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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Kara Spiller
DESCRIPTION:Immunomodulatory Biomaterials for Limb Salvage\nKara Spiller\, School of Biomedical Engineering\, Science\, and Health Systems\, Drexel University \nDiabetes and peripheral arterial disease affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Patients with these conditions frequently develop chronic wounds on the lower limbs that lead to amputation\, with a 5-year mortality rate as high as 77%. Macrophages\, the primary cell of the innate immune system\, are critical regulators of angiogenesis and wound healing. Their dysfunction is strongly implicated in arterial dysfunction\, limb ischemia\, and poorly healing chronic wounds. The goal of the Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory at Drexel University is to understand the mechanisms by which macrophages orchestrate successful angiogenesis and tissue regeneration and to develop novel biomaterial strategies that apply these principles to pathological situations\, in order to ultimately prevent limb amputation. This talk will focus on the effects of temporal changes in macrophage phenotype on angiogenesis\, the design of biomaterials and drug delivery systems to modulate macrophage phenotype for enhanced angiogenesis\, and the development of macrophage phenotype-related biomarkers to assist in clinical decision making for a personalized medicine approach to wound care. \nDr. Kara Spiller is an Associate Professor in Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering\, Science\, and Health Systems. Her research interests include the role of immune cells in tissue regeneration\, the design of immunomodulatory biomaterials\, and international engineering education. Her research is funded by the NIH\, the NSF\, and private foundations. Her awards include a Fulbright fellowship\, the NSF CAREER award\, and the United States nomination for the ASPIRE prize.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-kara-spiller-4/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Kara Spiller
DESCRIPTION:Immunomodulatory Biomaterials for Limb Salvage\nKara Spiller\, School of Biomedical Engineering\, Science\, and Health Systems\, Drexel University \nDiabetes and peripheral arterial disease affect hundreds of millions of people worldwide. Patients with these conditions frequently develop chronic wounds on the lower limbs that lead to amputation\, with a 5-year mortality rate as high as 77%. Macrophages\, the primary cell of the innate immune system\, are critical regulators of angiogenesis and wound healing. Their dysfunction is strongly implicated in arterial dysfunction\, limb ischemia\, and poorly healing chronic wounds. The goal of the Biomaterials and Regenerative Medicine Laboratory at Drexel University is to understand the mechanisms by which macrophages orchestrate successful angiogenesis and tissue regeneration and to develop novel biomaterial strategies that apply these principles to pathological situations\, in order to ultimately prevent limb amputation. This talk will focus on the effects of temporal changes in macrophage phenotype on angiogenesis\, the design of biomaterials and drug delivery systems to modulate macrophage phenotype for enhanced angiogenesis\, and the development of macrophage phenotype-related biomarkers to assist in clinical decision making for a personalized medicine approach to wound care. \nDr. Kara Spiller is an Associate Professor in Drexel University’s School of Biomedical Engineering\, Science\, and Health Systems. Her research interests include the role of immune cells in tissue regeneration\, the design of immunomodulatory biomaterials\, and international engineering education. Her research is funded by the NIH\, the NSF\, and private foundations. Her awards include a Fulbright fellowship\, the NSF CAREER award\, and the United States nomination for the ASPIRE prize.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-kara-spiller-3/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190726T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190726T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190722T063239Z
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SUMMARY:PhD Discussions Sessions: Ariadna Marin and Ignasi Casanellas
DESCRIPTION:Linking epithelial size\, tension and pressure in curved epithelial monolayers\nAriadna Marin\, Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics\nEpithelia are thin cellular layers that act as mechanical and biochemical barriers. They are dynamic tissues that present strong intercellular junctions needed to maintain their integrity while growing and regenerating. During embryogenesis\, they fold progressively and give rise to highly reproducible 3D shapes that guide the shape and positioning of organs. \nThe way pressure and tension depend on the size of 3D epithelial structures can help us understand how epithelia fold into determined shapes and are able to maintain them even under the continuous remodelling due to cell division. In this project we generate simple fluid-filled MDCK 3D monolayers to study the link between epithelial size\, luminal pressure and intercellular tension. \nNanoscale surface adhesiveness continually modulates intercellular communication in cartilage development\nIgnasi Casanellas\, Nanobioengineering\nNanoscale inputs of the extracellular matrix (ECM) affect cell behavior\, including differentiation. We have developed a method for the simple production of large-scale substrates functionalized with cell-adhesive moieties of arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) dendrimers\, with uneven local densities at the nanoscale. \nIn the first stages of cartilage formation\, mesenchymal stem cells gather together\, forming condensates with an extensive gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) network. The establishment of this communication network is imperative for the development of healthy cartilage tissue. We have used nanopatterned substrates to locally control cell-substrate adherence during mesenchymal condensation\, a prevalent morphogenetic transition\, and promote stem cell differentiation towards chondrogenesis. We here demonstrate that local ligand density defines gap junctional protein Cx43 network architecture and GJ functionality. \nBy a condensate transplantation assay\, we then reveal that differentiating stem cells are sensitive to evolving substrate inputs in a continuous feedback mode after condensation. The renewal of optimal ligand conditions led to a revamp of Cx43 expression. \nThis knowledge provides new insight into cell-matrix nanoscale interactions during morphogenesis. It is relevant for the design of nanopatterned platforms for cell-based regenerative therapies of mesenchymal tissues such as cartilage.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussions-sessions-ariadna-marin-and-ignasi-casanellas/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190726T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190726T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190722T063239Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190722T063239Z
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SUMMARY:PhD Discussions Sessions: Ariadna Marin and Ignasi Casanellas
DESCRIPTION:Linking epithelial size\, tension and pressure in curved epithelial monolayers\nAriadna Marin\, Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics\nEpithelia are thin cellular layers that act as mechanical and biochemical barriers. They are dynamic tissues that present strong intercellular junctions needed to maintain their integrity while growing and regenerating. During embryogenesis\, they fold progressively and give rise to highly reproducible 3D shapes that guide the shape and positioning of organs. \nThe way pressure and tension depend on the size of 3D epithelial structures can help us understand how epithelia fold into determined shapes and are able to maintain them even under the continuous remodelling due to cell division. In this project we generate simple fluid-filled MDCK 3D monolayers to study the link between epithelial size\, luminal pressure and intercellular tension. \nNanoscale surface adhesiveness continually modulates intercellular communication in cartilage development\nIgnasi Casanellas\, Nanobioengineering\nNanoscale inputs of the extracellular matrix (ECM) affect cell behavior\, including differentiation. We have developed a method for the simple production of large-scale substrates functionalized with cell-adhesive moieties of arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) dendrimers\, with uneven local densities at the nanoscale. \nIn the first stages of cartilage formation\, mesenchymal stem cells gather together\, forming condensates with an extensive gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) network. The establishment of this communication network is imperative for the development of healthy cartilage tissue. We have used nanopatterned substrates to locally control cell-substrate adherence during mesenchymal condensation\, a prevalent morphogenetic transition\, and promote stem cell differentiation towards chondrogenesis. We here demonstrate that local ligand density defines gap junctional protein Cx43 network architecture and GJ functionality. \nBy a condensate transplantation assay\, we then reveal that differentiating stem cells are sensitive to evolving substrate inputs in a continuous feedback mode after condensation. The renewal of optimal ligand conditions led to a revamp of Cx43 expression. \nThis knowledge provides new insight into cell-matrix nanoscale interactions during morphogenesis. It is relevant for the design of nanopatterned platforms for cell-based regenerative therapies of mesenchymal tissues such as cartilage.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussions-sessions-ariadna-marin-and-ignasi-casanellas-2/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190726T100000
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SUMMARY:PhD Discussions Sessions: Ariadna Marin and Ignasi Casanellas
DESCRIPTION:Linking epithelial size\, tension and pressure in curved epithelial monolayers\nAriadna Marin\, Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics\nEpithelia are thin cellular layers that act as mechanical and biochemical barriers. They are dynamic tissues that present strong intercellular junctions needed to maintain their integrity while growing and regenerating. During embryogenesis\, they fold progressively and give rise to highly reproducible 3D shapes that guide the shape and positioning of organs. \nThe way pressure and tension depend on the size of 3D epithelial structures can help us understand how epithelia fold into determined shapes and are able to maintain them even under the continuous remodelling due to cell division. In this project we generate simple fluid-filled MDCK 3D monolayers to study the link between epithelial size\, luminal pressure and intercellular tension. \nNanoscale surface adhesiveness continually modulates intercellular communication in cartilage development\nIgnasi Casanellas\, Nanobioengineering\nNanoscale inputs of the extracellular matrix (ECM) affect cell behavior\, including differentiation. We have developed a method for the simple production of large-scale substrates functionalized with cell-adhesive moieties of arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) dendrimers\, with uneven local densities at the nanoscale. \nIn the first stages of cartilage formation\, mesenchymal stem cells gather together\, forming condensates with an extensive gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) network. The establishment of this communication network is imperative for the development of healthy cartilage tissue. We have used nanopatterned substrates to locally control cell-substrate adherence during mesenchymal condensation\, a prevalent morphogenetic transition\, and promote stem cell differentiation towards chondrogenesis. We here demonstrate that local ligand density defines gap junctional protein Cx43 network architecture and GJ functionality. \nBy a condensate transplantation assay\, we then reveal that differentiating stem cells are sensitive to evolving substrate inputs in a continuous feedback mode after condensation. The renewal of optimal ligand conditions led to a revamp of Cx43 expression. \nThis knowledge provides new insight into cell-matrix nanoscale interactions during morphogenesis. It is relevant for the design of nanopatterned platforms for cell-based regenerative therapies of mesenchymal tissues such as cartilage.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussions-sessions-ariadna-marin-and-ignasi-casanellas-3/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190726T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190726T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
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SUMMARY:PhD Discussions Sessions: Ariadna Marin and Ignasi Casanellas
DESCRIPTION:Linking epithelial size\, tension and pressure in curved epithelial monolayers\nAriadna Marin\, Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics\nEpithelia are thin cellular layers that act as mechanical and biochemical barriers. They are dynamic tissues that present strong intercellular junctions needed to maintain their integrity while growing and regenerating. During embryogenesis\, they fold progressively and give rise to highly reproducible 3D shapes that guide the shape and positioning of organs. \nThe way pressure and tension depend on the size of 3D epithelial structures can help us understand how epithelia fold into determined shapes and are able to maintain them even under the continuous remodelling due to cell division. In this project we generate simple fluid-filled MDCK 3D monolayers to study the link between epithelial size\, luminal pressure and intercellular tension. \nNanoscale surface adhesiveness continually modulates intercellular communication in cartilage development\nIgnasi Casanellas\, Nanobioengineering\nNanoscale inputs of the extracellular matrix (ECM) affect cell behavior\, including differentiation. We have developed a method for the simple production of large-scale substrates functionalized with cell-adhesive moieties of arginine-glycine-aspartate (RGD) dendrimers\, with uneven local densities at the nanoscale. \nIn the first stages of cartilage formation\, mesenchymal stem cells gather together\, forming condensates with an extensive gap junctional intercellular communication (GJIC) network. The establishment of this communication network is imperative for the development of healthy cartilage tissue. We have used nanopatterned substrates to locally control cell-substrate adherence during mesenchymal condensation\, a prevalent morphogenetic transition\, and promote stem cell differentiation towards chondrogenesis. We here demonstrate that local ligand density defines gap junctional protein Cx43 network architecture and GJ functionality. \nBy a condensate transplantation assay\, we then reveal that differentiating stem cells are sensitive to evolving substrate inputs in a continuous feedback mode after condensation. The renewal of optimal ligand conditions led to a revamp of Cx43 expression. \nThis knowledge provides new insight into cell-matrix nanoscale interactions during morphogenesis. It is relevant for the design of nanopatterned platforms for cell-based regenerative therapies of mesenchymal tissues such as cartilage.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussions-sessions-ariadna-marin-and-ignasi-casanellas-4/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190717T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190717T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
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SUMMARY:12th IBEC Symposium: Bioengineering for Active Ageing
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe IBEC annual symposium brings together high-profile international experts for an open forum for interdisciplinary discussions and networking.\nThis year the symposium is dedicated to Bioengineering for Active Ageing\, one of IBEC’s three major application areas.\nThis year a special afternoon session has been organized with three keynote speakers coming from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\, in the framework of an ongoing project funded by MIT-SPAIN ”la Caixa” Foundation SEED FUND to foster IBEC-MIT collaborations. \nScientific community is invited to participate. Attendees from IBEC and abroad are welcome to present their research or projects in poster format. Moreover\, some of these contributions will be selected by the scientific committee for an oral flash presentation. \nAdditionally\, attendees are invited to present their research in a short video to be uploaded to the IBEC YouTube channel. The most popular video will win a prize at the end of the year. \n  \nImportant deadlines:\nAbstract submission: 16th June\nNotification of acceptance: 28th June\nRegistration deadline: 8th July \n  \nRegistration and Abstract submission: https://events.ibecbarcelona.eu/symposium2019/
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/12th-ibec-symposium-bioengineering-for-active-ageing-2/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="IBEC":MAILTO:www.ibecbarcelona.eu
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190717T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190717T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190613T105446Z
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SUMMARY:12th IBEC Symposium: Bioengineering for Active Ageing
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe IBEC annual symposium brings together high-profile international experts for an open forum for interdisciplinary discussions and networking.\nThis year the symposium is dedicated to Bioengineering for Active Ageing\, one of IBEC’s three major application areas.\nThis year a special afternoon session has been organized with three keynote speakers coming from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\, in the framework of an ongoing project funded by MIT-SPAIN ”la Caixa” Foundation SEED FUND to foster IBEC-MIT collaborations. \nScientific community is invited to participate. Attendees from IBEC and abroad are welcome to present their research or projects in poster format. Moreover\, some of these contributions will be selected by the scientific committee for an oral flash presentation. \nAdditionally\, attendees are invited to present their research in a short video to be uploaded to the IBEC YouTube channel. The most popular video will win a prize at the end of the year. \n  \nImportant deadlines:\nAbstract submission: 16th June\nNotification of acceptance: 28th June\nRegistration deadline: 8th July \n  \nRegistration and Abstract submission: https://events.ibecbarcelona.eu/symposium2019/
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/12th-ibec-symposium-bioengineering-for-active-ageing-4/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190717T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190717T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
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SUMMARY:12th IBEC Symposium: Bioengineering for Active Ageing
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe IBEC annual symposium brings together high-profile international experts for an open forum for interdisciplinary discussions and networking.\nThis year the symposium is dedicated to Bioengineering for Active Ageing\, one of IBEC’s three major application areas.\nThis year a special afternoon session has been organized with three keynote speakers coming from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\, in the framework of an ongoing project funded by MIT-SPAIN ”la Caixa” Foundation SEED FUND to foster IBEC-MIT collaborations. \nScientific community is invited to participate. Attendees from IBEC and abroad are welcome to present their research or projects in poster format. Moreover\, some of these contributions will be selected by the scientific committee for an oral flash presentation. \nAdditionally\, attendees are invited to present their research in a short video to be uploaded to the IBEC YouTube channel. The most popular video will win a prize at the end of the year. \n  \nImportant deadlines:\nAbstract submission: 16th June\nNotification of acceptance: 28th June\nRegistration deadline: 8th July \n  \nRegistration and Abstract submission: https://events.ibecbarcelona.eu/symposium2019/
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/12th-ibec-symposium-bioengineering-for-active-ageing/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
ORGANIZER;CN="IBEC":MAILTO:www.ibecbarcelona.eu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190717T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190717T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190613T105446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190613T105446Z
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SUMMARY:12th IBEC Symposium: Bioengineering for Active Ageing
DESCRIPTION:  \nThe IBEC annual symposium brings together high-profile international experts for an open forum for interdisciplinary discussions and networking.\nThis year the symposium is dedicated to Bioengineering for Active Ageing\, one of IBEC’s three major application areas.\nThis year a special afternoon session has been organized with three keynote speakers coming from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)\, in the framework of an ongoing project funded by MIT-SPAIN ”la Caixa” Foundation SEED FUND to foster IBEC-MIT collaborations. \nScientific community is invited to participate. Attendees from IBEC and abroad are welcome to present their research or projects in poster format. Moreover\, some of these contributions will be selected by the scientific committee for an oral flash presentation. \nAdditionally\, attendees are invited to present their research in a short video to be uploaded to the IBEC YouTube channel. The most popular video will win a prize at the end of the year. \n  \nImportant deadlines:\nAbstract submission: 16th June\nNotification of acceptance: 28th June\nRegistration deadline: 8th July \n  \nRegistration and Abstract submission: https://events.ibecbarcelona.eu/symposium2019/
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/12th-ibec-symposium-bioengineering-for-active-ageing-3/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190716T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190716T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
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LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T113105Z
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SUMMARY:2nd IBEC-ICMS Joint Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The event is in the framework of an alliance between the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS)\, a research institute of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).\n \nAs part of IBEC Strategic Plan 2018-2020\, It’s planned that the similarities and complementary aspects of both IBEC and ICMS – their multidisciplinarity\, active missions to connect with industry and clinicians\, and strong research in nano\, materials\, molecular devices\, supramolecular systems and regenerative medicine – may form the basis of an institutional-level alliance to share people\, resources and knowledge. \nThe event aims to identify synergies and potential for collaboration between IBEC groups and the researchers of ICMS. It is the 2nd edition of a series of joint symposiums that started in Eindhoven on September 2018.  During that symposium many natural connections initiated for the benefit of both our organizations. We therefore feel that there are excellent opportunities to further strengthen the ties between our institutes. Therefore\, we are organizing a number of scientific exchanges and working on the identification of common research interests. \nThis second ICMS-IBEC Symposium will be a great opportunity to foster collaborations\, strengthen the existing ones\, and an opportunity for young researchers involved in the exchange program to present their activities in the partner organization. \nIf you would like to attend\, please go to the symposium website and register (see link below). It is important to register so we can organize the room\, poster stands and catering accordingly. It takes only 20 seconds. You can also register even if you do not bring a poster along. \nDeadline for registration: 8th July 17h. \nWEBSITE: https://events.ibecbarcelona.eu/ibec-icms/ \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/2nd-ibec-icms-joint-symposium-2/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, Parc Científic de Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Joint seminar / workshop / symposium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190716T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190716T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190704T113105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T113105Z
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SUMMARY:2nd IBEC-ICMS Joint Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The event is in the framework of an alliance between the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS)\, a research institute of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).\n \nAs part of IBEC Strategic Plan 2018-2020\, It’s planned that the similarities and complementary aspects of both IBEC and ICMS – their multidisciplinarity\, active missions to connect with industry and clinicians\, and strong research in nano\, materials\, molecular devices\, supramolecular systems and regenerative medicine – may form the basis of an institutional-level alliance to share people\, resources and knowledge. \nThe event aims to identify synergies and potential for collaboration between IBEC groups and the researchers of ICMS. It is the 2nd edition of a series of joint symposiums that started in Eindhoven on September 2018.  During that symposium many natural connections initiated for the benefit of both our organizations. We therefore feel that there are excellent opportunities to further strengthen the ties between our institutes. Therefore\, we are organizing a number of scientific exchanges and working on the identification of common research interests. \nThis second ICMS-IBEC Symposium will be a great opportunity to foster collaborations\, strengthen the existing ones\, and an opportunity for young researchers involved in the exchange program to present their activities in the partner organization. \nIf you would like to attend\, please go to the symposium website and register (see link below). It is important to register so we can organize the room\, poster stands and catering accordingly. It takes only 20 seconds. You can also register even if you do not bring a poster along. \nDeadline for registration: 8th July 17h. \nWEBSITE: https://events.ibecbarcelona.eu/ibec-icms/ \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/2nd-ibec-icms-joint-symposium-3/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Parc Científic de Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Joint seminar / workshop / symposium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190716T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190716T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190704T113105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T133507Z
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SUMMARY:2nd IBEC-ICMS Joint Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The event is in the framework of an alliance between the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS)\, a research institute of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).\n \nAs part of IBEC Strategic Plan 2018-2020\, It’s planned that the similarities and complementary aspects of both IBEC and ICMS – their multidisciplinarity\, active missions to connect with industry and clinicians\, and strong research in nano\, materials\, molecular devices\, supramolecular systems and regenerative medicine – may form the basis of an institutional-level alliance to share people\, resources and knowledge. \nThe event aims to identify synergies and potential for collaboration between IBEC groups and the researchers of ICMS. It is the 2nd edition of a series of joint symposiums that started in Eindhoven on September 2018.  During that symposium many natural connections initiated for the benefit of both our organizations. We therefore feel that there are excellent opportunities to further strengthen the ties between our institutes. Therefore\, we are organizing a number of scientific exchanges and working on the identification of common research interests. \nThis second ICMS-IBEC Symposium will be a great opportunity to foster collaborations\, strengthen the existing ones\, and an opportunity for young researchers involved in the exchange program to present their activities in the partner organization. \nIf you would like to attend\, please go to the symposium website and register (see link below). It is important to register so we can organize the room\, poster stands and catering accordingly. It takes only 20 seconds. You can also register even if you do not bring a poster along. \nDeadline for registration: 8th July 17h. \nWEBSITE: https://events.ibecbarcelona.eu/ibec-icms/ \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/2nd-ibec-icms-joint-symposium/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, Parc Científic de Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Joint seminar / workshop / symposium
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190716T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190716T180000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190704T113105Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T113105Z
UID:96481-1563267600-1563300000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:2nd IBEC-ICMS Joint Symposium
DESCRIPTION:The event is in the framework of an alliance between the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) and the Institute for Complex Molecular Systems (ICMS)\, a research institute of the Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e).\n \nAs part of IBEC Strategic Plan 2018-2020\, It’s planned that the similarities and complementary aspects of both IBEC and ICMS – their multidisciplinarity\, active missions to connect with industry and clinicians\, and strong research in nano\, materials\, molecular devices\, supramolecular systems and regenerative medicine – may form the basis of an institutional-level alliance to share people\, resources and knowledge. \nThe event aims to identify synergies and potential for collaboration between IBEC groups and the researchers of ICMS. It is the 2nd edition of a series of joint symposiums that started in Eindhoven on September 2018.  During that symposium many natural connections initiated for the benefit of both our organizations. We therefore feel that there are excellent opportunities to further strengthen the ties between our institutes. Therefore\, we are organizing a number of scientific exchanges and working on the identification of common research interests. \nThis second ICMS-IBEC Symposium will be a great opportunity to foster collaborations\, strengthen the existing ones\, and an opportunity for young researchers involved in the exchange program to present their activities in the partner organization. \nIf you would like to attend\, please go to the symposium website and register (see link below). It is important to register so we can organize the room\, poster stands and catering accordingly. It takes only 20 seconds. You can also register even if you do not bring a poster along. \nDeadline for registration: 8th July 17h. \nWEBSITE: https://events.ibecbarcelona.eu/ibec-icms/ \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/2nd-ibec-icms-joint-symposium-4/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Parc Científic de Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Joint seminar / workshop / symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190715T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190715T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190701T080416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T080416Z
UID:96472-1563192000-1563195600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Nicolas Minc
DESCRIPTION:Division positioning in early embryos from mechanisms to function\nNicolas Minc\, Insitut Jacques Monod\, Paris\, France \nNicolas Minc lab is located at the Institut Jacques Monod in Paris\, and studies general problems of cell morphogenesis\, ranging from the control of cell growth and shapes in single cells\, to cell division in multicellular embryos. One hallmark of the lab is to combine quantitative imaging\, biophysics methods and modelling to address fundamental questions in cell and developmental biology.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-nicolas-minc-3/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190715T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190715T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190701T080416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T080416Z
UID:96473-1563192000-1563195600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Nicolas Minc
DESCRIPTION:Division positioning in early embryos from mechanisms to function\nNicolas Minc\, Insitut Jacques Monod\, Paris\, France \nNicolas Minc lab is located at the Institut Jacques Monod in Paris\, and studies general problems of cell morphogenesis\, ranging from the control of cell growth and shapes in single cells\, to cell division in multicellular embryos. One hallmark of the lab is to combine quantitative imaging\, biophysics methods and modelling to address fundamental questions in cell and developmental biology.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-nicolas-minc-4/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190715T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190715T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190701T080416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T080423Z
UID:67054-1563192000-1563195600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Nicolas Minc
DESCRIPTION:Division positioning in early embryos from mechanisms to function\nNicolas Minc\, Insitut Jacques Monod\, Paris\, France \nNicolas Minc lab is located at the Institut Jacques Monod in Paris\, and studies general problems of cell morphogenesis\, ranging from the control of cell growth and shapes in single cells\, to cell division in multicellular embryos. One hallmark of the lab is to combine quantitative imaging\, biophysics methods and modelling to address fundamental questions in cell and developmental biology.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-nicolas-minc/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190715T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190715T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190701T080416Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T080416Z
UID:96471-1563192000-1563195600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Nicolas Minc
DESCRIPTION:Division positioning in early embryos from mechanisms to function\nNicolas Minc\, Insitut Jacques Monod\, Paris\, France \nNicolas Minc lab is located at the Institut Jacques Monod in Paris\, and studies general problems of cell morphogenesis\, ranging from the control of cell growth and shapes in single cells\, to cell division in multicellular embryos. One hallmark of the lab is to combine quantitative imaging\, biophysics methods and modelling to address fundamental questions in cell and developmental biology.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-nicolas-minc-2/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190711T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190711T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190704T134259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T134259Z
UID:96484-1562846400-1562853600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Defence: Víctor González Tarragó
DESCRIPTION:Control of integrin-mediated mechanoresponse by binding partners and force loading rates\nVíctor González Tarragó\, Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology group \nThis thesis is a study on the integrin-mediated mechanoresponse by binding partners and force loading rates. Regarding the binding partners\, here we demonstrate an alternative and counter-intuitive mechanism\, by which another adaptor protein (ZO-1) promotes activation but decreases mechanical resistance. Because such mechanical regulation is bound to impact in downstream mechanosensing processes\, this provides an interesting and novel way to regulate cell adhesion\, mechanoresponse\, and function in general. Regarding the force loading rates\, our results show that force loading rates drive mechanosensing by increasing reinforcement and adhesion growth at the local adhesion level\, in a talin-dependent way. However\, if mechanically induced deformations are too high or too fast\, the cytoskeleton fluidizes\, thereby decreasing force loading rates and mechanosensing. This provides a unifying mechanism to understand how cells respond not only to directly applied forces\, but also to passive mechanical stimuli such as tissue rigidity or ECM ligand distribution. Further\, it also provides a framework to understand how the seemingly opposed concepts of reinforcement and fluidization are coupled to drive mechanosensing. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-victor-gonzalez-tarrago-4/
LOCATION:Aula 14\, Faculty of Medicine (Campus Clínic)\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190711T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190711T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190704T134259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190709T132751Z
UID:67121-1562846400-1562853600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Defence: Víctor González Tarragó
DESCRIPTION:Control of integrin-mediated mechanoresponse by binding partners and force loading rates\nVíctor González Tarragó\, Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology group \nThis thesis is a study on the integrin-mediated mechanoresponse by binding partners and force loading rates. Regarding the binding partners\, here we demonstrate an alternative and counter-intuitive mechanism\, by which another adaptor protein (ZO-1) promotes activation but decreases mechanical resistance. Because such mechanical regulation is bound to impact in downstream mechanosensing processes\, this provides an interesting and novel way to regulate cell adhesion\, mechanoresponse\, and function in general. Regarding the force loading rates\, our results show that force loading rates drive mechanosensing by increasing reinforcement and adhesion growth at the local adhesion level\, in a talin-dependent way. However\, if mechanically induced deformations are too high or too fast\, the cytoskeleton fluidizes\, thereby decreasing force loading rates and mechanosensing. This provides a unifying mechanism to understand how cells respond not only to directly applied forces\, but also to passive mechanical stimuli such as tissue rigidity or ECM ligand distribution. Further\, it also provides a framework to understand how the seemingly opposed concepts of reinforcement and fluidization are coupled to drive mechanosensing. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-victor-gonzalez-tarrago/
LOCATION:Aula 14\, Faculty of Medicine (Campus Clínic)\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190711T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190711T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190704T134259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T134259Z
UID:96482-1562846400-1562853600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Defence: Víctor González Tarragó
DESCRIPTION:Control of integrin-mediated mechanoresponse by binding partners and force loading rates\nVíctor González Tarragó\, Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology group \nVíctor González Tarragó will be defending his PhD thesis on Thursday 11th July at 12:00 in the at the Faculty of Medicine (Campus Clínic) aula 14. \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 ibeccommunications@ibecbarcelona.eu \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-victor-gonzalez-tarrago-2/
LOCATION:Faculty of Medecine
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190711T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190711T140000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190704T134259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190704T134259Z
UID:96483-1562846400-1562853600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Defence: Víctor González Tarragó
DESCRIPTION:Control of integrin-mediated mechanoresponse by binding partners and force loading rates\nVíctor González Tarragó\, Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology group \nVíctor González Tarragó will be defending his PhD thesis on Thursday 11th July at 12:00 in the at the Faculty of Medicine (Campus Clínic) aula 14. \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 ibeccommunications@ibecbarcelona.eu \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-victor-gonzalez-tarrago-3/
LOCATION:Faculty of Medecine
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190709T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190709T133000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190703T112612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T112612Z
UID:96478-1562671800-1562679000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis defence: Javier Burgués
DESCRIPTION:“Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Gas Sensors: Gas Source Localization with a Nano-Drone”.\nJavier Burgués\, Signal and information processing for sensing systems group \nChemical source localization (CSL) by autonomous robots has been a topic of research since the early 1990s and still today remains elusive beyond simple scenarios. It has numerous potential applications\, such as the localization of toxic emissions\, malodors\, gas leaks and hazardous substances in general\, without risking human lives. An intuitive CSL approach is to mimic the known chemo-orientation behaviour of some flying insects\, such as moths and mosquitos\, which effectively use odor plumes for mating and foraging. However\, terrestrial robots are too slow to perform insect-like movements and the response time and limit of detection (LOD) of current odor sensors for key compounds of biological relevance for plume navigation is orders of magnitude higher than in biological chemoreceptors. Instead of using a slow terrestrial robot equipped with complex instrumentation\, in this thesis we address the CSL problem with a nano-drone\, i.e. a miniaturized aerial robot\, equipped with a simple metal oxide semiconductor (MOX) sensor. Improving key specifications of MOX sensors for this application is one of the core parts of this thesis. Specifically\, we introduce novel signal processing methods for estimating and optimizing the LOD\, reducing the power consumption and improving the response time. We propose a univariate LOD optimization method based on linearized calibration models and a multivariate approach based on orthogonal partial least squares (O-PLS). To improve the response time\, we use high-frequency features extracted from the MOX signal derivative\, which are optimized for changing wind conditions and real-time operation. A novel setup consisting on a 3D grid of MOX sensors is proposed for real-time visualization of the gas distribution. Two map-based CSL strategies are finally evaluated using the nano-drone in experiments performed in a large indoor environment (160 m2) where a chemical source is placed in challenging positions for the drone. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed nano-drone can quickly (< 3 min) build a rough gas distribution map (3D) of the environment and localize the main chemical source within it with small errors.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-javier-burgues-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:20190709T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190709T133000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190703T112612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T112612Z
UID:67083-1562671800-1562679000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis defence: Javier Burgués
DESCRIPTION:“Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Gas Sensors: Gas Source Localization with a Nano-Drone”.\nJavier Burgués\, Signal and information processing for sensing systems group \nChemical source localization (CSL) by autonomous robots has been a topic of research since the early 1990s and still today remains elusive beyond simple scenarios. It has numerous potential applications\, such as the localization of toxic emissions\, malodors\, gas leaks and hazardous substances in general\, without risking human lives. An intuitive CSL approach is to mimic the known chemo-orientation behaviour of some flying insects\, such as moths and mosquitos\, which effectively use odor plumes for mating and foraging. However\, terrestrial robots are too slow to perform insect-like movements and the response time and limit of detection (LOD) of current odor sensors for key compounds of biological relevance for plume navigation is orders of magnitude higher than in biological chemoreceptors. Instead of using a slow terrestrial robot equipped with complex instrumentation\, in this thesis we address the CSL problem with a nano-drone\, i.e. a miniaturized aerial robot\, equipped with a simple metal oxide semiconductor (MOX) sensor. Improving key specifications of MOX sensors for this application is one of the core parts of this thesis. Specifically\, we introduce novel signal processing methods for estimating and optimizing the LOD\, reducing the power consumption and improving the response time. We propose a univariate LOD optimization method based on linearized calibration models and a multivariate approach based on orthogonal partial least squares (O-PLS). To improve the response time\, we use high-frequency features extracted from the MOX signal derivative\, which are optimized for changing wind conditions and real-time operation. A novel setup consisting on a 3D grid of MOX sensors is proposed for real-time visualization of the gas distribution. Two map-based CSL strategies are finally evaluated using the nano-drone in experiments performed in a large indoor environment (160 m2) where a chemical source is placed in challenging positions for the drone. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed nano-drone can quickly (< 3 min) build a rough gas distribution map (3D) of the environment and localize the main chemical source within it with small errors.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-javier-burgues/
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:20190709T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190709T133000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190703T112612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T112612Z
UID:96485-1562671800-1562679000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis defence: Javier Burgués
DESCRIPTION:“Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Gas Sensors: Gas Source Localization with a Nano-Drone”.\nJavier Burgués\, Signal and information processing for sensing systems group \nChemical source localization (CSL) by autonomous robots has been a topic of research since the early 1990s and still today remains elusive beyond simple scenarios. It has numerous potential applications\, such as the localization of toxic emissions\, malodors\, gas leaks and hazardous substances in general\, without risking human lives. An intuitive CSL approach is to mimic the known chemo-orientation behaviour of some flying insects\, such as moths and mosquitos\, which effectively use odor plumes for mating and foraging. However\, terrestrial robots are too slow to perform insect-like movements and the response time and limit of detection (LOD) of current odor sensors for key compounds of biological relevance for plume navigation is orders of magnitude higher than in biological chemoreceptors. Instead of using a slow terrestrial robot equipped with complex instrumentation\, in this thesis we address the CSL problem with a nano-drone\, i.e. a miniaturized aerial robot\, equipped with a simple metal oxide semiconductor (MOX) sensor. Improving key specifications of MOX sensors for this application is one of the core parts of this thesis. Specifically\, we introduce novel signal processing methods for estimating and optimizing the LOD\, reducing the power consumption and improving the response time. We propose a univariate LOD optimization method based on linearized calibration models and a multivariate approach based on orthogonal partial least squares (O-PLS). To improve the response time\, we use high-frequency features extracted from the MOX signal derivative\, which are optimized for changing wind conditions and real-time operation. A novel setup consisting on a 3D grid of MOX sensors is proposed for real-time visualization of the gas distribution. Two map-based CSL strategies are finally evaluated using the nano-drone in experiments performed in a large indoor environment (160 m2) where a chemical source is placed in challenging positions for the drone. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed nano-drone can quickly (< 3 min) build a rough gas distribution map (3D) of the environment and localize the main chemical source within it with small errors.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-javier-burgues-3/
LOCATION:Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré\, Faculty of Physics\, UB\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190709T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190709T133000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190703T112612Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T112612Z
UID:96486-1562671800-1562679000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis defence: Javier Burgués
DESCRIPTION:“Signal Processing and Machine Learning for Gas Sensors: Gas Source Localization with a Nano-Drone”.\nJavier Burgués\, Signal and information processing for sensing systems group \nChemical source localization (CSL) by autonomous robots has been a topic of research since the early 1990s and still today remains elusive beyond simple scenarios. It has numerous potential applications\, such as the localization of toxic emissions\, malodors\, gas leaks and hazardous substances in general\, without risking human lives. An intuitive CSL approach is to mimic the known chemo-orientation behaviour of some flying insects\, such as moths and mosquitos\, which effectively use odor plumes for mating and foraging. However\, terrestrial robots are too slow to perform insect-like movements and the response time and limit of detection (LOD) of current odor sensors for key compounds of biological relevance for plume navigation is orders of magnitude higher than in biological chemoreceptors. Instead of using a slow terrestrial robot equipped with complex instrumentation\, in this thesis we address the CSL problem with a nano-drone\, i.e. a miniaturized aerial robot\, equipped with a simple metal oxide semiconductor (MOX) sensor. Improving key specifications of MOX sensors for this application is one of the core parts of this thesis. Specifically\, we introduce novel signal processing methods for estimating and optimizing the LOD\, reducing the power consumption and improving the response time. We propose a univariate LOD optimization method based on linearized calibration models and a multivariate approach based on orthogonal partial least squares (O-PLS). To improve the response time\, we use high-frequency features extracted from the MOX signal derivative\, which are optimized for changing wind conditions and real-time operation. A novel setup consisting on a 3D grid of MOX sensors is proposed for real-time visualization of the gas distribution. Two map-based CSL strategies are finally evaluated using the nano-drone in experiments performed in a large indoor environment (160 m2) where a chemical source is placed in challenging positions for the drone. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed nano-drone can quickly (< 3 min) build a rough gas distribution map (3D) of the environment and localize the main chemical source within it with small errors.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-javier-burgues-4/
LOCATION:Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré\, Faculty of Physics\, UB\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190705T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190705T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190702T120406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190703T112634Z
UID:67080-1562324400-1562331600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis defence: Klaudia Grechuta
DESCRIPTION:“Grounding body ownership and language in action: evidence from Healthy and damaged brains”\nKlaudia Grechuta\, Synthetic\, Perceptive\, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (SPECS) group \nKlaudia Grechuta be defending her PhD thesis in the Sala 55.309 (tercera planta) Edifici Tànger\, Campus del Poblenou on Friday 5th July 2019 at 11:00am. \nEveryone is warmly invited to attend. \n— \nIf you’re an IBEC PhD student and would like to advertise your PhD defence on the IBEC calendar\, please contact ibeccommunications@ibecbarcelona.eu
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-klaudia-grechuta/
LOCATION:Campus Poblenou
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190705T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190705T130000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190702T120406Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190702T120406Z
UID:96474-1562324400-1562331600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD Thesis defence: Klaudia Grechuta
DESCRIPTION:“Grounding body ownership and language in action: evidence from Healthy and damaged brains”\nKlaudia Grechuta\, Synthetic\, Perceptive\, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (SPECS) group \nKlaudia Grechuta be defending her PhD thesis in the Sala 55.309 (tercera planta) Edifici Tànger\, Campus del Poblenou on Friday 5th July 2019 at 11:00am. \nEveryone is warmly invited to attend. \n— \nIf you’re an IBEC PhD student and would like to advertise your PhD defence on the IBEC calendar\, please contact ibeccommunications@ibecbarcelona.eu
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-klaudia-grechuta-2/
LOCATION:Campus Poblenou
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190705T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190705T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190701T075124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T075124Z
UID:96468-1562320800-1562328000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Jordi Guiu
DESCRIPTION:Tracing the origin of adult intestinal stem cells\nJordi Guiu\, Biotech Research & Innovation Centre – University of Copenhagen \nJordi Guiu did his PhD in Anna Bigas laboratory (IMIM and Pompeu Fabra University-Barcelona) were he focused on the genetic circuitry that controls the establishment of hematopoietic stem cells during development. Then he joined Kim B. Jensen lab (Copenhagen University) as a postdoc\, were he obtained a Marie Curie fellowship. His current research is focused on the specification of intestinal stem cells during development using fate mapping technologies\, state of the art imaging\, biophysical modeling and a plethora of sequencing techniques.  \nThe adult small intestine is compartmentalized into villi and crypts containing post-mitotic differentiated and proliferative cells respectively. Intestinal stem cells (ISCs) located at the bottom of crypts express markers such as Lgr5 and fuel the constant replenishment of the intestinal epithelium. Importantly\, the cellular origin of adult ISCs remains unknown. Prior to birth the immature fetal intestine is structurally simpler than the adult intestine. It is characterized by villi separated by a continuous region composed of proliferative intervillus cells; crypts have not formed and there is no evidence of a stem cell niche. Interestingly\, intervillus cells located within the region between villi express the adult SAB marker Lgr5. Fate mapping studies have inferred the notion that fetal Lgr5 expressing cells are unique and specialized precursors for the adult ISCs. Using unbiased quantitative lineage-tracing approaches\, biophysical modeling and intestinal transplantation experiments\, we now demonstrate that in the fetal epithelium on-going tissue morphogenesis leads to a dynamic exchange of cells between the villi and intervillus regions and that all cells have got the potential to contribute to the adult stem cells. Moreover\, we present exciting data outlining the mechanism for tissue development based on 3D imaging and live microscopy. Our results demonstrate that large-scale tissue remodeling and cell fate specification are intertwined processes. Moreover\, these findings provide a direct link between the observed plasticity and cellular reprogramming of differentiating cells in adult tissue following damage\, revealing that stem cell identity is an induced rather than a hardwired property.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-jordi-guiu-2/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190705T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20190705T120000
DTSTAMP:20260406T122347
CREATED:20190701T075124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20190701T075124Z
UID:96469-1562320800-1562328000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Jordi Guiu
DESCRIPTION:Tracing the origin of adult intestinal stem cells\nJordi Guiu\, Biotech Research & Innovation Centre – University of Copenhagen \nJordi Guiu did his PhD in Anna Bigas laboratory (IMIM and Pompeu Fabra University-Barcelona) were he focused on the genetic circuitry that controls the establishment of hematopoietic stem cells during development. Then he joined Kim B. Jensen lab (Copenhagen University) as a postdoc\, were he obtained a Marie Curie fellowship. His current research is focused on the specification of intestinal stem cells during development using fate mapping technologies\, state of the art imaging\, biophysical modeling and a plethora of sequencing techniques.  \nThe adult small intestine is compartmentalized into villi and crypts containing post-mitotic differentiated and proliferative cells respectively. Intestinal stem cells (ISCs) located at the bottom of crypts express markers such as Lgr5 and fuel the constant replenishment of the intestinal epithelium. Importantly\, the cellular origin of adult ISCs remains unknown. Prior to birth the immature fetal intestine is structurally simpler than the adult intestine. It is characterized by villi separated by a continuous region composed of proliferative intervillus cells; crypts have not formed and there is no evidence of a stem cell niche. Interestingly\, intervillus cells located within the region between villi express the adult SAB marker Lgr5. Fate mapping studies have inferred the notion that fetal Lgr5 expressing cells are unique and specialized precursors for the adult ISCs. Using unbiased quantitative lineage-tracing approaches\, biophysical modeling and intestinal transplantation experiments\, we now demonstrate that in the fetal epithelium on-going tissue morphogenesis leads to a dynamic exchange of cells between the villi and intervillus regions and that all cells have got the potential to contribute to the adult stem cells. Moreover\, we present exciting data outlining the mechanism for tissue development based on 3D imaging and live microscopy. Our results demonstrate that large-scale tissue remodeling and cell fate specification are intertwined processes. Moreover\, these findings provide a direct link between the observed plasticity and cellular reprogramming of differentiating cells in adult tissue following damage\, revealing that stem cell identity is an induced rather than a hardwired property.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-jordi-guiu-3/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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