The participants of the GeneStroke project are mainly located in Spain, although it is open to groups from all over the world.

Some of the groups involved at the moment include:

• The Neurovascular Research Laboratory of the Vall d’Hebron Hospital Institute of Research of Barcelona (IR-HUVH), Spain.
• The Stroke Unit and Department of Neurology, Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
• The Department of Neurology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
• The Unit of Lipids and Cardiovascular Epidemiology of the Municipal Institute of Medical Research (IMIM) of Barcelona, Spain.
• The Department of Neurology, Hospital de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain.
• The Stroke Unit and Department of Neurological Sciences of the Hospital Clínic and Institut d’Investigacions Biomédiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain.
• The Department of Neurology, Hospital Universitario Dr Josep Trueta, Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica de Girona, Girona, Spain.
• The Institute Gulbenkian de Ciência, Oeiras, Portugal.
• The Institute of Molecular Medicine, Lisboa, Portugal.
• The National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge, Lisboa, Portugal.
• The Department of Neurology, Hospital de Santa Maria, Lisboa, Portugal.
• The Lipid Unit and Clinic Biochemistry Service, Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain.
• The Stroke Unit and Department of Neurosciences, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain.
• The Clinical Neurosciences Research Laboratory, Hospital Clínico Universitario, University of Santiago de Compostela La Coruña, Spain.
• The Stroke Unit and Department of Neurology, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
• The Centre of Cardiovascular Research, CSIC-ICCC, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain.
• The Department of Neurology and Stroke Unit, University Hospital of Bellvitge, Fundacio IDIBELL, Barcelona, Spain