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María Nieves Larrosa Escartin

I have a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Zaragoza and a PhD in Microbiology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. I completed the residency period (MIR) at the Microbiology Service of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, where I currently work as a clinical head. In addition, I am a researcher at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and a teacher in the Department of Genetics and Microbiology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Microbiology
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Head of Department
Microbiology
Cross-departmental services

María Nieves Larrosa Escartin

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Microbiology
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Head of Department
Microbiology
Cross-departmental services

I have a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Zaragoza and a PhD in Microbiology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. I completed the residency period (MIR) at the Microbiology Service of the Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, where I currently work as a clinical head. In addition, I am a researcher at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) and a teacher in the Department of Genetics and Microbiology of the Autonomous University of Barcelona.

Knowledge areas:
Antimicrobial resistance and control of Healthcare-associated infection, especially in critically ill patients. Diagnosis of sepsis and implementation of rapid diagnostic techniques that contribute effectively to the optimization of antimicrobial treatment (Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs or ASP)
Member of commissions and subcommittees of the hospital, various scientific groups and professional societies.

Research activity:
PI of two competitive projects financed by the Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias that study the dynamics of transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria and the individualization of isolation policies based on the epidemic risk.
Researcher of the Collaborative Network of Infectious Diseases (CIBERINFEC), Carlos III Health Institute, Madrid, Spain. CB21/13/00054.
Author or co-author of numerous articles published in national and international journals.

Teaching activity:
Professor of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona since 2007, teaching in Medicine and Biomedicine Degrees and various collaborative master's degrees with other Universities.

Projects

Drug Discovery and repurposing of nucleoside analogues as promising new antibacterial drugs Descobriment de Fàrmacs i reutilització d'anàlegs de nucleòsids com a nous i prometedors fàrmacs antibacterians

IP: Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 20000
Reference: 2018/LLAV/00043
Duration: 30/09/2019 - 15/09/2020

Vigilancia y control en tiempo real de la infección relacionada con la asistencia sanitaria (IRAS) por bacterias multirresistentes a través de la secuenciación de genomas completos.

IP: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin
Collaborators: Mª Carmen Ferrer Barberà, Laura Escola Verge, Albert Moreno Mingorance, Benito Almirante Gragera
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 87120
Reference: PI18/00954
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 30/06/2023

Incorporació Dr. Benito Almirante a la RETICS en malalties infeccioses RED ESPAÑOLA DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN PATOLOGÍAS INFECCIOSAS

IP: Benito Almirante Gragera
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Oscar Len Abad, Judit Serra Pladevall, Gema Codina Grau, Mª Carmen Ferrer Barberà, Andres Antón Pagarolas, Rosa María Bartolomé Comas, Nuria Fernández Hidalgo, Joan Gavaldà Santapau, Juliana Esperalba Esquerra, Ma Dolores Rodríguez Pardo, Alba Mir Cros, Laura Escola Verge, Julia Sellares Nadal, Tomàs Pumarola Suñé, Carles Pigrau Serrallach, Isabel Ruiz Camps, Mayli Lung Suarez, Mª Teresa Tórtola Fernández, Juan Jose Gonzalez Lopez, Pablo Salvador Corona Pérez-Cardona, Ibai Los Arcos Bertiz, Ester Marquez Algaba
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 401918
Reference: RD16/0016/0003
Duration: 01/01/2017 - 31/12/2022

Expresión global génica de cepas de S. aureus sensible a meticilina, causantes de BRC o EI, y su relación con la actividad de antimicrobianos sobre modelos experimentales

IP: Benito Almirante Gragera
Collaborators: María Nieves Larrosa Escartin, Nuria Fernández Hidalgo
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 98615
Reference: PI15/02125
Duration: 01/01/2016 - 31/12/2019

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