Our team

The team is led by Professor Federico Martinón-Torres (Head of the Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Complex of Santiago and Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Santiago), a pediatrician with experience in clinical practice and research in the field of infectious diseases, and by Professor Antonio Salas Ellacuriaga (Faculty of Medicine of the University of Santiago de Compostela) , an internationally renowned geneticist. 

GENVIP is formed by a multidisciplinary and cross-functional team in the field of basic and applied clinical research that uses the latest technologies and analysis techniques from different disciplines to optimize the treatment of pediatric patients.

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The group is made up of experts in different areas of biomedical research (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, geneticists, biologists, mathematicians, and bioinformaticians), who provide a broad and holistic perspective.

The group’s main strength is the combination and integration of different views on health-related issues, with the ultimate goal of ensuring the best outcome for the patient. The group has extensive experience in the study and management of viral and bacterial infections, and therefore, its scientific activity is translated into applicability to pediatric health, mainly through the:

• Development of individualized treatment and prevention strategies.
• Development of new tools for identifying biological markers for diagnostic and/or prognostic applications.
• Identification of new therapeutic targets.

The group’s main strength is a holistic approach that combines and integrates different views on health-related issues, with the ultimate goal of ensuring the best outcome for the patient.

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