The Board of Trustees is the highest governing body of the Sant Pau Research Institute. It ensures proper functioning and compliance with the Institute's founding objectives, overseeing responsible and high-quality research.
Institute
Organizational Structure
The organizational structure of the IR Sant Pau defines its governing and advisory bodies, ensuring efficient, transparent operations aligned with the Institute's strategic objectives. This section covers the Board of Trustees, the Governing Council, the scientific committees, as well as the organization chart and the management team.
Management
The management team of the IR Sant Pau leads the scientific activity and institutional management with a strategic vision oriented towards excellence, innovation and commitment to society
Governing bodies
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President
Xavier Prats MonnéAppointed by the Fundació de Gestió Sanitària Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Jose Maria Guerra RamosCap de grup de recercaAdrià Comella CarnicéAppointed by the Fundació Privada Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Jordi Sierra GilPersonal investigadorJosep Mª Forcada i CasanovasAppointed by the Generalitat de Catalunya
Carmen Pérez TorrecillasDepartment of Health, Generalitat de CatalunyaJoan Gómez PallarèsDepartment of Research and Universities, Generalitat de CatalunyaAppointed by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Josep Antoni Montiel DacostaPersonal investigadorManuel Armengol i CarrascoAppointed by the Sant Pau Research Institute, proposed by the Fundació Privada Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Antoni Esteve i CruellaJaime Kulisevsky BojarskiCap de grup de recercaSecretary
Joaquim Jornet i Porta
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The Governing Council is the highest governing body of Sant Pau Research Institute. Its main function is to oversee and monitor the purpose of the creation agreement of Sant Pau Research Institute. It is formed by all the entities that make up Sant Pau Research Institute.
Its current representatives are as follows:
President
Adrià Comella CarnicéFundació Gestió Sanitària Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PauSecretary
Miriam Ors GrieraDeputy Director of Sant Pau Research InstituteMembers
Jordi BachsFundació Privada Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant PauAssumpta MalgosaUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaLluís GausaFundació PuigvertJoaquim DelgadilloBanc de Sang i TeixitsXavier Bonfill CospCentre Científic Iberoamericà CochraneCarme Borrell ThioAgència de Salut Pública de BarcelonaJaume Sellares SallasCentre d'Atenció Primària Barcelona-SardenyaJordi Surralles CalongeDirector Sant Pau Research Institute Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau
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- Review the annual operational programs and annual activity reports of the Institute.
- Study the budgets, financial statements and other mandatory reports.
- Evaluate the execution and operability of the Institute's activities.
- Annually review the integration mechanisms of the different entities that make up the Institute.
- Carry out the review of the management system, activities and results.
- Approve improvement actions proposed by the Health Research Institute.
- Be informed of the evaluation of groups or researchers from associated entities.
Advisory bodies
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The governing body of Sant Pau Research Institute appoints an External Scientific Committee that oversees the scientific quality of the Institute and advises the director of the Institute, who serves as its secretary, in the performance of their duties.
The External Scientific Committee is informed of the proposed Strategic Research Plan, prior to its approval by the Delegated Commission, as well as the proposed appointment of members of the Internal Scientific Committee. It is also informed about the annual activity report and makes recommendations on the policy for recruitment and management of different resources.
Members of the External Scientific Committee are appointed by the highest governing body for a term of four years, renewable indefinitely for equal periods of time.
The rules for convening, constituting and adopting resolutions are determined in the internal regulations.
President
Ángel María Carracedo ÁlvarezInstitute of Legal Medicine // Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry // University of Santiago de CompostelaSecretary
Jordi Surralles CalongeScientific Director of Sant Pau Research InstituteMembers
José PalaciosHead of Pathology Service // Hospital Ramón y Cajal, MadridMercedes RobledoGroup Leader, Hereditary Endocrine Cancer Group // Human Cancer Genetics Programme, CNIO, MadridJudith GarcíaBarcelona Institute for Global Health – Campus // MAR ISGlobal, BarcelonaAna María CuervoDr. Ana María Cuervo // Robert and Renee Belfer Chair for the Study of Neurodegenerative Diseases // Co-Director of the Institute for Aging Research // Albert Einstein College of Medicine // New York – USAManuel ArellanoPatient Organizations PlatformGloria GonzalezDirector of the Gene Therapy and Gene Expression Regulation Programme CIMA – NavarraJuan Carlos KaskiProf. Juan Carlos Kaski // Professor of Cardiovascular Science, University of London // St. George's Molecular and Clinical Sciences Research Institute // London – United Kingdom
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The Internal Scientific Committee is responsible for promoting and coordinating the scientific activity of the Institute.
To fulfill its mission, it exercises the following functions:- Develop and propose the Institute's Strategic Research Plan and its activity report.
- Develop the criteria for awarding scholarships and research grants and propose them to the highest governing body.
- Ensure that the research carried out at the Institute adheres to the general ethical principles that should inspire it.
The Internal Scientific Committee is composed of the following members:
- President: the Scientific Director of the Institute.
- Vice President: the President of the Drug Research Ethics Committee of Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau.
Members:
- Four members appointed by the director of Sant Pau Research Institute.
- Two members for each Thematic Area in which Sant Pau Research Institute is structured.
- Two members for the groups associated with Sant Pau Research Institute.
The External Scientific Committee must validate the members of the Internal Scientific Committee and, ultimately, the governing body will appoint them, if appropriate. The president must designate their secretary from among its members.
President
Jordi Surralles CalongeScientific Director of Sant Pau Research InstituteVice President
Robert Belvis NietoPresident of the CEImInnovation, Quality and Training
Miriam Ors GrieraDeputy Scientific Director. Innovation, Training and QualityMembers by direct appointment of the Director of Sant Pau Research Institute
Elisa Llurba OliveWomen's and Perinatal Health ResearchNoemi Rotllan VilaResearch Institute of Hospital Ramon y CajalGemma Mas DalmauNursing Care ResearchSilvia Mateu EscuderoFundació PuigvertMembers from each of the research areas of Sant Pau Research Institute
Gemma Vilahur GarciaCardiovascular Diseases AreaJose Maria Guerra RamosCardiovascular Diseases AreaJose Manuel Soria FernandezCardiovascular Diseases AreaJavier Briones MeijideOnco-hematological Diseases AreaRamon Mangues BafalluyOnco-hematological Diseases AreaAgustí BarnadasOnco-hematological Diseases AreaJuan Fortea OrmaecheaNeurological Diseases, Neuroscience and Mental Health AreaMaria Jesus Portella MollNeurological Diseases, Neuroscience and Mental Health AreaIsrael Fernandez CadenasNeurological Diseases, Neuroscience and Mental Health AreaPablo Ignacio Alonso CoelloEpidemiology, Public Health and Primary Care AreaMaica Rodriguez SanzEpidemiology, Public Health and Primary Care AreaCarles Brotons CuixartEpidemiology, Public Health and Primary Care AreaDidac Mauricio PuenteTranslational Medicine AreaSilvia Vidal AlcorisaTranslational Medicine AreaRoser Torra BalcellsTranslational Medicine Area
