The ICREC (Heart Failure and Cardiac Regeneration) Research Lab is a multidisciplinary research group with the aim of investigating new treatments and diagnostic tools for cardiovascular diseases from different perspectives. It opened its doors in January 2002 and, in 2010, ICREC moved its activity to the Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP).
Under the direction of Dr. Bayés-Genís, its current research activity is coordinated by Dr. Carolina Gálvez Montón and Dr. Santiago Roura Ferrer and currently, the ICREC team is made up of multidisciplinary researchers, doctoral students, laboratory technicians and administrative support staff. The group’s research activity is divided into the following areas:
The MyoCare Lab has more than 20 years of experience in the study and application of new biological treatments for myocardial infarction, mainly through cell therapy, cardiovascular tissue engineering, adipose tissue graft transfer and extracellular vesicles. From a translational point of view, the ICREC laboratory’s efforts in regenerative medicine have achieved pioneering studies in humans such as the adiFLAP (AGTP I) clinical trial (NCT01473433), the AGTP II clinical trial (NCT02798276) and the PERISCOPE clinical trial (NCT03798353).
Recently, the MyoCare Lab has opened new lines of research on cardiac organoids, non-invasive monitoring of vascular endoprostheses, electrophysiology, new pharmacological treatments for heart failure and their associated mechanisms of action, immunotherapy with chimeric antigen receptors and cardiometabolism.
The Area of Support for Clinical Trials (ASAC) has as its objective to provide cross-cutting support to clinical trials conducted by the iCor Germans Trias for the study of the diseases cardiovascular and the improvement of their treatments.
The Cardiovascular Precision Medicine Platform (PMPCV) has as its objective to optimize the value of biomarkers for the improvement of the diagnosis, prognosis, monitoring, and guidance of treatment in patients with heart failure or other cardiovascular diseases.
Residence 2020-2025
• Dr. Andrea Carrete Barca
• Dr. Cristina Ferrero Molina
• Dr. Eugeniu Grama
Residence 2019-2024
• Dr. Helena Lopez Martinez
• Dr. Elena de Oliveira Cañedo
Residence 2018-2023
• Dr. Claudia Escabia Riera
• Dr. Daniel Casquete Sánchez
• Dr. Cristina Pérez Montoliu
Residence 2017-2022
• Dr. Joan Francesc Andrés Cordón
• Dr. Andrea Borrellas Martin
• Dr. Helena Resta Saurí
Residency 2016-2021
• Dr. Marta González Lopera
• Dr. Borja Ruiz Martinez
• Dr. Elena Seder Colomina
Residency 2015-2020
• Dr. Julia Aranyó Llach
• Dr. Edgar Fadeuilhe Grau
• Dr. Mª José Martínez Membrive
Residency 2014-2019
• Dr. Raquel Adeliño Recasens
• Dr. Enric Cascos Garcia
• Dr. Nina Soto Flores
Residence 2013-2018:
• Dr. Marc Abulí Lluch
• Dr. Nabil El Ouaddi
• Dr. Victoria Vilalta del Olmo
Residence 2012-2017:
• Dr. Oriol De Diego Soler
• Dr. Beatriz Toledano León
• Dr. Xavi Armario Bel
Residence 2011-2016:
• Dr. Elena Georgieva Elchinova
• Dr. Carles Díez López
• Dr. Marc Ferrer Massot
Residence 2010-2015:
• Dr. Teresa Giralt Borrell
• Dr. Josep Mª Viguer Ribó
Residence 2009-2014:
• Dr. Raquel Pla Rovira
• Dr. Irene Santos Pardo
• Dr. Gladys Juncà Puig
Residence 2008-2013:
• Dr. Elena Gómez Denia
• Dr. Carlos Labata Salvador
• Dr. Teresa Oliveras Vila
Residence 2007-2012:
• Dr. Miquel Espriu Simon
• Dr. Carlos Garcia Alonso
• Dr. Ángel Caballero Parrilla
Residence 2006-2011:
• Dr. Meritxell Lloreda Surribas
• Dr. Ángeles González Guardia
• Dr. Xavier Aparicio Ortiz
Residence 2005-2010:
• Dr. Silvia Masmitjà Comajuan
• Dr. Núria Ribas Barquet
• Dr. Mireia Andrés Villareal
Residence 2004-2009:
• Dr. Carolina Bosch Carabante
• Dr. Xavier Carrillo Suarez
Residence 2003-2008:
• Dr. Silvia Montserrat Ortego
• Dr. Albert Teis Soley
Residence 2002-2007:
• Dr. Neus Salvatella Giralt
• Dr. Elisabet Zamora Serrallonga
Residence 2001-2006
• Dr. Antoni Carol Ruiz
• Dr. Elena Tizón Marcos
Residence 2000-2005
• Dr. Eva Bernal Labrador
• Dr. Eduard Claver Garrido
Residence 1999-2004
• Dr. Roger Villuendas Sabaté
• Dr. Cosme Garcia Garcia
Residence 1998-2003
• Dr. Oriol Rodríguez Leor
• Dr. Miquel Gómez Pérez
Residence 1997-2001
• Dr. Xavier Fosch Mur
Residence 1996-2000
• Dr. Silvia Serrano García
• Dr. Jose Manuel Forcada Sainz
Residence 1995-1998
• Dr. Roman Freixa Pamias
Residence 1994-1998
• Dr. Mohammad Ali Dbouk
• Dr. Laura Guillamon Torán
Residence 2020-2025
• Dr. Danela Figuereo Beltre
Residency 2016-2021
• Dr. Anna Llorens Ferrer
Residence 2010-2015
• Dr. Juan Flores Siguenza
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