In the Països Catalans (PPCC) lacertid lizards represent the most diverse squamate group, with 8 genera and 17 species. Reference genomes are already available for representatives of Lacerta, Zootoca, Podarcis and Iberoalcerta, making this project an ideal opportunity to complete the number of...

The EU Strategy on Biodiversity for 2030 aims to direct all possible efforts to reverse biodiversity loss, with special attention to freshwater ecosystems, as they have suffered the most in recent years. The Catalan bagra (Squalius laietanus) is an endemic fish of the Catalan rivers, valued for...

Microorganisms that live on and within our bodies impact almost all of our biological processes. Many areas of research are changing with the realisation that microbiota, their genes and the way they interact with host genetics, are integral to in both basic and applied biology, with direct...

DYNAMITE is the acronym for the project 'Systems-level tracking of dynamics in T cell expansion for precision oncology'. DYNAMITE aims to enhance the success of immune checkpoint inhibition (ICI) therapy in colorectal cancer (CRC) by developing a novel class of predictive biomarkers. While ICI has...

Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) is considered a ‘recalcitrant’ disease, characterized by poor survival outcomes and lack of effective treatment options. Recently, the addition of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) to chemotherapy has become standard of care for advanced SCLC, providing a modest...

The European Rare Diseases Research Alliance (ERDERA) aims to improve the health and well-being of the 30 million people living with a rare disease in Europe, by making Europe a world leader in Rare Disease (RD) research and innovation, to support concrete health benefits to rare disease patients,...