Group of Translational Research on Renal and Cardiovascular Diseases

We are a multidisciplinary team of researchers, professors and clinicians from the University of Salamanca (USAL) and the Institute for Biomedical Research of Salamanca (IBSAL), dedicated to translational research on renal and cardiovascular diseases.

Research and Work
With Us

Our Teaching Activities

Main projects

Proyecto

Preverc

Early Diagnosis and Preventive Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease.
¿Sabías que…?
Chronic kidney disease affects 1 in 7 adults, more than 7.5 million people in Spain.

Proyecto

CardioRen

Prevention and Early Detection of Renal Damage Following Cardiac Surgery.
¿Sabías que…?
Major surgery is one of the most frequent causes of renal damage.

Proyecto

ICItox

Prognosis of Cancer Patients Worsens Due to Renal Dysfunction Resulting from Treatments.
¿Sabías que…?
The prognosis of cancer patients worsens due to renal dysfunction that treatments can cause.

Proyecto

Predit

Development of an App That Predicts the Functioning of a Transplanted Kidney.
¿Sabías que…?
Spain is a world leader in organ transplantation. Kidney transplants are the most frequent (15,702 in the last 5 years).

Proyecto

Preverc

Sistema de diagnóstico temprano y tratamiento preventivo de la enfermedad renal crónica.
¿Sabías que…?
La enfermedad renal crónica afecta a 1 de cada 7 adultos, más de 7,5 millones de españoles.

Proyecto

CardioRen

Prevención y detección precoz del daño renal que se produce tras la cirugía cardiaca.
¿Sabías que…?
La cirugía mayor es una de las causas más frecuentes de daño renal.

News

TRECARD increases its team with three new members

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PhD Thesis Defence

On 25 October 2021, the TRECARD doctoral student Elena Ruiz Ferreras defended her doctoral thesis entitled “New Diagnostic System Based on the Nonlinear Relationship of Serum Creatinine and Urinary NGAL for Detecting the Rapid Progression of Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease”, in Salamanca (Spain), receiving the highest mark.

PhD Thesis Defence

On 16 July 2021, the TRECARD doctoral student Giampiero A. Massaro successfully defended his PhD thesis entitled ‘Pathophysiological Characterisation and Identification of Biomarkers of Chronic Kidney Damage”, and was awarded the distinction of cum laude.