The Sant Pau Research Institute (IR Sant Pau) has been awarded a Juan Rodés contract from the Carlos III Health Institute (ISCIII). This is a national program aimed at consolidating the research careers of clinical professionals within the National Health System and facilitating the stable integration of research into the hospital setting.
The beneficiary of the contract is Dr. Carla Abdelnour Ruiz, a specialist in neurology, who will carry out her activity in the neurology department of Sant Pau Hospital. The contract, with a duration of four years, allows clinical care to be combined with sustained dedication to research, strengthening the hospital’s role as an environment for generating biomedical knowledge closely linked to patient care.
Dr. Abdelnour Ruiz carries out her clinical and scientific activity in the field of cognitive impairment and neurodegenerative diseases, with a specific focus on dementias and, in particular, dementia with Lewy bodies. Her research trajectory is framed within consolidated lines of the Neurology Department and IR Sant Pau, with participation in clinical and translational research projects focused on these conditions. She also participates in studies aimed at improving their clinical characterization and diagnostic approach.
The Juan Rodés program is specifically designed to promote the stabilization of attending physicians with a scientific vocation, allowing continuity in clinical careers that structurally integrate research into professional practice. Through this model, talent retention within the public system is promoted, and links between hospitals and health research institutes are strengthened.
In this case, IR Sant Pau acts as the applicant institution and Sant Pau Hospital as the host institution, ensuring a stable framework for the joint development of clinical care and clinical research activity in neurology. This structure facilitates the continuity of existing lines of research and their translation into the clinical setting.
The awarding of this Juan Rodés contract represents a new boost to IR Sant Pau’s strategy to promote stable clinician-researcher career paths. It reinforces the center’s commitment to research aimed at improving knowledge, diagnosis, and care in dementias and other neurodegenerative diseases.
