Thesis

PhD Thesis

  • Maria Llambrich. “Urinary metabolomics alteration in colorectal cancer” (ongoing). PhD advisors: Prof. Jesús Brezmes (UVR) and Dr. Raquel Cumeras (IISPV). Doctoral Programme in Technologies for Nanosystems, Bioengineering and Energy, from URV. Expected defense date: June 2023.
    • Competitive grants:
      • Martí Franquès Doctoral Grants from URV (ref. 2019PMF-PIPF-37). Period: 01/05/2020-30/04/2023.
      • Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds. Period: 01/09/2022-30/11/2022.
    • Student Travel Award for outstanding academic achievement (16 June 2022)
      https://www.metabolomics2022.org/awards.
  • Yeray Gabaldon. “Alterations of lipids and metabolome metabolism in skin cancer.” (ongoing). PhD advisors: Dr. Sanae Benabou (OloBion SL) and Dr. Raquel Cumeras (IISPV). Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine, from URV. Expected defense date: Mid 2026.
    • Competitive Industrial Doctoral Grants:
      • AEI DI (ref. DIN2022-012685). Period: 01/03/2023-28/02/2027. Funding: 75.180€ to cover Yeary’s salary at OloBion SL.
      • AGAUR DI (ref. 2023 DI 00121). Period: 01/06/2024-31/05/2027. Funding: 60.600€ (37.800€ for training and research associated costs and 22.800€ for the company for the salary costs at OloBion SL).
  • Anna Vidal, MD. “Identification of specific biomarkers of bladder cancer through urine metabolomic analysis” (ongoing). PhD advisors: Dr. Josep Gumà (IISPV) and Dr. Raquel Cumeras (IISPV). Doctoral Programme in Biomedicine, from URV. Expected defense date: 2026.
  • Marc Grifoll, MD. “Metabolomic profile in blood and urine, as predictive factors of response to hormone therapy in patients with prostate cancer.” PhD advisors: Dr. Josep Gumà (IISPV) and Dr. Raquel Cumeras (IISPV). Expected defense: 2026

BSc Thesis

  • Gorka Nebot (2024/04-2024/06). “Comprehensive evaluation of a new device for urine collection thought metabolomics techniques.” BSc Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. Expected June 2024.
  • Annabel Margalef (2023/10-2024/06). “Integrative multi-omics profiling and pathway analysis for human biofluids.” BSc Biomedical Engineering. Expected June 2024.
  • Pau Bordoy (2023/10-2024/01). “Disease Prediction Based on a Developed Metabolomics Blood Database.” BSc Biomedical Engineering. January 2024.
    – Pau will join the Advanced Metabolomics team after graduating in June 2024.
  • Pol Romera (2023/03-06). “Multi-omic composition and correlations of breath and saliva.” BSc Biomedical Engineering. June 2023.
  • Héctor Villalba (2022/03-06). “Development and curation of a comprehensive database of urine components.” BSc Biomedical Engineering. June 2022.
    – Héctor joined the Advanced Metabolomics team after graduating in June 2022.