Equipo ISGlobal

Dr Irene Losada is an Internal Medicine specialist with a special interest in International Health, working in ISGlobal since 2017.

She has a background on research methodology and several international experiences. As a medical research fellow from ISGlobal, her primary research interests are tropical imported diseases among travellers and migrants, with special emphasis on Chagas disease. She coordinates the Chagas Initiative in ISGlobal and various projects in Paraguay.

Líneas de investigación

• Imported infectious diseases in travellers and migrants
• Chagas disease

Principales publicaciones

• Losada Galván I, Madrid Pascual O, Herrero Martínez JM, Pérez-Ayala A, Lizasoain Hernández M. Does Progressive Introduction of Benznidazole Reduce the Chance of Adverse Events in the Treatment of Chagas Disease? Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg. 2019
• Cortes-Serra, N., Losada-Galvan, I., Pinazo, MJ., Fernandez-Becerra, C., Gascon, J., Alonso-Padilla, J. State-of-the-art in host-derived biomarkers of Chagas disease prognosis and early evaluation of anti-Trypanosoma cruzi treatment response. BBA - Molecular Basis of Disease 2020
• M. J. Pinazo, C. Forsyth, I. Losada, E. T. Esteban, M. Garcia-Rodriguez, M. L. Villegas, et al.  Efficacy and safety of fexinidazole for treatment of chronic indeterminate Chagas disease (FEXI-12): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 2 trial. Lancet Infect Dis 2024
• A. Gonzalez Martinez, I. Losada-Galvan, J. C. Gabaldon-Figueira, N. Martinez-Peinado, R. M. Saraiva, M. L. Fernandez, et al. A standardized clinical database for research in Chagas disease: The NHEPACHA network. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2024
• I. Losada Galvan, M. Garcia, A. M. Hasslocher-Moreno, A. Ortiga, S. Sanz, I. Molina, et al. How do we classify organ involvement in Chagas disease? A systematic review of organ involvement since 1909, Highlighting the urgent need for a universal classification system in Chronic Chagas disease. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 2024