IDIBAPS Respiratory Research Group - IAMR - News

IAMR group incorporates a pharmacist for the line of the animal model

2012-01-19 00:00:00

The latest incorporation in our research group is Elisabet Aguilera Xiol, who has a Degree in Pharmacy at the University of Barcelona. Her role in our group will consist of helping in the animal experimental model line of research conducting her doctoral thesis in the field of microbiology.

IAMR group joins a doctor to investigate on alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency

2011-12-19 00:00:00

The latest incorporation at the research group is Barbara Piras, graduated in Medicine from the University of Sassari, in Sardinia. She is currently doing the residency in pneumology at the University of Sassari. Her role in the research team will be to participate in the research of alpha-1 antitrypsin research line.

Catia Cillóniz succesfully defended her doctoral thesis: Community-acquired pneumonia: A prospective study of etiology and clinical outcome over a period of 12 years of study

2011-12-02 00:00:00

Catia Cillóniz is a biologist specialized in microbiology who is currently working in the Applied Research in Respiratory diseases group in IDIBAPS of Barcelona. During her doctoral thesis in Hospital Clinic, Dr. Cillóniz research focused on the etiology of community acquired pneumonia (CAP). Results were published in two journals of high impact factor: Thorax and Critical Care.The public event took place last November 29th in the University of Barcelona, Faculty of Medicine, Room 14, and the thesis tribunal comprised Dra. Rosario Menéndez, from Hospital La Fe in Valencia, Dr. Jordi Almirall, from Consorci Sanitari del Maresme and Dr. José Antonio Martínez, from Hospital Clinic of Barcelona.

A study about IL-6 response during weaning associates increasing levels of this inflammatory biomarker with Spontaneous breathing trial failure in COPD patients.

2011-11-10 00:00:00

Further studies may corroborate the different IL-6 responses among different populations who initiate weaning, and its potential clinical implications, but in the manuscript entitled: The effect of spontaneous breathing on systemic interleukin 6 during ventilator weaning, it is clear IL-6 increases during the Spontaneous breathing trial (SBT) and that this increase is more evident in COPD patients who fail the SBT

Elena Prina and Valeria Giunta presented their work at the IV CIBERES Training Meeting in Mallorca

2011-11-04 00:00:00

Both Research Physicians, Elena Prina and Valeria Giunta presented their work in a poster session at the IV CIBER Training Meeting on Respiratory Diseases that was held in Mallorca last 27-28th of October.