve diagnosis and treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

José Luis de la Pompa
Personalised medicine tools to improve early diagnosis of familial hypercholesterolaemia

Mafalda Bourbon
New therapeutic target to reduce inflammation and prevent cardiovascular disease

José Antonio Enríquez
Immune regulation of skeletal muscle to improve metabolic health and exercise response during ageing

Pedro Sousa-Victor

Infectious diseases

Development of a new therapy to deactivate superbug antibiotic resistance

Daniel López Serrano
New approach to facilitate the transport of antibiotics across the cell membrane

Javier Montenegro
New biological approach to curb the spread of mosquito-borne infectious diseases

Juana Díez-Antón
Study of the molecular mechanisms that regulate T-lymphocyte generation in the thymus and their implications in the immune response against infection.

Nuno L. Alves
Deciphering Plasmodium biology to develop new malaria strategies

Maria Mota
What mutations make the monkeypox virus more efficient at transmitting between humans?

Antonio Alcamí
New strategies to combat antibiotic resistance in gram-positive bacteria

Didier Cabanes
Deciphering the mechanisms of immune response initiation against pathogens

Luis Ferreira Moita

Neuroscience

Deciphering the role of alterations in cellular metabolism in the development of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Estela Area
A connected health strategy to prevent suicide in at-risk individuals

Enrique Baca-García
Mapping how food and microbiota affect brain function and behaviour

Carlos Ribeiro
Study of microglial cells to develop new treatments to reduce the side effects of stroke

Anna Planas
Deciphering the link between cannabis and psychotic disorders

Juan Pedro Bolaños
Understanding how people with autism spectrum disorder perceive the intensity of sensory stimuli

Alfonso Renart
A new approach to unravelling and manipulating intercellular communication to promote brain regeneration following injury

Christa Rhiner

Oncology

Genomically-guided precision medicine to improve the effectiveness of brain metastasis treatment

Manuel Valiente
Identification of new biomarkers for predicting the risk of relapse in acute lymphoblastic leukaemia

Biola M. Javierre
Deciphering the role of the RANK protein to develop new treatments for breast cancer

Eva González Suárez
Towards a better understanding of metastasis

Toni Celià-Terrassa
Towards early diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer

Elisa Espinet
Deciphering the impact of leukaemia on the immune system beyond the disease itself

Nuno Rodrigues dos Santos

Enabling technologies

Laboratory-generated red blood cells for the treatment of patients with sickle cell anaemia

Núria Nogués Gálvez
Development of a wireless device to promote the regeneration of damaged tissue after spinal cord injury

Nuno Silva
Portable device for the mass diagnosis of malaria

Eva Baldrich
Development of sensors to monitor the doses applied during FLASH radiotherapy

Consuelo Guardiola
Advanced microscopy to decipher immunogenic cell death-mediated immune response activation

Francisco Sánchez Madrid