Infections and cancer

Laia Alemany Vilches

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS
  • Francesc Xavier Bosch José
  • Maria Brotons Agulló
  • Laia-Valeria Bruni Coccoz
  • Delphine Casabonne
  • Laura Costas Caudet
  • Mireia Díaz Sanchís
  • Raquel Ibáñez Pérez
  • Miguel Angel Pavon Ribas
  • Sònia Paytubi Casabona
  • Claudia Robles Hellin
CLINICAL RESEARCHERS
  • Samuel Perez Carton
POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
  • Ginesa Albero Abril
  • Marta Lopez Querol
PREDOCTORAL RESEARCHERS
  • Alvaro De Andres Pablo
  • Irene Onieva Hernandez
  • Beatriz Serrano Carro
SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT
  • Alicia Ares Vilar
  • Alexandre Armillas Montornes
  • Yolanda Benavente Moreno
  • Ainhoa Botella Cayuelas
  • Vanesa Camon Melguizo
  • Omar Clavero Carletti
  • Carlos Javier Dommar D Lima
  • Ana Esteban Miró
  • Yolanda Florencia Melgarejo
  • Jon Frias Gomez
  • David Gómez Guillén
  • Victoria Lopez Codony
  • Alexandra Montoliu Gimenez
  • Francisca Morey Cortes
  • Claudia Pavon Diaz
  • Beatriz Thais Pelegrina Sanchez-Dehesa
  • Gonzalo Peon Pena
  • Paula Àngela Peremiquel Trillas
  • Beatriz Quirós Blasco
  • Valentina Rangel Sarmiento
  • Esther Roura Fornells
  • Gabriela Tejada Panduro
  • Sara Tous Belmonte
  • Marleny Vergara Muñoz
MANAGEMENT SUPPORT
  • Maria Gema Carretero Garcia
    Arnau Guasch Girbau
  • German Lopez Martos
  • Mireia Montserrat Moreno
  • Jesus Muñoz Villanueva
  • Natividad Paton Morales
  • Frederic Rodilla Pamies
  • Olga Romero Clara
  • Francisco Javier Ruiz Carrasco
  • Elena Carmen Ruiz Puig
  • Gaetano Vaggione
Cancer
EPIBELL

Scientific production

28

PAPERS

Average IF: 5,33

5

LED PAPERS

Average IF: 6,26

6 PUBLICATIONS IN FIRST DECILE

17 PUBLICATIONS IN FIRST QUARTILE

21 PUBLICATIONS IN OPEN ACCESS

Selected publications

  • Watson Jones,D;Changalucha,J;Maxwell,C;Whitworth,H;Mutani,P;Kemp,TJ;Kamala,B et al, Durability of immunogenicity at 5 years after a single dose of human papillomavirus vaccine compared with two doses in Tanzanian girls aged 9-14 years: results of the long-term extension of the DoRIS randomised trial., Lancet Glob Health, 2025;13(2):319-328, doi:10.1016/S2214-109X(24)00477-7
  • Ebrahimi,E;Sangphukieo,A;Park,HA;Gaborieau,V;Ferreiro Iglesias,A;Diergaarde,B;Ahrens,W et al, Cross-ancestral GWAS identifies 29 variants across head and neck cancer subsites, Nat. Commun., 2025;16(1):8787-8787, doi:10.1038/s41467-025-63842-z
  • Alemany,L;Felsher,M;Giuliano,AR;Waterboer,T;Mirghani,H;Mehanna,H;Roberts,C et al, Oral human papillomavirus (HPV) prevalence and genotyping among healthy adult populations in the United States and Europe: results from the PROGRESS (PRevalence of Oral hpv infection, a Global aSSessment) study, EClinicalMedicine, 2025;79103018-103018, doi:10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.103018
  • Almanza Aguilera,E;Guananga Alvarez,D;Benavente,Y;Nieters,A;Besson,C;Saberi Hosnijeh,F;Kyro,C et al, Intake of total, classes, and subclasses of (poly)phenols and risk of lymphoid neoplasms: a prospective analysis in the EPIC cohort, Br J Cancer, 2025;133(12):1864-1871, doi:10.1038/s41416-025-03228-6
  • Hermosa,S;Benavente,Y;Cabezudo,E;Sainz,J;Farràs,M;Alemany,L;Birmann,BM et al, Serum lipid levels and risk of lymphoid malignancies in the UK Biobank study., Br J Cancer, 2025;133(11):1686-1694, doi:10.1038/s41416-025-03196-x

Research highlights

PROJECTS

1 Granted competitive project
23 Ongoing competitive projects

3 Ongoing clinical trials

NETWORKS

AGAUR SGR GRC
CIBERESP

 

Selected projects

  • GAIN-EC – Crida Repte CIMTI 2023. FUNDACION LEITAT. Budget: 444.120,7€. 2023-2025. PI: LAURA COSTAS CAUDET.
  • 101075314. PERCH: PartnERship to Contrast HPV. COMISSIÓ EUROPEA. Budget: 409.468,03€. 2022-2025. PI: MARIA BROTONS AGULLÓ.
  • INV-074218. HPV vaccination and Infectivity Reduction in HPV-positive women (RIFT-TZ). BILL & MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION. Budget: 275.855,93€. 2024-2026. PI: MIGUEL ANGEL PAVON RIBAS.
  • 101159996-1. IMPPROVE-HPV: Understanding vaccination hesitancy and evaluating single dose and gender-neutral vaccination for improving uptake of HPV vaccines in West and East Africa. COMISSIÓ EUROPEA. Budget: 251.775,74€. 2024-2028. PI: MIGUEL ANGEL PAVON RIBAS.
  • V503-049. ENSAYO CLÍNICO EN FASE 3, INTERNACIONAL, MULTICÉNTRICO, ALEATORIZADO, DOBLE CIEGO Y CONTROLADO CON PLACEBO PARA ESTUDIAR LA EFICACIA, LA INMUNOGENICIDAD Y LA SEGURIDAD DE LA VACUNA 9VVPH, UNA VACUNA POLIVALENTE DE PARTÍCULAS VIROIDES L1, EN LA PREVENCIÓN DE LA INFECCIÓN BUCAL PERSISTENTE POR LOS TIPOS 16, 18, 31, 33, 45, 52 O 58 DEL VPH EN VARONES ADULTOS DE 20 A 45 AÑOS DE EDAD.. MERCK SHARP & DOHME ESPAÑA S.A.. Budget: 224.455€. 2020- . PI: MARÍA EULALIA ALEMANY VILCHES.