The 2013 call of the VHIR’s Programme for PhD students granted two additional researchers, Casandra Riera and Luz Jubierre, thanks to the donations of ‘friends of VHIR’.Casandra is graduated in Biotechnology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and holds the Master Degree in Molecular Biology of the Universitat de Barcelona. On 2012, she joined the "http://www.vhir.org/larecerca/grupsrecerca/ca_grups_equip.asp?Idioma=en&mv1=2&mv2=1&mh1=2&mh2=1&mh3=1&mh4=0&ms=0&area=4&grup=13&menu=3" Translational Bioinformatics group, led by Dr. Xavier de la Cruz, in order to carry out a project for the development of bioinformatic tools for the prediction of pathological mutations. Her dissertation will focus on this project for the next 3 years.  Luz is graduated in Biomedical Sciences at the Universitat the Barcelona and holds the Neurosciences Master Degree of the same university. Since 2012, she has done a stage with the "http://www.vhir.org/larecerca/grupsrecerca/ca_grups_equip.asp?area=1&grup=20&mh1=2&mh2=1&mh3=1&mv1=2&mv2=1&menu=3&Idioma=en" Translational Research in Child Cancer group, coordinated by Dr. Josep Sánchez de Toledo, combining her studies of the double degree in Mathematics and Physics of the Universitat de Barcelona. Her dissertation, led by Dr. Miguel Segura, will be focused on epigenetic therapies against two types of child cancer: neuroblastoma and ependimoma. Both researchers started their grant funded by ‘friends of VHIR’ on October 1st, together with the four researchers who were also granted by the Institute in this 2013 edition.