Rare diseases
Group leaders
Participating groups
Drosophila disease models and (epi)genetic analysis
Our research group embodies a multidisciplinary approach, encompassing diverse research lines that delve into both basic and translational research...
- Group Leader:
- Andreu Casali Taberner
Neuronal Signalling Unit
The Neuronal Signalling Unit is a research group specialised in the study of the survival of motor neurons and the pathologies associated with the degeneration of these cells...
- Group Leader:
- Rosa Maria Soler Tatche
Neuroimmunology
The Neuroimmunology group is a translational group made up of clinical and basic researchers and researchers collaborating with other centres that complement our experience in neuroimmunology...
- Group Leader:
- Luis Brieva Ruiz
Research Group in Immunology and Metabolism (GRIM)
The group of the University of Lleida (UdL) and the Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida (IRBLleida) is currently constituted by two Principal Investigators, Joan Verdaguer and Concepció Mora, and their respective research units...
- Group Leaders:
- Juan Verdaguer Autonell, Concepción Mora Giral
Metabolic physiopathology
The overall goal of our investigations concerned the role of metabolism and oxidative stress (including free radical chemistry, redox biology and antioxidants) in the aging process and age-associated diseases...
- Group Leader:
- Reinald Pamplona Gras
Biochemistry of Oxidative Stress
The Biochemistry of Oxidative Stress group analyzes the alteration of mitochondrial functions in Friedreich Ataxia (FA), a rare, cardio-neurodegenerative disease caused by deficient levels of frataxin, a mitochondrial protein...
- Group Leader:
- Joaquim Ros Salvador
Calcium cellular signalling
During tumor progression, cancer cells adapt to changes in the microenvironment (lack of nutrients and /or oxygen) through the activation of stress pathways and autophagy...
- Group Leaders:
- Carles Cantí Nicolás, Judit Herreros Danés
Cell cycle
The Cell Cycle group studies the molecular mechanisms that regulate the division of eukaryotic cells, in particular: (A) the mechanisms dependent on SUMO and SMC complexes that ensure genome stability during the cycle and in response to DNA damage...
- Group Leaders:
- Eloi Garí Marsol, Jordi Torres Rosell
