Last Monday, the Association Against Cancer presented the 49 AECC 2024 grants that will be developed in the province of Barcelona with the aim of promoting research against this disease. Three of these grants have been awarded to researchers at the University of Barcelona. The event, which took place in the MGS auditorium in Barcelona, was chaired by the Catalan Minister for Research and Universities, Núria Montserrat.
Cristian Ochoa, lecturer at the Department of Clinical Psychology and Psychobiology at the UB's Faculty of Psychology, has received a grant of 150,000 euros to create an AEEC chair . This chair will focus on improving the humanization of care and the comprehensive psychosocial approach at all stages of the illness in cancer patients.
Caterina Calderón, from the same department, will receive 148,434 euros to promote her research ( NEOBIC-VR ), focused on improving the quality of life of cancer patients through the use of body analysis technology and a virtual reality platform that encourages physical activity and personalizes treatments.
Jordi Alcaraz, professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, has received a grant of 69,385 euros to promote an international project to study how chronic stress affects the immune system in lung cancer and makes immunotherapy less effective.
