Completed projects

Funded research projects in which UPS-UV members have served as director, general coordinator and/or principal investigator, or as members of the research team:

1)   Project No. 2122/83 of the Advisory Commission for Scientific and Technical Research (CAICYT) of the Ministry of Education and Science (MEC) (1984-1987);
2)   Spanish-French Integrated Actions Projects No. 68/240 (Area 4), No. 91 and No. 121 of the MEC and the French Ministère de Relations Exterieures (1987-1990);
3)   Project No. B2/181/125 of the Parasitic Diseases Programme (PDP) of WHO, Geneva, Switzerland (1988-1990);
4)   Project No. PB87-0135 of the General Directorate for Scientific and Technical Research (DGICYT) of the MEC (1988-1991);
5)   Project No. PB87-0623 of the DGICYT, MEC (1988-1991);
6)   Project No. n/a of the Subdirectorate General for International Cooperation of the MEC (1989-1990);
7)   Project No. n/a of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (A.E.C.I.), the Institute for Ibero-American Cooperation (I.C.I.) and the MEC (Scientific Cooperation Programme with Ibero-America) (1993-1995);
8)   Project No. PB92-0517 of the General Directorate for Scientific and Technical Research (DGICYT) of the MEC (1993-1996);
9)   Project No. TS3.CT.1473 of the STD-3 Programme of the Commission of the European Communities (DG XII: Science, Research and Development: Cooperation with Developing Countries) (1994-1997);
10)   Project No. 89.93/1,058 of the Technological Plan (Programme 2: Promotion of Pre-competitive R&D) of the Institute for Medium and Small Industry of the Generalitat Valenciana (IMPIVA) (1993-1995);
11)   Project No. 89.93/1,059 of the Technological Plan (Programme 2: Promotion of Pre-competitive R&D) of the Institute for Medium and Small Industry of the Generalitat Valenciana (IMPIVA) (1993-1995);
12)   Project No. IC18CT960062 of the INCO Programme of the Commission of the European Communities (DG XII: Science, Research and Development: Cooperation with Developing Countries) (1996-1998);
13)   Project No. n/a of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (A.E.C.I.), the Institute for Ibero-American Cooperation (I.C.I.) and the MEC (Scientific Cooperation Programme with Ibero-America) (1998-2000);
14)   Project No. PM97-0099 of the General Directorate for Scientific and Technical Research (DGICYT) of the MEC (1998-2000);
15)   Project No. n/a of the General Directorate for Development Cooperation of the Generalitat Valenciana on the application of GIS to fascioliasis in Peru and Ecuador;
16)   Project No. n/a of the General Directorate for Development Cooperation of the Generalitat Valenciana on testing a new product for malaria control in Côte d’Ivoire and Benin;
17)   Project of the General Directorate for Scientific and Technical Research (DGICYT), Ministry of Education and Science, Madrid, Spain, on helminths of mammals in the central and southern half of peninsular Spain" (Coordinated Project) (1997-2000);
18)   Project of the Scientific Cooperation Programme with Ibero-America, Institute for Ibero-American Cooperation (ICI), Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI), Ministry of Education and Culture, Madrid, Spain, on surveys for the development of a G.I.S. for the control of human and animal fascioliasis in Bolivia (1998-2000);
19)   Project of the AVINA Foundation, Switzerland, on molecular characterisation through ribosomal DNA sequencing of triatomines, vectors of Chagas disease (1999-2000);
20)   Project of the General Directorate for Scientific and Technical Research (DGICYT) of the Ministry of Education and Science, Madrid, Spain, on human and animal fascioliasis at high altitude (1998-2001);
21)   Project of the International Cooperation Programme (INCO), DG XII, European Commission, Brussels, on the European Initiative on Health Research for Development - EIHRD) (Concerted Action) (1998-2001);
22)   Project of the International Cooperation Programme (INCO), DG XII, European Commission, Brussels, on Latin American Network for Research on the Biology and Control of Triatominae (Concerted Action) (1998-2001);
23)   Project of Patronat Sud-Nord, Solidaritat i Cultura, Fundació General, University of Valencia, Valencia, on aid for urgent intervention on human fascioliasis in Egypt (2000-2001);
24)   Project of the General Directorate for Development Cooperation, Presidency of the Government of the Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, on saving children’s lives in Peru and Ecuador through satellite remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) (2000-2003);
25)   Project of the General Directorate for Development Cooperation, Presidency of the Government of the Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, Spain, on a specific housing project in Côte d’Ivoire in a malaria-affected area (2001-2004);
26)   Project of the General Directorate for Development Cooperation, Presidency of the Government of the Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, on combating Chagas disease in Colombia and Ecuador (2000-2003);
27)   Project of the Generalitat Valenciana, Department of Culture, Education and Science, Valencia, on the Applied Molecular Parasitology Group (Aid for research groups) (2000-2001);
28)   Project of the General Directorate for Research of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Madrid, on helminths of wild mammals in Andalusia" (Coordinated Project) (2000-2003);
29)   Project of the Council of the National Programme for Health Science and Technology, Bogotá, Colombia, on molecular systematics, morphometry and ecology of the main triatomine vectors of Chagas disease in Colombia (2002-2003);
30)   Project BOS2002-01978 of the General Directorate for Research of the Ministry of Education and Science, Madrid, on “Adaptation and Colonisation Capacity of the Parasite Fasciola hepatica” (2002-2005);
31)   Project No. C03/04 of the Health Research Fund (FIS), Ministry of Health, Madrid, on the "Research Network of Tropical Disease Centres - RICET" (2003-2005);
32)   Project of the Department of Culture and Education (Generalitat Valenciana), Valencia, on "Phenotyping of fasciolids" (2004-2005);
33)   Project No. ICA 4CT-2003-10049 of the Commission of the European Community (Science, Research and Development), Programme INCO-DEV (DG XII), Brussels (Belgium) on "Chagas Disease Intervention Activities - CDIA" (2003-2006);
34)   Project of the Health Research Fund (FIS), Ministry of Health, Madrid, on "Multidisciplinary repercussions of the genetic detection of hybrids of Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica in human fascioliasis" (2003-2006);
35)   Project of the Valencian Agency for Science and Technology (AVCiT), Valencia, on the reference centre for tropical diseases-University of Valencia-Valencian Community (2003-2006);
36)   Project No. 010284 of the Commission of the European Community (Science, Research and Development), Programme Global Change of Ecosystems of Brussels, Belgium, on "Emerging Diseases in a Changing European Environment - EDEN" (2004-2008);
37)   Project of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Health Research Fund (FIS), Ministry of Health, Madrid, on tropical diseases: from genomics to control (2005-2006);
38)   Project No. ACOMP06/106 of the General Directorate for Research and Technology Transfer. Department of Enterprise, University and Science. Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, on "Multidisciplinary repercussions of the genetic detection of hybrids of Fasciola hepatica and F. gigantica in human fascioliasis" (2006-2006);
39)   Project No. ISCIII2005-PI030545 of the Health Research Fund (FIS), Ministry of Health, Madrid, on the Research Network of Tropical Disease Centres RICET (2006-2006);
40)   Project SAF2006-09278 of the General Directorate for Research of the Ministry of Education and Science, Madrid, on “Strategic Studies for the Fight against Human Fascioliasis Worldwide” (2006-2009);
41)   Project RLA5049 of the Department of Technical Cooperation (TC), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), IAEA Headquarters Vienna, Austria, on “Fasciolosis in Humans and Animals in Latin America (Pathogenic Digestive Tract Parasitosis in Livestock and Humans in Latin America)” (2006-2009);
42)   Project No. ACOMP/2007/294 of the General Directorate for Research and Technology Transfer. Department of Enterprise, University and Science. Generalitat Valenciana, Valencia, on “Emerging Diseases in a Changing European Environment - EDEN” (2007-2007);
43)   Project No. 07-CAP3-1513 of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation (AECI), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madrid, on "A new tool for fighting malaria" (2008-2010);
44)   Project of the Health Research Fund (FIS), Ministry of Health, Madrid, on Collaborative Research Network in Tropical Diseases (RICET) (No. ISCIII-RETIC RD06/0021/0017) (2007-2010);

PROJECTS since appointment as WHO Collaborating Centre (2011/present)

45)   Project SAF2010-20805 of the General Directorate for Research of the Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Madrid, on “Molecular Epidemiology and Climate and Global Changes in the Impact of Human Fascioliasis Worldwide” (2011-2014);
46)   Project No. 11-CAP2-1558 of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madrid, on “A new tool for fighting malaria: Pre-Phase III development” (2012-2013);
47)   Project No. A/023213/09 of the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID), Madrid, on “Programme to improve the child care network for parasitic diseases in rural areas of the Dominican Republic” (2010-2011);
48)   Project No. PROMETEO/2012/042 of the Generalitat Valenciana - Aid for research groups of excellence - PROMETEO 2012 programme, Valencia, on “Molecular epidemiology of vectors of interest in public health and their relationships with climate and global changes” (2012-2015);
49)   Project No. RD12/0018/0013 of the Strategic Health Action Fund within the National R&D&I Plan 2008-2011. ISCIII, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Madrid, on “Prevention and Control of Imported and Re-emerging Tropical Diseases of High Impact” - Collaborative Tropical Diseases Research Network RICET (2012-2016);
50)   Project No. 2013 CU/020 of the UNESCO Chair, University Actions for Human and Sustainable Development Education and Awareness-Raising for Cooperation, Patronat Sud-Nord, University of Valencia, on "Training and awareness on parasitic diseases affecting sustainable human development" (2013-2014);
51)   COST Action Project No. FA1408 on "A European Network for Foodborne Parasites (Euro-FBP)", Management Committee, European Cooperation in Science and Technology - COST (European Commission, Brussels) (2014-2019);
52)   The Global Water Pathogen Project (GWPP), UNESCO, International Hydrological Programme, Paris, France - Michigan State University, USA - Midland Research Institute for Value Chain Creation, USA (2014-2018);
53)   Project No. PROMETEO/2016/099 of the Generalitat Valenciana - Aid for research groups of excellence - PROMETEO 2016 programme, Valencia, on "Risk of introduction and spread of vector-borne diseases" (2016-2019);
54)   Project No. 2014/14 on "Chagas Disease in Peru: Multidisciplinary study of vector transmission", Cooperation Grants from the Vice-Rectorate for Internationalisation and Cooperation, University of Valencia (2015-2016);
55)   Project No. RD16/0027/0023 of the Strategic Health Action Fund within the National R&D&I Plan 2008-2011. ISCIII, Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Madrid, on “Program for Prevention and Control of Imported and Emerging/Reemerging Tropical Diseases” - Collaborative Tropical Diseases Research Network RICET (2017-2020);
56)   Project No. P116/00520 of the Strategic Health Action (Health Research Projects modality), Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Madrid, on "Emergencies of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis: multidisciplinary strategy facing challenges from hybrid trematodes and risks due to climate and global changes" (2017-2019);
57)   Project No. FGUV 2016/27 of the University of Valencia, Vice-Rectorate for Internationalisation and Cooperation, Valencia, on "Human fascioliasis in the Bolivian Altiplano: control of foodborne reinfection" (2017-2018).
58)   Project No. 2017/ACDE/1583 of the Spanish Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AECID), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Madrid, on "Development of the Northern Altiplano of Bolivia through integrated fascioliasis control" (2018-2020).
59)   Project n/a of the GCRF Pump Priming Call 2018-19, University of Bristol, United Kingdom, on "Mechanistic hydro-epidemiological modelling to reduce human and animal fasciolosis risk in Bolivia through improved environmental management" (2019-2019).
60)   Project No. PICT-2017-1361 of the National Agency for Scientific and Technological Promotion through the Fund for Scientific and Technological Research (FONCYT), Buenos Aires, Argentina, on "Assessment of the impact of climate change on the current and future transmission risk of fascioliasis in Argentina" (2019-2021).
61)   Project No. PI-0001-2019 of the Foundation for Biosanitary Research of Eastern Andalusia Alejandro Otero (FIBAO), on "Evaluation of the LAMP technique for screening schistosomiasis and strongyloidiasis in immigrant populations" (2019-2022).
62)       Project No. 2018-19-1C3-302, FONDOCYT 2018-2019 Call, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic (MESCYT), on "Generation of conservation tools for the Hispaniolan hawk (Buteo ridgwayi), an endemic species of the Dominican Republic critically endangered" (2020-2022).
63)   Project No. Research Grant Awardees-2021 of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases; ESCMID Research Grant 2021, Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, on "Filling key research gaps with clinical implications in mansonellosis and schistosomiasis: a network approach" (2021-2023).
64)   Project No. BIA05/20-2 of the Agricultural and Fisheries Guarantee Fund of the Balearic Islands, Government of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, on "Health surveillance, prevention and control of zoonoses in heliciculture, in light of evidence of the establishment of the rat lungworm in Mallorca" (2021-2022).
65)   Project No. 20304/2021 of the Department of European Funds, University and Culture, Government of the Balearic Islands (GOIB), Palma de Mallorca, on "The paradise parasite, Angiostrongylus cantonensis. The enigmas of its biological cycle and the challenges of its arrival in Europe" (2021-2024).
66)   Project No. CB21/13/00056 of ISCIII, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain and NextGenerationEU of the European Union, Brussels, on "Consortium Biomedical Research Networking Center m.p. (CIBER) – Infectious Diseases Area (CIBERINFEC)" (2021-2027).
67)   Project No. PROMETEO/2021/004 of the Generalitat Valenciana - Aid for research groups of excellence - PROMETEO 2021 programme, Valencia, on "Climate change and global change: multidisciplinary analysis of vectors in the risk of introduction and transmission of infectious diseases" (2021-2024).
68)   Project No. S20230607 of the Health Department of the Government of the Canary Islands on "Entomological control and surveillance activities of mosquitoes transmitting infectious diseases" (2023).
69)   Project No. IM22/INF/6 of the 2022 intramural call of CIBERINFEC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Madrid, Spain, on "Surveillance of vectors and emerging arboviruses in an island system" (2022-2024).
70)   Project No. 2020-2021-1C1-045, FONDOCYT 2020-2021 Call, Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology of the Dominican Republic (MESCYT), on "Niche models for the selection of bird refuges in response to global change in the Dominican Republic" (2022-2024).
71)   Project No. SEMTSI-2023 of the Spanish Society of Tropical Medicine and International Health, on "The problem of Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa: the case of schistosomiasis and fascioliasis in the province of Benguela (Angola)" (2024-2027).
72)   Project No. 2024/12 of the 7th Call for Development Cooperation Projects 2024 of the University of Valencia, Spain, on "Control of Human Fascioliasis in the Bolivian Altiplano: new complementary measures on co-infections and vectors" (2024-2026).
73)   Project No. 101062347, HORIZON-MSCA-2021-PF-01, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions / Horizon Europe Framework Programme, Brussels, European Commission, on "Impact of climate change on zoonotic vector-borne diseases and their potential transmission increase and introduction risk: An innovative approach with a selected disease model (FascioClim)" (2022-2024).
74)   Project No. CIPROM/2024/88 of the Generalitat Valenciana - Aid for research groups of excellence - PROMETEO 2024 programme, Valencia, on "Multidisciplinary “One Health” study of infectious agents, disease vectors and epidemic risks in the area affected by the cold front in Valencia: transferable prevention and control approach in the short, medium and long term" (2025-2029).
75)   Project No. INFEC25PI01, Strategic Actions of the Biomedical Research Networking Center in Infectious Diseases (CIBERINFEC), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Ministry of Science and Innovation, Madrid, Spain, on "Prevention of potential epidemics caused by infectious pathogens in the catastrophic DANA area in Valencia" (2025-2027).
76)   Project ID RYC2024-048462-I, Ramón y Cajal contracts 2024 (State Research Agency / Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities), on "Spatial epidemiology and risk modeling of zoonotic snail-borne diseases, an overlooked threat of a changing world" (2025-2030).