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Meritxell Ventura Cots

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Liver Diseases
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Meritxell Ventura Cots

Institutions of which they are part

Main researcher
Liver Diseases
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

Research lines

Malaltia hepàtica relacionada amb l'alcohol

Malaltia avançada: hepatitis alcohòlica, cirrosis i malaltia hepàtica crònica per alcohol (cALD)

Salut pública

Insuficiència hepàtica aguda sobre crònica (ACLF)

IP: Meritxell Ventura Cots

Projects

Caracterización de las claves fisiopatológicas y fenotipos de la enfermedad del hígado graso metabólica con ingesta moderada de alcohol para identificar nuevas terapias (ReLiveR).

IP: Meritxell Ventura Cots
Collaborators: Immaculada Raurell Saborit, Juan Manuel Pericàs Pulido, Laura Puente Ramo, Ares Aurora Villagrasa Vilella, Juan Bañares Sanchez, Maria de la Serra Cusidó Sabidó, Maria Martínez Gómez
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 183920
Reference: PI22/01770
Duration: 01/01/2023 - 31/12/2025

Malalties hepàtiques

IP: Joan Genescà Ferrer
Collaborators: Beatriz Minguez Rosique, Sergi Colomer Castell, Elena Vargas Accarino, Immaculada Raurell Saborit, Lluís Viladomiu Catà, Lluis Castells Fusté, Maria del Mar Riveiro Barciela, Maria Buti Ferret, Montserrat Gomez Perez, Judit Romero Vico, Josep Quer Sivila, Adriana Palom Agusti, Juan Manuel Pericàs Pulido, Maria Nieves Martell Pérez-Alcalde, Damir Garcia Cehic, Daniel Martinez Vazquez, Laura Puente Ramo, Isabel Campos Varela, María Bermúdez Ramos, Juan Ignacio Esteban Mur, Ester Palacio Gutierrez, Susana Anton Calvo, Monica Higuera Urbano, Meritxell Ventura Cots, Ares Aurora Villagrasa Vilella, Emma Bigas Alsina, Carolina Campos Martinez, Macarena Simon-Talero Horga, David Tabernero Caellas, Mònica Pons Delgado, Marcella Salzano
Funding agency: Agència Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca
Funding: 60000
Reference: 2021 SGR 00462
Duration: 01/01/2022 - 30/06/2025

StopALD

IP: Meritxell Ventura Cots
Collaborators: Juan Manuel Pericàs Pulido, Sonia Carramiñana Mayor, Juan Bañares Sanchez
Funding agency: Ajuntament Barcelona
Funding: 119700
Reference: AJUNT.BCN/CIENCIA_INNOV/2022/VENTURA
Duration: 08/12/2022 - 07/06/2024

De la esteatohepatitis alcohólica temprana a la cirrosis descompensada: identificación de factores genéticos, epigenéticos y ambientales responsables de la aparición y progresión de la enfermedad hepática relacionada con el alcohol

IP: Meritxell Ventura Cots
Collaborators: -
Funding agency: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Funding: 180000
Reference: JR19/00015
Duration: 31/03/2020 - 30/03/2024

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