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Neisseria, Listeria y Bordetella
• Invasive Meningococcal Disease.
o Laboratory surveillance based on whole-genome sequencing and its application in Public Health.
o Study and characterization of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms.
o Study and evaluation of conventional (polysaccharide) and new-generation (protein) vaccines.
• Gonococcal Infection (Gonorrhea).
o Laboratory surveillance based on whole-genome sequencing and its application in Public Health.
o Study and characterization of antimicrobial resistance mechanisms.
• Listeriosis.
o Laboratory surveillance based on whole-genome sequencing and its application in Public Health.
• Pertussis.
o Development and application of molecular techniques for the diagnosis and characterization of Bordetella pertussis, B. parapertussis, B. holmessi, and B. bronchiseptica.
Research projects
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1. Project Title: Determination of the degree of identity of common antigens of N. meningitidis and N. gonorrhoeae using genomic and immunological tools.
Principal Investigator: Raquel Abad Torreblanca
Funding Entity: ISCIII. Program: Strategic Action in Intramural Health
Reference: PI23CIII/00040
Period: 2024-2026
Amount Awarded: €68,500
2. Project Title: Meningococcal Disease and Molecular Epidemiology (MEMORY).
Principal Investigator: Raquel Abad Torreblanca and Julio A. Vázquez Moreno
Funding Entity: Pfizer Inc.
Reference: MVP 352/21
Period: 2022-2024
Amount Awarded: €82,834.50
3. Project Title: Modelling Approaches to Guide Intelligent Surveillance for the Sustainable Introduction of Novel Antibiotics. MAGIcIAN.
Principal Investigator: Raquel Abad Torreblanca
Funding Entity: ISCIII / International Joint Action / Joint Programming Initiatives (JPI) Program
Reference: AC19CIII/00002
Period: 2020-2024
Amount Awarded: €46,000
4. Project Title: Epidemiological, Microbiological, and Clinical Analysis of the Listeriosis Outbreak in Andalusia. LISMOAN Study.
Principal Investigator: José Miguel Cisneros Herreros
Funding Entity: FISEVI (Andalusian Public Foundation for Health Research Management)/FPS2020 Call for Proposals
Reference: PI-0001-2020
Period: 2020-2023
Amount Awarded: €114,954
5. Project Title: Population Structure of Neisseria meningitidis Using Massive Sequencing: A Potential Tool for Estimating Vaccine Effectiveness?
Principal Investigator: Raquel Abad Torreblanca
Funding Entity: ISCIII / Strategic Action in Intramural Health
Reference: PI19CIII/00030
Period: 2020-2023
Amount Awarded: €67,153
6. Project Title: Management agreement between the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality (Directorate General of Public Health, Quality and Innovation) and the Carlos III Health Institute, for the laboratory determinations corresponding to the 2nd seroprevalence study in Spain.
Principal Investigator: Fernando de Ory and Julio A. Vázquez
Funding Entity: Directorate General of Public Health, Ministry of Health
Reference: MEG151/17
Period: 2018-2020
Amount Awarded: €565,663
7. Project Title: Effectiveness of the Meningococcal B Vaccine in Immunocompromised Children with Sickle Cell Disease
Principal Investigator: Raquel Abad Torreblanca
Funding Entity: Spanish Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Foundation (SEHOP)
Reference: MVP 199/18
Period: 2018-2020
Amount Awarded: €18,285
8. Project Title: Application of Massive Sequencing and Immunological Approaches in the Expression Analysis of New Vaccine Antigens in Meningococcal Populations
Principal Investigator: Raquel Abad Torreblanca
Funding Entity: ISCIII / Strategic Action in Intramural Health
Reference: PI16CIII/00023
Period: 2017-2020
Amount Awarded: €115,084
9. Project Title: fHbp variability over time and potential coverage of the new meningococcal serogroup B vaccine (bivalent rLP2086/fHbp) in Spain.
Principal Investigators: Raquel Abad and Julio A. Vázquez
Funding Entity: Pfizer SLU
Reference: MVP 1273/16
Period: 2017-2020
Amount Awarded: €125,350
10. Project Title: Estimation of protection of a conjugate vaccine against meningococcus serogroup C based on a mathematical model.
Principal Investigator: Julio A. Vázquez and Javier Díez
Funding Entity: Higher Center for Research in Public Health (CSISP)
Reference: MVP 1116/11
Period: 2011-2017
Amount awarded: €143,750
Publications
Detection of Rhabdovirus viral RNA in oropharyngeal swabs and ectoparasites of Spanish bats
Aznar C, Vazquez-Moron S, Martson D, Juste J, Ibáñez C, Berciano JM, Salsamendi E, Aihartza J, Banyard AC, McElhinney L, Fooks AR, Echevarria JE. Detection of Rhabdovirus viral RNA in oropharyngeal swabs and ectoparasites of Spanish bats. Journal of General Virology. 2013. 94: 69-75.
PUBMED DOIGenomic non-coding regions reveal hidden patterns of mumps virus circulation in Spain, 2005 to 2015
Gavilán AM, Fernández-García A*, Rueda A, Castellanos A, Masa J, López-Perea N, Torres de Mier MV, de Ory F, Echevarría JE. Non-coding sequences reveal hidden patterns of mumps virus circulation in Spain, 2005 to 2015. Eurosurveillance,2018, 23(15): 1-8. *Corresponding author.
PUBMED DOIFirst cases of European Bat Lyssavirus type 1 in Iberian serotine bats: implications for the molecular epidemiology of bat rabies in Europe.
Mingo-Casas P, Sandonís V, Obón E, Berciano JM, Vázquez-Morón S, Juste J, Echevarría JE. First cases of European Bat Lyssavirus type 1 in Iberian serotine bats: implications for the molecular epidemiology of bat rabies in Europe. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2018: 12(4): e0006290.
PUBMED DOILast cases of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in Spain, 1997–2016: The success of a vaccination program
Seppälä EM, López-Perea N, Torres de Mier MV, Echevarría JE, Fernández García A, Masa-Calles J. Last cases of rubella and congenital rubella syndrome in Spain, 1997–2016: The success of a vaccination program. Vaccine, 2019, 37(1):169-175.
PUBMED DOICombination of Cefditoren and N-acetyl-l-Cysteine Shows a Synergistic Effect against Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilms
Llamosí M, Sempere J, Coronel P, Gimeno M, Yuste J, Domenech M. Combination of Cefditoren and N-acetyl-l-Cysteine Shows a Synergistic Effect against Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae Biofilms. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Dec 21;10(6):e0341522
PUBMED DOIClearance of mixed biofilms of Streptococcus pneumoniae and methicillin-susceptible/resistant Staphylococcus aureus by antioxidants N-acetyl-L-cysteine and cysteamine
Sempere J, Llamosí M, Román F, Lago D, González-Camacho F, Pérez-García C, Yuste J, Domenech M. Clearance of mixed biofilms of Streptococcus pneumoniae and methicillin-susceptible/resistant Staphylococcus aureus by antioxidants N-acetyl-L-cysteine and cysteamine. Sci Rep. 2022 Apr 23;12(1):6668
PUBMED DOIClinical Relevance and Molecular Pathogenesis of the Emerging Serotypes 22F and 33F of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Spain
Sempere J, de Miguel S, González-Camacho F, Yuste J, Domenech M. Clinical Relevance and Molecular Pathogenesis of the Emerging Serotypes 22F and 33F of Streptococcus pneumoniae in Spain. Front Microbiol. 2020 Feb 27;11:309.
PUBMED DOICombination of Antibodies and Antibiotics as a Promising Strategy Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens of the Respiratory Tract
Domenech M, Sempere J, de Miguel S, Yuste J. Combination of Antibodies and Antibiotics as a Promising Strategy Against Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens of the Respiratory Tract. Front Immunol. 2018 Nov 20;9:2700. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2018.02700. PMID: 30515172; PMCID: PMC6256034.
DOIChemotherapy with Phage Lysins Reduces Pneumococcal Colonization of the Respiratory Tract
Corsini B, Díez-Martínez R, Aguinagalde L, González-Camacho F, García-Fernández E, Letrado P, García P, Yuste J. Chemotherapy with Phage Lysins Reduces Pneumococcal Colonization of the Respiratory Tract. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 May 25;62(6):e02212-17. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02212-17. PMID: 29581113; PMCID: PMC5971604.
DOIImpact of Biological Therapies on the Immune Response after Pneumococcal Vaccination in Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases
Richi P, Yuste J, Navío T, González-Hombrado L, Salido M, Thuissard-Vasallo I, Jiménez-Díaz A, Llorente J, Cebrián L, Lojo L, Steiner M, Cobo T, Martín MD, García-Castro M, Castro P, Muñoz-Fernández S. Impact of Biological Therapies on the Immune Response after Pneumococcal Vaccination in Patients with Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases. Vaccines. 2021 Feb 28;9(3):203. doi: 10.3390/vaccines9030203. PMID: 33671007; PMCID: PMC7997274.
DOIPleiotropic Effects of Cell Wall Amidase LytA on Streptococcus pneumoniae Sensitivity to the Host Immune Response
Ramos-Sevillano E, Urzainqui A, Campuzano S, Moscoso M, González-Camacho F, Domenech M, Rodríguez de Córdoba S, Sánchez-Madrid F, Brown JS, García E, Yuste J. Pleiotropic effects of cell wall amidase LytA on Streptococcus pneumoniae sensitivity to the host immune response. Infect Immun. 2015 Feb;83(2):591-603. doi: 10.1128/IAI.02811-14. PMID: 25404032; PMCID: PMC4294232.
DOIPSGL-1 on Leukocytes is a Critical Component of the Host Immune Response against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease
Ramos-Sevillano E, Urzainqui A, de Andrés B, González-Tajuelo R, Domenech M, González-Camacho F, Sánchez-Madrid F, Brown JS, García E, Yuste J. PSGL-1 on Leukocytes is a Critical Component of the Host Immune Response against Invasive Pneumococcal Disease. PLoS Pathog. 2016 Mar 14;12(3):e1005500. doi: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1005500. PMID: 26975045; PMCID: PMC4790886.
DOIComparison of methods and characterization of small RNAs from plasma extracellular vesicles of HIV/HCV coinfected patients
Martínez-González E; Brochado-Kith O; Gómez-Sanz A; et al; Fernández-Rodríguez A (AC). (9/9). 2020. Small RNA sequencing from plasma extracellular vesicles of HIV/HCV coinfected patients: a protocol comparison SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 9. ISSN 2045-2322.
DOIRelative telomere length impact on mortality of COVID-19: Sex differences
Virseda-Berdices A; Concostrina-Martinez L; Martínez-González O;et al; Fernández-Rodríguez A (AC). (14/14). 2022. Relative telomere length impact on mortality of COVID-19: Sex differences.Journal of medical virology. 95, pp.e28368. ISSN 0146-6615.
DOIHepatitis C Virus Influences HIV-1 Viral Splicing in Coinfected Patients
Martínez-Román P; López-Huertas MR; Crespo-Bermejo C; et al; Briz V (AC). (16/15). 2020. Hepatitis C virus influences HIV-1 viral splicing in coinfected patients JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE. MDPI. ISSN 2077-0383.
DOIHCV eradication with IFN-based therapy does not completely restore gene expression in PBMCs from HIV/HCV-coinfected patients
Brochado-Kith; Martínez I; Berenguer J; et al; Fernández-Rodríguez A (AC); Resino S. (11/12). 2021. HCV eradication with IFN-based therapy does not completely restore gene expression in PBMCs from HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. Journal of Biomedical Sciences. Springer Nature. 28-1.
DOIOLFM4 polymorphisms predict septic shock survival after major surgery. Eur J Clin Invest.
Pérez-García F; Resino S; Gómez-Sánchez E; et al; Jiménez-Sousa MÁ (10/10). OLFM4 polymorphisms predict septic shock survival after major surgery. Eur J Clin Invest. 2021. 51(4):e13416. doi: 10.1111/eci.13416.
Alcazar-Fuoli L, Mellado E, Garcia-Effron G, Buitrago MJ, Lopez JF, Grimalt JO, Cuenca-Estrella JM, Rodriguez-Tudela JL. Aspergillus fumigatus C-5 sterol desaturases Erg3A and Erg3B: role in sterol biosynthesis and antifungal drug susceptibility. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Feb
Alcazar-Fuoli L, Mellado E, Garcia-Effron G, Buitrago MJ, Lopez JF, Grimalt JO, Cuenca-Estrella JM, Rodriguez-Tudela JL. Aspergillus fumigatus C-5 sterol desaturases Erg3A and Erg3B: role in sterol biosynthesis and antifungal drug susceptibility. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2006 Feb;50(2):453-60. doi: 10.1128/AAC.50.2.453-460.2006. PMID: 16436696; PMCID: PMC1366924.
PUBMED14. Alcazar-Fuoli L, Mellado E, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Cuenca-Estrella M, Rodriguez-Tudela JL. Aspergillus section Fumigati: antifungal susceptibility patterns and sequence-based identification. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Apr
Alcazar-Fuoli L, Mellado E, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Cuenca-Estrella M, Rodriguez-Tudela JL. Aspergillus section Fumigati: antifungal susceptibility patterns and sequence-based identification. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Apr;52(4):1244-51. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00942-07. Epub 2008 Jan 22. PMID: 18212093; PMCID: PMC2292508.
PUBMED DOIAlcazar-Fuoli L, Mellado E, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Cuenca-Estrella M, Rodriguez-Tudela JL. Species identification and antifungal susceptibility patterns of species belonging to Aspergillus section Nigri. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Oct
Alcazar-Fuoli L, Mellado E, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Cuenca-Estrella M, Rodriguez-Tudela JL. Species identification and antifungal susceptibility patterns of species belonging to Aspergillus section Nigri. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2009 Oct;53(10):4514-7. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00585-09. Epub 2009 Jul 27. PMID: 19635955; PMCID: PMC2764190.
PUBMED DOIAlcazar-Fuoli L, Mellado E, Cuenca-Estrella M, Sanglard D. Probing the role of point mutations in the cyp51A gene from Aspergillus fumigatus in the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Med Mycol. 2011 Apr
Alcazar-Fuoli L, Mellado E, Cuenca-Estrella M, Sanglard D. Probing the role of point mutations in the cyp51A gene from Aspergillus fumigatus in the model yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Med Mycol. 2011 Apr;49(3):276-84. doi: 10.3109/13693786.2010.512926. Epub 2010 Sep 10. PMID: 20831364.
PUBMED DOIAlcazar-Fuoli L, Cuesta I, Rodriguez-Tudela JL, Cuenca-Estrella M, Sanglard D, Mellado E. Three-dimensional models of 14α-sterol demethylase (Cyp51A) from Aspergillus lentulus and Aspergillus fumigatus: an insight into differences in voriconazole interaction. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2011 Nov
Alcazar-Fuoli L, Cuesta I, Rodriguez-Tudela JL, Cuenca-Estrella M, Sanglard D, Mellado E. Three-dimensional models of 14α-sterol demethylase (Cyp51A) from Aspergillus lentulus and Aspergillus fumigatus: an insight into differences in voriconazole interaction. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2011 Nov;38(5):426-34. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.06.005. Epub 2011 Aug 25. PMID: 21871783.
PUBMED DOIAlcazar-Fuoli L, Mellado E. Ergosterol biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus: its relevance as an antifungal target and role in antifungal drug resistance.
Alcazar-Fuoli L, Mellado E. Ergosterol biosynthesis in Aspergillus fumigatus: its relevance as an antifungal target and role in antifungal drug resistance. Front Microbiol. 2013 Jan 10;3:439. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2012.00439. PMID: 23335918; PMCID: PMC3541703.
PUBMED DOIBernal-Martínez L, Alcazar Fuoli L, Miguel-Revilla B, Carvalho A, Cuétara Garcia MS, Garcia-Rodriguez J, Cunha C, Gómez-García de la Pedrosa E, Gomez-Lopez A. High-Resolution Melting Assay for Genotyping Variants of the CYP2C19 Enzyme and Predicting Voriconazole Effectiveness. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 May 24
Bernal-Martínez L, Alcazar Fuoli L, Miguel-Revilla B, Carvalho A, Cuétara Garcia MS, Garcia-Rodriguez J, Cunha C, Gómez-García de la Pedrosa E, Gomez-Lopez A. High-Resolution Melting Assay for Genotyping Variants of the CYP2C19 Enzyme and Predicting Voriconazole Effectiveness. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 May 24;63(6):e02399-18. doi: 10.1128/AAC.02399-18. PMID: 30910893; PMCID:PMC6535561.
PUBMED DOILupiañez CB, Martínez-Bueno M, Sánchez-Maldonado JM, Badiola J, Cunha C, Springer J, Lackner M, Segura-Catena J, Canet LM, Alcazar-Fuoli L, López-Nevot MA, Fianchi L, Aguado JM, Pagano L, López-Fernández E, Alarcón-Riquelme M, Potenza L, Gonçalves SM, Luppi M, Moratalla L, Solano C, Sampedro A, González-Sierra P, Cuenca-Estrella M, Lagrou K, Maertens JA, Lass-Flörl C, Einsele H, Vazquez L; PCRAGA Study Group, Loeffler J, Ríos-Tamayo R, Carvalho A, Jurado M, Sainz J. Polymorphisms within the ARNT2 and CX3CR1 Genes Are Associated with the Risk of Developing Invasive Aspergillosis. Infect Immun. 2020 Mar 23
Lupiañez CB, Martínez-Bueno M, Sánchez-Maldonado JM, Badiola J, Cunha C, Springer J, Lackner M, Segura-Catena J, Canet LM, Alcazar-Fuoli L, López-Nevot MA, Fianchi L, Aguado JM, Pagano L, López-Fernández E, Alarcón-Riquelme M, Potenza L, Gonçalves SM, Luppi M, Moratalla L, Solano C, Sampedro A, González-Sierra P, Cuenca-Estrella M, Lagrou K, Maertens JA, Lass-Flörl C, Einsele H, Vazquez L; PCRAGA Study Group, Loeffler J, Ríos-Tamayo R, Carvalho A, Jurado M, Sainz J. Polymorphisms within the ARNT2 and CX3CR1 Genes Are Associated with the Risk of Developing Invasive Aspergillosis. Infect Immun. 2020 Mar 23;88(4):e00882-19. doi: 10.1128/IAI.00882-19. PMID: 31964743; PMCID: PMC7093133.
PUBMED DOIAre Reduced Levels of Coagulation Proteins Upon Admission Linked to COVID-19 Severity and Mortality? Front Med (Laussane).
Ceballos FC; Ryan P; Blancas R; et al; Jiménez-Sousa MÁ (20/20). Are Reduced Levels of Coagulation Proteins Upon Admission Linked to COVID-19 Severity and Mortality? Front Med (Laussane). 2021; 8:718053. PMID: 34660629. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2021.718053.
T allele was linked to non-AIDS progression in ART-naïve HIV-infected patients: a retrospective study.
Jiménez-Sousa MA; Jiménez JL; Bellón JM; et al (1/10). CYP27B1 rs10877012 T allele was linked to non-AIDS progression in ART-naïve HIV-infected patients: a retrospective study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2020 ;85(5):659-664. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000002485.
PBMCs gene expression signature of advanced cirrhosis with high risk for clinically significant portal hypertension in HIV/HCV coinfected patients
Salguero, Sergio; Brochado-Kith, Oscar; Verdices, Ana Virseda; et al; Jiménez-Sousa María A (‡, AC); Resino, Salvador (‡, AC). (12/12). 2023. PBMCs gene expression signature of advanced cirrhosis with high risk for clinically significant portal hypertension in HIV/HCV coinfected patients: A cross-control study. Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy. 159, pp.114220. ISSN 1950-6007.
Relative telomere length impact on mortality of COVID-19: Sex differences.Journal of medical virology.
Virseda-Berdices, Ana; Concostrina-Martinez, Leyre; Martinez-Gonzalez, Oscar; et al; Fernandez-Rodriguez, Amanda (‡), Jiménez-Sousa María A (‡). (14/14). 2023. Relative telomere length impact on mortality of COVID-19: Sex differences.Journal of medical virology. 95-1, pp.e28368. ISSN 1096-9071.
Plasma miRNA profile at COVID-19 onset predicts severity status and mortality.
Fernandez-Pato, Asier; Virseda-Berdices, Ana; Resino, Salvador; et al; Jiménez-Sousa María A (‡, AC); Fernandez-Rodriguez, Amanda (‡). (20/20). 2022. Plasma miRNA profile at COVID-19 onset predicts severity status and mortality. EMERGING MICROBES & INFECTIONS. 11(1):676-688. doi: 10.1080/22221751.2022.2038021.
Blood microbiome is associated with changes in portal hypertension after successful direct-acting antiviral therapy in patients with HCV-related cirrhosis.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy.
Virseda-Berdices, Ana; Brochado-Kith, Oscar; Diez, Cristina; et al; Jimenez-Sousa, Maria Angeles. (16/16). 2021. Blood microbiome is associated with changes in portal hypertension after successful direct-acting antiviral therapy in patients with HCV-related cirrhosis.The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy. 77(3):719-726. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkab444. ISSN 1460-2091.
Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis update: A year in review. Med Mycol. 2019 Apr 1
Barac A, Kosmidis C, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Salzer HJF; CPAnet. Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis update: A year in review. Med Mycol. 2019 Apr 1;57(Supplement_2):S104-S109. doi: 10.1093/mmy/myy070. PMID: 30816975.
PUBMED DOILaursen CB, Davidsen JR, Van Acker L, Salzer HJF, Seidel D, Cornely OA, Hoenigl M, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Hennequin C, Godet C, Barac A, Flick H, Munteanu O, Van Braeckel E. CPAnet Registry-An International Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Registry. J Fungi (Basel). 2020 Jun
Laursen CB, Davidsen JR, Van Acker L, Salzer HJF, Seidel D, Cornely OA, Hoenigl M, Alastruey-Izquierdo A, Hennequin C, Godet C, Barac A, Flick H, Munteanu O, Van Braeckel E. CPAnet Registry-An International Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis Registry. J Fungi (Basel). 2020 Jun 29;6(3):E96. doi: 10.3390/jof6030096. PMID: 32610566.
PUBMED DOIProject from GEMICOMED (SEIMC) and REIPI. Molecular identification and susceptibility testing of molds isolated in a Prospective Surveillance of Triazole Resistance in Spain (FILPOP2 study). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Jun
Alastruey-Izquierdo A*, Alcazar-Fuoli L, Rivero-Menéndez O, Ayats J, Castro C, García-Rodríguez J, Goterris-Bonet L, Ibáñez-Martínez E, Linares-Sicilia MJ, Martin-Gomez MT, Martín-Mazuelos E, Pelaez T, Peman J, Rezusta A, Rojo S, Tejero R, Vicente Anza D, Viñuelas J, Zapico MS, Cuenca-Estrella M; members of the FILPOP2 Project from GEMICOMED (SEIMC) and REIPI. Molecular identification and susceptibility testing of molds isolated in a Prospective Surveillance of Triazole Resistance in Spain (FILPOP2 study). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Jun 25. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00358-18. PMID: 29941643.
PUBMED DOIIn vitro activity of APX001A against rare moulds using EUCAST and CLSI methodologies. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 May 1
Rivero-Menendez O, Cuenca-Estrella M, Alastruey-Izquierdo A.* In vitro activity of APX001A against rare moulds using EUCAST and CLSI methodologies. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 May 1;74(5):1295-1299. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz022. PMID: 30753499.
PUBMED DOIIn vitro activity of olorofim (F901318) against clinical isolates of cryptic species of Aspergillus by EUCAST and CLSI methodologies. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Jun 1
Rivero-Menendez O, Cuenca-Estrella M, Alastruey-Izquierdo A.* In vitro activity of olorofim (F901318) against clinical isolates of cryptic species of Aspergillus by EUCAST and CLSI methodologies. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019 Jun 1;74(6):1586-1590. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkz078. PMID: 30891600.
PUBMED DOIMolecular Identification, Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, and Mechanisms of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus Species Received within a Surveillance Program on Antifungal Resistance in Spain. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 Aug 23
Rivero-Menendez O, Soto-Debran JC, Medina N, Lucio J, Mellado E, Alastruey-Izquierdo A*. Molecular Identification, Antifungal Susceptibility Testing, and Mechanisms of Azole Resistance in Aspergillus Species Received within a Surveillance Program on Antifungal Resistance in Spain. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2019 Aug 23;63(9). doi: 10.1128/AAC.00865-19. PMID: 31285229.
PUBMED DOIClinical and Laboratory Development of Echinocandin Resistance in Candida glabrata: Molecular Characterization. Front Microbiol. 2019 Jul 11
Rivero-Menendez O, Navarro-Rodriguez P, Bernal-Martinez L, Martin-Cano G, Lopez-Perez L, Sanchez-Romero I, Perez-Ayala A, Capilla J, Zaragoza O, Alastruey-Izquierdo A*. Clinical and Laboratory Development of Echinocandin Resistance in Candida glabrata: Molecular Characterization. Front Microbiol. 2019 Jul 11;10:1585. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2019.01585. PMID: 31354675.
PUBMED DOIIn vitro activity of olorofim against clinical isolates of Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans using EUCAST and CLSI methodologies. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Aug 28
Rivero-Menendez O, Cuenca-Estrella M, Alastruey-Izquierdo A.* In vitro activity of olorofim against clinical isolates of Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans using EUCAST and CLSI methodologies. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2020 Aug 28. doi: 10.1093/jac/dkaa351. PMID:32856079.
PUBMED DOIEarly innate immune response triggered by the human respiratory syncytial virus and its regulation by ubiquitination/deubiquitination processes.
Martín-Vicente M*, Resino S#, Martínez I#*. Early innate immune response triggered by the human respiratory syncytial virus and its regulation by ubiquitination/deubiquitination processes. J Biomed Sci. 2022 Feb 13;29(1):11. doi: 10.1186/s12929-022-00793-3. PMID: 35152905 (R; FI= 12.771; D1 Medicine, Research & Experimental; JCR 2021).
PUBMEDAdditional Information
The AIDS Immunopathology Unit has been coordinated since 2000 by Dr. José Alcamí, bringing together during its history more than 20 independent researchers who collaboratively study different aspects of HIV infection. During this years, more than 30 visiting researchers and more than 50 national and international students have passed through the unit. From the beginning of the year 2025, Javier García Pérez and Francisco Díez Fuertes assumed the coordination of the AIDS Immunopathology Unit, with the aim of projecting its scientific competitiveness following multidisciplinary approaches and through the maintenance of the current close collaborations, as well as the promotion of participation in new national and international research networks.
Historically, the current members of the unit have focused on different lines of basic research that include the study of antibodies and the development of vaccines against HIV-1, the study of viral entry and tropism of the virus or the study of the host through the genomic characterization of populations with an extreme phenotype. Currently, the activity of our unit in the field of HIV-1 is focused on three main lines:
1. Mecanismos moleculares asociados a la protección de la infección por VIH-1 en pacientes con distrofia muscular de cinturas dominante D2 (LGMDD2).
2. Generación de anticuerpos neutralizantes de uso terapéutico basados en la respuesta neutralizante de amplio espectro frente a virus fundadores.
3. Cribado y caracterización de nuevos fármacos anti-latencia frente al VIH-1.
A partir del año 2020, nuestra unidad se vuelca con la investigación sobre COVID-19, participando y liderando diferentes proyectos de investigación aplicada y clínica. Fruto de esta fuerte implicación en el campo, en la actualidad se mantienen diferentes estudios sobre la caracterización de la respuesta inmune frente a SARS-CoV-2, integrando diferentes técnicas de virología molecular, estrategias de inteligencia epidemiológica y tecnologías de célula única.
We also participate in different research consortiums and networks, such as the Spanish AIDS Research Network or the Center for Biomedical Research in Infectious Diseases Network (CIBER-INFEC), in which we participate as researchers in different lines and work packages within the research programs “Global Health, emerging and re-emerging infections” as well as “HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections”.
Supervised doctoral theses
1. GENOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF HIV-1 PROTECTION PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH SLOW PROGRESSION OF INFECTION.
Student: Erick de la Torre Tarazona.
Supervisors: José Alcamí and Francisco Díez Fuertes.
Academic entity: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Defense date: July 14th, 2020.
2. ANALYSIS OF MIARN EXPRESSION PROFILES AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION IN HIV-POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT PROGRESSION TO AIDS.
Student: Rubén Ayala Suárez.
Supervisors: José Alcamí and Francisco Díez Fuertes.
Academic entity: Universidad de Alcalá.
Defense date: June 12nd, 2023.
The AIDS Immunopathology Unit has been coordinated since 2000 by Dr. José Alcamí, bringing together during its history more than 20 independent researchers who collaboratively study different aspects of HIV infection. During this years, more than 30 visiting researchers and more than 50 national and international students have passed through the unit. From the beginning of the year 2025, Javier García Pérez and Francisco Díez Fuertes assumed the coordination of the AIDS Immunopathology Unit, with the aim of projecting its scientific competitiveness following multidisciplinary approaches and through the maintenance of the current close collaborations, as well as the promotion of participation in new national and international research networks.
Historically, the current members of the unit have focused on different lines of basic research that include the study of antibodies and the development of vaccines against HIV-1, the study of viral entry and tropism of the virus or the study of the host through the genomic characterization of populations with an extreme phenotype. Currently, the activity of our unit in the field of HIV-1 is focused on three main lines:
1. Mecanismos moleculares asociados a la protección de la infección por VIH-1 en pacientes con distrofia muscular de cinturas dominante D2 (LGMDD2).
2. Generación de anticuerpos neutralizantes de uso terapéutico basados en la respuesta neutralizante de amplio espectro frente a virus fundadores.
3. Cribado y caracterización de nuevos fármacos anti-latencia frente al VIH-1.
A partir del año 2020, nuestra unidad se vuelca con la investigación sobre COVID-19, participando y liderando diferentes proyectos de investigación aplicada y clínica. Fruto de esta fuerte implicación en el campo, en la actualidad se mantienen diferentes estudios sobre la caracterización de la respuesta inmune frente a SARS-CoV-2, integrando diferentes técnicas de virología molecular, estrategias de inteligencia epidemiológica y tecnologías de célula única.
We also participate in different research consortiums and networks, such as the Spanish AIDS Research Network or the Center for Biomedical Research in Infectious Diseases Network (CIBER-INFEC), in which we participate as researchers in different lines and work packages within the research programs “Global Health, emerging and re-emerging infections” as well as “HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections”.
Supervised doctoral theses
1. GENOMIC AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF HIV-1 PROTECTION PARAMETERS IN PATIENTS WITH SLOW PROGRESSION OF INFECTION.
Student: Erick de la Torre Tarazona.
Supervisors: José Alcamí and Francisco Díez Fuertes.
Academic entity: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
Defense date: July 14th, 2020.
2. ANALYSIS OF MIARN EXPRESSION PROFILES AND FUNCTIONAL CHARACTERIZATION IN HIV-POSITIVE INDIVIDUALS WITH DIFFERENT PROGRESSION TO AIDS.
Student: Rubén Ayala Suárez.
Supervisors: José Alcamí and Francisco Díez Fuertes.
Academic entity: Universidad de Alcalá.
Defense date: June 12nd, 2023.