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 LinkedIn Twitter Orcid Email Lia Garcia Gilabert LinkedIn Twitter Orcid Email 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 de una nueva plataforma preclínica para evaluar y optimizar tratamientos de mantenimiento en el sarcoma de Ewing IP: Josep Roma Castanyer Collaborators: Raquel Hladun Alvaro, Júlia Sansa Girona, Lia Garcia Gilabert, Patricia Zarzosa Martinez, Lucas Moreno Martín-Retortillo Funding agency: Fundación Aless Lequio Funding: 50000 Reference: ALESSLEQUIO/PROJECTE/2025/ROMA Duration: 01/01/2026 - 31/12/2027 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
