The Group PsyNal is a multidisciplinary team (psychiatry, psychology, biotechnology, molecular biology) that correlates biological findings with clinical findings through animal models, neuroimaging techniques, genetics and immunology.
The Fundación para la Gestión de la Investigación en Salud de Sevilla (FISEVI) is the legal entity responsible for the management of health research projects carried out in the health centers of the Andalusian Public Health System (SSPA) in the province of Seville.
The Andalusian Health Service is a public body providing healthcare provision to the 8.4 million inhabitants in Andalusia. As part of the Regional Ministry of Health, its main purpose is to provide high-quality public health care to the citizens of the region, ensuring its accessibility and the satisfaction of its users, and seeking efficiency and optimum use of resources.
SAS Hospital participating in the project is Virgen del Rocío University Hospital located in Seville, which is the reference healthcare provider in Andalusia and one of the largest hospitals in Spain. The Mental Health Unit at SAS offers specialized medical care in a multidisciplinary way, following the highest quality standards. The Mental Health Unit at SAS will perform tasks assigned in the project with the support of the research group on Translational Psychiatry, also led by Prof. Crespo-Facorro at the Seville Biomedical Research Centre.
Project Staff
Benedicto Crespo Facorro
Project Lead
Benedicto Crespo Facorro is a psychiatrist who works as a clinician, researcher, and educator in psychiatry and mental health; notably known for his research work in the area of early psychosis and schizophrenia. Dr. Crespo-Facorro is currently Director of the Mental Health Unit at Virgen del Rocio University Hospital (Seville) (2019-), Full Professor of Psychiatry in the school of medicine at University of Seville (2019-), Director of the Comprehensive Mental Health Action Plan in Andalusia (2022-), and the Principal Investigator of the Translational Psychiatry Group in CIBERSAM CB/07/09/2001 (2008-) and in Seville Biomedical Research Institute CTS-1086 (2019-).
Idalino Rocha González
Projects Manager & Research Support Specialist
Projects Manager and Research Support Specialist in the Translational Psychiatry group at the Seville Biomedical Research Institute and at the Clinical Research Unit of the Virgen del Rocio University Hospital. With a degree in Pharmacy, he also holds a Master’s degree in Management and Monitoring of Clinical Trials. He provides integral support in the management of both clinical and basic research projects, during the phases of their life cycles: planning, initiation, execution, and closure. Among his main tasks are the preparation and control of budgets, procurement and purchasing management, organization and participation in monitoring and supervision meetings, follow-up on deliverables, preparation of supporting documentation, as well as assistance in external relations and communication with stakeholders, media and society in general.
Nathalia Garrido Torres
PhD
I am a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and hold a PhD in Biomedicine and Clinical Research at University of Seville. My thesis received international mention and cum laude honors. I earned a Río Hortega contract (CM20/00015) and a Juan Rodés contract (JR22/00075). Additionally, I completed a specialty in Family and Community Medicine (2010-2014) at the Hospital Virgen del Rocio in Seville. I am a member of the Translational Psychiatry group.
Javier Peso
PhD. Head of the ‘Health Area’ at the ‘Office of the Commissioner for the Polígono Sur’ in Seville
Doctor in Education and Social Mediation; Master in Social Education and Bachelor of Geography and History, post-degree in Social Anthropology. First Coordinator in the Master in Social Education at the University of Seville. He worked as an international relations technician at the Regional Ministry of Health between 2015 and 2019. He has been member of the Technical Commission of the Spanish National Agency for Youth Programmes and ‘Inclusion officer’. Senior technician of the European Voluntary Service at the Andalusian Youth Institute (2000-14). From 1992 to 1997 was Director of the Public School of youth workers and Sociocultural Dynamization of Andalusia. He collaborates as evaluator and expert trainer in the present National Agency ‘Erasmus Plus’ – European Solidarity Corp in Spain. Was collaborate as trainer with public institutions and NGO’s in more than 20 European and Latin-American countries. Was president of Contact 2103, (one of most important network of youth sector in the E.U.)
José Manuel Barroso Manzano
Psychologist
José Manuel Barroso Manzano is an educational psychologist specializing in neurodevelopmental disorders and special educational needs. He has coordinated and evaluated research projects on autism and genetics, applying individualized therapies, group workshops, and professional training. He utilizes assessment and diagnostic tools for various disorders, including depression, social anxiety, ADHD, autism, and intellectual disability. Furthermore, he has engaged in psychosocial integration activities for individuals at risk of social exclusion and mental health issues, both in coordination and direct care roles. His academic training encompasses education, psychoeducational intervention methods, and aspects of general health psychology.