2026 Ranking of Spanish Women Researchers Published by the Cybermetrics Lab (IPP-CSIC)
We’re delighted to share that two members of our research group, Cristina Gallego and Jara Cárcel, have been included in the “Ranking de Mujeres Investigadoras Españolas y en España 2026”, developed by the Cybermetrics Lab (IPP-CSIC) at CSIC. The ranking aims to...
The MIND Project Has Been Granted Funding by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Laia Llucià has been awarded funding as co-principal investigator in a multicenter project selected through the Collaborative Projects for Emerging Researchers call of the RICORS-Ictus network, funded by the Instituto de Salud Carlos III and co-funded by the...
New PhD Candidates Join Our Research Group
We are delighted to announce the arrival of several new members, Min Huang, Hairui Wang, Xinhui Niu, and Franco Appiani who have recently joined our team to pursue their PhD research. Their incorporation strengthens our group’s commitment to advancing scientific...
Our Team Contributes to the ISRRA Round Table on the Future of Stroke Rehabilitation
Members of our research team participated in the International Stroke Recovery and Rehabilitation Alliance (ISRRA) Round Table, an international meeting bringing together leading experts to advance the future of stroke rehabilitation. The event was attended by...
Contributions at the World Stroke Congress (WSC 2025) in Barcelona
From 22 to 24 October, several members of our team participated in the World Stroke Congress (WSC) held in Barcelona, showcasing a total of two oral presentations and four e-posters. These contributions reflect the group’s growing leadership in genetics,...
EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants
Our PhD students, Paula Villatoro and Laia Llucià Carol, have been awarded EMBO Scientific Exchange Grants to support their research stays in the UK.Paula is conducting a 3 months research stay at the Prof. Sarah Teichmann group at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute...
Dr. Cristina Gallego Secures ISCIII Funding to Investigate New Therapies for Intracerebral Hemorrhage
The TIME-ICH project will study, for the first time, the epigenetic mechanisms involved in brain edema after hemorrhagic stroke. Dr. Cristina Gallego, postdoctoral researcher in our group, has obtained funding from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III to develop...
Jara Cárcel, Awarded Prestigious Fellowship at the Paris Brain Institute
Dr. Jara Cárcel has been recognized with a prestigious international fellowship that will take her to the Paris Brain Institute, one of the leading neuroscience research centers in Europe. Jara is pioneering innovative research in the fight against stroke, one of...
The CADASIMUS Project Receives Seed Funding from the RICORS-ICTUS Network
Paula Villatoro, researcher at IR Sant Pau and member of the Strokemics group, is co-principal investigator of CADASIMUS, a collaborative project recently awarded seed funding by the RICORS-ICTUS network. The project aims to explore a repurposed drug as a potential...
PhD Students Paula Boldo and Laia Mariné present their research at the XV Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium
PhD candidates Paula Boldo and Laia Mariné participated in the XV Chromatin and Epigenetics Symposium, organized by the Chromatin and Epigenetics Section of the Catalan Society of Biology (SCB). This event brought together leading experts in the fields of...







