Ignasi Granero, Celular and molecular mechanobiology group In eukaryotic cells, the cell nucleus contains the DNA and directs the reaction to important signalling cascades, both biochemical and biomechanical. At the Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology lab we study how forces and the physical characteristics of the cell environment affect cell behaviour and homeostasis. In my case, ... Read more
Nanomalaria group: 20 years at IBEC Xavier Fernàndez-Busques, group leader of the Nanomalaria group at IBEC We will start by briefly looking at the origins of our group back in 2001 as part of IBEC’s embryo, the Research Center for Bioelectronics and Nanobioscience. Our current activities integrate two decades of cumulative research oriented to the ... Read more
Electrochemically Gated Charge Transport in Redox Proteins and Photosynthetic Complexes Pau Gorostiza, group leader of the Nanoprobes and nanoswitches group at IBEC Interprotein electron transport is an essential process in cell respiration and photosynthesis. It takes place between redox proteins and complexes, and it displays an outstanding efficiency and environmental adaptability. Although the biochemistry of ... Read more
Enzyme Powered Nanomotors Towards Biomedical Applications Ana Candida Lopes Hortelão, Smart Nano-bio-devices group The defence will take place online, if you wish to attend to this defence you can find the link and more information here
Formulation and screening of drug nanocarriers using microfluidic technology Adrianna Glinkowska, Nanoscopy for nanomedicine The defence will take place online, if you wish to attend to this defence you can find the link and more information here
Delivering Nanoparticles Specifically to the Brain by Generating Artificial Brain Targets Daniel Gonzalez-Carter, Molecular Bionics group at IBEC Achieving efficient therapy delivery to the brain is one of the most pressing medical issues today. Therapy brain delivery is severely hampered by the protective blood-brain barrier (BBB), composed of the highly impermeable endothelial cells lining the ... Read more
Development and characterization of in vivo models for photopharmacology Alexandre Gomila, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches The defence will take place online, if you wish to attend to this defence you can find the link here
Development of biohybrid and bioinspired microrobots toward biomedical applications Veronika Magdanz, Smart Nano-Bio-Devices Autonomous motion and precise control on the microscale is one of the main challenges in developing non-invasive medical microrobots. In this seminar, I present my approaches of how to develop artificial, biomimetic and biohybrid microrobots. We can be inspired by nature's solutions ... Read more
Peptide based nanomaterials with life-like functions Mohit Kumar, Molecular Bionics group at IBEC Chemists' curiosity to create life de novo has sought inspiration from biological systems. In nature, self-assembled nanostructures constantly form and degrade which provides unique features like on-demand function, adaptation, temporal and spatial control. Such processes are enabled by the metabolism and the ... Read more
Bio-inspired soft matter at the service of interactive biointerfaces and synthetic cells Cesar Rodriguez-Emmenegger, Group Leader, DWI-Leibniz Institute for Interactive Materials Nature achieves unmatched functionality by the self-assembly of (macro)molecular building blocks in a hierarchical manner. All information necessary for the function is encoded at the molecular level. Unraveling such blueprints serves as a powerful ... Read more