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🧬 Understanding the epigenetic regulation to fight viral infections. Funded by @horizoneu.bsky.social (GA 101057548). ➡️ www.epivinf.eu
📰 A new article reports that COVID-19 severity is associated with changes in mitochondrial DNA methylation, an epigenetic modification that affects how mitochondrial genes function.

Read further about it 👉 nature.com/articles/s41...

#LongCOVID #COVID19 #Epigenetics
January 28, 2026 at 1:31 PM
🧬How do viral infections leave lasting marks on our immune system? In this interview Tobias Wolff, explains how epigenetic changes in HIV and Long COVID could help predict disease outcomes👇 epivinf.eu/2026/01/19/t...

#Epigenetics #HIV #LongCOVID #Bioinformatics
January 21, 2026 at 9:10 AM
“Long Covid is a real, biologically based disease, not a psychological or stress-related problem,” explains Lourdes Mateu, director of the Long COVID Unit at Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol. Watch the full interview 👇
@fundaciolluita.bsky.social

#LongCOVID #Research
January 15, 2026 at 8:51 AM
⚠️ Reminder! TODAY at 14:30h we have a new webinar in our series on "Progress on epigenetic therapies" with María Berdasco, principal investigator at Josep Carreras

You can still register for free! 👉

epivinf.eu/event/webina...
December 17, 2025 at 8:52 AM
👏 A few days ago, members of our project team from Ospedale Sant Raffaele and @irsicaixa.es traveled to Lecce, Italy, for the International Meeting on NeuroHIV. They presented new results on epigenetics and neurological complications in HIV and Long COVID 🧠🧬 👇

#NeuroHIV #Epigenetics
December 10, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🙌 Our project was represented at GeSIDA2025!

Marta Ruiz Riol provided an updated overview of HIV-associated neurocognitive decline, emphasizing the emerging role of epigenetics. Christian Brander also presented on “Post-Treatment and Post-Intervention HIV Control.”

#HIV
December 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
👩‍🔬 The scientific community is working to identify and explain the wide-ranging aspects of #LongCOVID.

A newly published research article offers important insights into how symptoms progress over time. Read further 👉 www.epivinf.eu/2025/11/24/n...
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
🔬 We’re excited to announce the next talk in our seminar series, featuring María Berdasco, Principal Investigator at the
@carrerasijc.bsky.social

Her talk will be about "Progress on Epigenetic Therapies"

📅 Date: December 17th at 2:30PM (Online)
🔗 Register now: forms.office.com/e/6DeFh66s0E
November 18, 2025 at 11:51 AM
🔬 Joaquim Segalés is a Professor at @irta-cresa.bsky.social

📰 Recently, his group published an article showing that golden Syrian hamsters could be a promising model for Long COVID👉 www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...

🐁 Learn more about his work 👉
www.epivinf.eu/2025/04/29/e...

#LongCOVID
November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
🔬 Holger Heyn is the chief Scientific Officer and co-founder of Omniscope.

Within EPIVINF, Omniscope tests its assays in #HIVResearch, studying immune responses before & after infection and therapy.

🧠 Learn more in his interview 👉 epivinf.eu/2024/11/29/e...
November 5, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Paola Cinque is an infectious diseases physician and HIV researcher at Ospedale Sant Rafaele.

She has been working with people living with HIV for many years and is currently studying the impact of neurological and cognitive problems as this population ages. 👇

#HIVResearch
October 28, 2025 at 3:36 PM
💻 Since the beginning of the year, we’ve been hosting a series of webinars on Epigenetics in Viral Infections. Would you like to watch the first session? The recording is now available on YouTube 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ng-5...

#Epigenetics #ViralInfections #LongCovid
EPIVINF webinars: Epigenetics in viral infectious diseases with Christian Brander & Marta Ruiz Riol
YouTube video by IrsiCaixa
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October 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
👩‍🔬 Marta Ruiz Riol is a senior researcher at @IrsiCaixa and the deputy coordinator of the EPIVINF consortium. Retrieve her interview where she explains further about it 👉 www.epivinf.eu/2024/07/19/m...
October 14, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🤔What are the first steps in studying Long Covid?
Gabriella Scarlatti from Ospedale San Raffaele
leads the harmonization of the various cohorts included in our project. Watch the interview to learn more about it 👇

#LongCovid #Cohorts #Harmonization
October 9, 2025 at 10:28 AM
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✈️ This week we were in Milan to share the latest results of the #EPIVINF project with our partners.

🤩 We are proud to lead this European initiative with such an amazing team and to see our exciting progress!
🧬Our project recently held its General Assembly at Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan. For two days, our partners came together to discuss and advance our goals🙌

#Epigenetics #HIV #LongCOVID

@irsicaixa.es @omniscope.bsky.social @ki.se @irta-cresa.bsky.social @uni-saarland.de
October 3, 2025 at 9:43 AM
🧬Our project recently held its General Assembly at Ospedale San Raffaele in Milan. For two days, our partners came together to discuss and advance our goals🙌

#Epigenetics #HIV #LongCOVID

@irsicaixa.es @omniscope.bsky.social @ki.se @irta-cresa.bsky.social @uni-saarland.de
October 3, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Marta Massanella is a PI at @irsicaixa.es

She primarily focuses on the Long Covid cohort and also participates in the cohort of people living with HIV who have received COVID-19 vaccines. Read further👇

epivinf.eu/2024/06/25/e...

#LongCOVID #Research #NeuroCOVID
September 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
A new global study of nearly 12,000 adults across 33 countries finds that about 1 in 5 people report long COVID. Read further👇

nature.com/articles/s41...

#LongCOVID #Epigenetics #COVID_19
September 18, 2025 at 8:31 AM
🚨 New from EPIVINF! Our partners from @irta-cresa.bsky.social and @irsicaixa.es show that golden Syrian hamsters 🐹 can model #LongCOVID

Read further in our latest post 👉 epivinf.eu/2025/09/08/n...

#Research #COVID19
September 10, 2025 at 7:40 AM
📰 Long COVID can seriously disrupt daily life, fatigue, brain fog & breathlessness are common. An article from
@uk.theconversation.com explains that daily tasks & socializing heavily impacted, with quality of life 23% lower. Read further 👇

theconversation.com/long-covid-i...
Long COVID is more than fatigue. Our new study suggests its impact is similar to a stroke or Parkinson’s
Long COVID isn’t just a bunch of lingering symptoms. A new study shows it can stop peoole doing what they want to do, and need to do.
theconversation.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:19 AM
☀️ Wrapping up August with new #Epigenetics insights on #LongCOVID

1️⃣ Shared DNA changes link Long COVID & ME/CFS with unique patterns explaining illness length

2️⃣ Severe COVID alters gene activity temporarily, reversing with recovery

Further👇

epivinf.eu/2025/08/12/e...
August 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
📢 New paper out!

Our partners at @irta-cresa.bsky.social and @irsicaixa.es have published a new study on the post-COVID-19 condition (PCC), using the golden Syrian hamster model👇
August 18, 2025 at 10:58 AM
What is the difference between complicated and complex problems? Rosina Malagrida, explains it in this short video. 🎥 This concept is crucial in research, where complexity is the norm. That’s why we need 🤝 collaborative efforts across projects and sectors. #Collaboration
August 5, 2025 at 7:02 AM
🤔Why doesn’t our research always lead to the impact we expect? Rosina Malagrida, Head of the Living Lab for Health at @irsicaixa.es explains a key concept: the difference between linear thinking and systemic thinking. #ResearchImpact #SystemicThinking
July 31, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🎥 Two weeks ago, we hosted a webinar on how to boost the impact of biomedical research.

📺 The full session is now available on YouTube 👇

#BiomedicalResearch #RRI #Innovation #ResearchImpact #MultiStakeholder #OpenScience

www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3dL...
EPIVINF webinars: How can we increase the impact of biomedical research
YouTube video by IrsiCaixa
www.youtube.com
July 22, 2025 at 9:06 AM