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InternationalInternational

The CRG has a successful track-record for securing support from prestigious international public and private funding agencies, which highlights the genuine scientific contributions of the Institute. This section shows a short selection of ongoing projects, of which some involve participation in distinguished international consortia.

A drug discovery programme targeting cancer-specific RNA modifying enzymes

Tumour heterogeneity poses a major challenge for identifying novel drug targets in cancer.

Eva Maria Novoa
Partner

AXA Chair in Risk Prediction in age-related diseases

Through its AXA Research Fund, AXA wishes to encourage and support long-term research at the CRG relating to major changes in modern-day society and the associated risks.  

Ben Lehner
Main researcher

Memory engram pathology and underlying cellular and molecular alterations in Down syndrome

The mechanisms underlying Down syndrome (DS) memory deficits are still unknown. New technologies enable the visualization and manipulation of the n

Mara Dierssen Sotos
Project Leader

Mechanosensitive dynamics at the fertilization synapse

Fertilisation is a multi-step process that culminates in the fusion of the egg and sperm. Although fertilisation is highly dynamic, research has mo

Coordinator

Organization of the DYRK1A interactome through docking domains: searching for novel targeting approaches

DYRK1A is human chromosome 21 (HSA21) gene that encodes a protein kinase, whose expression is increased in Down syndrome (DS) individuals.  Aberran

Susana De la Luna Gargantilla
Project Leader

Molecular analysis of the non-cell autonomous effects in Down syndrome cortex using mouse ESC-derived brain organoids

Down syndrome (DS) is the most frequent genetic cause of intellectual disability due to trisomy of human chromosome 21.

Laura Batlle Morera
Project Leader

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