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1. Environmental Monitoring Through Omic and Analytical Methodologies Using Birds and Their Habitats as Bioindicators of Environmental Quality (MONAMBIO).

Reference Code: PCM_00023
Principal Investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Financing entity: Regional Ministry of Economy, Knowledge, Business and University, Andalusia, Spain.
Start date: 01/01/2023 End date: 01/01/2025
funding received: 214.500 €

2. Multi-omic methodologies to delve into the neurotoxicity and reproductive health damages induced by environmental pollutants through the gut microbiota (NEUROMICS).

Reference Code: PID2021-123073NB-C21
Principal Investigator: Tamara García Barrera and Nieves Abril Díaz
Financing entity: Ministry of Science and Innovation
Start date: 01/09/2022 End date: 01/03/2025
funding received: 181.500 €

3. Heteroelement-tagged proteomics and metabolomics in the study of lung cancer. Influence of the intestinal microbiota (PREDICAN).

Reference Code: PY20_00366
Ambit: Proyecto de Excelencia
Principal Investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Financing entity: Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades (Junta de Andalucía)
Modality: Frontera
Validity: 06/2021-31/12/2022
Funding received: 75.400,00 €

4. Chiral Speciation of Iodine in Human Breast Milk Using Organic and Inorganic Mass Spectrometry. Impact on the Microbiota of the Newborn and Influence of Persistent Organic Compounds

Reference Code: UHU-202009
Ambit: Programa Operativo FEDER
Principal Investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Financing entity: Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades 2014-2020
Validity: 01/01/2022, 24 meses
Funding received: 33.673,47 €

5. Omic and metaomic study of the effect of contaminants through the intestinal microbiota-brain axis. From animal to cellular models (MAMOMICS).

Reference Code: PGC2018-096608-B-C21
Ambit: Nacional
Principal Investigator: Tamara García Barrera y Nieves Abril Díaz
Financing entity: Ministerio de Ciencia Innovación y Universidades
Validity: Convocatoria 2018, tres años
Funding received: 223.850 €
Number of participating researchers: 3

6. Chemical speciation, metabolomics and microbiota for the study of maternal-infant transfer through breast milk and other biological samples.

IP del proyecto: Tamara García Barrera
Nombre del programa: Operativo FEDER Andalucía 2014-2020
Reference Code: UHU-1256905
Duration: 01/01/2020, 24 meses
Grant amount: 35.510.20€

7. Effect of the application of new postharvest technologies on the quality, nutrients and metabolomic profile of blueberries during their useful life.

Reference Code: PY18-RE-0052
Principal Investigator: Ana Arias Borrego y Tamara García Barrera
Beneficiary entity: Asociación para el Desarrollo del Sistema Productivo Vinculado a la Agricultura Onubense (ADESVA)
Financing entity: Consejería de Economía, Conocimiento, Empresas y Universidad (Modalidad: entidades privadas)
Duration: 01/01/2020, 36 meses
funding received: 215.362,88€

8. Integration of omics in studies of environmental bioindicators of pollution, laboratory models and cell lines. Bioaccessibility of contaminants.

Reference Code: CTM2015-67902-C2-1-P
Ambit: Nacional
Principal Investigator: José Luis Gómez Ariza y Tamara García Barrera
Financing entity: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Start date: 01/01/2016; End date: 31/12/2018
Funding received: 177.870 €
Number of participating researchers: 10

9. Application of metallomic, metabolomic techniques and new analytical methods in exposure experiments to contaminants. Validation in estuarine ecosystems.

Reference Code: CTM2012-38720-C03-01
Ambit: Nacional
Principal Investigator: José Luis Gómez Ariza
Financing entity: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Start date: 10/06/2013; End date: 31/12/2015
Funding received: 99.450 €
Number of participating researchers: 15

10. Chemical speciation of elements in foods by organic and inorganic mass spectrometry. Study of the effects of cooking and the biotransformation of chemical species.

Reference Code: P12-FQM-442
Ambit: Autonómico
Principal Investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Financing entity: Consejería de Economía, Innovación, Ciencia y Empleo. Junta de Andalucía.
Start date: 26/02/2014; End date: 16/07/2019
Funding received: 100.000 €
Number of participating researchers: 8

11. Analytical study of selenobiomolecules in the biotechnological production of functional foods rich in selenium.

Reference Code: P09-FQM-4659
Ambit: Autonómico
Principal Investigator: José Luis Gómez Ariza
Financing entity: Consejería Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa. Junta de Andalucía.
Start date: 03/02/2010; End date: 31/12/2014
funding received: 207.923,68 €
Number of participating researchers: 21

12. Development of new methods and instrumental couplings for the chemical speciation of elements in heart-healthy foods. Environmental integration and toxicology.

Reference Code: P08-FQM-3554
Ambit: Autonómico
Principal Investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Financing entity: Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa. Junta de Andalucía
Start date: 13/01/2009; End date: 01/01/2014
funding received: 207.923,60 €
Number of participating researchers: 10

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROJECTS

1. Quantification of selenoprotein species and total selenometabolites in serum, arsenic species and total metals (multielement analysis) in urine samples, and total metals in blood in blood samples.

Financing entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Duration: 12 months
Amount financed: 41.000 €

2. Developing a new column switching HPLC method for the determination and MS identification of selenoproteins in chicken serum.

Financing entity: ADISSEO FRANCE S.A.S.
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Duration: 01/01/2023, 6 months
Amount financed: 11.500 €

3. Service for determininng trace elements in serum of people for the study “toenails as biomarkers of exposure: meaning and relationship with the incidence of Cancer”.

Financing entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Duration: 1/04/2022, 2 months
Amount financed: 14.000 €

4. Mendelian randomization study of selenium and factors related to Diabetes: an integrative approach.

Financing entity: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Duration: 11/03/2021, 12 months
Amount financed: 29.040 €

5. Effect of the application of new postharvest technologies on the quality, nutrients and metabolomic profile of blueberries.

Financing entity: Centro Tecnológico de la Agroindustria ADESVA
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Duration: 28/12/2019, 30 months
Amount financed: 34.957 €

6. Non-targeted metabolomic study in human breast milk.

Financing entity: Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IATA-CSIC Valencia)
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Duration: 23/04/2021, 12 months
Amount financed: 10.535 €

7. Development of a predictive model for remote control of purification processes to improve water quality and the sustainability of treatments.

Financing entity: Gestión Integral de Agua de Huelva, S.A (GIAHSA)
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Duration: 01/10/2020 – 01/10/2021
Amount financed: 13.715 €

8. Investigation of alternatives for the management and use of phenol TAR.

Financing entity: Compañía Española de Petróleos S.A. (en adelante “CEPSA”)
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Duration: 10 meses desde 28/04/2019
Amount financed: 56.355,75 €

9. Interaction between microbiota, minerals and exposure to toxins during the first 1000 days of life: Identification of biomarkers and development of new dietary strategies.

Financing entity: Instituto de Agroquímica y Tecnología de Alimentos del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (IATA-CSIC Valencia)
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Duration: 18 meses desde 27/05/2019
Amount financed: 49.000 €

10. Metabolomic analysis in the search for predictive and diagnostic markers in the natural history of COPD.

Financing entity: Fundación Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Hospital Jiménez Díaz
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Duration: 6 meses desde 05/09/2018
Amount financed: 14.520 €

11. Laboratory analysis of persistent organic compounds from project PS-0281-2016.

Financing entity: Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Andalucía (FIBAO).
Ambit: Nacional.
Responsible investigator: Arias Borrego, Ana
Amount financed: 43.000,00 €
Start date: 2018. End date: 2019.

12. ICP-MS analysis of hair and urine samples for the research project Biomonitoring of exposure to mercury in children in Andalusia: associated factors and gender differences with the Andalusian School of Public Health – Totals

Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Number of researchers: 2
Duration: 5 meses desde 16/04/2014
Amount financed: 17.664,79 €

13. Contract for services for multi-element analysis of 1,500 urine samples using ICP-MS

Financing entity: Fundación de Investigación del Hospital Clínico de la Comunidad Valenciana (INCLIVA)
Number of researchers: 3
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Amount financed: 25.894,00 €
Duration: 13 meses desde 09/05/2013

14. Service contract for quantification of selenoproteins and selenometabolites in blood serum samples

Financing entity: Fundación para la Investigación de Málaga en Biomedicina y Salud (FIMABIS)
Responsible investigator: Tamara García Barrera
Amount financed: 58,80 €
Duration: 24 month

Facilities projects

1. Platform for lipidomics, proteomics and metallomics of the University of Huelva..

Code: EQC2019-005652-P
Principal Investigator: José Luís Gómez Ariza
Financing entity: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Star date: 01/01/2019; End date: 31/12/2020
Financing: 446.803,2 €

2. Instrumental Platform for Metabolomics of the University of Huelva.

Code: UNHU15-CE-3140
Principal Investigator: José Luís Gómez Ariza
Financing entity: Universidad de Huelva
Start date: 01/01/2016; End date: 31/12/2017
Financing: 448.042,46 €
Number of researchers: 21

3. Instrumental platform based on UPLC-ICP-QQQ-MS for metallomic, proteomic and emerging contaminant studies in health, environment and food

Code: UNHU13-1E-1611
Principal Investigator: José Luís Gómez Ariza
Financing entity: Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad
Start date: 01/01/2013; End date: 31/12/2015
Financing: 298.989 €
Number of researchers: 10