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Laura Delgado-Ortiz

Laura Delgado-Ortiz

Visiting researcher

Laura Delgado did her PhD at ISGlobal (2019-2024) under the supervision of Prof. Judith Garcia-Aymerich within the Environment and Health over the Lifecourse Programme. Her doctoral research focused on the characterisation of walking in older adults, with a specific focus on individuals living with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). This work formed part of Mobilise-D, a collaborative project funded by the Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI).

Prior to her PhD, Laura studied Government and International Relations at the Universidad Externado de Colombia (Colombia). She went to obtain two master’s degrees from the Universitat de Barcelona (Spain): one in Global Health, and another in Clinical Research-International Health.

Alongside her academic background, Laura has experience in the private pharmaceutical sector, where she was involved in dissemination activities, patient engagement, and access-related projects.

She is currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Basel and a visiting researcher at ISGlobal. Her current work focuses on physical activity in ageing populations, particularly in the context of climate change. 

Lines of research

  • Ageing 
  • Physical activity
  • NCDs epidemiology
  • Digital technologies

Main publications

  • Vall-Garcia E, Delgado-Ortiz L, Alcock L, Coll-Planas L, García-Navarro JA, Iwarsson S, Jansà JM, Jansen CP, Koch S, Schwartz S, Rantakokko M, Sarukhan A, van Staalduinen W, Rochester L, Garcia-Aymerich J. Aging towards walkable futures: insights from a multidisciplinary workshop held in Barcelona, Spain. BMC Public Health. 2025 Jan 17;25(1):195. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-21223-z
  • Buekers J, Delgado-Ortiz L, Megaritis D, Polhemus A, Breuls S, Buttery S, Chynkiamis N, Demeyer H, Gimeno-Santos E, Hume E, Koch S, Williams P, Wuyts M, Hopkinson NS, Vogiatzis I, Troosters T, Anja Frei A, Garcia-Aymerich J. Gait differences between COPD and healthy controls: systematic review and meta-analysis. Eur Respir Rev. 33: 230253. doi: 10.1183/16000617.0253-2023
  • Delgado-Ortiz L, Ranciati S, Arbillaga-Etxarri A, Balcells E, Buekers J, Demeyer H, Frei A, Gimeno-Santos E, Hopkinson N, de Jong C, Karlsson N, Louvaris Z, Palmerini L, Polkey MI, Puhan MA, Rabinovich R, Rodríguez Chiaradia DA, Rodriguez-Roisin R, Toran-Montserrat P, Vogiatzis I, Watz H, Troosters T, Garcia-Aymerich J. Real-world walking cadence in people with COPD. ERJ Open Res. 2024 Mar 4;10(2):00673-2023. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00673-2023.
  • Delgado-Ortiz L, Polhemus A, Keogh A, Sutton N, Remmele W, Hansen C, Kluge F, Sharrack B, Becker C, Troosters T, Maetzler W, Rochester L, Frei A, Puhan MA, Garcia-Aymerich J. Listening to the patients’ voice: a conceptual framework of the walking experience. Age Ageing https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac233. 
  • Delgado-Ortiz L, Carsin AE, Merino J, Cobo I, Koch S, Goldberg X, Chevance G, Bosch de Basea M, Castaño-Vinyals G, Espinosa A, Carreras A, Cortes Martínez B, Straif K, de Cid R, Kogevinas M, Garcia-Aymerich J. Changes in population health-related behaviours during the first COVID-19 surge: a natural experiment. Ann Behav Med. https://doi.org/10.1093/abm/kaac054 
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