About me

Dr. Josep Dalmau received his MD and PhD from the Autonoma University of Barcelona, and trained in Neuro-oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. He is currently ICREA Professor at IDIBAPS – Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, and Adjunct Professor of Neurology at University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Dalmau’s research is focused on a new category of immune-mediated diseases against synaptic receptors that cause severe neurologic and psychiatric syndromes. Dr. Dalmau is the recipient of numerous awards; he is a member of the National Academy of Medicine and many other scientific societies and serves as Editor-in-Chief of Neurology: Neuroimmunology and Neuroinflammation.

Featured publications

Featured Projects

  • Antibody-mediated NMDA receptor encephalitis: symptoms, biomarkers, and mechanisms of the prolonged recovery stage

    Principal investigator: Josep Dalmau Obrador
    Funder: Fundación La Caixa
    Code: HR22-00221
    Duration: 01/12/2022 - 30/11/2025
  • Investigations in anti-NMDAR encephalitis: New diagnostic test, the role of inflammation in an animal model, and allosteric modulation of NMDAR as a therapeutic strategy

    Principal investigator: Josep Dalmau Obrador
    Funder: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
    Code: PI20/00197
    Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023
  • A Phase-2b, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Activity and Safety of Inebilizumab in Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis and Assess Markers of Disease

    Principal investigator: Josep Dalmau Obrador
    Funder: NeuroNext National Institutes of Health USA
    Duration: 18/01/2023 - 31/03/2027
  • Social and Psychological long-term impact of NMDA receptor encephalitis

    Principal investigator: Josep Dalmau Obrador
    Funder: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
    Code: AC21-2/00053
    Duration: 01/01/2022 - 31/12/2024