OPATHY (from Omics of PATHogenics Yeasts) is an innovative translational research training network that will

explore the potential of next-generation high-throughput technologies, including genomics, transcriptomics and

proteomics, to study the interactions of yeasts that cause disease to humans (e.g. Candida and Cryptococcus sp.)

with their host, and to develop new diagnostic tools to monitor yeast infections in the clinic.

The Laboratory for Bacteriology Research (Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences) will focus on Candida vaginitis (acute and chronic infection) and apply dual RNA sequencing to determine the expression of virulence characteristics in Candida albicans at the same time as the local vaginal immune respons of the patient. One ESR will carry out this research in close collaboration with the CRG (Barcelona, Spain) and the Hans Knoll Institute (Jena, Germany).