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Fañanas Saura, Lourdes
Universidad de Barcelona
Facultad de Biología. Diagonal, 645
08028 Barcelona
(+34) 93 402 14 61 [email protected] group website
GROUP MEMBERS
Staff members: Martín García, María José | Valldeperes Llabería, Anna
Associated members: Arias Sanperiz, Bárbara | Barrantes Vidal, Neus | Cirera Miquel, Flors | Córdova Palomera, Aldo | Fatjó-Vilas Mestre, Mar | Ibañez Ribes, Manuel Ignacio | Marqués Feixa, Laia | Miret Fallada, Salvador | Mitjans Niubo, Marina | Moya Higueras, Jorge | Ortet Fabregat, Generós | Palma Gudiel, Helena | Papiol Miró, Sergi | Prats Balado, Claudia | Rosa de la Cruz, Araceli | Soler García, Jordi
Main lines of research
• The study of genetic and environmental risk factors in mental disease (SCH, BD and MD), and its relationship with clinical-cognitive and brain phenotypes (fMRI, _MRI): case-control designs, family- based studies, and twin-based studies.
• Pharmacogenetics of antidepressants, antipsychotics and mood stabilizers.
• The study of early stress (prenatal stress and childhood and adolescence stress) and its impact on
HPA axis dysfunction and the development of externalizing and internalizing psychopathology in early
stages of life.
• Recognition of epigenetic changes induced by prenatal psychosocial stressors and childhood abuse,
and its association with peripheral biomarkers of immune response and changes in brain neuronal
connectivity (connectomics).
• The study of GxE mechanisms present in mental disease and populational intermediate phenotypes,
from an etiological continuum hypothesis; with special relevance for the study of: schizotypy,
attenuated psychotic symptoms and depression.
• The development of new psychometric and clinical evaluation instruments, especially in child and
adolescent population.
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PROGRAMMES
Schizophrenia
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry