About me

Group Leader of the “Genetic predisposition to Gastrointestinal Cancer” Group at FRCB-IDIBAPS in Barcelona. During over 30 years, he has worked on human monogenic/hereditary conditions and more recently on complex human diseases such as colorectal cancer, gastric cancer and pancreatic cancer. He was the Chair of COST Actions BM1206 and CA17118 (2013-2022) and recognized as Group Leader at his institution (2015). His research activities have resulted in >200 articles in highly ranked international journals and has attracted a high number of citations (presently 8,203), with an H-index of 48.

Featured publications

Featured Projects

  • Twinning for a European consortium of rectal cancer research institutions through stepping up scientific, technological and innovation excellence of IORS (STEPUPIORS)

    Principal investigator: Sergi Castellvi Bel
    Funder: European Commission
    Code: HE_WD_21
    Duration: 01/10/2022 - 30/09/2025
  • Colorectal cancer in adolescents and young adults: identification of germline predisposition and somatic insults by a comprehensive multiomic characterization

    Principal investigator: Sergi Castellvi Bel
    Funder: Fundacion Cientifica de la Asociacion Espanola contra el Cancer
    Code: AECC_Proyectos21
    Duration: 01/12/2021 - 30/11/2024
  • Germline predisposition to serrated polyposis syndrome: functional charaterization of candidate genes by CRISPR-CAS and organoid modeling

    Principal investigator: Sergi Castellvi Bel
    Funder: Fundació La Marató de TV3
    Code: TV3_Minoritaries_20
    Duration: 30/03/2021 - 29/03/2024
  • Germline predisposition to colorectal cancer: functional characterization of new genes by CRISPR/CAS and organoid modeling (PARAGON)

    Principal investigator: Sergi Castellvi Bel
    Funder: Instituto de Salud Carlos III
    Code: PI20/00113
    Duration: 01/01/2021 - 31/12/2023
  • Identifying biomarkers through translational research for prevention and stratification of colorectal cancer (TRANSCOLONCAN)

    Principal investigator: Sergi Castellvi Bel
    Funder: European Comission (EU)
    Code: H2020-CA17118
    Duration: 01/11/2018 - 30/09/2023