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Juan Carlos García-Pagán
Scientific director
Aina Rodríguez
Coordinator

Advisory Board
Marta Aymerich
On behalf of Biological Sample Collections at the Center for Biomedical Diagnostics at the Hospital Clínic
Pedro L. Fernández
Consultant pathologist at the Pathology Department at Hospital Clínic. Founder of the Tumour Biobank
Josep Maria Miró
Infectious Diseases Service, at the Hospital Clínic
Eduard Gratacós
Head of the Maternal and Foetal Medicine Department at the Hospital Clínic
Anna Novials
Director of the Laboratory for Diabetes and Obesity at the CIBER for Metabolic Diseases
Julià Panés
Head of Gastroenterology and responsible for inflammatory bowel disease samples
Aleix Prat
Head of Medical Oncology at the Hospital Clínic
Antonio Martínez
Head of Pathological Anatomy Service at the Hospital Clínic
Francesc Graus
Head of the Neurology Department at the Hospital Clínic and Head of the Neurological Tissue Biobank
Functions
- To analyze researcher requirements and demands
- To identify collections housed at the Hospital Clínic – IDIBAPS
- To analyze the current status of collections
- To decide which collections shall form part of the biobank
- To contribute to decisions on biobank growth strategies

Made up of experts in different medical and biomedical research fields Pathologist at the Central University Hospital of Asturias Medical neurologist, at the Hospital de la Santa Creu i San Pau
Neurologist at the University of Navarra Clinic
Pathologist at the Center of Neurological Disease Research (CIEN)
Pathologist at the Hospital Virgen del Rocio
Doctor in biology at the Severo Ochoa Molecular Biology Center Gastroenterologist at the Germans Trias i Pujol University Hospital Endogrinologist at the Jiménez Díaz foundation
Medical digestive system at the Hopital Universitari Mutua de Terrassa Doctor in biology at the Biobank University of Navarra Pathologist at the R. Escourolle Neuropathology Laboratory Médical neurologist at the Marqués de Valdecilla Universitary Hospital
Neuroscience doctor at the Vall d’Hebron Research Institut
Doctor in biology at the Department of Neurology at the 12 de Octubre Hospital Pathologist at the Hospital del Mar
Neuroscience doctor at the Institut d’Investigació Sanitària Pere Virgili
Doctor in biochemistry and molecular ioblogy at the Departament of Pathology at the Vall d’Hebron Hospital Neurologist in the Neuromuscular Diseases Unit of the Neurology Department at the Hospital de la Santa Creu Sant Pau
Doctor in pharmacy, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology of the Faculty of Medicine. Complutense University of Madrid
Neuroscience doctor in the Laboratory of Neural Physiopathology in IFIBIO Houssay (CONICET-UBA). University of Buenos of Aires
External Scientific Committee
Aurora Astudillo
Alberto Lleó
Maria Rosario Luquin
Alberto Rábano
Enrique de Álava
Jose Antonio López-Guerrero
Eugeni Domènech
Jose Luis Herrera
María Esteve
Maria Antonia Fortuño
Susana Boluda
Pascual Sánchez Juan
Miquel Vila
Alberto García Redondo
Mar Iglesias Coma
Gerard Muntané
Javier Hernández-Losa
Ricardo Rojas
Francisco Pérez Vizcaino
Lionel Muller
Functions
- To offer external scientific advice
- To study scientific projects requesting samples
- To assess the quality and progress of biobank activities
- To evaluate the annual report and activities schedule
- To provide guidance in determining fees
- To ensure that resources and infrastructures are adequately stocked

The Research Ethics Committee (REC) at the Hospital Clínic is made up of medical and legal experts and specialists in the fields of ethics and theology, who serve as the Ethics Committee for the biobank. Medical traumatologist, HCB Clinical pharmacologist, HCB Clinical pharmacologist, HCB Medical neurologist, HCB Medical epidemiologist, HCB Hospital pharmacist, HCB Nurse, HCB Medical hematologist, HCB Hospital pharmacist, HCB Medical cardiologist, HCB Medical hepatologist, HCB Attorney, HCB Medical cardiologist, HCB Primary care pharmacist, CAP Eixample Clinical pharmacologist, HCB Jurist, Observatory of Bioethics and Law, UB Social worker, Service of Attention to the User, HCB Statistician, Medical Statistics Platform, IDIBAPS Clinical assistant technician. Patients’ representative, Research Ethics Committee
Joaquim Forés i Viñeta
Andrea Scalise
Ana Lucía Arellano Andrino
Sergio Amaro Delgado
Maria Jesús Bertran Luengo
Elena Calvo Cidoncha
Cecilia Cuzco Cabellos
Julio Delgado González
Begoña Gómez Pérez
Eduard Guasch i Castany
Virginia Hernández Gea
Miriam Méndez García
José Tomás Ortiz Pérez
Marina Rovira Illamola
Joaquin Sáez Peñataro
Itziar De Lecuona
Montserrat González Creus
José Rios Guillermo
Octavi Sánchez López
Functions
- To assess the qualifications of the head researcher and the research team
- To consider the methodological, ethical and legal aspects of the project
- To consider the balance of risks and benefits
- To ensure compliance with procedures that guarantee sample traceability
- To create codes of best practice

Neurological Tissue Biobank
Raquel Sánchez-Valle
Clinical coordinator
Iban Aldecoa
Neuropathologist
Laura Molina
Neurologist Brains Donor Program
Ellen Gelpi
Scientific advisor
Teresa Ximelis
Higher technician
Sara Charif
Laboratory technician
Verónica Santiago
Laboratory technician
Collaborating Doctors:
Eduard Tolosa: Emeritus Professor of the University of Barcelona
Sergi Borrego, Mar Guasp, Iván Archilla, Gerard Maya and Sílvia Valldeneu.

Tumor Bank and Pathological Anatomy
Míriam Cuatrecasas
Clinical coordinator
Èlia Alcañiz
Technical coordinator
Contact(ELIMINAR)Laura Gelabert
Laboratory technician
Mónica Marín
Laboratory technician
Amanda Denuc
Higher technician
Ángela Martín
Informed consent manager

Biological Fluid Bank
Teresa Botta
Technical coordinator
Regina Cañaveras
Laboratory technician
Roser Mas
Laboratory technician
Ada Soler
Higher technician