{"id":112336,"date":"2026-04-15T11:12:31","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:12:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iispv.cat\/fifty-people-discover-the-world-of-research-during-visits-to-irb-catsud-as-part-of-la-marato-3cat\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T11:17:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T10:17:39","slug":"fifty-people-discover-the-world-of-research-during-visits-to-irb-catsud-as-part-of-la-marato-3cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iispv.cat\/en\/fifty-people-discover-the-world-of-research-during-visits-to-irb-catsud-as-part-of-la-marato-3cat\/","title":{"rendered":"Fifty people discover the world of research during visits to IRB CatSud as part of La Marat\u00f3 3Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>The Institute\u2019s research staff guide the visits and explain the work carried out in the laboratories located at Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, which leads to advances that improve people\u2019s health.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<p>A total of fifty people took part in the outreach visits organised by the Fundaci\u00f3 La Marat\u00f3 de 3Cat in collaboration with the Southern Catalonia Biomedical Research Institute (IRBCatSud, by its Catalan acronym)&nbsp;with the aim of explaining some of the projects funded through this solidarity programme.<\/p>\n<p>The <em>Visits to Research<\/em>, held on Tuesday 14 April at the IRB CatSud facilities at Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus (HUSJR), helped bring current research projects closer to the public and showed how laboratory work is transformed into advances that improve people\u2019s health.<\/p>\n<p>The visits were led by research staff from IRB CatSud and Hospital Universitari Institut Pere Mata (HUIPM). They allowed participants to understand, in a visual and accessible way, how biomedical research progresses and what future challenges lie ahead.<\/p>\n<p>During the tour, visitors explored several areas of the Institute, such as the construction site of the future Clinical Research Unit (CRU)\u2014where advanced clinical trials will be carried out and innovative therapies will be made available to the population\u2014as well as the cell culture room, research laboratories and the biobank, where human biological samples are processed for the research community. In these spaces, the work being carried out was explained, and participants were able to observe cells using a microscope.<\/p>\n<p>The project presented during the visit was <em>Inscription<\/em>, led by Gerard Muntan\u00e9 from the Research Group in Genetics and Environment in Psychiatry (GAP). This project, which received funding from the 2021 edition of La Marat\u00f3 focused on mental health, proposes a new approach to improving the prediction of schizophrenia by integrating biological and clinical data from different levels. Through a multicentre study involving people at different stages of risk or disease development, the project aims to identify combinations of factors that allow for better prediction of its onset. The final goal is to move towards more personalised medicine, supporting early prevention and improving the treatment and management of schizophrenia.<\/p>\n<p>These visits bring research closer to society, strengthen scientific culture and highlight the importance of solidarity in making these projects possible. Through initiatives like this, the Fundaci\u00f3 La Marat\u00f3 de 3Cat and IRB CatSud reaffirm their commitment to transparent, open research that is aligned with the needs of the local community.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Institute\u2019s research staff guide the visits and explain the work carried out in the laboratories located at Hospital Universitari Sant Joan de Reus, which leads to advances that improve people\u2019s health. 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