Biophysics (U. Barcelona)

The group of Jordi Alcaraz is located at the School of Medicine at the University of Barcelona. He is also an associate group leader at IBEC, and a researcher of the Functional Unit of Thoracic Tumors at the Hospital Clínic de Barcelona and of the CIBERES. The main focus of the research group is to study how biomechanical and biochemical cues from the microenvironment control the misbehavior of fibroblasts in lung cancer and fibrosis. The ultimate goal is to identify new targets and/or biomarkers of these very aggressive lung diseases. For this purpose, the group has active collaborations with pharmaceutical companies and other companies within the biotech sector.

Researcher responsible: Jordi Alcaraz
Institution: Universitat de Barcelona
Adress: Unitat de Biofísica, Facultat de Medicina, Casanova 143, Barcelona 08036
Web:  http://www.ub.edu/biofisica/jalcaraz.htm
Email adress:  jalcaraz@ub.edu
Phone number: (+34) 934 031 148