Mar Fatjó-vilas Mestre

Biography

Mar Fatjó-Vilas obtained her degree in Biology at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (2001) and her Master in Experimental Biology at the Universitat de Barcelona (2003). Later, she obtained the Research Competence Diploma with honors, from the Doctorate Program of Human Biology, at the University of Barcelona (2004). During this post-graduated period she has been granted with a BDR grant by the University of Barcelona, ​​combining both research and teaching activities from 2004 until present, in the Dr. Fañanás research group at the Department of Human Biology. Her PhD project entitled "Identification of biological predictors of early onset psychoses: analysis based on neurodevelopmental markers and SNPs / CNVs DNA polymorphisms" is currently registered, and is focused on the study of molecular genetic mechanisms in childhood and adolescent psychosis. This work is conducted in close collaboration with clinical centers of Catalonia (Benito Menni Assistive Complex in Mental Health, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona). These studies have been funded by Intemational Organizations (the NARSAD Foundation (US)), Spanish Public Institutions (SAF, National Plan on Drugs) and Spanish Private Foundations (Fundació Seny, Alicia Koplowitz Foundation). She has developed several predoctoral stays at INSERM (Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale) at the Hospital-Universitaire de l'Hôpital Sainte-Anne in Paris under the supervision of Prof. Marie Odile Krebs, focused on endophenotypes research.

Research Interest

Biology