News - IAMR

Tuesday, 06/17/2025

Dr. Anna Motos Awarded the "Lección Joven" Prize at SEPAR 2025

We are proud to announce that Dr. Anna Motos Galera (Barcelona) has been honored with the "Lección Joven" award at the National Congress of the Spanish Society of Pulmonology and Thoracic Surgery (SEPAR), held from June 12–15, 2025, in Bilbao, Spain.

Dr. Motos delivered a keynote lecture in the basic science category titled:"From the Lab to the Clinic: An Integrated Vision of Nosocomial Pneumonia.

Her session focused on the development and implementation of innovative strategies for managing nosocomial pneumonia, highlighting the full translational pathway—from laboratory research and animal models to clinical studies. The lecture was especially aimed at early-career researchers in both basic and clinical science fields, fostering interdisciplinary approaches to tackling hospital-acquired infections.

Congratulations to Dr. Motos for this well-deserved recognition of her outstanding contributions to respiratory research!

Tuesday, 06/17/2025

Dr. Viviane de Cássia Oliveira Wins Poster Presentation Award at Targeting Phage Therapy 2025

Dr. Viviane de Cássia Oliveira Wins Poster Presentation Award at Targeting Phage Therapy 2025.

We are proud to announce that Dr. Viviane de Cássia Oliveira, ARISTOS fellow, has received the "Poster Presentation Award 2025" at the 8th World Congress on Targeting Phage Therapy, held in Berlin, Germany.

Her award-winning study, titled "Evolution of ceftolozane/tazobactam resistance in carbapenem-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa under phage-antibiotic pressure,"
addresses one of the most pressing issues in global health: antimicrobial resistance.

The research revealed that combining phages with antibiotics can delay the development of resistance to ceftolozane/tazobactam in pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Friday, 04/25/2025

New fellow from Italy

Friday, 04/25/2025

Our group presents six posters at ECCMID 2025: science, innovation and connections in Vienna

The Applied Research in Respiratory Infections and Critical Illness group actively participated in the 2025 edition of the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held in Vienna from April 12 to 15 — a key international event in the field.

Our group presents six posters at ECCMID 2025: science, innovation and connections in Vienna

The Applied Research in Respiratory Infections and Critical Illness group actively participated in the 2025 edition of the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID), held in Vienna from April 12 to 15 — a key international event in the field.

Seven members —Roberto Cabrera Ortega, Catia Cillóniz, Viviane De Cassia, Laia Fernández-Barat, Kasra Kiarostami, Guillem Macip and Alba Soler— presented a total of six scientific posters.

The topics included:

the dynamics of phage sensitivity in multidrug-resistant and non-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P2373),
the effect of inhaled amikacin on biofilm viability in an experimental Pseudomonas-induced ventilator-associated pneumonia model (P3138),
the impact of engineered Mycoplasma pneumoniae on P. aeruginosa biofilms and the respiratory microbiota (P2355),
studies focused on the respiratory microbiome (P2201),
research on microbial pathogenesis and virulence (P3378),
and experimental and cellular microbiology (P3512).

In addition to presenting their work, the team connected with industry stakeholders, including Oxford Nanopore and companies focused on DNA extraction kits and phage synthesis, with an eye toward future collaborations.

Thursday, 04/24/2025

Dr. Laia Fernández Awarded ALBERT AGUSTÍ Grant by FUCAP

Dr. Laia Fernández has been awarded the ALBERT AGUSTÍ Grant by the Catalan Society of Pulmonology (FUCAP).

The grant entitled "Eficàcia combinada dels antibiòtics i bacteriòfags per al tractament de la pneumònia associada a ventilació mecànica causada per Pseudomonas aeruginosa" has been endowed with €14,000. The decision was made on March 27 by the jury appointed by the Catalan Society of Pulmonology (FUCAP).

Thursday, 04/24/2025

New fellow from Italy

Antonio Campanella, MD

Resident in Anesthesia and Resuscitation at Roma university, La Sapienza, Sant'Andrea hospital.

Staying at IDIBAPS from April 2025 until September 2025.

During his period at IDIBAPS, he will be involved in clinical observership in UCI department, focusing on patients with onco-haematological and respiratory diseases.

He will be involved also in the animal model experiment.

Thursday, 04/24/2025

New fellow from Italy

Riccardo Guglielmi, MD

Resident in Anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit in Sant'Andrea Hospital - la "Sapienza", Rome, Italy

During his period in IDIBAPS he will make clinical observership in UVIR, focusing on critical care in respiratory medicine. He will join animal model experiments in the infectious disease field and he will collaborate in writing a narrative review and in collecting patients for further studies.

Tuesday, 04/01/2025

Chronic vs intermittent P. aeruginosa: microbiome and clinical impact revealed

A new study shows that the stage of P. aeruginosa infection in bronchiectasis affects quality of life, exacerbation rates and microbiome diversity — and it's now the focus of a new podcast episode with Notebook LLM.

Thursday, 11/28/2024

CIBER Congress: 10 YEARS ADVANCING TOGETHER IN HEALTH

CIBER Congress: 10 YEARS ADVANCING TOGETHER IN HEALTH

Date: Wednesday, November 27th

Venue: Valencia Conference Centre

the CIBER Congress: 10 Years Advancing Together in Health, a unique event bringing together over 1,500 researchers, managers, associations, companies, and young talents committed to biomedical research.

In addition to the scientific program, this congress is a remarkable opportunity to strengthen your network and boost your projects. Renowned companies like MSD and Johnson & Johnson will also be present to enrich the event.

Friday, 11/15/2024

PNEUMONIA WORLD DAY

Today we celebrate the Pnemonia World Day

Barcelona, November 14th

Aula Magna, Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Spain