Central Figures

    Dr. Maria Mittelbrunn

    Dr. Maria Mittelbrunn

    PhD in Biochemistry, specialized in Immunology and Senior Group Leader at the CaixaResearch Institute

    After completing her degree and earning her PhD in Biochemistry at the Autonomous University of Madrid, Maria Mittelbrunn specialised in immunology. She completed her doctoral thesis under the supervision of Professor Francisco Sánchez Madrid at La ...

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    Dr. Gemma Moncunill

    Dr. Gemma Moncunill

    Biologist, PhD in Immunology, and consolidated group leader at the CaixaResearch Institute

    Gemma Moncunill holds a PhD in Immunology from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. She trained at leading international institutions such as the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center (Seattle) and the University of British Columbia (Vancouver). ...

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    Dr. Josep Dalmau

    Dr. Josep Dalmau

    Neurologist specialised in neuro-oncology, PhD in Medicine,and senior group leader at the CaixaResearch Institute

    After graduating with a degree and completing his PhD in Medicine at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Josep Dalmau specialised in neurology and trained in neuro-oncology at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. He has spent a ...

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    Dr. Héctor Huerga Encabo

    Dr. Héctor Huerga Encabo

    Biologist specialised in biomedicine, PhD in Immunology and junior group leader at the CaixaResearch Institute

    Héctor Huerga Encabo holds a PhD in Immunology from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and is a junior group leader at the CaixaResearch Institute. There, he leads a group dedicated to understanding how mutations that accumulate in blood stem cells – a ...

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    Dr. María Martínez López

    Dr. María Martínez López

    Biochemist, researcher in neuroimmunology, and junior group leader at the CaixaResearch Institute

    The immunologist María Martínez López is conducting her postdoctoral research at the Fundação Champalimaud in Lisbon, supported by a Junior Leader fellowship from the "la Caixa" Foundation. In July 2026, she will join the new research centre in ...

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    Analuce Canha Gouveia

    Analuce Canha Gouveia

    Assistant professor (PhD) in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Cantabria and member of Gynetools SL

    Analuce Canha is an assistant professor (PhD) in the Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology at the University of Cantabria. She also works as a researcher in Pilar Coy’s team, which has created DUFIC, a device for the in vivo collection of uterine ...

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    Patricia Pozo-Rosich

    Patricia Pozo-Rosich

    Head of the Neurology Service, Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, director of the Migraine Adaptive Brain Center, leader of the VHIR Headache and Neurological Pain Research Group, and coordinator of the Brain, Mind and Behaviour Area at VHIR

    Patricia Pozo Rosich is the director of the Migraine Adaptive Brain Center and of the Headache Unit at Vall d’Hebron University Hospital, and head of the Neurology Service at the same Barcelona hospital. She holds a PhD in Medicine and is a ...

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    Juan Gabriel Rodríguez

    Juan Gabriel Rodríguez

    Professor of Economics at the Complutense University of Madrid

    He is a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economic Analysis at the Complutense University of Madrid and a member of the ICAE, EQUALITAS and CEDESOG research groups. Between 2008 and 2010 he served as deputy assistant director general at ...

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    Iñaki Bergera

    Iñaki Bergera

    Professor of Architectural Projects at the University of Zaragoza

    Iñaki Bergera is a professor of architectural projects at the University of Zaragoza. He qualified as an architect and earned a PhD from the University of Navarra in 1997 and 2002, respectively. Through a fellowship from the Postgraduate fellowships ...

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