10/09/2026 - General information
The ReTune-AD project, led by Dr Manuel Valero, coordinator of the Neural Computation Laboratory at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), in collaboration with Dr Javier Márquez-Ruiz from Pablo de Olavide University, has been selected to receive funding through the Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme 2025, organised by the Pasqual Maragall Foundation. The research will receive up to €800,000 in funding to support its progress. The programme funds research projects of excellence focusing on Alzheimer's disease and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases.
Més informació "The Pasqual Maragall Foundation will fund a project led by Dr Manuel Valero"
09/09/2026 - Press release
This technique identifies tumour mutations for which treatments are available, showing a high level of concordance with the analysis of tumour tissue samples. This makes it a particularly useful alternative when there is insufficient tissue available to carry out comprehensive molecular profiling of the tumour. Published in Clinical Cancer Research, the study analyses the largest cohort described to date, comprising nearly 11,000 patients, and validates the findings in an independent cohort of 126 patients with biliary tract cancer from nine hospitals across Spain.
04/09/2026 - Institutional news
The European Research Council (ERC) has selected a project led by Dr Sara Mederos, head of the Neural Computation Laboratory at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), to receive an ERC Starting Grant worth almost €2.5 million. The review panel described her proposal as conceptually pioneering and well grounded.These grants are aimed at outstanding researchers with between two and seven years of postdoctoral experience. They usually provide €1.5 million in funding, with the possibility of requesting additional support, as in this case, to carry out high-level research projects.
Més informació "Sara Mederos receives an ERC Starting Grant"
10/08/2026 - General information
Dr Valentino Martelli, a medical oncologist with the Colorectal Cancer Precision Medicine Research Group, part of the Cancer Research Programme at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, has been selected to receive an ESMO Merit Award to attend the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress, which will take place in Madrid from 23 to 27 October. These awards support young oncologists by helping them attend activities organised by ESMO.
27/07/2026 - General information
Pablo Abad, a postdoctoral researcher at the Neural Computation Laboratory of the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), has been awarded the Federico Olóriz Institute of Neurosciences Research Award by the University of Granada. The prize recognises a study published last year in the journal Science. The award includes a cash prize, and the recipient will be invited to deliver a lecture on the research. The award honours the best original research in basic or applied neuroscience published in a scientific journal during the three years preceding the call. Entries are evaluated according to the prestige of the journal in which the work is published, the extent of collaboration with national or international research groups, the study's potential future applications, and its originality.
22/07/2026 - General information
Dr Arnau Busquets, coordinator of the Cellular Mechanisms in Physiological and Pathological Behaviour Research Group at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), has been elected to the Executive Committee of the European Brain and Behaviour Society (EBBS), the governing body of one of Europe's leading scientific societies dedicated to research on animal models and behaviour. The election took place on 21 May.
15/07/2026 - General information
Dr Sara Mederos and Dr Manuel Valero, coordinators of the Neural Computation Laboratory at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (HMRIB), have been appointed as members of the first cohort of Young Ambassadors of the Spanish Society for Neuroscience (SENC). This distinction recognises outstanding early-career researchers in the field of neuroscience who have already demonstrated remarkable international achievements, scientific independence, and a strong commitment to strengthening the Spanish neuroscience community.
14/07/2026 - Press release
People who experienced traumatic events during childhood are 1.5 times more likely to develop physical illnesses than the general population. The association is strongest in cases of bullying, physical or sexual abuse, and parental loss or abandonment, according to a study led by the Hospital del Mar Research Institute that analyzed data from 250 published studies on the subject up to April 2025. The findings may help draw attention to the possible causes of a wide range of physical diseases and reinforce efforts to prevent childhood trauma
Més informació "Childhood Trauma Linked to Higher Risk of Developing Physical Disease"
07/07/2026 - General information
He is one of the fifteen researchers selected to take part in this initiative. Over the next two years, he will collaborate in a network focused on advancing neuroscience through scientific exchange, awareness-raising and outreach. Dr Manuel Valero, coordinator of the Neural Computation Laboratory at the Hospital del Mar Research Institute, is one of the fifteen young neuroscientists selected to join the FENS-Kavli Scholars network, an initiative integrated into the Kavli Network of Excellence of the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS). From twelve European countries, they join the researchers selected in 2023 to promote neuroscience research through a range of actions.
01/07/26 - General information
The Hospital del Mar Research Institute has presented its new Impact Department, a cross-cutting structure created to strengthen the centre's capacity to generate, measure, transfer and communicate the impact of research and innovation to society. Its creation responds to the evolution of the research and innovation system and to the growing importance that organisations such as CERCA, the ISCIII, AQuAS and other stakeholders in the sector place on the generation and demonstration of impact. This comes in a context in which research centres must go beyond scientific excellence and be able to demonstrate the value their activity brings to patients, the healthcare system and society.
Més informació "HMRIB launches its Impact Department to promote the social return of research"
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