Elena Sulleiro Igual Institutions of which they are part Main researcher Microbiology Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Cap de Secció Microbiology Cross-departmental services Email Elena Sulleiro Igual Email Institutions of which they are part Main researcher Microbiology Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca Cap de Secció Microbiology Cross-departmental services
Research lines Internacional Health The International Health Unit has several lines of research in the field of diagnosis of imported infections, both in our centre and in endemic countries. This unit has a laboratory at the HUVH and another at the Drassanes Unit with extensive experience in highly complex parasitological diagnosis, which allow access to multiple samples from travellers and immigrants. The unit has extensive experience in coordinating projects and training programs in laboratories in rural areas of low-income countries. The development of new technology applied to the diagnosis of the main parasitic infections is another of the axes of our unit. The results of the research studies have been translated into different national and international publications and into the writing of doctoral theses. Our centre is CSUR of Tropical Medicine and International Health. Lines of investigation: - Hemoflagellates: Development studies and evaluation of molecular biology techniques for the diagnosis and typing of Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania sp. A project financed by Roche is currently underway to validate serological techniques for the diagnosis of Chagas disease both in imported patients and in several Latin American countries. - Malaria: Studies on the application of molecular techniques in the diagnosis of malaria in endemic countries. Detection of Plasmodium sp species by PCR, co-infections and alterations in the genes that encode the proteins that are used for rapid diagnostic techniques. - Helminthiasis: Studies of the application of molecular techniques in the diagnosis of different helminthiasis, mainly schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis, both in imported cases and in endemic areas. - Innovation and technology applied to the diagnosis of tropical diseases: 1. Development of a mobile application for the microscopic diagnosis of malaria and schistosomiasis in low-income countries. 2. Collaboration in the development of rapid immunoassays and point-of-care (POC) devices for the quantitative diagnosis of malaria. 3. Interactive training programs for laboratory technicians. 4. Validation of samples collected on dry paper (DBS) for the diagnosis of imported infections. IP: Elena Sulleiro Igual Projects Estudio multicéntrico para la mejora del diagnóstico y la caracterización molecular de las diferentes formas clínicas de leishmaniasis en el área mediterránea. IP: Elena Sulleiro Igual Collaborators: Pau Bosch Nicolau, Aroa Silgado Gimenez, Lidia Goterris Bonet Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 108750 Reference: PI23/01942 Duration: 01/01/2024 - 31/12/2026 CATMAL - Compact Analytical Tool for robust MALaria decentralized diagnosis and community surveillance IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio Collaborators: Francesc Zarzuela Serrat, Israel Molina Romero, Maria Urpí Castany, Adrián Sánchez Montalvá, Elena Sulleiro Igual, Judit Prat Trunas, Ines Mercedes Oliveira Souto, Briza Pérez López Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa" Funding: 392205 Reference: HR23-00679 Duration: 01/12/2023 - 30/11/2026 Grup de Recerca en Microbiologia de Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron IP: Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Maria Belén Viñado Perez, Gema Codina Grau, Virginia Rodríguez Garrido, Andres Antón Pagarolas, Juliana Esperalba Esquerra, Ariadna Rando Segura, Alba Mir Cros, Yannick Hoyos Mallecot, Joan Joseph Munné, Tomàs Pumarola Suñé, Mayli Lung Suarez, Mª Teresa Tórtola Fernández, Albert Moreno Mingorance, Maria Piñana Moro, Aroa Silgado Gimenez, Elena Sulleiro Igual, Lidia Goterris Bonet, Josep Roca Grande, Alejandra Gonzalez Sánchez, Narcís Saubí Roca, Jesus Trejo Zahinos Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca Funding: 0.01 Reference: 2021 SGR 01129 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025 Dispositivo cuantitativo y estable para el diagnótico point-of-care. EuroNanoMed Call 2021 (VHIR coordinator) IP: Eva Baldrich Rubio Collaborators: Israel Molina Romero, Adrián Sánchez Montalvá, Elena Sulleiro Igual, Judit Prat Trunas, Menyar Ben Jaballah Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III Funding: 214333.35 Reference: AC21_2/00021 Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/03/2026 Pagination Current page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Next page › Last page »
