Regulación de la expresión de PrPC como elemento clave en las modificaciones de tau en la enfermedad de Alzheimer Laia Lidón, Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology La enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) es la causa más común de demencia y tiene una elevada prevalencia a nivel mundial. Se caracteriza por un deterioro cognitivo progresivo y muestra como ... Read more
Targeted drug delivery: fundamental aspects and translational applications Silvia Muro, IBEC The design of strategies to enable efficient and safe delivery of therapeutic agents to areas of the body requiring intervention is an active research field. Therapeutic targets are often confined to specific regions or tissues in the body, where access may require active transport ... Read more
Knowing what you know. A pedagogical model based on learners' metacognitive abilities Maria Blancas Muñoz, Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (SPECS) This thesis defense will be held online next 15th January at 11, via "zoom", using this link.
Development of an in vitro three-dimensional colorectal tumor model for drug screening Gerard Rubí, Biomaterials for Regenerative Therapies The majority of morphogenetic and pathological processes are driven by cells responding to the surrounding matrix cues, including matrix composition, architecture, and mechanical properties. Despite the increased evidence of extracellular matrix (ECM) properties, in vitro substitutes still ... Read more
El Nanodía Mundial Contra el Cáncer es un evento organizado en el marco del Día Mundial contra el Cáncer donde se darán a conocer las últimas innovaciones en materia de NANOMEDICINA contra el CÁNCER, con temas que van desde el diagnóstico precoz, la liberación controlada de fármacos o la radioterapia con nanopartículas. Un año más, expertos en NANOMEDICINA de diferentes ... Read more
Improving lung cancer management by reengineering tumor-associated fibroblasts Jordi Alcaraz, UB facultat de Medicina & IBEC Associated Researcher Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death due in part to subtoptimal patient responses to current therapies, which have been largely designed to targeting cancer cell abnormalities. However, there is a paradigm shift in cancer ... Read more
On the occasion of the International Day of Woman and Girls in Science researchers from IBEC went to different catalan schools to give a presentation of women in science to encourage all kids to study STEAM digrees. Furthermore, as IBEC has a partnership with the elementary school “Escola Gayarre” within the frame of the “Magnet ... Read more
Do not miss the workshop "Crafting a Winning ERC Proposal", with the participation of ERC Grantee and Panel Member Samuel Sánchez from IBEC, as well as other grantees and ERC Officers. This is an event organised by "Academia Joven de España". Connection link here
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
Development and applications of photoswitchable small molecules and peptides to control protein-protein interactions and GPCR activity Davia Prischich, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches group, IBEC The defense will be held online through the platform provided by the UB. For those who are interested in joining, please remember that you have to write an email to vd.quimica.recerca@ub.edu at least 48 hours before the event.