PhD Discussions Complementary Skills Session

Some philosophical & sociological issues about present science: from the privatization of science to the production of ignorance Eduard Aibar - Professor of Science and Technology Studies at the Arts & Humanities Department, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) This seminar will present some basic points of the recent view of science produced by fields like ... Read more

#LancetGate and its broader implications for the pandemic response and science dissemination Carlos Chaccour, ISGlobal, Hospital Clínic, Universitat de Barcelona On May 22, 2020, the Lancet published an influential report on the use of hydroxychloroquine in COVID conducted using a vast database owned by a company based in Chicago: Surgisphere. The world counted more than 300.000 ... Read more

Lab greening – how you can play your part! Una FitzGerald, Galway Neuroscience Centre, Founder - 'Galway Green Labs' initiative Dr FitzGerald will share her motivation for getting involved in promoting and implementing green lab practices at first, within her own University in Galway, and then, across Ireland and Europe. She will describe the experience ... Read more

Tips for a good scientific Communication M.ª Ángeles García Asensio, Comunicació Audiovisual - Facultat d'Informació i Mitjans Audiovisuals (UB) Giving presentations is an important part of sharing your work and achieving recognition in the scientific communities. This workshop covers essential skills to convey your ideas and to communicate powerfully and effectively. We will learn how ... Read more

Science Journalism Astrid Viciano, IBEC We are continuously exposed to all sorts of information on science and health, with a sharp increase during the past years of the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, the role of science writers in communicating science to the general public is becoming increasingly important. With scientific knowledge expanding at a tremendous pace, ... Read more

Generation Of Reporter Human Pluripotent Stem Cell Lines To Study Cardiac Development And Disease Maria Gallo, Pluripotency for organ regeneration Group The development and the use of human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs) represent an effective tool to recapitulate characteristics related to tissue differentiation, morphogenesis and conversely, human diseases. Through their inherent capacity to differentiate towards ... Read more

Are you doing your PhD at IBEC? Do you know what you need to apply for the PhD Certificate of excellence or award? Do you know there are many different committees that you can join? Have you heard about the mentoring and training sessions that you can join? What about other mobility programmes? Would you ... Read more

From Lab to Clinic: An Overview of IBEC's Clinical Mentoring Programme Do you know what IBEC’s Clinical Mentoring Programme is about? Have you considered participating in it? In this Complementary Skills session, Anna Gassol and Georgina Sorrosal from Col·legi official de Metges (COMB) together with Cristina Arimany from the Strategic Initiatives department at IBEC will ... Read more

Cell migration up and down fibronectin gradients Isabela Fortunato, Integrative cell and tissue dynamics group The ability of cells to perform directed migration is essential for biological processes, such as tissue morphogenesis, immune function, and cancer invasion. Directed cell migration is often triggered by spatial gradients in the cellular environment (e.g., chemical gradients, called chemotaxis, ... Read more

ANIMAL REMINDER Posthuman, queer and animate perspectives on (Techno)Sciences I will introduce my previous artistic work and share the current state of my project at Ibec. It would be magnificent if my presentation leads to further thoughts and collaborations that are of interest to my project. I will focus on my installation work ANIMAL REMINDER ... Read more