Participating Research Groups and Scientific Platforms

CarrerasLeaders applicants can choose the most adequate lab for their research idea. See below the 39 research groups and 8 scientific platforms that participate in the program. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the feasibility of their idea with the research group or platform of their interest. More info can also be found here.

Lab teams & Core units

Cancer and Leukemia Epigenetics and Biology Program PEBCL

Cancer Genetics
Montse Sánchez-Céspedes

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Chromatin Biology Laboratory
Àlex Vaquero

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Chromatin, Metabolism and Cell Fate
Marcus Buschbeck

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3D Chromatin Organization
Biola M. Javierre

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Epigenetics and Immune Disease
Esteban Ballestar

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Lymphocyte Development And Disease
Maribel Parra

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Epigenetic Control of Hematopoiesis
José Luís Sardina

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Transcriptional Dynamics in Leukemia
Sergi Cuartero

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Cancer Heterogeneity and Hierarchies
Verónica Rodilla

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Leukemia and Immuno-Oncology
Laura Belver

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Cellular Systems Genomics
Elisabetta Mereu

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Endothelial Pathobiology And Microenvironment
Mariona Graupera

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Nuclear Architecture in Leukemia
Gregoire Stik

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Experimental and Clinical Hematology Program PHEC

Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Josep M. Ribera

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Barcelona Endothelium Team
Enric Carreras

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Myeloid Neoplasms
Blanca Xicoy & Lurdes Zamora

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Immunohematology and Glycobiology
Fumiichiro Yamamoto

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Stem Cell Biology, Developmental Leukemia and Immunotherapy
Pablo Menéndez

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Cellular Immunotherapy and Gene Therapy
Javier Briones

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Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Immunotherapy
Álvaro Urbano-Ispizua

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Descriptive and Analytical Epidemiology of Cancer
Rafael Marcos-Gragera

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Oncogenesis and Antitumor Drugs
Ramón Mangues

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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Carolina Moreno

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Hematological Diseases, Transplant and Cell Therapy
Jordi Sierra

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Core Units

Testimonial insights

Berta

Gerardo

Lucía

Remi

Iannis

Key points

The Application procedure will be conducted through a user-friendly online tool Team Tailor.

For submission, applicants will be required to complete an Application form that includes two sections:

1. Personal info
An online administrative form which includes researcher's personal and contact information.

2. Documents to be uploaded

  • PhD certificate
  • Support Letter of the IJC's hosting supervisor of choice
  • The project proposal document
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Supporting evidence for requested extensions to the 7-year-post-PhD rule (if applicable)

Key dates

  • Publication of Open Call
    1st March
  • Deadline to Submit Application
    7th May
  • Announcement of shortlisted participants call for interview
    7th August
  • Conduct of Interviews
    11-29th September
  • Announcement of Results
    13rd October
  • Start of Fellowship
    Between December 2023 and February 2024

The timeline is tentative. IJC might modify if any unforeseen issue arises.

Elegibility criteria

The following requirements have been established to ensure the excellence of the program and its participants.

  • Be in possession of a PhD degree in a life science discipline in the deadline of the call.
  • Meet the Marie Sklodowska Curie (MSCA) Program (Horizon Europe) transnational mobility rule. Candidates must not have resided or carried out their main activity in Spain for more than 12 months in the 3 years immediately prior to the deadline for proposal submission.
  • Research experience. Candidates shall have been awarded their first PhD up to 7 years prior to the call deadline (for further details please see Annex II).
  • Publications. To guarantee quality of research expertise, candidates must have at least one peer-reviewed publication (published or in press) as first author in a scientific journal.
  • Proficiency in English language which will be demonstrated on the level of the written proposal and during the interview.
  • Support letter by the IJC's hosting supervisor of choice.

Selection process

The evaluation process comprises of three stages.

  1. Administrative eligibility check
  2. External Evaluation by AGAUR
  3. Interview Evaluation

Administrative eligibility check

Upon closing of the call, proposals are registered, acknowledged, and the contents are entered into a database to support the evaluation process. An admin check will be performed by the Project Officer, based on the eligibility criteria.

External Evaluation

Applications will be externally evaluated by AGAUR, based on the following pillars:

  • CV
  • Excellence
  • Impact

For more information, please refer to Guide for Applicants.

Interview Evaluation

Applications will be evaluated by the Interview Committee based on the following pillars:

  • Project and Career prospect (presentation by the fellow)
  • Transferable skills

For more information, please refer to Guide for Applicants.

Open Call Documents