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human alveolar epithelial cells, in animal models and in patients with ARDS.
• Identification of possible therapeutic targets (EGFR, IRAK1, FASL, FAS, Casp3) in acute lung damage.
• Identification of predictive factors and evaluation of the prognostic effect of telomere shortening in pulmonary fibrosis.
• Recruitment of new cases of patients with pulmonary fibrosis and telomere shortening by means of participation of new hospitals from the Spanish healthcare network.
• Participation in the scientific committee of the 20th International Colloquium on Lung and Airway Fibrosis (USA).
• Participation in the creation and coordination of a consortium in pulmonary fibrosis with European Union research groups in pulmonary fibrosis.
• Cooperation with international associations of patients with pulmonary fibrosis.
Training
Programme
• Performance of multi-centre, international clinical trial (EC) MA39293-DIET (MADIET): EC phase IV, to evaluate the effect of the diet on adverse gastrointestinal events in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis treated with pirfenidone
• Design of a randomised test in patients with unclassifiable progressive interstitial fibrosis.
• Identification of MMP28 as a biomarker in differential diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
• Identification of AQP1 as a possible new therapeutic target in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
• Identification of the combination of pirfenidone and rapamycin as new potential antifibrotic combination.
Coordinator: Cristina Prat Aymerich
In 2018, the funds of the CIBERES Teaching Programme enabled maintaining three of its four strategic actions.
Improvement/mobility grants.
Training grants.
In 2018, the results of this programme have taken a rising trend as compared with 2017, with a greater concession of grants for long stays. In all
26 training grants have been given, distributed between over 4 modalities: 4 applications for payment of fees for training activities or courses, 6 applications for payment of fees for Doctorate Programmes, 10 applications for short stays in another city (travel pools) and 6 applications for long stays in another city (3-6 months), four of which were international (Canada, USA and 2 in the United Kingdom).
CIBERES improvement/mobility grants 2017 Number of applications
4
6
10
6
ENROLMENT FEES COURSES
DOCTORATE PROGRAMME FEES
SHORT STAYS
(<3 MONTHS)
LONG
STAYS (3-6 MONTHS)
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