Assessment of trunk function in patients with spinal cord injury using electromyography and smartphone accelerometry Yolanda Castillo, Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes motor and sensory impairment below the level of the injury, but also many other health problems. A common consequence of SCI is the lack of control over trunk ... Read more
The effect of gene loss on adaptation | 3D cell shape analysis in embryos Rob Jelier, CMPG - Predictive Genetics and Multicellular Systems University of Leuven In this talk I will summarize two research projects. First, I will report on a large-scale experimental evolution study into the effect of gene deletion on adaptation. We found ... Read more
Therapeutic effects of HDAC3 inhibition on spinal injuries and autoimmune demyelinating diseases Arnau Hervera, Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology The molecular mechanisms discriminating between regenerative failure and success remain elusive. While a regeneration-competent peripheral nerve injury mounts a regenerative gene expression response in bipolar dorsal root ganglia (DRG) sensory neurons, a regeneration-incompetent central spinal cord injury ... Read more
Updates on a new lab at IBEC: hyperpolarised magnetic resonance for real-time, in situ monitoring of cell metabolism Irene Marco, Molecular Imaging for Precision Medicine group at IBEC There is a clinical need for non-invasive and reliable markers to diagnose, stage and evaluate treatment response in many diseases such as cancer or non-alcoholic fatty liver ... Read more
Investigating Pathological Extracellular Matrix Architecture The composition and architecture of the extracellular matrix (ECM), and their dynamic alterations, play an important regulatory role on numerous cellular processes. Furthermore, structural and biochemical properties of the ECM are central in regulating cell behavior via mechanical, chemical and topological cues detected by receptors in the cell membrane which ... Read more
Factores físicos y moleculares implicados en la migración celular y en el desarrollo de la corteza cerebral. Ana López Mengual, Molecular and cellular neurobiotechnology group Abstract Cell migration acquires special relevance during embryonic development and tissue regeneration. During the development of the adult individual, cells multiply, differentiate and mature, having to move to their destination ... Read more
Smart and multifunctional artificial materials for bioengineering Carlos Alemán, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunta (UPC) The research of the " Innovation, Modeling & Engineering in Materials" group in the field of multifunctional materials. Three, different examples of multifunctional systems will be presented: 1) Magnetic electroconductive and self-healing PEDOT:alginate hydrogels for sensing, drug-delivery and energy storage; 2) ... Read more
Evento anual TEDxBarcelona 2022, una jornada única donde personas extraordinarias presentarán sus ideas para vivir una vida en salud. El evento anual consta de diferentes conferencias divididas en dos sesiones durante toda la jornada, entre ellas, los asistentes podrán disfrutar de una feria donde algunas empresas de Barcelona presentarán sus productos innovadores.1ª Ponencia: 16:00h – 17:30h José Cruset (Director ... Read more
Mechanical stress in curved epithelia of designed size and shape Ariadna Marín Llauradó, Integrative cell and tissue dynamics group The function of organs such as lungs, kidneys and mammary glands relies on the three-dimensional geometry of their epithelium. How epithelial geometry emerges from mechanical stresses remains poorly understood. To address this question systematically, here we ... Read more
Development of tunable bioinks to fabricate 3D-printed in vitro models: a special focus on skeletal muscle models with potential applications in metabolic alteration studies Andrea García Lizarribar, Nanobioengineering group This thesis defence will be held online using the Teams App, you can find the link here. You can find more information here