Precision Medicine: Putting discoveries to work The Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST) is pleased to announce its 2022 BIST Conference to discuss the latest developments in an area of priority for BIST research, this year focusing on Precision Medicine.The Conference will take place on November 10, in the city of Barcelona. It will ... Read more
10:00Institutional WelcomeJosep SamitierIBEC10:10Presentation by IFIBYNE directorAdali PecciIFIBYNE10:30Training-on-a-Chip: a multi-organ device to study the effect of muscle exercise on insulin secretion in vitroJavier RamónIBEC10:50Coffee Break11:20Genomic regulation in pancreatic beta cell development and regenerationSantiago RodríguezIFIBYNE11:40TBDRomén RodríguezIBEC12:00Closing The seminar will be held at Tower I, 11th floor Baobab room, at 10:00am.
Imaging metabolism in neurological disorders Associate Professor in Residence, Departments of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science & Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, UCSFInvestigator, Quantitative Bioscience Institutes (QBI)Lab website : Chaumeil Lab, UCSF Our lab works on developing and biologically validating magnetic resonance (MR)-based metabolic imaging approaches using animal models of neurological diseases (such as genetically-engineered or toxin-induced). In ... Read more
Aberrant phase separation is a widespread killing mechanism of bioactive peptides in health and diseas Steven Boeynaems, Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and Investigator at the Texas Children’s Hospital Cationic repeat peptides are increasingly implicated in the pathophysiology of age-related neurodegenerative disease. These peptides are highly toxic in all tested disease models, and ... Read more
Comparative study of nanocarries targeted to different transport pathways into and across the endothelium for brain delivery of therapeutic enzymes Author: Maximilian Loeck, Targeted therapeutics and nanodevices This thesis defence will take place at “Aula 14 (Dolors Aleu i Riera), Campus Clínic” at 12:30h. Address: Facultad de Medicina, Carrer de Casanova, 143, 08036 Barcelona
The MECHANO·CONTROL consortium, led by several research institutions across Europe, is launching the second edition of the “Mechanobiology of Cancer” summer school, which will take place between September 27th – October 1st at the Eco Resort in La Cerdanya. The summer school aims to provide training on mechanobiology, and specifically its application to cancer.This school will include lectures as well as practical ... Read more
The MECHANO·CONTROL consortium, led by several research institutions across Europe, is launching the second edition of the “Mechanobiology of Cancer” summer school, which will take place between September 27th – October 1st at the Eco Resort in La Cerdanya. The summer school aims to provide training on mechanobiology, and specifically its application to cancer. This school will ... 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
Differential migration mechanics and immune response of glioblastoma subtypes David Odde, Dept. of Biomedical Eng., U. Minnesota Glioblastoma remains a deadly cancer driven by invasion of tumor cells into the brain. Transcriptomic analyses have revealed distinct molecular subtypes, but mechanistic and targetable differences that explain clinical differences are not clear. Using a state-of-the-art immunocompetent mouse ... Read more
Investigating pathological extracellular matrix architecture Author: ENRICO ALMICI, Nanobioengineering This thesis defence will take place at “Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré. Facultat de Física” at 10:00h. President: Dr. Sergio Cerutt Secretària: Dra. Elena Martinez Fraiz Vocal: Dr. Eugenio Martinelli Suplents: Dra. Noemi Reguart Aransay Dra. Valeria Chiono Directors: Dr. JOAN MONTERO BORONAT Dr. ... Read more
