UAB Experts Guide for journalists

Assumpció Bosch Merino

She studies the molecular mechanisms involved in the degeneration of diseases affecting the nervous system, both central (lysosomal storage diseases) and peripheral (pain, acquired and genetic neuropathies) focusing on the development of gene therapy strategies, combining the use of animal models, cell culture techniques and viral vectors.

Keywords: lysosomal storage diseases, rare diseases, diabetic neuropathy, peripheral neuropathy, gene therapy, viral vectors, transgenic models of disease, neurodegeneration

Alejandra Bosco

The main research has been developed around the educational potential of computer resources and digital teaching and learning environments in the development of the curriculum at all educational levels of formal education, but also in non-formal education, and in everyday life . Technology is understood as an opportunity for improvement and change, understood as the personal development of all those involved in the educational process: children, youth, adults, fathers and mothers; and educators.

Keywords: educational technology, information and communication technologies, educational innovation, professional development, e-learning, digital teaching and learning environments

Joan Botella Corral

His main focus has been on electoral behavior, public opinion and mass media. More recently, also political institutions,local democracy and federalism.

Keywords: 

elections, politics and media, institutions, federalism

Ricard Brotat i Jubert

He is an expert on public law, constitutional law, administrative law, public order, fundamental law, local law, local orders, regulations and local orders of civility.

Keywords: public law, constitutional law, administrative law, public order, fundamental law, local law, local orders, regulations, local orders of civility

Francesca Burriel Manzanares

Coordination of services in institutional settings. Management of international plans and programs. Education and training of teachers and educational agents. Educational planning at all levels (classroom, center, territory, for programs and projects...). Deep knowledge of techniques for teaching and learning languages (Spanish, Catalan, English). Advisor for team management and teamworks in the educational field.

Keywords: 

educational institutional environments, international programs, educational agents, learning, educational planning, learning processes, educational planning, counseling, educational fields

Francisco Javier Cabañes Saenz

With more than 30 years of research experience, he leads the research group of Veterinary Mycology which is a recognised research group by the Government of Catalonia. The group focuses on the study of fungi as causative agents of pathological processes related to infectious diseases and mycotoxicosis that can affect both animals to humans. The interest lies in the importance of identifying the agents of mycotoxins to control the presence of mycotoxins in food and feedstuffs. For the study of fungal infection in animals, they want to know the aetiology of such diseases which are in some cases frequent zoonoses. He teaches Microbiology and Mycology at the Veterinary School.

Keywords: biodiversity, food mycology, fungi, moulds, mycotoxins, clinical mycology, taxonomy, yeasts

Assumpta Caixàs Pedragós

She is an expert in the physiopathology of hyperphagia and therfore, in obesity, in Prader-Willi syndrome. She has studied hunger and satiety peptides secreted peripherically or centrally that act in the hunger center (ghrelin, leptin, PYY, BDNF, etc). She has also been involved in studies with brain functional magnetic ressonance imaging  in order to explore cerebral networks involved in hunger and satiety, and also alternative networks that could contribute to food behaviour in this kind of patients.

Keywords: obesity, Prader-Willi syndrome, hunger and satiety peptides, neuroimaging

Gerardo Caja López

He is an expert in production and composition of milk in ruminants (sheep, goats, cattle and camels) and their variation by nutrition (forages and concentrates, fat and protein supplements, amino acids, enzymes and other additives), management (milking, dry-off, production systems) and welfare (light and temperature environmental conditions, farm buildings) of animals. Application of omic methodologies in nutrition and management of ruminants. Practical implementation of the electronic identification (transponders) and use of sensors (temperature, position, motion) for production recording, traceability and behavior monitoring in several livestock and wild animal species.

Keywords: milk, composition, ruminant, sheep, goat, cattle, camel, nutrition, management, physiology, wellbeing, behavior, omic, electronic identification, transponder, sensor, traceability

Silvia Carrasco Pons

Anthropologist expert in migrations, education and inequalities. Her work focuses on comparative research on school trajectories and experiences of social integration of children and youth with a migrant background and on policy analysis and advice about public policies in these fields. Founder of EMIGRA and CER Migraciones, she currently works on early school leaving and the risk of social exclusion, school and family socialization of girls from Muslim families, education and social rights of migrant and refugee minors in the MENAT region (Middle East, Northern Africa and Turkey) and in the EU with ACT.NOW-DESC, Erasmus+ and Save The Children.

Keywords: migrations, education, inequalities, children, youth, gender, ethnography, mixed methods, policy analysis, refugees

Jordi Casabona i Barbarà

He has dedicated his professional career in the field of the epidemiology of HIV / AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Infections (ITS). In particular, in the epidemiological vigilance of these infections in Catalonia, as well as developing international intervention and monitoring and evaluation projects in Guatemala and Eastern Europe. During the last 10 years he has led several applied research projects in the field of early diagnosis of HIV in the European Union. He has published more than 200 scientific articles.

Keywords: epidemiology and public health, HIV / AIDS and STI, global health, epidemiological surveillance, monitoring and evaluation

David Casacuberta

He is an expert in social, cultural and political implications of digital technologies; and in Eastern thought and philosophy, specially Buddhism.

Keywords: Digital technologies, Eastern philosophy, Buddhism

Albert Casals Ibáñez

Senior Lecturer in the Music Education Department. He works in pre-service and in-service teacher education. Currently, he is Vice-Dean of Practicum in Faculty of Education. He is the leader of GRUMED (a consolidated research group focused on music, voice and education). His PhD and his main line of research are focused on the relationship between music and other school subjects, always from a theory-practice approach. Other lines of research: connections between ethnomusicology and education; music didactics; singing; traditional music in schools;and rural schools.

Keywords: music didactics, interdisciplinary, singing, folk music, improvised verses, school projects, ethnomusicology, ICT, rural schools