Research
Area 3
Liver, digestive system and metabolism
Area leader:
Dr. Julián Panés
(Hospital Clínic)
Area 3 has 14 teams and is formed by researchers who combine their skills in clinical, experimental and basic research. Its translational research approach has succeeded in contributing important breakthroughs in terms of knowledge, diagnostic techniques and the treatment of pathologies of interest to the groups.
The mission of the different teams composing this area is to apply innovative methods to different medical problems: cirrhosis and liver complications, inflammatory and neoplastic diseases of the digestive tract, metabolic disorders in diabetes, metabolic bone diseases and foetal medicine. The Liver, Digestive System and Metabolism area is one of the most productive areas, with many publications in the first quartile of the Science Citation Index. It has also proved to be one of the most competitive areas in terms of private investment and competitive public grants.
- Endocrinology, Gynecology and Human Reproduction
- Fetal and Perinatal Medicine
- Metabolic Regulation and Molecular Disease
- Bone Metabolic Disease
- Viral Hepatitis in Immunocompetent and Liver Transplant Patients
- Pathophysiology and Treatment of Ascites and Renal Function Disorder in Cirrhosis of the Liver
- Hepatic Oncology
- Hepatic Hemodynamics and Portal Hypertension. Digestive Tract Bleeding due to Rupture of Esophageal Varicose Veins
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Liver Failure and Cholestasis
- Mitochondrial Regulation of Cell Death and Steatohepatitis
- Liver Transplant and Graft Viability
- Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Oncology
- Diabetes: Metabolic and Molecular Networks