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Lia Garcia Gilabert

I am a predoctoral student in the research group of Childhood Cancer and Hematologic Diseases at Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR).

Institutions of which they are part

Predoctoral researcher
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Lia Garcia Gilabert

Institutions of which they are part

Predoctoral researcher
Childhood Cancer and Blood Disorders
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

I am a predoctoral student in the research group of Childhood Cancer and Hematologic Diseases at Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR).

I studied Biomedicine at the University of Barcelona (2017-2021). During the degree I did an extracurricular internship in the Neurochemistry group at the Department of Biomedicine of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona (2019). In this stay I collaborated in the characterization of the phagocytic capacity of the brain microglia by using cell cultures and immunocytochemical stainings. During my undergraduate studies, I was also instructor of the Human Physiology II practices from the Biomedicine degree. There I collaborated with the teaching of the laboratory practices, with the preparation of reagents and with the handling of basic physiology equipment. Afterwards, I completed the official Master in Translational Biomedical Research at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) (2021-2022). I carried out my final degree and master's thesis in the group of Monitoring and modulation of brain circuits in brain diseases, at the Department of Biomedicine of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona. The research I performed during this time consisted mainly in the study and modulation of certain neuronal circuits using optogenetics and DREADDs (Designer Receptors Activated by Designer Drugs) in an animal model of Huntington's disease. This stay in the lab has allowed me to become second author of several posters presented at scientific congresses. Currently, I have started working as a predoctoral student in the research group of Childhood Cancer and Hematological Diseases at Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR).

Projects

Desarrollo avanzado de terapias innovadoras contra los sarcomas infantiles: refinamiento del bloqueo farmacológico de los co-receptores de la Vía Hedgehog

IP: Josep Roma Castanyer
Collaborators: Guillem Pons Barcons, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Júlia Sansa Girona, Lia Garcia Gilabert, Gabriela Guillén Burrieza, Patricia Zarzosa Martinez
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 190000
Reference: PI24/00825
Duration: 01/01/2025 - 31/12/2027

Development of a novel and potent strategy for blocking the Hedgehog pathway to treat pediatric sarcomas

IP: Josep Roma Castanyer
Collaborators: Guillem Pons Barcons, Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Júlia Sansa Girona, Lia Garcia Gilabert, Patricia Zarzosa Martinez, Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 20000
Reference: 2024 LLAV 00024
Duration: 02/12/2024 - 01/06/2025

Liquid biopsy in paediatric sarcomas: deciphering the predictive potential of circulating tumour DNA and tumour-derived exosomes for early relapse detection

IP: Josep Roma Castanyer
Collaborators: Lia Garcia Gilabert
Funding agency: Fundació La Marató de TV3
Funding: 170000
Reference: 20193730
Duration: 29/10/2020 - 31/12/2023

Related news

The association, once again, has shown its commitment to oncological research with a donation of €19,197 to the Cancer and Hematological Diseases Group for Children at VHIR.

The prestigious journal The Lancet has published the results of this study, which is the result of more than 20 years of pre-clinical research and 7 years of patient follow-up.

During the meeting, the role of the Vall d'Hebron Paediatric Research Hub in promoting research on children and adolescents was highlighted.

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