Ana Maria Gonzalez Castro I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Neuro-Immune-Gastroenterology Research Group. My interest is focused on improving the understanding of the role of immune cells (mast cells, eosinophils and plasma cells) askey playeres in the control of intestinal mucosal barrier mechanisms in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Microscopic Colitis. Institutions of which they are part Postdoctoral researcher Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Digestive Tract Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Email Ana Maria Gonzalez Castro Email Institutions of which they are part Postdoctoral researcher Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Digestive Tract Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Neuro-Immune-Gastroenterology Research Group. My interest is focused on improving the understanding of the role of immune cells (mast cells, eosinophils and plasma cells) askey playeres in the control of intestinal mucosal barrier mechanisms in patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Microscopic Colitis.
I graduated in Biology from the Faculty of Biology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona in 1999 and completed my doctoral thesis in Digestive Pathophysiology (University of Barcelona, 2006). I then joined the laboratory of the Digestive System Service of the Hospital Vall d'Hebron under the supervision of Dr. Xavier Molero in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Pancreatic Diseases group. From 2009 to 2011, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher in the Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology group led by Dr Javier Santos, VHIR, where together with Dr. María Vicario I focused on the study of immune cell populations, with particular attention to the role of mast cells and plasma cells in the pathophysiology of irritable bowel syndrome. In 2011 I received a postdoctoral research fellowship from Linkoping University (Sweden). My research there focused on studying the humoral immune response in the colonic mucosa of patients with ulcerative colitis and the effect of stress on the colonic mucosa of healthy volunteers. In 2013, I joined the group of Mucosal Translational Immunology as a post-doctoral researcher, together with Dr María Vicario. My research has been aimed at improving the current understanding of the pathophysiological mechanisms underlying gastrointestinal disorders and identifying immune changes in the intestinal mucosa that are associated with altered intestinal permeability and the development of intestinal inflammation. I am currently a postdoctoral researcher in the Neuro-Immuno-Gastroenterology Laboratory led by Dr Santos, collaborating with the principal investigators on varius research projects and coordinating the research work in the laboratory. I also participate in the training of undergraduate, masters and pre-doctoral students and I am very committed to the training of young researchers.. Since 2022, I have been a professor in the Master in Translational Biomedical Research (VHIR-UAB).
Projects Development of new oral biologics for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) IP: Fco Javier Santos Vicente Collaborators: Natalia Borruel Sainz, Ana Maria Gonzalez Castro Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN Funding: 218513 Reference: CPP2022-009979 Duration: 01/12/2023 - 30/11/2026 Fisiologia i fisiopatologia digestiva IP: Fco Javier Santos Vicente Collaborators: Beatriz Lobo Alvarez, Fernando Azpiroz Vidaur, Merce Albert Bayo, Natalia Borruel Sainz, Francesc Casellas Jordá, Carmen Alonso Cotoner, Carolina Malagelada Prats, Jorge Serra Pueyo, Ana Maria Gonzalez Castro, Ariadna Aguilar Cayuelas, Elba Exposito Fernandez, Laura Campderros Traver, Blanca Grases Pintó, Virginia Robles Alonso, Adoración Nieto Ruiz, Claudia Barber Caselles, Elena Céspedes Martínez, Danila Guagnozzi, Ronald Benjamin Llerena Castro, Francisca Yañez Araya, Consuelo Cammarota Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 40000 Reference: 2021 SGR 00766 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025 Contribución diferencial del epitelio intestinal a la fisiopatología de la diarrea crónica en el síndrome del intestino irritable y la colitis microscópica. Perfil clínico-biológico para el diagnóstico diferencial. IP: - Collaborators: Beatriz Lobo Alvarez, Merce Albert Bayo, Inés de Torres Ramirez, Ana Maria Gonzalez Castro, Marc Pigrau Pastor, Xavier Serra Ruiz Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 183920 Reference: PI19/01643 Duration: 01/01/2020 - 30/06/2024 Development, dIagnostic and prevention of gender-related Somatic and mental COmorbitiEs in IRritable bowel syndrome In Europe (DISCOvERIE) IP: Fco Javier Santos Vicente Collaborators: Beatriz Lobo Alvarez, Silvia Muñoz Caller, Carmen Alonso Cotoner, Ana Maria Gonzalez Castro, Elba Exposito Fernandez, Marc Pigrau Pastor, Xavier Serra Ruiz, Adoración Nieto Ruiz, Alejandro Henao Paez, Consuelo Cammarota, José Alegre Martin, Jesus Castro Marrero, Marta Ribases Haro, Natalia Llonga Tejedor, Amanda Rodríguez Urrutia Funding agency: EUROPEAN COMMISSION Funding: 1148684.84 Reference: DISCOVERIE_H2020-SC1-BHC2019 Duration: 01/01/2020 - 31/12/2024 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Next page › Last page »
