BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Madrid BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20140330T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20141026T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20150329T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20151025T010000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0200 TZNAME:CEST DTSTART:20160327T010000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0200 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:CET DTSTART:20161030T010000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150529T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150529T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150527T072015Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150527T072015Z UID:95853-1432893600-1432897200@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:PhD Discussions Sessions: Lorena de Oñate & Anita Kosmalska DESCRIPTION:Research on cardiac differentiation from pluripotent stem cells: how to get beating cells in a dish\nLorena de Oñate\, Pluripotent stem cells and activation of endogenous tissue programs for organ regeneration group\nProbably\, the gain in organ complexity and cell function has led to a decrease in healing capacities in the adult mammalian heart. In an effort to generate new venues for the generation of functional cardiac cells we have explored the possibility to manipulate cell fate and plasticity making use of different cellular systems. First\, taking advantage of pluripotent stem cells we have defined chemically based protocols in order to generate cardiac cells from human embryonic stem cells (hESCs) and human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPSC). Second\, by a cell conversion approach\, we have been able to produce cardiomyocyte-like cells from human fibroblasts by overexpression of specific lineage transcription factors. In parallel\, to overcome several drawbacks related to both processes (i.e: purity of final cell populations)\, we have efficiently developed a reporter cell line for the cardiac gene alpha Myosin Heavy Chain (MYH6) by both TALEN and CRISPR/CAS9 genome editing approaches that will help us to define accurate protocols for cardiac differentiation\, and more importantly\, to underscore the molecular and cellular events driving human cardiomyocyte differentiation. \n  \nPhysical principles of membrane remodelling during cell mechanoadaptation\nAnita Kosmalska\, Cellular and respiratory biomechanic group\nBiological processes in any physiological environment involve changes in cell shape\, which must be accommodated by their physical envelope – the bilayer membrane. However\, the fundamental biophysical principles by which the cell membrane allows for and responds to shape changes remain unclear. Here we show that the 3D remodelling of the membrane in response to a broad diversity of physiological perturbations can be explained by a purely mechanical process. This process is passive\, local\, almost instantaneous\, prior to any active remodelling\, and generates different types of membrane invaginations that can repeatedly store and release large fractions of the cell membrane. We further demonstrate that the shape of those invaginations is determined by the minimum elastic and adhesive energy required to store both membrane area and liquid volume at the cell-substrate interface. Once formed\, cells reabsorb the invaginations through an active process with duration of the order of minutes. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussions-sessions-lorena-de-onate-anita-kosmalska-2/ CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150526T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150526T160000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150511T135716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T130953Z UID:16484-1432634400-1432656000@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:Workshop: Financiación de KETs en Salud DESCRIPTION:  \n10:00h-10:30h Bienvenida\nJosep Samitier\, Coordinador científico de la Plataforma Española de Nanomedicina\nJosé Luis Fernández\, Presidente de Fenin Catalunya\nCarles Pizarro\, Vice-Presidente de la Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Fotónica \n10:30h-10:55h Estrategia industrial de Cataluña: programa de impulso del ámbito de las industrias de la salud y ciencias de la vida. (Montserrat Alavedra\, ACC1O) \n10:55h-11:20h Visión general de los instrumentos de CDTI (Cecilia Hernández\, CDTI) \n11:20h -11:35h Pausa Café \n11:35h-12:00h Recomendaciones útiles para el sector de salud y tecnologías sanitarias (Juan Luis Romera\, CDTI) \n12:00h-13:30h Mesa redonda- Instrumentos de financiación para empresas\nSME instrument (Miguel Roncales\, ALPHASIP; Javier Bezares\, BCB*)\n Financiación CDTI (Eduard Diviu\, Sagetis Biotech; Eli Diez\, Progenika)\n Compra Publica Innovadora (Gloria Palomar\, Directora de Gestió de la Fundació Parc Taulí)\n Financiación de Spin-offs y Start-ups (*) \n13:30h-14:00h Debate y clausura de la sesión \n14:00h-15:00h Almuerzo y Networking \n15:00h-16:00h Encuentros bilaterales con técnicos de CDTI y ACC1O (necesaria solicitud previa por email a mprades@ibecbarcelona.eu) \n  \nAsistencia gratuita. Enlace para registrarse:\nhttp://www.plataformatecnologiasanitaria.es/forosempresariales/ver/evento/216 \n  URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/workshop-financiacion-de-kets-en-salud/ LOCATION:Sala Polivalente\, PCB\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona CATEGORIES:Other END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150526T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150526T160000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150511T135716Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150511T135716Z UID:95851-1432634400-1432656000@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:Workshop: Financiación de KETs en Salud DESCRIPTION:  \n10:00h-10:30h Bienvenida\nJosep Samitier\, Coordinador científico de la Plataforma Española de Nanomedicina\nJosé Luis Fernández\, Presidente de Fenin Catalunya\nCarles Pizarro\, Vice-Presidente de la Plataforma Tecnológica Española de Fotónica \n10:30h-10:55h Estrategia industrial de Cataluña: programa de impulso del ámbito de las industrias de la salud y ciencias de la vida. (Montserrat Alavedra\, ACC1O) \n10:55h-11:20h Visión general de los instrumentos de CDTI (Cecilia Hernández\, CDTI) \n11:20h -11:35h Pausa Café \n11:35h-12:00h Recomendaciones útiles para el sector de salud y tecnologías sanitarias (Juan Luis Romera\, CDTI) \n12:00h-13:30h Mesa redonda- Instrumentos de financiación para empresas\nSME instrument (Miguel Roncales\, ALPHASIP; Javier Bezares\, BCB*)\n Financiación CDTI (Eduard Diviu\, Sagetis Biotech; Eli Diez\, Progenika)\n Compra Publica Innovadora (Gloria Palomar\, Directora de Gestió de la Fundació Parc Taulí)\n Financiación de Spin-offs y Start-ups (*) \n13:30h-14:00h Debate y clausura de la sesión \n14:00h-15:00h Almuerzo y Networking \n15:00h-16:00h Encuentros bilaterales con técnicos de CDTI y ACC1O (necesaria solicitud previa por email a mprades@ibecbarcelona.eu) \n  \nAsistencia gratuita. Enlace para registrarse:\nhttp://www.plataformatecnologiasanitaria.es/forosempresariales/ver/evento/216 \n  URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/workshop-financiacion-de-kets-en-salud-2/ LOCATION:Sala Polivalente\, PCB\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona CATEGORIES:Other END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150522T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150522T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150408T132341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150408T132405Z UID:15816-1432288800-1432292400@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Thomas Graf DESCRIPTION:Mechanisms of transcription factor induced transdifferentiation and reprogramming to pluripotency\n \nThomas Graf\, Gene Regulation\, Stem Cells and Differentiation Programme\, CRG / Pompeu Fabra University\nWork by many laboratories has shown that even fully differentiated cells are remarkably plastic and can be reprogrammed into alternative fates. This discovery has revolutionized our understanding of how cell decide what to become and has major implications for the modeling and therapy of diseases that affect the production of differentiated cells. \nOur earlier work has shown that the myeloid transcription factor C/EBPa induces B cells to transdifferentiate into macrophages at high efficiencies. We have now found that the process forces the intersection of two enhancer pathways that become activated during normal hematopoietic differentiation. \nRecently we reported that the transient expression of C/EBPa in B cells\, followed by expression of the pluripotency factors Oct4\, Sox2\, Klf4 and c-Myc (OSKM)\, poises the cells for very rapid and highly efficient reprogramming into induced pluripotent stem cells. Our findings have removed a major obstacle in studying cell reprogramming and permitted us to investigate how C/EBPa leads to the almost immediate accessibility of pluripotency genes to binding by Oct4. Our new data provide unprecedented insights into the earliest events leading to activation of the pluripotency gene regulatory network\, resulting in somatic cell reprogramming. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-thomas-graf/ CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150522T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150522T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150408T132341Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150408T132341Z UID:95842-1432288800-1432292400@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Thomas Graf DESCRIPTION:Mechanisms of transcription factor induced transdifferentiation and reprogramming to pluripotency\n \nThomas Graf\, Gene Regulation\, Stem Cells and Differentiation Programme\, CRG / Pompeu Fabra University\nWork by many laboratories has shown that even fully differentiated cells are remarkably plastic and can be reprogrammed into alternative fates. This discovery has revolutionized our understanding of how cell decide what to become and has major implications for the modeling and therapy of diseases that affect the production of differentiated cells. \nOur earlier work has shown that the myeloid transcription factor C/EBPa induces B cells to transdifferentiate into macrophages at high efficiencies. We have now found that the process forces the intersection of two enhancer pathways that become activated during normal hematopoietic differentiation. \nRecently we reported that the transient expression of C/EBPa in B cells\, followed by expression of the pluripotency factors Oct4\, Sox2\, Klf4 and c-Myc (OSKM)\, poises the cells for very rapid and highly efficient reprogramming into induced pluripotent stem cells. Our findings have removed a major obstacle in studying cell reprogramming and permitted us to investigate how C/EBPa leads to the almost immediate accessibility of pluripotency genes to binding by Oct4. Our new data provide unprecedented insights into the earliest events leading to activation of the pluripotency gene regulatory network\, resulting in somatic cell reprogramming. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-thomas-graf-2/ CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150520T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150520T220000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150519T130950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T130730Z UID:16645-1432152000-1432159200@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:Pint of Science: "The forces that drive cancer cells” and “Cell\, the force be with you” DESCRIPTION:Pint of Science\n \nCafé de les Delícies\, Rambla del Raval\n \n  \nGroup leader Xavier Trepat and postdoc Laura Casares are set to take part in a global science outreach event taking place simultaneously in 9 countries and 50 cities all over the world. \nThe Pint of Science festival on 18th-20th May aims to deliver interesting\, fun and relevant talks on the latest scientific research by the people who carry it out – in the pub! \nXavi and Laura will giving talks on “The forces that drive cancer cells” and “Cell\, the force be with you” on Wednesday 20th May from 20:00 at the Café de les Delícies on Rambla del Raval. Other scientists taking part in Barcelona pubs include researchers from the UB\, ICFO\, CRG and several other centres\, covering topics from “El nanomundo perdido” and “El aire de Barcelona” to “Is God playing dice?” at venues including the Michael Collins\, Garage Beer and the Black Lab. \nPint of Science\, which was established by a community of postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers at Imperial College in 2012\, takes place annually over three days simultaneously in pubs in the UK\, Ireland\, France\, Italy\, the US\, Australia\, Germany and Spain. \nIf you’d like more information\, visit http://pintofscience.es/eventos/barcelona/\, or please come along to support Xavi and Laura on the night! URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/pint-of-science-the-forces-that-drive-cancer-cells-and-cell-the-force-be-with-you/ LOCATION:Café de les Delícies\, Rambla del Raval 47\, Barcelona\, Spain CATEGORIES:Outreach / Fair / Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150520T200000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150520T220000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150519T130950Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150519T130950Z UID:95852-1432152000-1432159200@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:Pint of Science: "The forces that drive cancer cells” and “Cell\, the force be with you” DESCRIPTION:Pint of Science\n \nCafé de les Delícies\, Rambla del Raval\n \n  \nGroup leader Xavier Trepat and postdoc Laura Casares are set to take part in a global science outreach event taking place simultaneously in 9 countries and 50 cities all over the world. \nThe Pint of Science festival on 18th-20th May aims to deliver interesting\, fun and relevant talks on the latest scientific research by the people who carry it out – in the pub! \nXavi and Laura will giving talks on “The forces that drive cancer cells” and “Cell\, the force be with you” on Wednesday 20th May from 20:00 at the Café de les Delícies on Rambla del Raval. Other scientists taking part in Barcelona pubs include researchers from the UB\, ICFO\, CRG and several other centres\, covering topics from “El nanomundo perdido” and “El aire de Barcelona” to “Is God playing dice?” at venues including the Michael Collins\, Garage Beer and the Black Lab. \nPint of Science\, which was established by a community of postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers at Imperial College in 2012\, takes place annually over three days simultaneously in pubs in the UK\, Ireland\, France\, Italy\, the US\, Australia\, Germany and Spain. \nIf you’d like more information\, visit http://pintofscience.es/eventos/barcelona/\, or please come along to support Xavi and Laura on the night! URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/pint-of-science-the-forces-that-drive-cancer-cells-and-cell-the-force-be-with-you-2/ LOCATION:Café de les Delícies\, Rambla del Raval 47\, Barcelona\, Spain CATEGORIES:Outreach / Fair / Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150518T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150519T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150428T065309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150507T062030Z UID:16399-1431939600-1432054800@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:Symposium TAU-IBEC DESCRIPTION:Symposium TAU-IBEC: Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine: Moving forward the convergence between life sciences\, medicine and engineering at the nanoscale \n \nResearchers from IBEC and Tel Aviv University (TAU) will come together for a joint symposium supported by AGAUR. Group leaders from both sides will present their work\, and try to identify synergies and opportunities for collaboration. \nProgramme: \nMonday\, 18th May\n09:00 – 09:30 Registration\n09:30 – 09:40 Opening Ceremony – with Dr. Lluís Rovira (Director of CERCA Institution)\n09:40 – 10:10 Presentation of IBEC. Prof. Josep Samitier\n10:10 – 10:40 Presentation of TAU. Prof. Ehud Gazit\n10:40 – 11:00 Coffee break\n11:00 – 11:30 FTA & Harnessing nanomedicine for precision therapy. Prof. Dan Peer\n11:30 – 11:55 Nanomedicines for malaria. Dr. Xavier Fernández-Busquets\n11:55 – 12:20 Polymer therapeutics. Prof. Ronit Sachi-Fainaro\n12:20 – 12:45 Smart nano-bio-devices. Dr. Samuel Sánchez\n12:45 – 13:10 Panel discussion – synergies and possible collaboration\n13:10 – 14:30 Lunch and networking\n14:30 – 14:55 Optopharmacology. Prof. Pau Gorostiza\n14:55 – 15:20 Controlled drug delivery. Prof. Ehud Gazit\n15:20 – 15:45 NanoBiophysics. Dr. Lorenzo Albertazzi\n15:45 – 16:10 Nanoscale bioelectrical characterization. Dr. Gabriel Gomila\n16:10 – 17:00 Panel discussion – synergies and possible collaboration \nTuesday\, 19th May\n09:30 – 09:55 Drug-carrying phage nano medicines. Prof. Itai Benhar\n09:55 – 10:20 Nanobioengineering for advanced in vitro diagnostics Organ on a chip. Prof. Josep Samitier\n10:20 – 10:45 Biomimetic systems. Dr. Elena Martinez\n10:45 – 11:05 Panel discussion – synergies and possible collaboration\n11:15 – 11:35 Coffee Break \n11:35 – 12:00 Biomaterials for regenerative therapies. Dr. Elisabeth Engel\n12:00 – 12:25 Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Prof. Tal Dvir\n12:25 – 12:50 Pluripotent stem cells and activation of endogenous tissue programs for organ regeneration. Dr. Núria Montserrat\n12:50 – 13:10 Panel discussion – synergies and possible collaboration\n13:10 – 13:30 Closing ceremony and working plan\n13:30 Lunch (just for speakers) \nAll IBEC researchers are warmly invited to intend. Registrations must be received by 30th April at the following link. https://ibecbarcelona.eu/events/IBEC-TAU-Joint-Symposia \nWe look forward to seeing you there. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/symposium-tau-ibec/ LOCATION:Sala Polivalente\, PCB\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150518T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150519T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150428T065309Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150428T065309Z UID:95850-1431939600-1432054800@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:Symposium TAU-IBEC DESCRIPTION:Symposium TAU-IBEC: Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine: Moving forward the convergence between life sciences\, medicine and engineering at the nanoscale \n \nResearchers from IBEC and Tel Aviv University (TAU) will come together for a joint symposium supported by AGAUR. Group leaders from both sides will present their work\, and try to identify synergies and opportunities for collaboration. \nProgramme: \nMonday\, 18th May\n09:00 – 09:30 Registration\n09:30 – 09:40 Opening Ceremony – with Dr. Lluís Rovira (Director of CERCA Institution)\n09:40 – 10:10 Presentation of IBEC. Prof. Josep Samitier\n10:10 – 10:40 Presentation of TAU. Prof. Ehud Gazit\n10:40 – 11:00 Coffee break\n11:00 – 11:30 FTA & Harnessing nanomedicine for precision therapy. Prof. Dan Peer\n11:30 – 11:55 Nanomedicines for malaria. Dr. Xavier Fernández-Busquets\n11:55 – 12:20 Polymer therapeutics. Prof. Ronit Sachi-Fainaro\n12:20 – 12:45 Smart nano-bio-devices. Dr. Samuel Sánchez\n12:45 – 13:10 Panel discussion – synergies and possible collaboration\n13:10 – 14:30 Lunch and networking\n14:30 – 14:55 Optopharmacology. Prof. Pau Gorostiza\n14:55 – 15:20 Controlled drug delivery. Prof. Ehud Gazit\n15:20 – 15:45 NanoBiophysics. Dr. Lorenzo Albertazzi\n15:45 – 16:10 Nanoscale bioelectrical characterization. Dr. Gabriel Gomila\n16:10 – 17:00 Panel discussion – synergies and possible collaboration \nTuesday\, 19th May\n09:30 – 09:55 Drug-carrying phage nano medicines. Prof. Itai Benhar\n09:55 – 10:20 Nanobioengineering for advanced in vitro diagnostics Organ on a chip. Prof. Josep Samitier\n10:20 – 10:45 Biomimetic systems. Dr. Elena Martinez\n10:45 – 11:05 Panel discussion – synergies and possible collaboration\n11:15 – 11:35 Coffee Break \n11:35 – 12:00 Biomaterials for regenerative therapies. Dr. Elisabeth Engel\n12:00 – 12:25 Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Prof. Tal Dvir\n12:25 – 12:50 Pluripotent stem cells and activation of endogenous tissue programs for organ regeneration. Dr. Núria Montserrat\n12:50 – 13:10 Panel discussion – synergies and possible collaboration\n13:10 – 13:30 Closing ceremony and working plan\n13:30 Lunch (just for speakers) \nAll IBEC researchers are warmly invited to intend. Registrations must be received by 30th April at the following link. http://ibecbarcelona.eu/events/IBEC-TAU-Joint-Symposia \nWe look forward to seeing you there. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/symposium-tau-ibec-2/ LOCATION:Sala Polivalente\, PCB\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150514T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150514T130000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150423T082625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150423T082625Z UID:16318-1431601200-1431608400@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:PhD thesis defence: Teresa Galán DESCRIPTION:“Conducting Polymers for Nano and Micro Electrodes. Application to Biomolecule Sensing and Release”\n \nTeresa Galán\, Nanobioengineering Group\nTeresa will be defending her PhD thesis on Thursday 14th May at 11:00 in the Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré\, Faculty of Physics\, University of Barcelona. \nEverybody is welcome to attend. \n—\nIf you’re an IBEC PhD student and would like to advertise your PhD defence on the IBEC calendar\, please contact vleigh@ibecbarcelona.eu URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-teresa-galan/ LOCATION:Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré\, Martí i Franquès\, 1-11\, Barcelona\, 08028 CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150514T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150514T130000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150423T082625Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150423T082625Z UID:95848-1431601200-1431608400@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:PhD thesis defence: Teresa Galán DESCRIPTION:“Conducting Polymers for Nano and Micro Electrodes. Application to Biomolecule Sensing and Release”\n \nTeresa Galán\, Nanobioengineering Group\nTeresa will be defending her PhD thesis on Thursday 14th May at 11:00 in the Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré\, Faculty of Physics\, University of Barcelona. \nEverybody is welcome to attend. \n—\nIf you’re an IBEC PhD student and would like to advertise your PhD defence on the IBEC calendar\, please contact vleigh@ibecbarcelona.eu URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-teresa-galan-2/ LOCATION:Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré\, Martí i Franquès\, 1-11\, Barcelona\, 08028 CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150513T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150515T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150424T101423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150428T085808Z UID:16366-1431507600-1431709200@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:6th European CellMech Meeting DESCRIPTION:  \n \nWe are pleased to invite you to participate in the 6th European CellMech Meeting\, which will take place from 13th – 15th May 2015 in Barcelona\, hosted by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC). \nThe goal of the meeting is to bring together scientists working in cell mechanobiology with an emphasis on the integration of mechanical processes across scales\, from subcellular components to tissues. \nThe European Cell Mechanics Meeting is held on a biennial basis and is one of the premier worldwide meetings in Cell Mechanobiology. As in previous editions\, this conference will feature the most recent trends of this wide and multidisciplinary field\, covering physics\, mechanics\, and cell biology. Topics will include innovative experimental approaches to probe cell mechanics and visualize dynamic cellular processes\, together with the development of new theoretical and numerical concepts dedicated to cell and tissue engineering. \nAs well as keynote lectures given by renowned invited speakers\, the conference will offer the opportunity for young scientists to present their work to a broad and multidisciplinary audience. It seeks to create the right conditions for the emergence of a new multidisciplinary network in this rapidly growing scientific field. \nhttps://ibecbarcelona.eu/events/CellMech2015 URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/6th-european-cellmech-meeting/ LOCATION:Paranimf de la Facultat de Medicina\, Universitat de Barcelona\, C. Casanova 143 · 08036 Barcelona\, Spain CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150513T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150515T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150424T101423Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150424T101423Z UID:95849-1431507600-1431709200@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:6th European CellMech Meeting DESCRIPTION:  \n \nWe are pleased to invite you to participate in the 6th European CellMech Meeting\, which will take place from 13th – 15th May 2015 in Barcelona\, hosted by the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC). \nThe goal of the meeting is to bring together scientists working in cell mechanobiology with an emphasis on the integration of mechanical processes across scales\, from subcellular components to tissues. \nThe European Cell Mechanics Meeting is held on a biennial basis and is one of the premier worldwide meetings in Cell Mechanobiology. As in previous editions\, this conference will feature the most recent trends of this wide and multidisciplinary field\, covering physics\, mechanics\, and cell biology. Topics will include innovative experimental approaches to probe cell mechanics and visualize dynamic cellular processes\, together with the development of new theoretical and numerical concepts dedicated to cell and tissue engineering. \nAs well as keynote lectures given by renowned invited speakers\, the conference will offer the opportunity for young scientists to present their work to a broad and multidisciplinary audience. It seeks to create the right conditions for the emergence of a new multidisciplinary network in this rapidly growing scientific field. \nhttp://ibecbarcelona.eu/events/CellMech2015 URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/6th-european-cellmech-meeting-2/ LOCATION:Paranimf de la Facultat de Medicina\, Universitat de Barcelona\, C. Casanova 143 · 08036 Barcelona\, Spain CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150511T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150511T130000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150420T121159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150423T082153Z UID:16260-1431342000-1431349200@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:PhD thesis defence: Juan Pablo Agusil DESCRIPTION:Fabrication of (bio)molecular patterns with contact printing techniques\n \nJuan Pablo Agusil\, Nanobioengineering Group\nJuan Pablo Agusil will be defending his PhD thesis on Monday 11th May at 11:00 in the Aula Magna Enric Cassassas of the Faculty of Chemistry\, UB. \nEverybody is welcome to attend. \n—\nIf you’re an IBEC PhD student and would like to advertise your PhD defence on the IBEC calendar\, please contact vleigh@ibecbarcelona.eu URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-juan-pablo-agusil/ LOCATION:Aula Magna Enric Casassas\, Facultat de Química\, UB\, Carrer Martí i Franquès\, 1\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150511T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150511T130000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150420T121159Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150420T121159Z UID:95846-1431342000-1431349200@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:PhD thesis defence: Juan Pablo Agusil DESCRIPTION:Fabrication of (bio)molecular patterns with contact printing techniques\n \nJuan Pablo Agusil\, Nanobioengineering Group\nJuan Pablo Agusil will be defending his PhD thesis on Monday 11th May at 11:00 in the Aula Magna Enric Cassassas of the Faculty of Chemistry\, UB. \nEverybody is welcome to attend. \n—\nIf you’re an IBEC PhD student and would like to advertise your PhD defence on the IBEC calendar\, please contact vleigh@ibecbarcelona.eu URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-juan-pablo-agusil-2/ LOCATION:Aula Magna Enric Casassas\, Facultat de Química\, UB\, Carrer Martí i Franquès\, 1\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150508T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150508T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150311T074930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150311T074930Z UID:95839-1431079200-1431082800@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: J. Miguel Rubi DESCRIPTION:Somatic exocytosis of serotonin mediated by molecular motors\n \nJ. Miguel Rubi\, Departament de Fisica Fonamental\, Universitat de Barcelona\nWe quantified somatic exocytosis of serotonin in Retzius neurons and explored the possible contribution of molecular motors and the cytoskeleton on the mobilization of vesicles induced by stimulation with trains of electrical impulses. Secretion was quantified from the increase of fluorescence of FM1-43 in response to sequences of 20 mV trains of 10 impulses at 2 min intervals\, produced by intracellular current injection. Somatic secretion was also evoked by a pulse of 10 mM caffeine applied to the bathing solution. Stimulation of neurons produced a gradual increase in FM1-43 fluorescence for over the next five minutes. The kinetics and latencies of these increases varied from one neuron to another but usually maintaining a sigmoidal shape in one or two steps. Neurons stimulation in the presence of colchicine to uncouple microtubules\, failed to evoke fluorescence increases\, thus suggesting that vesicle mobilization depended on tubulin-based motor. The kinetics of the fluorescence increases of individual neurons was accounted for by using a model based on a diffusion equation in the presence of external forces\, consistent with the contribution of molecular motors to the mobilization of the vesicle clusters towards the membrane in response to electrical activity. Our data show that somatic serotonin secretion in Retzius neurons depends on a motor-based cytoskeletal mobilization of vesicles induced by electrical activity. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/15400-2/ CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150508T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150508T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150311T074930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150505T144616Z UID:15400-1431079200-1431082800@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: J. Miguel Rubi DESCRIPTION:Somatic exocytosis of serotonin mediated by molecular motors\n \nJ. Miguel Rubi\, Departament de Fisica Fonamental\, Universitat de Barcelona\nWe quantified somatic exocytosis of serotonin in Retzius neurons and explored the possible contribution of molecular motors and the cytoskeleton on the mobilization of vesicles induced by stimulation with trains of electrical impulses. Secretion was quantified from the increase of fluorescence of FM1-43 in response to sequences of 20 mV trains of 10 impulses at 2 min intervals\, produced by intracellular current injection. Somatic secretion was also evoked by a pulse of 10 mM caffeine applied to the bathing solution. Stimulation of neurons produced a gradual increase in FM1-43 fluorescence for over the next five minutes. The kinetics and latencies of these increases varied from one neuron to another but usually maintaining a sigmoidal shape in one or two steps. Neurons stimulation in the presence of colchicine to uncouple microtubules\, failed to evoke fluorescence increases\, thus suggesting that vesicle mobilization depended on tubulin-based motor. The kinetics of the fluorescence increases of individual neurons was accounted for by using a model based on a diffusion equation in the presence of external forces\, consistent with the contribution of molecular motors to the mobilization of the vesicle clusters towards the membrane in response to electrical activity. Our data show that somatic serotonin secretion in Retzius neurons depends on a motor-based cytoskeletal mobilization of vesicles induced by electrical activity. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/15400/ CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150430T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150430T133000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150414T070421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150414T070421Z UID:95845-1430391600-1430400600@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:reSEARCH4TALENT Open Day DESCRIPTION:On Thursday 30th April we’ll open our doors to Undergraduate & Masters students interested in a research career. \n11:00 Guided tour of labs and facilities\n12:30 Snack ’n’ chat – a chance to have your questions answered by researchers! \nRegistration required:\nwww.ibecbarcelona.eu/events/re-search4talent \nLimited places available by order of registration URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/research4talent-open-day-2/ LOCATION:IBEC\, Baldiri Reixac 10-12\, Barcelona\, 08028\, Spain CATEGORIES:Outreach / Fair / Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150430T110000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150430T133000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150414T070421Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T130722Z UID:15953-1430391600-1430400600@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:reSEARCH4TALENT Open Day DESCRIPTION:On Thursday 30th April we’ll open our doors to Undergraduate & Masters students interested in a research career. \n11:00 Guided tour of labs and facilities\n12:30 Snack ’n’ chat – a chance to have your questions answered by researchers! \nRegistration required:\nwww.ibecbarcelona.eu/events/re-search4talent \nLimited places available by order of registration URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/research4talent-open-day/ LOCATION:IBEC\, Baldiri Reixac 10-12\, Barcelona\, 08028\, Spain CATEGORIES:Outreach / Fair / Festival END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150423T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150423T140000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150420T145055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150420T145055Z UID:95847-1429794000-1429797600@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:Sant Jordi in the Garden DESCRIPTION:To celebrate St Jordi this year\, we’d like to invite all IBEC scientists and staff to a small garden party – with a difference! \nThe event will take place in the garden of the PCB’s Torres building on Thursday 23rd April from 13:00-14:00\, and drinks and snacks will be available. The success of the event depends on your prompt arrival at 13:00\, but don’t rush back to the lab before the end\, because the surprise will start at 13:30! \nPlease also encourage your friends and colleagues to attend. \nWe look forward to celebrating St Jordi with you all! URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/16278-2/ LOCATION:Torres garden\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8 CATEGORIES:Social / Internal / PhD Committee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150423T130000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150423T140000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150420T145055Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150420T145429Z UID:16278-1429794000-1429797600@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:Sant Jordi in the Garden DESCRIPTION:To celebrate St Jordi this year\, we’d like to invite all IBEC scientists and staff to a small garden party – with a difference! \nThe event will take place in the garden of the PCB’s Torres building on Thursday 23rd April from 13:00-14:00\, and drinks and snacks will be available. The success of the event depends on your prompt arrival at 13:00\, but don’t rush back to the lab before the end\, because the surprise will start at 13:30! \nPlease also encourage your friends and colleagues to attend. \nWe look forward to celebrating St Jordi with you all! URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/16278/ LOCATION:Torres garden\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8 CATEGORIES:Social / Internal / PhD Committee END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150421T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150421T140000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150409T131230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150409T131230Z UID:95843-1429617600-1429624800@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:PhD Thesis defence: Cristina Vergara DESCRIPTION:Papel regulador de la proteína priónica celular en la enfermedad de Alzheimer y uso de gamma-péptidos como potenciales agentes terapéuticos\n \nCristina Vergara\, Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology Group\nCristina will be defending her PhD thesis on Tuesday 21st April at 12:00 in the Aula Magna of the Facultad de Geología\, UB. \nEverybody is welcome to attend. \n—\nIf you’re an IBEC PhD student and would like to advertise your PhD defense on the IBEC calendar\, please contact vleigh@ibecbarcelona.eu URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-cristina-vergara-2/ LOCATION:Aula Magna\, Facultad de Biología\, UB CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150421T120000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150421T140000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150409T131230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150410T055617Z UID:15905-1429617600-1429624800@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:PhD Thesis defence: Cristina Vergara DESCRIPTION:Papel regulador de la proteína priónica celular en la enfermedad de Alzheimer y uso de gamma-péptidos como potenciales agentes terapéuticos\n \nCristina Vergara\, Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology Group\nCristina will be defending her PhD thesis on Tuesday 21st April at 12:00 in the Aula Magna of the Facultad de Geología\, UB. \nEverybody is welcome to attend. \n—\nIf you’re an IBEC PhD student and would like to advertise your PhD defense on the IBEC calendar\, please contact vleigh@ibecbarcelona.eu URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-cristina-vergara/ LOCATION:Aula Magna\, Facultad de Biología\, UB CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150410T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150410T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150119T102356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150119T102356Z UID:95822-1428660000-1428663600@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Núria Montserrat DESCRIPTION:Dreaming of organ regeneration: new hopes for regenerative medicine\n \nNúria Montserrat\, Pluripotent stem cells and activation of endogenous tissue programs for organ regeneration group\, IBEC\nDr. Montserrat became interested in organ regeneration and stem cells during her master in biological research and PhD training. She completed her PhD with Dr. Joaquim Gutiérrez and Isabel Navarro at the Faculty of Biology\, University of Barcelona in 2006. During her master and PhD studies\, she set-up in vitro platforms for the study of skeletal muscle stem cells during homeostasis and under different metabolic conditions. During her PhD studies she did several stages at other European laboratories: Manfred Reinecke’s laboratory at the University of Zurich and at Jean-Charles Gabillard’s laboratory in INRA SCRIBE\, France. In 2006\,Dr. Montserrat got her European PhD degree at the University of Barcelona. \nIn 2006 she got a Postdoctoral fellowship from the Fundaçao para a Ciência e Tecnología (Portugal) and in 2007 she was hired as a post-doctoral researcher at at the Hospital of Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona. Early in 2008 she joined the Center of Regenerative Medicine of Barcelona (CMRB) with the objective to study the molecular mechanisms driving tissue regeneration\, somatic reprogramming and disease modeling. \nThe research line of Dr.Montserrat has been awarded with an ERC Starting Grant within the call of 2014. Recently\, Dr. Montserrat has joined IBEC as Junior Group leader. Her aim is to develop strategies for tissue and organ engineering making use of pluripotent stem cells from patients and the reactivation of tissue endogenous programs. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-nuria-montserrat-2/ CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150410T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150410T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150119T102356Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150309T095504Z UID:11713-1428660000-1428663600@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Núria Montserrat DESCRIPTION:Dreaming of organ regeneration: new hopes for regenerative medicine\n \nNúria Montserrat\, Pluripotent stem cells and activation of endogenous tissue programs for organ regeneration group\, IBEC\nDr. Montserrat became interested in organ regeneration and stem cells during her master in biological research and PhD training. She completed her PhD with Dr. Joaquim Gutiérrez and Isabel Navarro at the Faculty of Biology\, University of Barcelona in 2006. During her master and PhD studies\, she set-up in vitro platforms for the study of skeletal muscle stem cells during homeostasis and under different metabolic conditions. During her PhD studies she did several stages at other European laboratories: Manfred Reinecke’s laboratory at the University of Zurich and at Jean-Charles Gabillard’s laboratory in INRA SCRIBE\, France. In 2006\,Dr. Montserrat got her European PhD degree at the University of Barcelona. \nIn 2006 she got a Postdoctoral fellowship from the Fundaçao para a Ciência e Tecnología (Portugal) and in 2007 she was hired as a post-doctoral researcher at at the Hospital of Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona. Early in 2008 she joined the Center of Regenerative Medicine of Barcelona (CMRB) with the objective to study the molecular mechanisms driving tissue regeneration\, somatic reprogramming and disease modeling. \nThe research line of Dr.Montserrat has been awarded with an ERC Starting Grant within the call of 2014. Recently\, Dr. Montserrat has joined IBEC as Junior Group leader. Her aim is to develop strategies for tissue and organ engineering making use of pluripotent stem cells from patients and the reactivation of tissue endogenous programs. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-nuria-montserrat/ CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150408T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150411T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150407T143230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150407T143230Z UID:95841-1428487200-1428771600@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:Fira Recerca en Directe 2015 DESCRIPTION:  \nEls propers dies 8\, 9\,10 i 11 d’abril\, en el marc de la 13a edició de la Fira «Recerca en directe»\, investigadors de diversos centres de recerca de Catalunya traslladaran part del seu laboratori a CosmoCaixa Barcelona per convidar als ciutadans a participar als seus projectes i resoldre enigmes tot seguint la metodologia científica. \nL’exposició –organitzada pel Parc Científic de Barcelona en el marc del programa «Recerca en societat» i\, enguany\, amb l’impuls de l’Obra Social ”la Caixa” i l’Ajuntament de Barcelona– té com a objectiu apropar la ciència a la ciutadania\, afavorir el diàleg entre el públic i els investigadors\, i fomentar vocacions científiques entre els joves. \nMés informació URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/fira-recerca-en-directe-2015-2/ LOCATION:CosmoCaixa Barcelona\, Carrer d'Isaac Newton\, 08022 Barcelona\, Spain CATEGORIES:Outreach / Fair / Festival ORGANIZER;CN="PCB":MAILTO:difusiociencia@pcb.ub.cat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150408T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150411T170000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150407T143230Z LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T130713Z UID:15765-1428487200-1428771600@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:Fira Recerca en Directe 2015 DESCRIPTION:  \nEls propers dies 8\, 9\,10 i 11 d’abril\, en el marc de la 13a edició de la Fira «Recerca en directe»\, investigadors de diversos centres de recerca de Catalunya traslladaran part del seu laboratori a CosmoCaixa Barcelona per convidar als ciutadans a participar als seus projectes i resoldre enigmes tot seguint la metodologia científica. \nL’exposició –organitzada pel Parc Científic de Barcelona en el marc del programa «Recerca en societat» i\, enguany\, amb l’impuls de l’Obra Social ”la Caixa” i l’Ajuntament de Barcelona– té com a objectiu apropar la ciència a la ciutadania\, afavorir el diàleg entre el públic i els investigadors\, i fomentar vocacions científiques entre els joves. \nMés informació URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/fira-recerca-en-directe-2015/ LOCATION:CosmoCaixa Barcelona\, Carrer d'Isaac Newton\, 08022 Barcelona\, Spain CATEGORIES:Outreach / Fair / Festival ORGANIZER;CN="PCB":MAILTO:difusiociencia@pcb.ub.cat END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150327T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150327T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150119T113556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150319T143821Z UID:11717-1427450400-1427454000@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:PhD Discussion Sessions: Claudia di Guglielmo and Oiane Urra DESCRIPTION:Biotechnological approaches to cardiac differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells\nClaudia di Guglielmo\, Control of stem cell potency group\nHeart diseases are a major cause of death and disability in developed countries. Human induced pluripotent stem cells can be differentiated into cardiomyocytes\, representing a valid tool to be used as a platform for research and clinical applications in regenerative medicine. However\, current differentiation protocols have disadvantages related to insufficient purity and lack of scalability. We applied biotechnological strategies such as the use of transgenic cell lines and tissue engineering devices to overcome those drawbacks. This approach offers the possibility to dissect the mechanisms underlying cardiac differentiation\, as well as providing valuable in vitro systems for drug screening of patient-specific heart muscle cells. \n  \nMuscle Synergy analysis as a tool to improve stroke rehabilitation\nOiane Urra\, Biomedical signal processing and interpretation group\nStroke is the first cause of adult disability with upper-limb hemiparesis being the most frequent dysfunction. After rehabilitation\, one third of the patients result permanently disabled. Consequently\, intensive research aiming to develop novel therapies promoting neuroplasticity are being carried out to allow rehabilitation of these patients. In this thesis\, we propose to combine novel neurorehabilitation and biofeedback strategies and to evaluate its therapeutic effect from a physiological (changes at muscular and neuroplastic level)\, kinematic and functional perspective with the objective of guiding the design of more successful and cost-effective therapies. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussion-sessions-claudia-di-guglielmo-and-oiane-urra/ CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150327T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150327T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150119T113556Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150119T113556Z UID:95836-1427450400-1427454000@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:PhD Discussion Sessions: Claudia di Guglielmo and Oiane Urra DESCRIPTION:Biotechnological approaches to cardiac differentiation of human induced pluripotent stem cells\nClaudia di Guglielmo\, Control of stem cell potency group\nHeart diseases are a major cause of death and disability in developed countries. Human induced pluripotent stem cells can be differentiated into cardiomyocytes\, representing a valid tool to be used as a platform for research and clinical applications in regenerative medicine. However\, current differentiation protocols have disadvantages related to insufficient purity and lack of scalability. We applied biotechnological strategies such as the use of transgenic cell lines and tissue engineering devices to overcome those drawbacks. This approach offers the possibility to dissect the mechanisms underlying cardiac differentiation\, as well as providing valuable in vitro systems for drug screening of patient-specific heart muscle cells. \n  \nMuscle Synergy analysis as a tool to improve stroke rehabilitation\nOiane Urra\, Biomedical signal processing and interpretation group\nStroke is the first cause of adult disability with upper-limb hemiparesis being the most frequent dysfunction. After rehabilitation\, one third of the patients result permanently disabled. Consequently\, intensive research aiming to develop novel therapies promoting neuroplasticity are being carried out to allow rehabilitation of these patients. In this thesis\, we propose to combine novel neurorehabilitation and biofeedback strategies and to evaluate its therapeutic effect from a physiological (changes at muscular and neuroplastic level)\, kinematic and functional perspective with the objective of guiding the design of more successful and cost-effective therapies. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussion-sessions-claudia-di-guglielmo-and-oiane-urra-2/ CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150320T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20150320T110000 DTSTAMP:20260426T215400 CREATED:20150119T103657Z LAST-MODIFIED:20150317T104438Z UID:11715-1426845600-1426849200@ibecbarcelona.eu SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Romain Quidant DESCRIPTION:Biomedical applications of nanoplasmonics\n \nRomain Quidant\, ICREA professor at Institut de Ciències Fotòniques (ICFO)\nGold nanostructures\, supporting localized surface plasmon resonances\, can be designed to act upon illumination as efficient point-like sources of either light or heat\, opening plenty of new science and applications in biology and medicine. In this talk we discuss how both their optical and photothermal properties can be exploited to develop alternative\, minimally invasive strategies for the detection and therapy of cancer. \nThe first part of this presentation focuses on the use of the intense and confined optical fields bound to gold nanostructures for biosensing and optical trapping. In the frame of sensing\, we show that gold nanostructures lithographically prepared on glass can be engineered as compact and highly sensitive sensors to detect low concentrations of cancer markers in serum. As for optical trapping\, we demonstrate that plasmonic fields enable creating on-a-chip nano-optical tweezers able to trap a large number of micro- and nano- specimens with a single laser beam of low laser intensity. \nIn the second part we talk about the use of gold nanoparticles as remotely controlled point-like sources of heat for photothermal cancer therapy. We first discuss\, both theoretically and experimentally\, the physics of heat generation at the nanoscale along with the effect of the particle shape and the illumination. We then present the use of conjugated gold nanoparticles for specific cancer cell hyperthermia. URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-romain-quidant/ CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR