Smart artificial microcompartments: motility and communication Pavan Kumar Bosukonda, Assistant Professor at the Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee   Nature is a continuous source of inspiration for the design of smart and intelligent materials. In particular, cells which are the building blocks of life display a complex symphony of various chemical/physical processes ... Read more

Reverse engineering human heart  development with pluripotent stem cells Prof. Aitor Aguirre, Institute for Quantitative Health Science and Engineering (IQ) and the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Michigan State University  During development, an exquisitely orchestrated series of biological processes lay down the map for the entirety of our bodies and carry it out to perfection. ... Read more

Mechanisms of Organelle Remodeling for Cellular Function Al Jord, Group leader of Mechanisc of organelle remodeling group, Centre for Genomic Regulation, Barcelona To function, organisms rely on vital organs which, in turn, rely on specialized cells. At the subcellular scale, cell specialization is notably driven by robust mechanisms of organelle remodeling. Thus, discovering these mechanisms ... Read more

Blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease: advancing diagnosis and patient care Marc Suárez-Calvet, Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center, Fundació Pasqual Maragall, Servei de Neurologia, Hospital del Mar.   In recent years, one of the most significant breakthroughs in Alzheimer's disease research has been the emergence of blood biomarkers that offer accurate detection of AD. Our research group ... Read more