ILERVAS - El Bus de la Salut: Connecting science and health
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Participating groups
Vascular and renal translational research group
Vascular and Renal Translational Research (VRTR) Group from the IRBLleida is a multidisciplinary group with basic and clinical scientists working in an integrated environment...
- Group Leader:
- Jose Manuel Valdivielso Revilla
Research Group in Immunology and Metabolism (GRIM)
The group of the University of Lleida (UdL) and the Institute of Biomedical Research of Lleida (IRBLleida) is currently constituted by two Principal Investigators, Joan Verdaguer and Concepció Mora, and their respective research units...
- Group Leaders:
- Juan Verdaguer Autonell, Concepción Mora Giral
Metabolic physiopathology
The overall goal of our investigations concerned the role of metabolism and oxidative stress (including free radical chemistry, redox biology and antioxidants) in the aging process and age-associated diseases...
- Group Leader:
- Reinald Pamplona Gras
Translational research in respiratory medicine group
The group consists of basic, clinical and epidemiological researchers, who work at the Lleida Biomedical Research Institute (IRBLleida), a collaborating center of the University of Lleida...
- Group Leader:
- Ferran Barbé Illa
Applied epidemiology
This is a multidisciplinary group set up by doctors specializing in Preventive Medicine and Public Health and specialists in Family and Community Medicine that research the applications of epidemiology in the study of epidemic outbreaks, the investigation of risk factors for transmissible diseases, the stimation of coverage of periodic preventive activities in primary health care and pharmacoepidemiology...
- Group Leader:
- Pere Godoy Garcia
External collaborative groups and entities
The ILERVAS Program benefits from strategic collaborations with leading national research groups and clinical institutions, ensuring scientific excellence, methodological consistency, and translational reach beyond IRBLleida. These long-standing partnerships strengthen the program's inter-institutional integration and reinforce its capacity for large-scale, population-based studies.
1. Diabetes and Metabolism Research Group
Institution: Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR)
Head of the Group: Albert Lecube.
2. Department of Endocrinology & Nutrition
Institution: Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Head of the Group: Dídac Mauricio.
3. Clinical Ultrasound Research Group in Primary Care (GRECOCAP)
Institution: Pimary care, IDIAP Jordi Gol.
Head of the Group: Idaira Gimeno.
4. Unitat de Recerca en Lípids i Arteriosclerosi (URLA)
Institution: Institut d'Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili.
Head of the Group: Josep Ribalta.
5. Fundació Renal Jaume Arnó
The Fundació Renal Jaume Arnó (FRJA; www.fjarno.org) is a non-profit foundation based in Lleida devoted to improving the quality of life and clinical care of patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and its associated comorbidities. The foundation promotes biomedical research, education, and social awareness on kidney health, acting as a bridge between patients, clinicians, and researchers.
Its long-standing collaboration with IRBLleida and the ILERVAS initiative has been instrumental in facilitating patient engagement, knowledge transfer, and community impact. The foundation's involvement strengthens the program's social dimension and sustainability, ensuring that translational discoveries are effectively communicated and implemented at the community level.
