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SUMMARY:BMBC meeting
DESCRIPTION:Please mark your calendars! The next BMBC meeting will be held on Thursday 24th of October 2024\, from 4-6:30pm at PRBB\, Ramon y Cajal Room. \nWhen: Thursday\, October 24th\, 2024 at 16.00h \nWhere: PRBB\, “Ramon y Cajal” Room (inner square) \n  \nProgram (abstracts of the talks at the end this email) \n16h – 16h30 Anna Aragay (Group Leader\, IBMB-CSIC\, Signaling Transduction Group\, IBMB-CSIC)  — G protein intracellular signaling: effects on mitochondria motility and mitophagy \n16h30 – 17h Cristina González-Estévez (Senior Researcher\, IBUB\, Lecturer Serra Húnter\, Lab planarian Barcelona\, IBUB) — Autophagy and senescence as early events required for planarian regeneration \n17h-17h30     —–    Coffee Break —— \n17h30-18h Nina Kostina (Senior Researcher\, Bioinspired Interactive Materials and Protocellular Systems\, IBEC) — Harnessing nature’s blueprints to design interactive synthetic cells. \n18h-18h30 Deborah Naon (Postdoctoral fellow\, Complex Metabolic Diseases and Mitochondria\, IRB) — Alternative Splicing of Mfn2 modulates organelle morphology \nYou can also visit https://felixcampelo.wixsite.com/bmbc
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/bmbc-meeting-2/
LOCATION:PRBB (Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona)\, Ramon y Cajal Room
CATEGORIES:External seminar
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SUMMARY:nanoBio&Med2024
DESCRIPTION:The nanoBio&Med2024 International Conference (www.nanobiomedconf.com) will take place in-person in Barcelona (Nov 05-07\, 2024). This event is going to present again the most recent international developments in the field of Nanobiotechnology and Nanomedicine and will provide a platform for multidisciplinary communication\, new cooperations and projects to participants from both science and industry. \nThe call for abstracts is currently open (deadline: September 13\, 2024) and abstracts can be submitted online through the website. \nUpcoming Deadlines\nAbstract Submission (Oral request): September 13\, 2024\nStudent Grant (Travel bursary) Request: September 13\, 2024\nAuthor Submission Acceptance Notification: September 16\, 2024\nStudent Grant Notification: September 16\, 2024 \nEarly Bird Registration Fee: September 20\, 2024 \nAbstract Submission (Poster request): September 20\, 2024 \n  \nThe conference will offer during this week an impressive list of Invited\, Keynote & Plenary speakers.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/nanobiomed2024/
LOCATION:Auditori Antoni Caparrós\, PCB\, Tower D\, c/Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241107T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241107T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
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SUMMARY:News\, Updates and opportunities for funding at the European Research Council (ERC)
DESCRIPTION:News\, Updates and opportunities for funding at the European Research Council (ERC) \nAndrás Badacsonyi\, Scientific Officer European Research Council Executive Agency \nThe European Research Council (ERC is the premier European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. I was set up by the European Commission responding to a demand from the scientific community in 2007. The ERC’s mission is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-driven frontier research across all fields\, based on scientific excellence. \nThrough its long-term grants\, it provides scientific freedom and financial stability to its grantees and the reputation of excellent research. ERC projects have led to more than 200’000 articles published in scientific journals\, over 2’200 patents and other IPR applications\, and ERC grantees founded or co-founded over 400 start-ups so far. \nThe presentation will introduce ERC\, its grants and the evaluation process. I will explain the recently introduced changes in the evaluation and I will try to give some pragmatic advice to those who intend to apply for ERC funding. At the same time\, I will also clarify some misunderstandings and incorrect information about ERC evaluations. \n\nAGENDA \n15:00-15:05 – Welcome\nCommercialization & Communications Director PCB & Samuel Sánchez ICREA Professor and Group Leader Deputy Director for the Internationalization and Institutional relations IBEC. \n15:05 – 16:00 – Seminar\nNews\, updates and opportunities for funding at the ERC\, Dr. András Badacsonyi\, ERC Scientific Officer at the European Research Council Executive Agency. \n16:00 – 16:20 Q&A session \nClick here to register 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/news-updates-and-opportunities-for-funding-at-the-european-research-council-erc/
LOCATION:Sala Félix Serratosa – PCB\, c/ Baldiri i reixac 10-12\, Barcelona\, Spain\, 08028\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Joint seminar / workshop / symposium
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241108T090000
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SUMMARY:Thematic Network Workshop:  “AI for Bioengineering”
DESCRIPTION:Thematic Network Workshop: “AI for Bioengineering” \nToday\, healthcare technology collects a huge amount of raw data whose interpretation and analysis are beyond human capabilities. AI integration into bioengineering and personalized medicine is crucial to allow complex data analysis\, to enhance predictive models\, to integrate multiscale data\, and to automate tasks. These capabilities are vital for advancing biological understanding and disease management. \nIBEC “Artificial Intelligence for Bioengineering” Thematic Network (NET-AI) aims to equip IBEC researchers with knowledge about the latest machine learning (ML) techniques for bioengineering and create a specialized ML toolkit tailored for IBEC’s needs. Through a series of designed workshops\, NET-AI aims to address common challenges and integrate machine learning at IBEC. \nThe aim of this first workshop is to explore and share AI use cases and needs within IBEC groups. Each group will have the opportunity to present its AI use cases and needs. Groups willing to participate should prepare a brief presentation (10-15 min max). After the presentations\, we will engage in an open discussion to exchange ideas and identify future opportunities for collaboration and workshops. \n\nJoin us to shape the next steps in AI for bioengineering together!\nWorkshop held in the framework of the IBEC Thematic Networks. \n  \nProgramme \n09:00   –   Welcome and introduction \n09:15   –   Presentations by the network groups \n10:30   –   Coffee break \n10:50   –   Presentations by other IBEC groups \n11:45   –   Roundtable discussion \n13:00   –   Closure \n  \nRegistrer here (mandatory)\n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/thematic-network-workshop-ai-for-bioengineering/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Slav Bagriantsev
DESCRIPTION:3D architecture and mechanism of touch detection in the Pacinian corpuscle \nSlav Bagriantsev\, Associate Professor of Cellular & Molecular Physiology\, Yale School of Medicine\, USA \nPacinian corpuscles are specialized mechanoreceptor end-organs that detect transient touch and high-frequency vibration in the skin and viscera of many vertebrates. Corpuscles have a complex cellular organization\, which includes a mechanoreceptor afferent surrounded by lamellar Schwann cells (LSCs) and several layers of outer core cells. How these components contribute to the sensory tuning of Pacinian corpuscles is unclear. We used Focused Ion Beam Scanning Electron Microscopy (FIB-SEM) to determine the detailed 3D architecture of an entire Pacinian corpuscle\, including all corpuscular components\, and utilized electrophysiology to reveal the contribution of each component to touch detection. In the prevailing model\, the multilayered outer core serves as a mechanical filter that limits static and low-frequency stimuli from reaching the afferent terminal—the presumed sole site of touch detection in corpuscles. We show that the outer core is dispensable for the sensory tuning of Pacinian corpuscles to transient touch and high-frequency vibration; instead\, these properties arise from the inner core. We show that LSCs express mechanically gated ion channels and form a gap junction-coupled syncytium around the afferent terminal. By acting as additional touch sensors\, LSCs potentiate mechanosensitivity of the terminal\, which detects touch via fast inactivating ion channels. We present a new model\, in which the functional tuning of Pacinian corpuscles is enabled by an interplay between mechanosensitive LSCs and the afferent terminal in the inner core.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-slav-bagriantsev/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241119T143000
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Benoît Ladoux
DESCRIPTION:Mechanical imprints of cell fate and cell competition\nBenoît Ladoux\, Institut Jacques Monot (IJM) Paris \nEpithelia are communities of cells with close intercellular communications and of highly ordered coordination in their motion.\nMechanical properties of epithelial tissues are important for our understanding of many vital biological processes\, including homeostasis\, morphogenesis\, and metastasis and are tightly regulated by cell-cell interactions. I will present examples highlighting the importance of mechanical forces during cell extrusion and cell competition. In the first part\, I will focus on how cell extrusion and the fate of extruding cells from epithelial tissues can be determined by mechanical stresses. In the second part\, I will show how cell competition\, a mechanism by which the expansion of one cell population leads to the elimination of another\, can be governed by the transmission of intercellular forces. Throughout the talk\, I’ll discuss the close links between mechanics and cell biology\, as well as possible analogies between physical and biological systems.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-benoit-ladoux/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241128T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241128T133000
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Raül Andero Galí
DESCRIPTION:Translating fear mechanisms between humans and mice\nRaül Andero Galí\, PhD\, ICREA Research Professor at the Institute of Neurosciences of the Autonomous University of Barcelona \nSex-specific mechanisms in fear memory and extinction may explain certain neuropsychiatric disorders like Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In male mice\, chemogenetic silencing of centromedial amygdala (CeM)-Tac2 fibers in the lateral posterior part of the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis (BNSTpl) impaired fear memory\, while optogenetic excitation enhanced inhibitory postsynaptic currents. In vivo calcium imaging in freely moving mice revealed a sex-dimorphic fear memory engram in the BNSTpl. In humans\, the TAC3R single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) (rs2765) reduced CeM-BNST connectivity and impaired fear memory in men but not women. In a different study\, female mice subjected to acute stress exhibited fear extinction impairments linked to hypothalamic Pacap and Pac1R upregulation. Similar fear extinction deficits were observed in women with PTSD carriers of the PAC1R SNP (rs2267735). Together\, these studies highlight sex-differences in neural circuits regulating fear memory\, which may influence vulnerability to PTSD. \nPlease contact Silvia Pittolo if you would like to meet the speaker: spittolo@ibecbarcelona.eu
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-raul-andero-gali/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241129T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241129T110000
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SUMMARY:Complementary Skills Session: "Science: Comedy and Communication"
DESCRIPTION:Science: Comedy and Communication\nDr Matthew Murtha\, https://drmurtha.com/ \nDr Matthew Murtha earned his PhD at Ohio State University where his work contributed to several therapies that have passed clinical trials. He completed post-docs at NYU and IBIDELL where his pioneering functional genomics techniques were used to investigate molecular causes of autism. He has since left the lab to devote himself full time to science communication.\nIn his talk\, a combination of stand up and story telling\, he’ll talk about how he came to be a scientist and then communicator and will give some tips on how to communicate sciecne and make it more understandable and attractive for a non-scientific audience. \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/complementary-skills-session-science-comedy-and-communication/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Complementary Skills Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241213T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241213T110000
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SUMMARY:PhD Discussion: Anna Panteleeva and Miguel Gonzalez Martin
DESCRIPTION:Advancing Neurodegenerative Disease Research with Enhanced Brain-on-a-Chip Technology and Integrated Biosensor Systems \nAnna Panteleeva – Nanobioengineering\nNeurodegenerative disorders (NDDs)\, such as Alzheimer’s disease\, remain a critical global health challenge. A key obstacle in drug development is the blood-brain barrier (BBB)\, which plays a crucial role in regulating the exchange of substances between the bloodstream and the brain. While the BBB protects the brain\, its dysfunction contributes to NDD progression\, and it hinders drug delivery\, leaving most therapeutic candidates unsuccessful in clinical trials.\nTraditional animal models have provided valuable insights into NDDs\, but they fall short in fully replicating the complexity of human neural responses. Brain-on-a-chip (BoC) technology has emerged as a promising tool\, offering controlled environments to study neuronal networks. Integrating a BBB component into BoC systems significantly enhances their physiological relevance\, enabling the study of complex BBB properties.\nOur research advances BoC technology by combining a microfluidic device\, multi-electrode array (MEA) technology and biosensors to create a comprehensive BBB model. By co-culturing endothelial cells\, pericytes\, astrocytes\, and neurons\, we replicate key BBB elements and neural interactions. This setup allows real-time monitoring of BBB permeability and neural activity via MEA electrodes\, and neuronal degradation using biosensors. Preliminary results demonstrate promising outcomes\, though further optimization is required.\nThis innovative approach improves the physiological relevance of BoC systems and accelerates drug development and personalized therapies for NDDs\, providing a pathway toward more effective treatments. \nDesigning synthetic mechanosensitive molecules for the mechanical control of cellular transcription \nMiguel Gonzalez Martin – Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology\nCells sense mechanical signals in the process of mechanotransduction\, activating pathways that govern cell behavior. However\, it remains a challenge to engineer mechanotransduction pathways in a controllable and predictable manner. Here we aim to engineer a synthetic mechanosensitive transcription factor (msTTA). To this end\, we exploit the force induced changes in nuclear transport\, linking nuclear mechanical perturbations to gene expression. To do so\, we are mechanically tuning the passive and facilitated transport properties of the synthetic msTTA. Through this we aim to recapitulate the localization behavior of endogenous mechanosensitive proteins such as YAP or Twist\, but with a synthetic factor that activates genes of choice in a controlled way. Optimizing our reporter cells\, we have set up a novel screening platform with substrates of different rigidity\, from which we expect to identify highly mechanosensitive TF candidates that function in a tunable manner\, as well as to elucidate which features make a transcription factor mechanosensitive. Overall\, we expect to unlock precise transcriptional control through mechanical forces\, and a state-of-the-art directed evolution platform for msTTAs. With the simplicity of this engineered regulatory module\, we expect to describe the minimal elements of mechano-regulation of gene expression\, as well as enabling the use of mechanotransduction in gene circuits control. This will open the field to use mechanotransduction approaches for complex synthetic biology applications.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussion-3/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241213T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241213T140000
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SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Defence: Betsy Verónica Arévalo Jaimes
DESCRIPTION:Biofilms microbianos: virulencia e interacciones hongo-bacteria\nBetsy Verónica Arévalo Jaimes\, Bacterial infections and Antimicrobial Therapies group \nThis thesis defence will take place at the Aula de Grados de la Facultad de Biología de la Universidad de Barcelona.\nFriday 13th December at 10:00h
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-betsy-veronica-arevalo-jaimes/
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241217T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20241217T160000
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Prof. Yuval Ebenstein
DESCRIPTION:Beyond NGS: A toolbox for single-molecule epigenetic analysis of DNA\nProf. Yuval Ebenstein\, Department of Physical Chemistry\, Department of Biomedical Engineering\, Founder\, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Center Tel Aviv University\, Israel. \nDNA sequencing (NGS) is revolutionizing all fields of biological research. Still\, it fails to extract the full range of information associated with genetic material and cannot resolve important variations between genomes. The information content of the genome extends beyond the base sequence in the form of chemical modifications such as DNA methylation or chromosomal association with DNA-binding proteins (chromatin). For the last decade\, my lab has been developing tools for genomic analysis at the single-cell and single-molecule levels. I will show how the physical extension of long DNA molecules in nanofluidic channels reveals this information in the form of a linear\, optical\, or electrical “barcode\,” like beads threaded on a string\, where each bead represents a distinct type of observable.  I’ll present a biochemical and physical toolbox for mapping epigenetic modifications in the genome and demonstrate its application in clinical cancer research. Finally\, I will talk about a DNA chip developed in the lab and the adventure of building a startup based on this technology. \n  \nShort Bio:\nProf. Yuval Ebenstein is a scientist and entrepreneur with years of experience in translational research. Yuval is head of the NanoBioPhotonix Lab and the founder of the Tel Aviv University Entrepreneurship Center. In his lab\, Yuval combines Chemistry\, Physics\, Biology\, and bioinformatics in order to study the human genome. His lab explores genomes utilizing tools and reagents from the realm of nano-technology\, zooming in on single cells\, single chromosomes\, and single molecules. Yuval is the winner of two ERC awards for developing genomic technologies and is the founder of JaxBio\, a liquid biopsy methylation-based diagnostics startup. 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-prof-yuval-ebenstein/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250113T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250113T150000
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SUMMARY:PhD Thesis Defence: Albert Parra Martínez
DESCRIPTION:Integrating AI with Multiphoton Autofluorescence-Based Hyperspectral Imaging for Enhanced Embryo and Oocyte Analysis\nAlbert Parra Martínez\, Bioengineering in Reproductive Health Group \nThis thesis defence will take place at the Centro universitario de la visión (CUV). Passeig del Vint-i-dos de Juliol\, 660\, 08222 Terrassa\, Barcelona. Auditori Joan Salvado. \nMonday 13th January at 11:00h
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-thesis-defence-albert-parra-martinez/
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250114T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250114T163000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Sylvain Gabriele
DESCRIPTION:Mechanobiology of epithelial cells: curvature\, confinement and memory\nSylvain Gabriele\, University of Mons \nThe directed migration of epithelial cell collectives through coordinated movements is fundamental to numerous physiological and pathological processes. While these dynamics are often studied in large\, confluent monolayers\, many migration phenomena involve the movement of small\, polarized epithelial clusters and their interactions with external geometries. Additionally\, epithelial monolayers must adapt to variations in local curvature during processes like tissue folding and morphogenesis\, which are critical for development and homeostasis. Despite their significance\, spatial confinement and curvature-induced adaptations remain poorly understood due to challenges in reproducing these conditions in vitro. We will first introduce a photopolymerization technique using optical photomasks to fabricate wavy hydrogels\, allowing precise exploration of how concave and convex curvatures influence the mechanical properties of epithelial monolayers and induce nuclear deformations. Our findings highlight the pivotal roles of active cellular mechanics and nuclear mechano adaptation in regulating epithelial responses to substrate curvature. In the second part\, we will employ well-defined in vitro systems based on micropatterned adhesive stripes to examine the migration of individual cells and small epithelial clusters with controlled geometries. We will demonstrate the critical role of geometry in defining the migration behaviors of cells and clusters\, offering a framework to uncover the rules governing their interactions with physical boundaries. Notably\, we will present evidence that migrating cells retain a “mechanical memory” of past morphological states\, enabling enhanced navigation through confined environments. This long-term memory of confinement\, mediated by actin cortex remodeling\, provides new insights into how cells adapt to dynamic microenvironments and navigate complex spaces. \nPlease contact Manuel Salmeron Sanchez if you would like to meet the speaker: msalmeron@ibecbarcelona.eu
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-sylvain-gabriele/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250124T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250124T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
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SUMMARY:PhD Discussion: Kristin Fichna and Gian Marco Tuveri
DESCRIPTION:Kristin Fichna – Smart nano-bio-devices \nGian Marco Tuveri –  Molecular bionics \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussion-kristin-fichna-and-gian-marco/
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250203T091000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250203T160000
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SUMMARY:Workshop 1 NET-NANO: Tools to study biological systems
DESCRIPTION:This first workshop will focus on cutting-edge tools and techniques used to investigate cellular processes and disease. The event will feature two plenary lectures by leading external experts\, along with a series of presentations by IBEC researchers.\nSpeakers will present on a range of topics\, including nanomechanics\, atomic force microscopy\, electron microscopy\, surface nanopatterning\, membrane protein function\, interprotein charge transfer\, and single-molecule imaging. The event will offer numerous opportunities for networking\, discussion\, and knowledge sharing. \nScheduled Programme:  \n09:10 – Marina Giannotti\, IBEC group “Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches”\, “Nanomechanics in seek for disease indicators” \n09:40 – Aurora Dols Pérez\, IBEC group “Nanoscale Bioelectrical Characterization”\, “AFM as a tool for the study of drug delivery systems” \n10:10 – Nisha Pawar\, IBEC group “Molecular Bionics”\, “Liquid phase Transmission Electron Microscopy and Machine Learning to understand structure and protein aggregation” \n10:40 – Plenary: Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti-Adam\,University of Bayreuth (Germany)\, “Surface Nanopatterning for Investigating Receptor Clustering and Crosstalk in Cell Adhesion and Migration” \n11:40 – Coffee Break & Challenge Board \n12:10 – Anna Lagunas\, IBEC group “Nanobioengineering”\,“Unveiling membrane protein function with nanotools” \n12:40 – Pau Gorostiza\, IBEC group “Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches”\, “Interprotein charge transfer in respiratory and photosynthetic chains” \n13:10 – Networking Lunch \n14:10 – Plenary: Prof María García-Parajo\, Institute of Photonic Science (ICFO) & Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA)\, “Single molecule imaging tools to unravel spatiotemporal compartmentalisation in living cells” \n15:10 – Roundtable Discussion 15:40 – Farewell from Network Representatives \n\nPlenary talks details:\nProf. Elisabetta Ada Cavalcanti-Adam\, Chair of Cellular Biomechanics\, Faculty of Engineering Science\, University of Bayreuth\, Germany.\n \nSurface nanopatterning for Investigating Receptor Clustering and Crosstalk in Cell Adhesion and Migration  \nAdvances in nanotechnology have provided powerful tools for precisely controlling the physical and chemical microenvironment and for guiding cellular behavior and communication. This talk will explore the use of surface nanopatterning techniques and their functionalization with adhesive ligands to study receptor clustering and its implications for crosstalk in the adhesion and migration of single and collective cells. We aim to elucidate the mechanisms underlying integrin signaling\, cadherin-mediated cell-cell junctions\, and their interplay during migration. Examples will highlight how these approaches provide understanding of fundamental cell biology and their potential implications in tissue regeneration and cancer metastasis.  \nProf. Dr. E. Ada Cavalcanti-Adam is currently a full professor for Cellular Biomechanics at the University of Bayreuth\, Germany. Education: doctor degree in Dental Medicine from Italy\, M.Sc. degree in Biology from University of Pennsylvania (USA) and PhD in Biosciences at Heidelberg University.\nShe was Postdoctoral Fellow and later project leader at the Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart. After completing her Habilitation\, from 2017 until 2023 she was research group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Medical Research in Heidelberg and head of the Central Scientific Facility “Cellular Biotechnology; she also served as adjunct faculty at the Heidelberg University.\nIn 2004 she received the Marie Curie Intra-European fellowship\, in 2008 a fellowship from the „Christiane Nüsslein-Volhardt Foundation“ and the Prize „For Women in Science“. Her research focuses on the mechanobiology of cell adhesion\, investigating how cells interact with their physical environment at the molecular level.  \n  \n Prof. Dr. María García-Parajo\, Institute of Photonic Science (ICFO) & Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies (ICREA). \nSingle molecule imaging tools to unravel  spatiotemporal compartmentalisation in living cells   \nOrganisation by compartmentalisation is a general property of natural systems that efficiently facilitates and orchestrates biological events in space and time. Super-resolution microscopy and single molecule dynamic approaches have revealed that compartmentalisation starts at the nanometre scale with molecules organising and interacting transiently with each other following modularity principles. In this talk\, I will provide an overview of recent super-resolution and single molecule dynamic approaches ideally tailored to study biological systems with exquisite spatiotemporal resolution. I will describe the combination of multicolour single particle tracking (SPT) at different labelling densities to resolve in real time multi-molecular interactions in living cells. Low density SPT conditions allows to reconstruct the mobility of individual molecules and their transient interactions\, while high density conditions provide unique information on the spatial and temporal length scales of cellular regions re-visited (or forbidden) for molecules. We find that molecular diffusion\, transient multi-molecular interactions and dynamic re-modelling of the environment play key roles regulating biological function.  \nMaria Garcia-Parajo is an ICREA Research Professor at ICFO-Institute of Photonic Sciences\, leading the Single Molecule Biophotonics group. Her research focuses on the development of advanced optical techniques to the study of biological processes at the single molecular level on living cells. She obtained her PhD in Physical Electronics in 1993 at Imperial Colleague\, UK.  Previous experience includes research at L2M-CNRS Paris (France) and University of Twente (The Netherlands). To date she has published more than 200 publications and delivered more than 250 talks at international conferences and workshops upon invitation. She coordinates several international research projects\, and is member of various international scientific advisory\, executive and editorial boards. She has received several prestigious awards\, including the Young Academy Research fellow award from the Royal Dutch Academy of Sciences (1998)\, National Prize in Biophysics (2017)\, Advanced ERC grant (2017) and Emmy Noether Laurate from the European Physical Society (2020). She is co-coordinator of the Winter School in Advanced Microscopy Techniques for the Master in Interdisciplinary Sciences at BIST. Maria is actively involved in (inter)national actions to promote gender equity in Science. 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/workshop-1-net-nano-tools-to-study-biological-systems/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, Parc Científic de Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250204T120000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
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SUMMARY:Contexto y oportunidades de cooperación científico-tecnológica con China
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held in Spanish. \nNanomed Spain junto con CDTI organizan esta jornada para ofrecer una visión integral del estado actual de la cooperación científica entre España y China\, incluyendo los avances de la hoja de ruta acordada en la Comisión Mixta Bilateral de octubre de 2024 y las nuevas líneas estratégicas de colaboración. También se presentarán oportunidades de financiación para proyectos conjuntos\, como las derivadas del reciente Memorando de Entendimiento firmado entre la Agencia Estatal de Investigación (AEI) y la Fundación Nacional de Ciencias Naturales de China (NSFC)\, y se discutirán los retos relacionados con la securización de la cooperación internacional. Una excelente oportunidad para avanzar juntos en la innovación y la colaboración internacional. \nRegistro e información aquí.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/contexto-y-oportunidades-de-cooperacion-cientifico-tecnologica-con-china/
LOCATION:PCB
CATEGORIES:External symposium / conference / congress
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250207T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250207T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20250127T122422Z
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SUMMARY:Nanodía Mundial Contra el Cáncer
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held in Spanish. \nEl 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. \nUn año más\, expertos en NANOMEDICINA de diferentes campos -investigadores\, empresarios\, médicos oncólogos\, pacientes\, etc.-\,  expondrán los últimos avances y nos darán la oportunidad de descubrir el generador de progreso que la NANOMEDICINA significa para la salud como creador de nuevas oportunidades en el diagnóstico y el tratamiento del cáncer y como podemos contribuir en la misión Europea contra el cáncer. \nNANOMED Spain organiza la edición de este año con el Vall d’Hebron Instituto de Investigación (VHIR). \nRegistro e información aquí. \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/nanodia-mundial-contra-el-cancer-3/
LOCATION:Vall d’Hebron Institut de Recerca (VHIR)\, Pg. de la Vall d'Hebron\, 119-129\, Horta-Guinardó\, Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:External symposium / conference / congress
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250207T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250207T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20241120T140319Z
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SUMMARY:Complementary Skills session: "Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Practice: From Research Labs to Lecture Halls"
DESCRIPTION:“Artificial Intelligence in Scientific Practice: From Research Labs to Lecture Halls”\nSalva Ferrer\, Eduscopi\, Barcelona. \nDiscover how AI is reshaping the landscape of scientific research\, teaching\, and public engagement. This seminar covers a wide range of uses for AI\, including content generation\, data analysis\, and information management tailored to scientists’ needs. Attendees will learn prompt engineering techniques\, compare AI models suited for reliable scientific text generation\, and navigate key ethical challenges like transparency and legalities. Featuring real-world tools for research\, social media\, and educational applications\, this session provides a comprehensive overview of responsible AI use in science. (Of course\, this title and description were generated by an AI).
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/complementary-skills-session-artificial-intelligence-in-scientific-practice-from-research-labs-to-lecture-halls/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Complementary Skills Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250214T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250214T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20250131T083800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250212T080738Z
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Prof. Joo H. Kang and Prof. Jinmyoung Joo
DESCRIPTION:Microfluidic Approaches for Infection Treatment and Vascularized Tissue Regeneration\nJoo H. Kang\, Ph.D.\, Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering\, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology  \nExtracorporeal blood treatments for severe bacteremic sepsis have shown limited success\, primarily due to the lack of effective strategies to remove various pathogenic materials from the bloodstreams. This presentation will focus on two of the most recent approaches addressing this challenge. The first utilizes red blood cell (RBC) membrane-coated superparamagnetic nanoclusters (RBC-SPNCs) that target a broad spectrum of bacteria and viruses in infected whole blood. In a swine sepsis model\, these RBC-SPNCs demonstrated rapid capture and magnetic separation of various pathogens\, even at high blood flow rates. Treatment of swine infected with multidrug-resistant E. coli significantly alleviated severe bacteremia-induced organ dysfunction within 12 hours\, suggesting potential therapeutic utility in large animal models and possibly in human sepsis treatment. The second approach enables efficient bacterial removal by leveraging RBC deformability\, which induces their axial migration and promotes bacterial margination\, thereby enhancing capture efficiency within the microscale flow path of the extracorporeal device. \nToward the end of the presentation\, we will discuss fully vascularized implants created using autologous blood plasma through a microfluidic device. Our results show that implanting theses vascularized scaffolds onto cutaneous wound sites significantly facilitated wound healing in a rodent model\, resulting in increased collagen deposition\, higher hair follicle numbers\, and improved wound closure rates. The microvascular structures we implanted were anastomosed with the host’s blood vessels\, enabling rapid deployment of neutrophils to the wound site and promoting the polarization of M2 macrophages\, which further facilitated the wound healing process. \n  \nEngineering functional nanoparticles for translational and precision medicine\nJinmyoung Joo\, Associate Professor Department of Biomedical Engineering\, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology \nNanotechnology is of great importance to molecular biology and medicine because life processes are maintained by the action of a series of biological molecular nanomachines in the cell machinery. Recent advances in nanotechnology offer great potential applications in biomedical research and clinical diagnostics\, and the development of a novel toolkit is critical to understand the inner world of complex biological nanosystems at cell\, tissue and whole-body level. In particular\, the unique combinations of material properties that can be achieved with nanomaterials provide new opportunities in biomedical applications\, in which a number of functional nanomaterials have been investigated and become a new interdisciplinary frontier between biomedical science and materials engineering. \nIn this talk\, self-destructing hybrid nanoparticles based on porous inorganic scaffolds and lipids will be discussed. The material allows a modular approach to the design of imaging or therapeutic agents\, which includes features such as: intrinsic photoluminescence; singlet oxygen sensitization; capacity for a wide range of payloads such as magnetic nanoparticles\, large proteins\, or oligonucleotides; tunable degradation rates; and large external surface to provide multivalent targeting. Luminescent nanoparticles offer a non-toxic alternative to heavy metal-based quantum dots\, and they have been shown to be biodegradable and to safely image tumors and organs in live animals. The addition of a targeting ligand that selectively interacts with tissues can improve the efficacy of imaging and drug delivery. These effects can be further enhanced if the nanoparticle contains more than one copy of the targeting ligand\, enabling multivalent interactions with the targeted tissue. The use of the feasible functionality and biodegradable characteristics of the nanoparticles for in vitro and in vivo imaging and drug delivery systems will be highlighted.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-prof-joo-h-kang-and-prof-jinmyoung-joo/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250219T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250219T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20250213T135645Z
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SUMMARY:Barcelona Health Innovation Week 2025
DESCRIPTION:Al Barcelona Health Innovation Week\, explorarem casos reals de dos projectes que estan fent el salt del laboratori a la clínica i al mercat per generar un impacte tangible a través de la col·laboració público-privada i la creació d’spin off. Coneixerem la iniciativa liderada per Catalunya per accelerar l’adopció de la medicina personalitzada als estats membres de la Unió Europea\, i analitzarem les estratègies clau per assolir la transferència del coneixement a la societat. \nAquesta sessió serà una cita imprescindible per als que volen conèixer de prop les claus de l’èxit en la translació de la medicina personalitzada\, connectar amb agents de l’ecosistema d’innovació i formar part de la conversa sobre el futur de la nostra salut. \n\n\nAquest esdeveniment tindrà lloc en català.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/barcelona-health-innovation-week-2025/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, Parc Científic de Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:External symposium / conference / congress
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250220T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250220T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20250210T143451Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250211T093159Z
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Dr Stefano Angioletti Uberti
DESCRIPTION:Multivalent interactions: Old concept\, new tricks\nDr Stefano Angioletti Uberti\, Senior Lecturer at Imperial College London \nArguably\,multivalency has been used since the 1970s as a mechanism to increase the binding strength while using weak ligand-receptor pairs. While this (somewhat naive) view as a general approach to increase binding strength must be taken with a pinch of salt but\, it also downplays the importance of multilvalent interactions for selectivity. In fact\, multivalent interactions become crucial to obtain binding selectivity in scenarios where targets vs non-target entitites (cells\, viruses\, …) do not differ by the presence or lack of a specific receptor\, but by receptors’ spatial distribution. In this seminar\, I will describe some of our most recent research into this topic\, focusing on two intriguing cases: the use of multivalent binding to enhance targeting in drug-delivery\, and its (potential) role as a general mechanism to regulate how cells “sense” and react to their environment.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-dr-stefano-angioletty-uberti/
LOCATION:Torres I\, Floor -1\, Room 3
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250227T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250227T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20250116T105832Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250116T112011Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop 1 NET-RARE: Advancements in Personalized Therapies for Rare Diseases
DESCRIPTION:In this first workshop\, we will explore how various IBEC groups and external researchers are using new technologies to develop personalized therapies for rare diseases. The opening seminar features Adriana Gonzalez from IBEC’s “Molecular Imaging for Precision Medicine” group. She will explain how the group studies myotonic dystrophy type I\, a rare muscular disease\, using nuclear magnetic resonance techniques. Next\, Silvia Muro from IBEC’s “Targeted Therapeutics and Nanodevices” group will present recent progress in using targeted nanotechnology to deliver drugs for treating genetic lysosomal disorders. We are also pleased to welcome Frances Platt\, professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology\, Department of Pharmacology\, University of Oxford (UK). Her group studies fundamental disease mechanisms in lysosomal disorders to identify novel clinical interventions strategies. They use small molecule drugs to target unique steps in the pathogenic cascade and test them as mono-therapies or in combination with other therapies. After a networking break\, Belen Perez Dueñas from VHIR’s “Therapeutics and Innovations in Neuropediatrics” group will describe her team’s efforts to address rare neuromuscular disorders through molecular diagnostics and personalized genetic therapies. Finally\, Eduard Torrents Serra\, leader of IBEC’s “Bacterial Infections: Antimicrobial Therapies” group\, will talk about his research on antimicrobial treatments for cystic fibrosis. \nScheduled Program: \n09.30-09.40: Welcome and short introduction to the workshop \n09.40-10.10: Silvia Blanco\, IBEC group “Molecular Imaging for Precision Medicine” \n10.10-10.40: Silvia Muro\, IBEC group “Targeted therapeutics and nanodevices” \n10.40-11.30: International invited speaker: Frances Platt\, professor of Biochemistry and Pharmacology\, Department of Pharmacology\, University of Oxford (UK). \n11.30-12.00: Coffee Break and Networking \n12.00-12.30: National invited speaker: Belen Perez Dueñas from the VHIR group “Therapeutics and innovations in neuropediatrics”. \n12.30-13.00: Eduard Torrents Serra\, IBEC group “Bacterial Infections: Antimicrobial Therapies” \n13.00-13.10: Remarks and Closing
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/workshop-1-net-rare-advancements-in-personalized-therapies-for-rare-diseases/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250228T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250228T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20250210T091652Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250228T082957Z
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Loïc Lannelongue
DESCRIPTION:Green Disc: open-access community-driven Digital Sustainability Certification scheme\nLoïc Lannelongue\, Research Associate at University of Cambridge \nFrom genetic studies and astrophysics simulations to AI\, scientific computing has enabled amazing discoveries and there is no doubt it will continue to do so. However\, the corresponding environmental impact is a growing concern in light of the urgency of the climate crisis\, so what can we all do about it? We will discuss how the new Green DiSC framework can support scientists and institutions in making their (computational) research more sustainable. We will present the scheme and the logistics of taking part\, and answer any questions you may have. \nYou can registere here. \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-loic-lannelongue/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:External seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250307T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250307T123000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20250221T074446Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250221T074446Z
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SUMMARY:Nano Rare Diseases Day
DESCRIPTION:This event will be held in Spanish. \nEl Nano Rare Diseases Day es un evento organizado en el marco del Día Mundial de las Enfermedades Minoritarias donde se darán a conocer las últimas innovaciones en materia de Nanomedicina con temas que van desde el diagnóstico precoz\, la liberación controlada de fármacos o el desarrollo de nuevas terapias. \nDurante esta jornada\, expertos en Nanomedicina de diferentes campos -investigación\, empresa\, práctica clínica\, autoridades sanitarias\, pacientes\, etc.-\,  expondrán los últimos avances y nos darán la oportunidad de descubrir el generador de progreso que la Nanomedicina significa para la salud como creador de nuevas oportunidades en el diagnóstico y el tratamiento de las enfermedades minoritarias. \nRegistro e información aquí.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/nano-rare-diseases-day-2/
LOCATION:Hospital Sant Joan de Déu\, Pg. de Sant Joan de Déu\, 2\, Esplugues de Llobregat
CATEGORIES:External symposium / conference / congress
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250321T000000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250321T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20250228T080838Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250306T072815Z
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar. Science and poetry
DESCRIPTION:El pròxim 21 de març\, coincidint amb el Dia Internacional de la Poesia\, l’IBEC ha programat una sessió poètica especial conduïda per Mireia Casanyes. Aquesta activitat forma part de Ciència Radical\, un programa cultural creat en col·laboració amb el CCCB\, que busca explorar les connexions entre ciència\, humanitats i arts per repensar la realitat que ens envolta. El seminari s’inscriu també dins la residència poètica de Mireia Casanyes a l’IBEC.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-science-and-poetry/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250328T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250328T140000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20250313T084503Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250327T140437Z
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SUMMARY:Workshop 2. NET-AI: AI fundamentals and use cases in healthcare
DESCRIPTION:In this second workshop of the AI for Bioengineering thematic network (NET-AI)\, an introduction\, both theoretical and practical\, to the fundamental concepts and main algorithms of artificial intelligence applied to bioengineering will be given. To this end\, a first seminar will introduce the fundamental concepts of AI. This will be followed by a practical programming activity in Python\, in which attendees will be able to bring their laptop to practice the implementation of simple AI models. Finally\, a second seminar will offer a more specific vision of AI use cases in the healthcare field for decision-making. \n  \nSchedule programme \n09:00 – Registration and Welcome \n09:15 – Santiago Marco\, IBEC group “Signal and Information Processing for Sensing Systems”\, “AI fundamentals” \n10: 15 – Coffee Break \n10:45 – Moritz Marquardt\, University of Stuttgart\, AI practical activity (own computer required) \n12:15 – Short break \n12:30 – Plenary: Alexandre Perera\, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)\,“From Ontology-Based Classifiers for Rare Conditions to Transformer-Based Models for Type 2 Diabetes – Opportunities and Risks” \n13:30 – Final remarks and closing \nTo register\, click here. \nHealth Data Science: From Ontology-Based Classifiers for Rare Conditions to Transformer-Based Models for Type 2 Diabetes – Opportunities and Risks\nAlexandre Perera \nHealth data science is transforming disease prediction and diagnosis through advanced AI models. This talk explores two key frontiers: ontology-based classifiers for rare diseases and transformer-based models for type 2 diabetes prediction. Ontology-based methods\, such as those leveraging the Human Phenotype Ontology (HPO)\, enhance diagnostic precision in rare conditions by mapping patient-reported symptoms to expert-curated knowledge bases (Manzini et al.\, 2022). Initiatives like Share4Rare promote citizen science and collaborative rare disease research\, fostering data sharing and patient engagement (Radu et al.\, 2021). Additionally\, expert models aid in the early identification of inherited kidney diseases\, integrating clinical expertise with machine learning (Fayos de Arizon et al.\, 2023) For prevalent conditions like type 2 diabetes\, deep learning models excel in trajectory prediction using longitudinal health records. Attention-based encoders and deep clustering approaches have demonstrated high accuracy in forecasting disease progression and personalizing treatment strategies (Manzini et al.\, 2022\, 2025). However\, the integration of AI in clinical decision-making presents both opportunities and risks\, including model bias\, explainability challenges\, and ethical concerns regarding data privacy. This discussion highlights the transformative potential of AI-driven disease prediction while addressing the need for robust validation\, transparency\, and responsible deployment in healthcare.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/net-ai-workshop-1-advances-in-biomedical-imaging-for-knowledge-extraction/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250404T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250404T110000
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20250328T065928Z
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SUMMARY:Ibec Seminar. Emma Puighermanal Puigvert
DESCRIPTION:Clearing the Haze: Cannabinoids in Brain Research and Therapy\nDra. Emma Puighermanal Puigvert\, Group Leader at the Neuroscience Institute\, Autonomous University of Barcelona\, Bellaterra\, Spain \nCannabinoids—compounds found in the cannabis plant—are powerful modulators of brain function that interact with the brain’s endocannabinoid system\, a key player in processes like memory\, mood\, and neural communication. Two of the best known cannabinoids\, THC and CBD\, have gained increasing attention for their exciting therapeutic potential\, and in the case of CBD\, complete lack of psychoactive effects. Understanding how these compounds affect neuronal processes is key to optimizing their medical use while minimizing side effects. In this talk\, Dr. Puighermanal will take us inside the neural circuits to explore how cannabinoids act at the cellular and molecular level. She will reveal how repeated THC exposure reshapes gene expression and synaptic function in memory-related brain circuits\, and how this can explain some of its cognitive effects. Shifting gears\, she will then present compelling evidence for CBD’s disease-modifying action in mouse models of Leigh syndrome—a severe pediatric mitochondrial disorder with no approved treatments to date. From decoding memory modulation to uncovering novel therapeutic pathways\, this research sheds new light on the brain’s response to cannabinoids—and what it could mean for future medicine.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-emma-puighermanal-puigvert/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250408
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250412
DTSTAMP:20260404T105601
CREATED:20241126T110510Z
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SUMMARY:AFM BioMed Conference 2025
DESCRIPTION:AFM BioMed Conference 2025\n\n\n\n\nAtomic Force Microscopy in life sciences and nanomedicine\nThe AFM BioMed Conference focuses on the application of Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) in life sciences and nanomedicine\, exploring how AFM addresses key biological challenges and offers innovative solutions in healthcare. \nThe conference connects international academic and industry experts in life sciences\, bringing together those involved in AFM technology and medical or biological research. It covers a range of length scales\, from single molecules\, membranes\, and cells to multicellular systems and interfaces\, integrating imaging and force measurements\, and highlights technical developments and the integration of AFM with other analytical techniques. The meeting offers a thorough and insightful overview of advancements in these fields through keynote presentations\, lectures\, poster sessions\, and discussion forums. \n#AFMBioMed2025
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/afm-biomed-conference-2025/
LOCATION:University of Barcelona\, Historical Building Gran Via de les Corts Catalanes\, 585. 08007 Barcelona
CATEGORIES:Joint seminar / workshop / symposium
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SUMMARY:PHD Discussion: Miquel Bosch
DESCRIPTION:Force transmission in embryonic-like epithelia\nMiquel Bosch (Integrative Cell and Tissue Dynamics Group) \nDeveloping an adult organism from an embryo is a complex task. Cells need to divide\, differentiate and arrange themselves in complex three-dimensional structures\, a process known as morphogenesis. Apical constriction is a conserved morphogenetic mechanism in the animal kingdom\, but the role of cellular forces during it remains understudied\, especially in the human case. For this reason\, we use human PSCs expressing a novel optogenetic tool\, OptoShroom3. This tool allows to induce apical constriction in vitro on demand\, with precise spatiotemporal control. We study force transmission within the cell layer and to the substrate and find that\, contrary to our intuition\, the apical and basal layer are effectively mechanically decoupled. This decoupling enables long range force transmission in this epiblast-like epithelia. Secondly\, we can study the rheology of the tissue on multiple time and length scales by analyzing the induced deformation field. Since the state of the art for development and disease modelling relies heavily on stem cell systems\, we foresee our study will have broad implications in the field whenever morphogenesis comes at play.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussion-miquel-bosch/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, IBEC\, Baldiri i Reixac\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20250422T183000
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SUMMARY:Ciència Radical. Debat: "Editar la humanitat" amb Katherine A. High i Salvador Macip
DESCRIPTION:La pionera i experta mundial en teràpia gènica Katherine A. High i el metge i escriptor Salvador Macip reflexionen sobre el futur de la nostra espècie en l’era de l’edició genètica en una sessió que s’obrirà amb CRISPR\, una performance dels artistes digitals Bromo.  \nAquesta activitat forma part de Ciència Radical\, un programa cultural creat en col·laboració amb el CCCB\, que busca explorar les connexions entre ciència\, humanitats i arts per repensar la realitat que ens envolta. \nPreu: 3€ (a l’ibec tenim un descompte pels nostres treballadors. l’han de demanar per e-mail) \nRegistre: https://entrades.cccb.org/muslinkIII/venda/index.jsp?lang=1&nom_cache=CCCB&property=CCCB&codiActiv=276&codiCicle=4
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/debat-editar-la-humanitat-amb-katherine-a-high-i-salvador-macip-dins-del-marc-del-programa-ciencia-radical/
LOCATION:Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB)
CATEGORIES:External seminar
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