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Miquel Vila Bover

I am an ICREA Professor and I lead the Research Group on Neurodegenerative Diseases at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca
Miquel Vila Bover

Miquel Vila Bover

Miquel Vila Bover

Institutions of which they are part

Head of group
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Vall Hebron Institut de Recerca

I am an ICREA Professor and I lead the Research Group on Neurodegenerative Diseases at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)

I have a degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona (1993) and a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of Paris 6 (1998). My doctoral work carried out in the laboratory of experimental neurology at the Salpetriere Hospital in Paris (1993-98) contributed to establishing the subthalamic nucleus as the main therapeutic target for the surgical treatment of Parkinson's disease with deep brain stimulation. From 1998 to 2005 I worked at the Movement Disorders Unit of Columbia University in New York (USA), initially as a postdoctoral researcher and from 2001 as an Assistant Professor of Neurology, focusing on the study of the mechanisms of neuronal death in Parkinson's disease to identify new therapeutic targets for this currently incurable neurodegenerative disorder.

In 2006 I moved to Barcelona as a Professor at ICREA (Catalan Institute of Research and Advanced Studies) to create and lead a new research group in neurodegenerative diseases at the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR). Our group is now part of the Center for Networked Biomedical Research on Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED) and the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's Collaborative Research Network (ASAP-CRN).

I am also an Associate Professor at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Principal Investigator at CIBERNED, Coordinating Lead PI at ASAP-CRN and member of the Steering Committees of the World Parkinson Coalition and the Basic Science Special Interest Group of the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society.

Projects

ACTUALIZACIÓN DE EQUIPAMIENTOS DE ALTA TECNOLOGIA PARA LA PLATAFORMA DE IMAGEN PRECLINICA. ADQUISICION DE UN EQUIPO DE IMAGEN OPTICA

IP: Inmaculada Fuentes Camps
Collaborators: César Serrano Garcia, Santiago Ramon y Cajal Agüeras, Miquel Vila Bover, Anna Meseguer Navarro, Josep Tabernero Caturla, Joan Gavaldà Santapau, Francesc Bosch Albareda, Miguel Segura Ginard, Maria Nieves Martell Pérez-Alcalde, Victor Franco Puntes, Mª Jesús Cruz Carmona, Simon Schwartz Navarro, Eva Muñoz Couselo, Joaquim Mateo Valderrama, Juan Angel Recio Conde, Anna Rosell Novel, Josep Roma Castanyer
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 134516.7
Reference: EQC2019-006306-P
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2020

Ministerio de Ciencia

ADQUISICIÓN DE UN MICROSCOPIO CONFOCAL ESPECTRAL DE RASTREO DE ALTA RESOLUCIÓN DESTINADO A LA PLATAFORMA DE MICROSCOPÍA DE LA UNIDAD DE ALTA TECNOLOGÍA (UAT)

IP: Inmaculada Fuentes Camps
Collaborators: Miquel Vila Bover, Anna Meseguer Navarro, José García Arumí, Joan Gavaldà Santapau, Miguel Segura Ginard, Maria Nieves Martell Pérez-Alcalde, Victor Franco Puntes, Anna Santamaria Margalef, Carmen Espejo Ruiz, María José Buzón Gómez, Javier Inserte Igual, Anna Rosell Novel, Eduardo Fidel Tizzano, Trond Aasen
Funding agency: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación-MICINN
Funding: 502000
Reference: EQC2019-006247-P
Duration: 01/01/2019 - 31/12/2020

Ministerio de Ciencia

Development of a novel genetically-engineered humanized rodent model to study neuronal dysfunction and neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease and brain aging

IP: Miquel Vila Bover
Collaborators: Joan Compte Barrón, Miriam Izquierdo Sans
Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa"
Funding: 115092
Reference: CAIXA/INPHINIT/COMPTE
Duration: 01/10/2018 - 30/09/2021

Modulation of age-dependent neuromelanin accumulation as a novel therapeutic strategy for Parkinson’s disease and brain aging

IP: Miquel Vila Bover
Collaborators: Ariadna Laguna Tuset, Marta González Sepúlveda, Annabelle Parent
Funding agency: Fundació "La Caixa"
Funding: 466004
Reference: FBLC/HR17-00513/VILA
Duration: 01/09/2018 - 05/01/2022

Related news

PAIR is an intergenerational initiative with people affected by Parkinson's disease and adolescents.

The nomination recognises the work she has led together with Dr. Núria Peñuelas and Dr. Miquel Vila, on the generation of new preclinical models to study Parkinson's disease.

The initiative seeks to raise awareness of the disease and promote the well-being of those affected, while fostering empathy and scientific vocations among young people.

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