Franco Emanuel Appiani, MD, is a neurologist specialized in cerebrovascular and neurodegenerative diseases, with a particular focus on cerebral small vessel disease and its interface with neurodegeneration. He trained in Neurology at Hospital Universitario Fundación Favaloro (Buenos Aires) under the mentorship of Dr. Oscar Gershanik, where he developed an early research interest in the neuroimaging … Read more
Dr. Julia Peris pursued her degree in Medicine at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona (faculty of the Hospital del Mar) between 2014 and 2020. She later specialized in Neurology at Hospital del Mar, Barcelona (2021–2025). During her residency training, she completed an observership at the Memory and Aging Center (San Francisco, USA) … Read more
Iman Bakkali holds a Higher National Diploma in Administration and Finance. She completed an internship at a business consultancy, beginning her career in the administrative field, and later oriented her professional path towards the healthcare sector. She has experience at the Puigvert Foundation and currently participates in the coordination of Nuclear Medicine PET scans in … Read more
Elena Grimal has been a registered nurse since 2011 and graduated from the School of Nursing at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. In 2018 she obtained a Master’s Degree in Surgical Nursing from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and, in 2024, a Postgraduate Diploma in Out-of-Hospital Emergency Nursing. Throughout her professional career … Read more
Albert Mercadé holds a degree in Biological Systems Engineering from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and a Master’s in Bioinformatics & Systems Biology from the Universiteit van Amsterdam. In 2026, he joined the Memory Unit as a research technician under the supervision of Dr. Juan Fortea, with plans to subsequently begin his PhD.
Natàlia Casart Muñoz graduated in Psychology in Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona in 2024 and holds a Master’s degree in Neuroscience from the same institution. In 2025, she joined the Memory Unit of the Neurology Department at Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, where she completed her Master’s thesis on bilingualism as a potential … Read more