Grants awarded
Grants for young researchers
During the Fundación Mujer Award ceremony, the Foundation also awards a grant to support young researchers who promote lines of research or projects in the field of women’s health, both in private and public centres.
Dexeus Women’s Foundation scholarships awarded since the first edition:
Silvia García Monclús Dexeus University Hospital “Effect of weightlessness on semen samples”.
Clara Pons Durán ISG Barcelona Private Foundation “Impacto del estatus de VIH en la salud materna de adolescentes y mujeres jóvenes de Mozambique”.
Ignasi Roig Navarro UAB Facultad de Biociencias “Explorando estrategias para extender la fertilidad en mujeres. Estudio del efecto de una exposición prolongada a antioxidantes sobre la reserva folicular”.
Estefanía Ruiperez Pacheco Complutense University of Madrid
"Analysis of immunity in women affected by human papillomavirus (HPV) and its relationship with cervical intraepithelial lesions (IMVIR study)".
Victoria Valdés Quironsalud University Hospital Madrid "Xenoestrogens and benign gynaecological pathology".
Mª Asunción Quijada Cazorla University General Hospital of Alicante “Validation of a predictive model for successful labour induction: multicentre study”.
Cristina Paules Tejero IDIBAPS - Fetal and Perinatal Medicine Research Group "Characterisation of various phenotypes of intrauterine growth restriction: neurodevelopment and foetal metabolomics"
Meritxell Genescà Ferrer Valle Hebrón Research Institute “Characterisation of latent HIV reservoirs in cervical tissue and new strategies for eliminating them”.
Nuria Eritja Sánchez Lleida Biomedical Research Institute “Determination of the metabolomic profile of grade 3 endometrial dometrioid carcinoma to discriminate tumour subtypes established by the TCGA classification”.
Sara Rafael Fernández San Carlos Clinical Hospital, Madrid "Analysis of the use of platelet-rich plasma concentrate for the treatment of thin endometrium during cryopreserved embryo transfer."
Gerard Albaiges Baiget Dexeus University Hospital "Separation and genetic characterisation of free circulating foetal DNA for non-invasive prenatal diagnosis".
Marta Martín Flix UAB Faculty of Biosciences “Characterisation of age-associated genomic instability markers in human mammary epithelial cells”.
Raul Zamora Ros ICO Nutrition and Cancer Unit “Epidemiological research into the association between polyphenol consumption and the risk of ovarian cancer in the EPIC-European cohort”.
Manuel Álvarez Almodóvar Dexeus University Hospital "Hysteroscopy in in vitro fertilisation: randomised clinical trial".
Carlos Dosouto Dexeus University Hospital “Medroxyprogesterone and corifollitropin in the stimulation of egg donors”.
María Goya Canino Valle Hebrón Hospital "Determination of vaginal microbiota in pregnant women at risk of premature birth".
Cristina Eguizábal Argaiz Basque Centre for Transfusion and Human Tissues (CVITH) "Optimisation of methods for preserving male fertility in paediatric cancer patients".
Laura Lema Roso 12 October University Hospital "Intratumoural lymphocyte variation during neoadjuvant chemotherapy treatment in women with stage III-IV ovarian cancer, high-grade serous carcinoma histological type".
Jordi Sabadell García Valle Hebrón Hospital "Randomised clinical trial of the use of subretral polyvinylidene fluoride and polypropylene slings in the treatment of female stress urinary incontinence".
Alicia Pérez Calvo Dexeus University Hospital "Study of the impact on sexual function of transdermal testosterone or placebo administration in women with low response".
Federico E. Migliorelli Barcelona Clinical Hospital "Evaluation of clinical and ultrasound factors predictive of the outcome of labour induction in single pregnancies."
Samuel Ojosnegros Martos Barcelona Centre for Regenerative Medicine "Development of a new method of in vitro fertilisation based on ex vivo embryo implantation".
Silvia Cabrera Díaz Valle Hebrón Biomedical Research Unit "Salivaomics: an innovative strategy for improving the early diagnosis of ovarian cancer."
César Díaz García La Fe University Hospital, Valencia "Comparison of follicular viability after the application of three methods of medullary separation prior to ovarian cryopreservation".
Elisenda Eixarch Roca Hospital Clínic Fetal and Perinatal Medicine Research Group "Application of brain connectivity studies for the early diagnosis of prenatal neurodevelopmental disorders."
Ignacio Gonzalez Bravo ICO-IDIBELL "Similar but biologically different: different variants of the HPV16 oncovirus are associated with different gynaecological tumours".
Eva Colás Ortega Valle Hebron Hospital-Institute for Biomedical Research “Development of predictive algorithms for recurrence risk and response to endometrial cancer treatment”.
Aina Borrás Capó ICGON Clinical Hospital “Comparative study of follicular morphology and viability in cryopreserved ovarian cortex using conventional slow protocol versus rapid protocol or vitrification. Implications for fertility preservation prior to gonadotoxic treatments in at-risk patients”.
Jaume Reventós Puigjaner Valle Hebrón Hospital Research Institute "Identification of microRNA (miRNA) profiles associated with short or long survival in patients with advanced ovarian cancer, to improve treatment efficacy."
Salvador Blanch Tormo Valencian Institute of Oncology "Clinical-biological significance of BRCAness and PI3Kness phenotypes in the clinical management of ovarian cancer."
Meritxell Genescà Ferrer Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute Foundation “Adhesion phenotype of lymphocytes directed at the female genital tract”.
Edurne Novella Maestre La Fe University Hospital, Valencia "Oocyte activation and maturation".
Magdalena Sanz Cortés Hospital Clínico "Study of neurodevelopment through different magnetic resonance imaging techniques and their association with neurodevelopment".
Laia Bernet Vegué Lluis Alcanyis Hospital, Valencia "Differential expression of the proteomic profile in metastatic and non-metastatic sentinel lymph nodes in breast cancer."
Yolanda Jerez Gilarranz Gregorio Marañón Hospital "Characterisation of APRIL expression and its receptors in breast cancer and evaluation of its potential clinical application".
Aitana Braza Boils La Fe University Hospital, Valencia "Influence of microRNAs on the angiogenic and proteolytic systems involved in endometriosis".
Cristina Camprubí Sánchez Cell Biology Unit (UAB) "Analysis of epigenetic stability in regions regulated by genomic imprinting in multiple pregnancies with discordant newborns for IUGR conceived through assisted reproduction".
Pilar Prats Rodríguez Dexeus University Institute "Perinatal outcome - congenital defects and assisted reproduction techniques."
Beatriz Carrasco Canal Dexeus University Institute “Increasing the efficiency of human embryonic stem cell derivation through the use of isolated blastomeres: influence of cell adhesion and signalling”.
Mª del Mar Vivanco Ruiz CIC bioGUNE Institute Vizcaya “Stem cells in breast cancer: new prognostic and therapeutic targets”.
María Suárez Mayor Dexeus University Institute “Evaluation of the pelvic floor during pregnancy and postpartum using 3D/4D ultrasound”.
Francesc Fargas Fàbregues Dexeus University Institute “Study of the relationship between anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) values and ovarian response to stimulation for IVF with gonadotropins in an antagonist protocol”.
Jara Pascual Mancho Complutense University of Madrid “Evaluation of reelin and neurotrophic factor levels in umbilical cord blood in newborns with intrauterine growth restriction”.
Silvia Cabrera Díaz Vall Hebron Hospital Research Institute "Generation and validation of an orthotopic murine model of endometrial cancer".
Josep Castellví Vives Valle Hebrón Catalan Health Institute “Implication of cap-independent translation as an alternative to cap-dependent translation in hypoxic conditions in breast carcinomas”.
Helena Suarez Cisneros Hospital Clínico de Barcelona “Endometrial receptivity for embryo implantation. Proteomic analysis”.
Dolors Esteban Oliva Health Sciences Research Institute Foundation “Study of urinary proteomic patterns in newborns with prenatally detected nephro-urological abnormalities: search for biomarkers predictive of progression”.
Ana Alonso García University of Oviedo "Study of the involvement of Fox01 in the development of gestational diabetes."
Marta del Pino Saladrigues Hospital Clínico de Barcelona "Determination of miRNA expression as a marker of neoplastic transformation and progression in precursor lesions of cervical cancer".
Begoña Pineda University of Valencia "Identification of new genes and polymorphisms associated with postmenopausal osteoporosis".
David Hardisson Hernáez La Paz University Hospital, Madrid “Breast cancer in women under 35 and basal phenotype: immunohistochemical characterisation and prognostic implications”.
Elena Carreras Moratonas Valle Hebrón Hospital, Barcelona “Foetal neuronography: a replacement for magnetic resonance imaging?”.
Jordi Petriz González Valle Hebrón Hospital, Barcelona Characterisation of Side Population stem cells of foetal and placental origin.
Mónica Ballesteros Pérez Juan XXIII Hospital, Tarragona “Evaluation of the effect of different multimeric forms of adiponectin on gestational diabetes and its influence on pregnancy and the newborn”.
Betlem Graupera Nicolau Dexeus University Institute, Barcelona "Validation of 3/4D ultrasound as a diagnostic technique for uterine malformations of Müllerian origin."
Pedro Pérez Segura San Carlos Hospital, Madrid "Usefulness of proteomic analysis as a molecular marker of breast cancer risk in women carrying mutations in the BCRA genes".
Marta Guimerà Leal Institut Clínic Barcelona "Effects of in vitro stimulation with recombinant hCG (r-hCG) vs. recombinant hLH (r-hLH) on the production of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and adrenomedullin (AM) in human granulosa cells and intra-follicular macrophages. Implications for ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome."
Mª Salvadora Cívico Vallejo Hospital Clínico de Barcelona "Role of the p27klp1 protein in reproductive failure after in vitro fertilisation (IVF)".