{"id":116472,"date":"2026-10-08T07:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/an-informative-day-will-bring-research-into-the-genetics-of-psychiatric-disorders-closer-to-the-public\/"},"modified":"2026-10-08T07:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T06:51:14","slug":"an-informative-day-will-bring-research-into-the-genetics-of-psychiatric-disorders-closer-to-the-public","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/an-informative-day-will-bring-research-into-the-genetics-of-psychiatric-disorders-closer-to-the-public\/","title":{"rendered":"An informative day will bring research into the genetics of psychiatric disorders closer to the public"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><span dir=\"auto\"><span dir=\"auto\">Researchers, associations and study participants will share knowledge and experiences about advances in genetics and mental health in an activity open to the public<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The Pavell\u00f3 dels Distingits at the Hospital Universitat Institut Pere Mata will be the setting, on October 16, for the scientific outreach day &#8216;Research in the genetics of psychiatric disorders: from the laboratory to everyday life&#8217;, an activity open to the public that will allow people to discover various lines of research that are being developed in this field.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The day will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the Estat d&#8217;\u00c0nim and VININ stands. From 6:00 p.m., a program of four micro-talks will begin, focusing on different research projects on the genetics of psychiatric disorders:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><span dir=\"auto\">Advances in the genetics of psychiatric disorders: studies from the Pere Mata Institute with international impact, by Elisabet Vilella.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"auto\">Genetics to predict weight gain in early psychotic episodes. Project GOBIS, in charge of Gerard Muntan\u00e9.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"auto\">The mitochondrial genome and functionality in serious mental disorders. VITACTIVA&#8217;T Project, by Lourdes Martorell.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span dir=\"auto\">Microdeletions and microduplications of the genome related to psychiatric disorders. CESPED project, led by Elisabet Vilella.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Round table with researchers, associations and study participants<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">At 6:45 p.m., a roundtable discussion will be held that will bring together researchers, representatives of associations and volunteers who participate in research projects. The debate will be moderated by Mart\u00ed Llaurador Coll, psychologist and science communicator.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The event will conclude at 8:00 p.m. with the closing speech by Francesc Xavier Arrufat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">The conference will feature the participation of the Institut Pere Mata University Hospital, the Biomedical Research Institute of Southern Catalonia (IRB CatSud), the Tosquelles Mental Health Foundation and Aspercamp.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span dir=\"auto\">Practical information<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">Date: October 16<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">Time: from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">Location: Pavell\u00f3 dels Distingits at the Hospital Universitat Institut Pere Mata, carretera de l&#8217;Institut Pere Mata, s\/n, 43206 Reus<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">Activity: open to all audiences<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">Registration: it is not necessary to register in advance<\/span><br \/>\n<span dir=\"auto\">Capacity: 70 people<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span dir=\"auto\">This initiative offers an opportunity to bring research into the genetics of psychiatric disorders closer to society and show how scientific advances can contribute to a better understanding of these pathologies and their impact on people&#8217;s daily lives.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Researchers, associations and study participants will share knowledge and experiences about advances in genetics and mental health in an activity open to the public The Pavell\u00f3 dels Distingits at the Hospital Universitat Institut Pere Mata will be the setting, on October 16, for the scientific outreach day &#8216;Research in the genetics of psychiatric disorders: from [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":116469,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1883,2073,1026,2092],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-116472","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualitat-en","category-docencia-i-formacio-en","category-noticies-iispv-en","category-temes-de-salut-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116472","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116472"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116472\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/116469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116472"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116472"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irbcatsud.cat\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116472"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}