UB-GILEAD Chair on Complex Patients with HIV Infection and HIV/Viral Hepatitis Co-infection
The UB-GILEAD Chair on Complex Patients with HIV Infection and HIV/Viral Hepatitis Co-infection has as its main objective for public utility the promotion of teaching, research and the dissemination of knowledge on HIV / AIDS, HCV and other viral hepatitis.
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Presentation
The activities of the Chair in the period 2023-2025 are addressed to training, research results transfer, and scientific dissemination in the development of research and training strategies in the field of complex patients with HIV infection, HCV and other viral hepatitis.
The increasing complexity in the clinical management of HIV patients has led to consider multiples variables in their care such as antiretroviral regimen, adverse effects, drug interactions, comorbidities such as aging, hepatotropic virus coinfections, cardiovascular risk, and renal and bone pathology.
The Chair has a clear multidisciplinary vocation, and it aims to promote research and knowledge transfer in clinical and practical management of HIV patients in a specialized Unit as it is the Day Hospital for Infections of the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona-Universitat de Barcelona. The HIV-AIDS unit cares for 6,000 people infected with HIV, the majority receiving antiretroviral treatment. The group also carries out a wide range of research activities, divided into two sides: on the one hand, clinical investigation focused on the efficacy and tolerance of antiretrovirals, resistance mechanisms and opportunistic infections and co-infections. On the other hand, basic research in Retrovirology and Viral Immunopathology, which includes the development of vaccines.
Team
Head of the HIV-AIDS Unit of the Hospital Clínic Barcelona and Senior Consultant of the Infectious Diseases Service of the same hospital. He combines his position with teaching, as associate professor of Medicine and co-director and professor of the Master of AIDS at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona.
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) and specialized in Internal Medicine, Master of AIDS and Doctor of Medicine from the University of Barcelona (UB). “Since 2001 I have been working as a doctor in the Infection Service of the Hospital Clínic Barcelona, focusing my healthcare and research activities on the study of coinfection of HIV and hepatotropic viruses.”
Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery from the University of Valencia, specialist in Internal Medicine, Master of AIDS and Doctor of Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). Specialist in the HIV Unit, Infection Service of the Hospital Clínic Barcelona. Associate professor of the Medicine department of the University of Barcelona.
Senior Consultant in Infectious Diseases at the Hospital Clínic Barcelona. Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona. Current president of GESIDA and treasurer of the EACS.
Doctor of Medicine (2008) from the University of Barcelona (UB), Associate Professor (2015) and Professor of the Master of AIDS (2002) at the UB. Stays at Stanford University (2009-2010), California, USA and at the Kirby Institute of the New South Wales University (2019-2020) in Sydney, Australia. He is currently a Consultant to the Infectious Diseases Service.
Senior Consultant for Infectious Diseases at the Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona (UB), director of the Master's Degree in AIDS at the UB and former president of GESIDA (1998-99) and SEIMC (2013-15). His research focuses on various fields of HIV / AIDS (primary infection, advanced and cohorts), solid organ transplantation in patients with HIV and endocarditis.
Internist in the HIV research unit at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. After obtaining his degree in Medicine at the University of Zulia, Venezuela, he specialized in internal medicine at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona. His predoctoral research is on preventive therapies in HIV. Her main clinical and research interests are HIV targeted therapies, drug monitoring, and their possible relationship to disease activity.
Medical specialist in Internal Medicine as of 2011. “Linked to the Infection Service of the Hospital Clínic Barcelona since 2012, specifically to the HIV unit where I combine assistance to patients with chronic HIV infection with medical research. My area of special interest is HIV immunopathogenesis.”
Dr. Joan Ambrosioni MD, PhD is a specialist in the HIV / AIDS Unit and Infectology Service. Associate Professor at the University of Barcelona. Author of more than 100 indexed scientific articles, more than 30 book chapters and principal investigator of national and international projects in the field of HIV infection and related infections.
Lorena de la Mora, MD, works as a specialist in the HIV Unit of the Infectious Diseases Service of the Hospital Clínic Barcelona and is Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona. Participates in the Chemsex research line and other interests related to vulnerable populations in HIV patients.
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona, specialized in Internal Medicine, with special training in infectious diseases. Master in Tropical Medicine and International Health and Master in AIDS. PhD in Medicine from the University of Barcelona.
Dr. Pepe Alcamí MD, PhD, is a specialist in Internal Medicine and Immunology. Currently, as Research Professor, he directs the AIDS Immunopathogenesis Unit of the Carlos III Health Institute and Coordinates the RIS. In 2019 he was appointed Scientific Director of the HIV Unit of the Hospital Clínic, is an expert in HIV pathogenesis and the author of more than 190 publications in high-ranking journals.
Dr. Sonsoles Sánchez Palomino, PhD in Biology from the Complutense University of Madrid (1993), has been working since 2004 on several Research Projects and clinical trials of the HIV- AIDS Unit of the Hospital Clínic Barcelona - IDIBAPS. He is currently studying the HIV reservoir and the evolution of its dynamics exerted by tumour processes. He combines his research activity, collaborating as a teacher in the Master of AIDS and the Master of Research in Clinical Microbiology at the UB Faculty of Medicine.
Dr. Nuria Climent has participated, since 2002, in relevant studies of HIV immunopathogenesis, in the characterization of specific T-cell responses against HIV in the framework of clinical trials of therapeutic and preventive vaccines, as well as projects with dendritic cells to assess the immune response of HIV antigens and new adjuvant biologics.
Immunologist, PhD in Biology (University of Barcelona, 2013). Thesis on the subject of immune responses to HIV in the context of a therapeutic vaccine. Postdoc (Edinburgh, 2013-2018), followed by work in the field of neutralizing antibodies for the IrsiCaixa spin-off AlbaJuna Therapeutics. Member of the senescence research line of the HIV Unit as a postdoctoral researcher since May 2021.
Specialist in the Sexual Health Programme of the HIV Unit at the Infectious Diseases Service of Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, since 2021. Postgraduate degree in Specialization in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV at the Open University of Barcelona. Currently taking the specialization in HIV and AIDS infections of the master's degree in Advanced Medical Skills at the University of Barcelona (2022-2023). Senior lecturer in Medicine at the University of Barcelona. Member of the research lines PrEP, ITS, Chemsex, Anoscopias-Displasia de Canal Anal and involved in other areas of interest related to key populations for HIV infection and other STIs.
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Salamanca. Qualified specialist in dermatology. PhD in Medicine from the University of Barcelona. Specialist in the Dermatology Service of Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, and senior lecturer at the Department of Medicine of the University of Barcelona. Member of the Sexual Health Programme at Hospital Clínic.
Specialist in the Sexual Health Programme of the HIV Unit at the Infectious Diseases Service of Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, since 2021. Postgraduate degree in Specialization in Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and HIV from the Open University of Barcelona (2018). Currently taking the specialization in HIV and AIDS infections of the master's degree in Advanced Medical Skills at the University of Barcelona (2022-2023). Senior lecturer in Medicine at the University of Barcelona. Member of the research lines PrEP, ITS, Chemsex, Anoscopias-Displasia de Canal Anal and involved in other areas of interest related to key populations for HIV infection and other STIs.
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona. Qualified specialist in dermatology, member of the Sexual Health Programme at Hospital Clínic in the field of STIs. Master's degree in Digital Health and postgraduate degree in Sexually Transmitted Infections. Currently taking doctoral studies in sexually transmitted infections.
Biologist specializing in microbiology and infectious diseases. Completed her master's degree final project in the AIDS Immunopathology Unit of the Carlos III Health Institute. Currently a predoctoral researcher in the HIV-AIDS Unit at Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, where she contributes to the research line on cellular senescence and HIV.
Degree in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona (2005) and qualified specialist in Internal Medicine. Master's degree in AIDS from the University of Barcelona (2015). Specialist in the HIV Unit of the Infectious Diseases Service at Hospital Clínic, Barcelona. Senior lecturer at the University of Barcelona.
Dr Puerta holds a degree in medicine from Miguel Hernández University and obtained his specialization in internal medicine (Bellvitge University Hospital) and PhD from the University of Barcelona. He is a member of the Infectious Diseases Service at the August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBAPS), where he forms part of the Nosocomial Infection Research Group, specializing in fungal infections and infections in immunosuppressed patients.
Dr Del Carlo holds a degree in medicine from the National University of Tucumán (Argentina) and a qualified specialist in family and community medicine. Since 2017 he has been a leading authority in the field of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), attending outpatient consultations at Hospital Clínic as a specialist in pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV infection and STIs as part of the sexual heath programme of the Clinical Institute of Medicine and Dermatology (ICMiD). He is a senior lecturer in medicine at the University of Barcelona and is currently taking the UB’s master’s degree in Advanced Medical Skills (specialization in HIV Infection and AIDS, 2022-2023).
Llicenciat en Medicina i Cirurgia per la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2016) i especialista en Medicina Interna (2022). Actualment cursant el màster de VIH-SIDA de la UB (2022-2023). És metge especialista a la Unitat de VIH-SIDA del Servei d'Infeccions a l'Hospital Clínic de Barcelona i professor associat del departament de Medicina de la Universitat de Barcelona.
Médico especialista del Programa de Salud Sexual de la Unidad de VIH del Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas del Hospital Clínic de Barcelona desde 2022. Licenciado en Medicina y especialista en Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, siendo referente de Infecciones de Transmisión Sexual (ITS) desde 2019. Participa en líneas de investigación de PrEP, ITS, Chemsex, Anoscopias-Displasia de Canal Anal, así como en otras áreas de interés relaciones con poblaciones clave en pacientes con VIH y otras ITS.
She is PhD holder in Medicine and Surgery from the University of Barcelona, specialized in immunology. She is a recognized researcher (R3A) in the infectious diseases and AIDS research group of FRCB – IDIBAPS (Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona – Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer), to which she has been linked since 1998. Her main areas of research are immunopathogenesis because of HIV infection, study of the response of T cells to HIV in clinical trials for treatments and vaccines, and the development of immunotherapy to achieve a functional cure for HIV infection.
She graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in Internal Medicine, and completed additional training in infectious diseases. She holds a master’s degree in AIDS from the University of Toronto, where she was awarded a scholarship on infections in immunocompromised patients. She holds a PhD in Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona.
She graduated in Biology from Pompeu Fabra University and in Medicine from the Autonomous University of Barcelona, specializing in Internal Medicine at Hospital Clínic in Barcelona. She currently is a member of the Infectious Diseases Service at Hospital Clínic and a predoctoral researcher in the Nosocomial Infection research group of IDIBAPS (Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer). Her research is focused on urinary infections, intestinal microbiota and Clostriodes difficile infection.
She is a specialist in Internal Medicine (2019) and a member of the Infectious Diseases Service at Hospital Clínic (2021). She is a predoctoral researcher in the area of infections in patients with haematological diseases and the development of home hospitalization care. She is an associate professor of the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Barcelona.
She is a senior statistician and the manager of clinical data of the HIV-AIDS Unit at Hospital Clinic in Barcelona. She graduated in Statistical, Demographical and Social Sciences from the University of Padua and holds a master’s degree in Advanced Medical Skills, with a specialization in HIV and AIDS Infections, from the UB. She is also an associate professor at the UB.
She graduated in Medicine from the University of Alcalá. She is a specialist in internal medicine, and holds a PhD in Medicine from the University of Barcelona. She is a senior specialist in the Infectious Diseases Service and a researcher in the new Nosocomial Infection research group at IDIBAPS (Institut d’Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer). She is an expert in nosocomial infections, bloodstream infections, and pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic (PKPD) analysis applied to antibiotic therapy for musculoskeletal septic conditions.
She graduated in Medicine and Surgery from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2017) and specialized in internal medicine (2023). She is currently enrolled in the master’s degree in Advanced Medical Skills (2024-2025) at the UB while practising and researching in areas focusing on vulnerable populations.
She is a biologist with specialist training in International Health and Cooperation, Clinical Microbiology and HIV/AIDS Research. She is currently a scientific manager at the Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona (FRCB-IDIBAPS) in the HIV/AIDS research group and is preparing a doctoral thesis on tuberculous meningitis in Sub-Saharan Africa at the University of Barcelona.
