Bru Cormand Rifà

Research Focus: His work spans genetics of psychiatric disorders (ADHD, autism, addiction), neurogenetics, and episodic neurological disorders like migraine. Key projects include the CoCA consortium studying ADHD comorbidities and the Aggressotype project investigating aggression mechanisms.

Awards: National Habilitation (2011), Advanced Research Accreditation (2011), multiple teaching/research awards.

Grants & Projects: Led studies funded by EU (e.g., CoCA, Eat2beNICE) and Spanish Ministry of Science. Major contributions include identifying genes like NFAT5 in cocaine dependence and RBFOX1 in aggression.

Collaborations: Member of IMpACT, Psychiatric Genomics Consortium, and CIBER-ER network. Active in international initiatives like the ADHD Working Group of the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium.

Publications: Over 100 peer-reviewed articles, including landmark studies on autism genetics and ADHD genome-wide loci.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Human Molecular Genetics Research Group, focusing on translational research in psychiatric and neurological disorders.