Laura González García
Member of the Biomarkers and mesothelial pathophysiology research line
Email: lgonzalezg@althaia.cat
ORCID: 0000-0003-2544-8365
Scientific Profile: URECERCA
She is Pharmacist by the University of Salamanca and Specialist in Clinical Chemestry by the Virgen del Rocío University Hospital (HUVR) of Seville where she was recognized as the excellent resident of her promotion (2015-2019).
Since 2016 she has also been a research scientist at the Neurocritical Pathologies Research Group of the Biomedicine Institute of Seville (IBiS), where she started her PhD. In 2019, she did an internship as a co-researcher at the Neurovascular Diseases Research Group of the Vall d’Hebron Institute of Research (VHIR) in Barcelona.
In 2020, she obtained a Cum Laude PhD in Molecular Biology, Biomedicine and Medical Research from the University of Seville. Her doctoral research was related to Neuroscience, focusing mainly on identifying new biomarkers of neuronal injury in neurocritical pathologies such as traumatic brain injury (TBI) and stroke.
Since January 2024, she is also a member of the Neurochemistry and Neurological Diseases Commission of the Spanish Society of Laboratory Medicine (SEQC).
Currently, she is working as Specialist at the Diagnostic Biomedic Department in Althaia (Manresa).
My last happenings:
The diagnostic accuracy of HE4 in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions.
Authors: Bérgamo S, Trapé J, González-García L, González-Fernández C, Vergara C, la-Torre ND, Bosch-Presegué L, Otero-Viñas M, Catot S, Crespo-Casal M, Rives-Jimenez J, Arnau A, Costa R, Cugat JR, Gonzalez-Sánchez F, Pla-Salas X, Sant F. Clin Chim Acta. 2025 Jan 30;566:120027. doi:10.1016/j.cca.2024.120027 Read More Abstract Background: Pleural effusions are challenging to diagnose, with approximately 20-50% of malignant effusions not diagnosed by cytology. Human epididymal protein 4 (HE4) may be useful in the differential diagnosis of pleural effusions. In serum, this biomarker shows false-positive results in some benign diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility [...]
Utility of human epididymis protein 4 in the differential diagnosis of ascites
Authors: Bérgamo S, Trapé J, González-García L, González-Fernández C, Vergara C, de-la-Torre N, Trujillo G, Estivill D, Álvarez-González MA, Bosch L, Otero-Viñas M, Bergós C, Catot S, Ruiz-Hidalgo D, Ros S, Sant F Clin Biochem. 2023 Oct;120:110645. doi:10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2023.110645. Read More Abstract Background and aims: Human epididymal protein 4 (HE4) may be a useful tool in the differential diagnosis of malignant ascites. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of HE4 for detecting malignant ascites, taking into account the possible false positives identified with adenosine deaminase (ADA), C-reactive protein (CRP), % polynuclear cells (%PMN) and [...]
