Are you doing your PhD at IBEC? Do you know what you need to apply for the PhD Certificate of excellence or award? Do you know there are many different committees that you can join? Have you heard about the mentoring and training sessions that you can join? What about other mobility programmes? Would you ... Read more
El Laboratorio de Paisatges Humans i la recerca artística “Laboratori de Paisatges Humans” és el resultat del procés creatiu portat a terme perla il·lustradora Roser Cussó durant la seva estada artística a l’Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC). La imaginació i la ficció, com a eines d’investigació, ens ajuden a construir espais ficticis per dibuixar el que ... Read more
The sixth edition of the BIST Symposium on Microscopy, Nanoscopy and Imaging Sciences will take place on March 10, 2023, at Institute of Photonic Sciences (ICFO) The event will include a series of talks and discussions featuring experts in various fields such as Optical Microscopy, Electron Microscopy, Scanning probe Microscopy, Raman Imaging and Spectroscopy and Imaging Technology, among others. ... Read more
Barcelona Integrative Resonance The symposium aims to celebrate the strong magnetic resonance momentum in Barcelona and bring together the community working with this highly versatile technique in a plethora of different applications. Also, it will represent the kick-off meeting upon the installation in Barcelona of three new magnetic resonance instruments: a GHz NMR, a pulsed EPR-ENDOR, and ... Read more
Design and characterization of bifunctional hydrophilic Janus micelles José Muñoz-López, Molecular Bionics Group Janus micelles are featured by their biphasic geometry of heterogeneous composition and distinctive properties in the core and corona. Such anisotropic design has attracted much attention from the scientific community due to the versatility of chemistries employed for generating Janus’ morphologies and their ... Read more
Engineering the cancer: from biomaterials to on-chip solutions David Caballero; Research Institute on Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics, Headquarters of the European Institute of Excellence on Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine, University of Minho, Portugal. Cancer is a complex and multifaceted pathology, which is influenced by numerous factors, including the tumor microenvironment (TME). This environment is ... Read more
This course aims to promote inclusive education in scientific education activities in non-formal settings, guaranteeing access to scientific culture for all children and adolescents, regardless of their learning needs. During the course, general guidelines and guidelines will be presented to accompany students with visual disabilities, as well as practical examples of STEAM activities. Accessibility and ... Read more
Foregrounding justice, equity and inclusion as determinants of access to precision medicine: an ethical case study of patient-derived tissue organoids. Dr. Ubaka Ogbogu, Professor and the Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Law from the University of Alberta, Canada. Ubaka Ogbogu is a Professor and the Associate Dean Research in the Faculty of Law. ... Read more
Mimicking Sarcolemmal Damage In vitro: A 3D Skeletal Muscle Model for Drug Testing in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Ainoa Tejedera Villafranca, Biosensors for bioengineering group Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most prevalent neuromuscular disease diagnosed in childhood. It is a progressive and wasting disease, characterized by a degeneration of skeletal and cardiac muscles caused by ... Read more
Modeling immune-cancer interactions using a microfluidic 3D culture approach Charles Baroud, Professor at Ecole Polytechnique, France Lab head at Institut Pasteur, Paris, France Cancer immunotherapy is emerging as a transformative approach for treating cancer patients. This approach, which has shown some remarkable successes, leverages the patient's own immune cells to locate and attack the tumor ... Read more