The Banco Sabadell Foundation and the I3PT are promoting a new initiative to promote research activity

• June 21, 2016
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The two winning projects in the 'Step up yourself at the Taulí' call are aimed at researching lung diseases and obesity and Prader-Willi syndrome.

The Fundació Banc Sabadell and the Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I3PT) have made possible, with their collaboration, the first call 'Step up al Parc Taulí', aimed at healthcare professionals from this institution who lead a research project.

The grants make it possible for the selected researchers to be released from their healthcare activity, through external recruitment and for a maximum period of 12 months, in order to be able to dedicate themselves to the research activity in a more intensive way and, thus, to be able to give a new impetus to the respective projects.

From among the different applications received, in this first call the director of the Pulmonology Service of Parc Taulí, Dr. Eduard Monsó Molas - who leads the group of chronic lung diseases and microbiome - and the doctor of the Endocrinology and Nutrition Service, Dra. Assumpta Caixàs Pedragós - which leads the obesity and Prader-Willi syndrome group -. It is noteworthy that, despite this decision, the court wanted to highlight the high level of curricular and proposals of all candidates presented.

Dr. Monsó leads several national and international research projects related to lung diseases, such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in the search for a better understanding of its causes.

Dra. Caixàs is running projects in the field of endocrinology and, specifically, the involvement of metabolism in patients with the minority disease Prader Willi, of which the Corporació Sanitària Parc Taulí is a reference healthcare center.

Parc Taulí, an institution oriented towards research and innovation

Research has become a key focus of assistance for professionals at Parc Taulí. For this reason, the Parc Taulí Research and Innovation Institute (I3PT) was set up a year ago, with the aim of encouraging research activity of excellence and promoting the established lines of research, all with in order to improve the health of the reference population.

The I3PT has seven research areas that bring together more than 40 groups, in which research is carried out on the most prevalent diseases of the population to encourage innovation and the translation of research results.

The Banco Sabadell Foundation, promoting dissemination, training and research activities

The aim of the Banco Sabadell Foundation is to promote dissemination, training and research activities in the educational, scientific and cultural fields, as well as to encourage and support young talent.

Throughout her career, she has helped to promote activities in these fields and has also established herself as the organizer of prestigious awards, such as the Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Biomedical Research, and the Banco Sabadell Foundation Award for Economic Research.
 

Press release (pdf)