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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Giuseppe Battaglia
DESCRIPTION:Bionic nanoscopic carriers for precision drug delivery\nGiuseppe Battaglia\, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering\, University College London\nGetting across biological barriers and deliver therapeutic cargo to the right site is indeed a very challenging task that requires the judicious combination of physiological information with carrier engineering. In the last decade\, we have approached this problem\, applying a constructionist approach where we mimic biological complexity in the form of design principles to produce functional bionic units from simple building blocks and their interactions. We combine synthetic and supramolecular chemistry to tune inter/intramolecular interactions and self-assembly processes to form dynamic soft materials. Among the different bionic efforts\, we have focussed our attention to possibly one of the few that encompasses polymerisation\, compartmentalisation and positional self-assembly in the same unit; Polymersomes. These are vesicles formed by the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers in water. We have equipped polymersomes with the critical elements to address the challenges for getting across biological barriers. They have surface engineered to control both attractive (binding) and repulsive (anti-fouling) interaction with proteins and receptors to create systems that can avoid opsonisation and yet target specific cell populations. We have engineered their mechanical properties so as to be flexible and able to penetrate dense tissues exploiting size-exclusion percolation patterns. We have equipped them with both asymmetric topology and enzymes to control their fluid-dynamics and diffusion so as to create chemotactic and active propulsion toward endogenous signalling molecules. Finally\, we have engineered their shape and size to guide cellular endocytosis as well as to escape the endocytic sorting accessing and delivering cargo within the cell interior. \nI will present our design efforts discussing each structural and functional elements as a function of the respective biological challenge\, I will conclude presenting applications where these precision systems are being applied to address challenges in oncology\, immunology and neurology.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-giuseppe-battaglia-2/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170203T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170203T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
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SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Giuseppe Battaglia
DESCRIPTION:Bionic nanoscopic carriers for precision drug delivery\nGiuseppe Battaglia\, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering\, University College London\nGetting across biological barriers and deliver therapeutic cargo to the right site is indeed a very challenging task that requires the judicious combination of physiological information with carrier engineering. In the last decade\, we have approached this problem\, applying a constructionist approach where we mimic biological complexity in the form of design principles to produce functional bionic units from simple building blocks and their interactions. We combine synthetic and supramolecular chemistry to tune inter/intramolecular interactions and self-assembly processes to form dynamic soft materials. Among the different bionic efforts\, we have focussed our attention to possibly one of the few that encompasses polymerisation\, compartmentalisation and positional self-assembly in the same unit; Polymersomes. These are vesicles formed by the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers in water. We have equipped polymersomes with the critical elements to address the challenges for getting across biological barriers. They have surface engineered to control both attractive (binding) and repulsive (anti-fouling) interaction with proteins and receptors to create systems that can avoid opsonisation and yet target specific cell populations. We have engineered their mechanical properties so as to be flexible and able to penetrate dense tissues exploiting size-exclusion percolation patterns. We have equipped them with both asymmetric topology and enzymes to control their fluid-dynamics and diffusion so as to create chemotactic and active propulsion toward endogenous signalling molecules. Finally\, we have engineered their shape and size to guide cellular endocytosis as well as to escape the endocytic sorting accessing and delivering cargo within the cell interior. \nI will present our design efforts discussing each structural and functional elements as a function of the respective biological challenge\, I will conclude presenting applications where these precision systems are being applied to address challenges in oncology\, immunology and neurology.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-giuseppe-battaglia-3/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170203T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170203T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
CREATED:20170202T075031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170202T075031Z
UID:95977-1486116000-1486119600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Giuseppe Battaglia
DESCRIPTION:Bionic nanoscopic carriers for precision drug delivery\nGiuseppe Battaglia\, Department of Chemistry and Department of Chemical Engineering\, University College London\nGetting across biological barriers and deliver therapeutic cargo to the right site is indeed a very challenging task that requires the judicious combination of physiological information with carrier engineering. In the last decade\, we have approached this problem\, applying a constructionist approach where we mimic biological complexity in the form of design principles to produce functional bionic units from simple building blocks and their interactions. We combine synthetic and supramolecular chemistry to tune inter/intramolecular interactions and self-assembly processes to form dynamic soft materials. Among the different bionic efforts\, we have focussed our attention to possibly one of the few that encompasses polymerisation\, compartmentalisation and positional self-assembly in the same unit; Polymersomes. These are vesicles formed by the self-assembly of amphiphilic block copolymers in water. We have equipped polymersomes with the critical elements to address the challenges for getting across biological barriers. They have surface engineered to control both attractive (binding) and repulsive (anti-fouling) interaction with proteins and receptors to create systems that can avoid opsonisation and yet target specific cell populations. We have engineered their mechanical properties so as to be flexible and able to penetrate dense tissues exploiting size-exclusion percolation patterns. We have equipped them with both asymmetric topology and enzymes to control their fluid-dynamics and diffusion so as to create chemotactic and active propulsion toward endogenous signalling molecules. Finally\, we have engineered their shape and size to guide cellular endocytosis as well as to escape the endocytic sorting accessing and delivering cargo within the cell interior. \nI will present our design efforts discussing each structural and functional elements as a function of the respective biological challenge\, I will conclude presenting applications where these precision systems are being applied to address challenges in oncology\, immunology and neurology.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-giuseppe-battaglia-4/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170202T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
CREATED:20170112T091424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170112T091424Z
UID:95967-1486022400-1486054800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Nano World Cancer Day 2017
DESCRIPTION: \n \nBienvenido al NANO WORLD CANCER DAY 2017!\nEl próximo 2 de febrero se celebrará la cuarta edición del NANO WORLD CANCER DAY (NWCD)\, un evento de alcance mundial organizado en el marco del Día Mundial del Cáncer. Su principal objetivo es dar 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. \nDurante el NANO WORLD CANCER DAY 2017 se organizarán eventos simultáneos en diferentes países de toda Europa\, con la presencia de la prensa. Este año los países participantes en el acontecimiento internacional serán: Alemania\, Austria\, Francia\, Grecia\, Irlanda\, Italia\, Países Bajos\, Portugal\, España\, Suiza\, Turquía y Reino Unido.\nDurante este día\, expertos en Nanomedicina de cada país\, y desde los diferentes campos (investigadores\, médicos\, oncólogos\, emprendedores\, etc.) expondrán los últimos adelantos 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. \nNANO WORLD CANCER DAY es un evento que se inició en 2013 y está organizado a nivel europeo por  ETP Nanomedicine (European Technology Platform)\, en el marco del proyecto europeo ENATRANS (Enabling Nanomodicine Translation)\, y de manera local por los diferentes componentes de la plataforma en cada país\, en España\, NanomedSpain. \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/nano-world-cancer-day-2017-barcelona-2/
LOCATION:Vall d’Hebron\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:External symposium / conference / congress
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170202T080000
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DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170112T091424Z
UID:95978-1486022400-1486054800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Nano World Cancer Day 2017
DESCRIPTION: \n \nBienvenido al NANO WORLD CANCER DAY 2017!\nEl próximo 2 de febrero se celebrará la cuarta edición del NANO WORLD CANCER DAY (NWCD)\, un evento de alcance mundial organizado en el marco del Día Mundial del Cáncer. Su principal objetivo es dar 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. \nDurante el NANO WORLD CANCER DAY 2017 se organizarán eventos simultáneos en diferentes países de toda Europa\, con la presencia de la prensa. Este año los países participantes en el acontecimiento internacional serán: Alemania\, Austria\, Francia\, Grecia\, Irlanda\, Italia\, Países Bajos\, Portugal\, España\, Suiza\, Turquía y Reino Unido.\nDurante este día\, expertos en Nanomedicina de cada país\, y desde los diferentes campos (investigadores\, médicos\, oncólogos\, emprendedores\, etc.) expondrán los últimos adelantos 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. \nNANO WORLD CANCER DAY es un evento que se inició en 2013 y está organizado a nivel europeo por  ETP Nanomedicine (European Technology Platform)\, en el marco del proyecto europeo ENATRANS (Enabling Nanomodicine Translation)\, y de manera local por los diferentes componentes de la plataforma en cada país\, en España\, NanomedSpain. \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/nano-world-cancer-day-2017-barcelona-3/
LOCATION:Vall d’Hebron\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:External symposium / conference / congress
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170202T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170112T091424Z
UID:95979-1486022400-1486054800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Nano World Cancer Day 2017
DESCRIPTION: \n \nBienvenido al NANO WORLD CANCER DAY 2017!\nEl próximo 2 de febrero se celebrará la cuarta edición del NANO WORLD CANCER DAY (NWCD)\, un evento de alcance mundial organizado en el marco del Día Mundial del Cáncer. Su principal objetivo es dar 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. \nDurante el NANO WORLD CANCER DAY 2017 se organizarán eventos simultáneos en diferentes países de toda Europa\, con la presencia de la prensa. Este año los países participantes en el acontecimiento internacional serán: Alemania\, Austria\, Francia\, Grecia\, Irlanda\, Italia\, Países Bajos\, Portugal\, España\, Suiza\, Turquía y Reino Unido.\nDurante este día\, expertos en Nanomedicina de cada país\, y desde los diferentes campos (investigadores\, médicos\, oncólogos\, emprendedores\, etc.) expondrán los últimos adelantos 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. \nNANO WORLD CANCER DAY es un evento que se inició en 2013 y está organizado a nivel europeo por  ETP Nanomedicine (European Technology Platform)\, en el marco del proyecto europeo ENATRANS (Enabling Nanomodicine Translation)\, y de manera local por los diferentes componentes de la plataforma en cada país\, en España\, NanomedSpain. \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/nano-world-cancer-day-2017-barcelona-4/
LOCATION:Vall d’Hebron\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:External symposium / conference / congress
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170202T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170202T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
CREATED:20170112T091424Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T110457Z
UID:27062-1486022400-1486054800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Nano World Cancer Day 2017
DESCRIPTION: \n \nBienvenido al NANO WORLD CANCER DAY 2017!\nEl próximo 2 de febrero se celebrará la cuarta edición del NANO WORLD CANCER DAY (NWCD)\, un evento de alcance mundial organizado en el marco del Día Mundial del Cáncer. Su principal objetivo es dar 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. \nDurante el NANO WORLD CANCER DAY 2017 se organizarán eventos simultáneos en diferentes países de toda Europa\, con la presencia de la prensa. Este año los países participantes en el acontecimiento internacional serán: Alemania\, Austria\, Francia\, Grecia\, Irlanda\, Italia\, Países Bajos\, Portugal\, España\, Suiza\, Turquía y Reino Unido.\nDurante este día\, expertos en Nanomedicina de cada país\, y desde los diferentes campos (investigadores\, médicos\, oncólogos\, emprendedores\, etc.) expondrán los últimos adelantos 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. \nNANO WORLD CANCER DAY es un evento que se inició en 2013 y está organizado a nivel europeo por  ETP Nanomedicine (European Technology Platform)\, en el marco del proyecto europeo ENATRANS (Enabling Nanomodicine Translation)\, y de manera local por los diferentes componentes de la plataforma en cada país\, en España\, NanomedSpain. \n 
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/nano-world-cancer-day-2017-barcelona/
LOCATION:Vall d’Hebron\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:External symposium / conference / congress
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170120T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170120T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
CREATED:20170116T144347Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170116T145142Z
UID:27082-1484913600-1484920800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD thesis defence: Pilar Rodríguez
DESCRIPTION:“Mechanics of boundary formation in epithelial monolayers by Eph-ephrin interactions”\nPilar Rodríguez\, Integrative cell and tissue dynamics group\nPilar will be defending her PhD thesis on Friday 20th January at 12:00 at the UB’s Faculty of Medicine (Hospital Clinic)\, room 9\, 3rd floor. \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 vleigh@ibecbarcelona.eu
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/27082/
LOCATION:room 9\, 3rd floor\, Faculty of Medicine\, c/ Casanova 143\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170120T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170120T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
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LAST-MODIFIED:20170116T144347Z
UID:95974-1484913600-1484920800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:PhD thesis defence: Pilar Rodríguez
DESCRIPTION:“Mechanics of boundary formation in epithelial monolayers by Eph-ephrin interactions”\nPilar Rodríguez\, Integrative cell and tissue dynamics group\nPilar will be defending her PhD thesis on Friday 20th January at 12:00 at the UB’s Faculty of Medicine (Hospital Clinic)\, room 9\, 3rd floor. \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 vleigh@ibecbarcelona.eu
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/27082-2/
LOCATION:room 9\, 3rd floor\, Faculty of Medicine\, c/ Casanova 143\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170116T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170116T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
CREATED:20170111T111500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170111T111500Z
UID:27046-1484568000-1484571600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Christian A. Nijhuis
DESCRIPTION:Molecular Diodes with Rectification Ratios of Nearly Six Orders of Magnitude\nChristian A. Nijhuis\, Department of Chemistry\, National University of Singapore\nOne of the major goals of molecular electronics is to relate the performance and electronic function of molecular devices to the chemical structure and intermolecular interactions of the organic molecules inside them. Molecular electronic devices are complex physical-organic systems that consist of at least two electrodes\, the organic component\, and two (different) organic/inorganic interfaces. Singling out the contribution of each of these components to the device performance is not straightforward. Besides\, fabrication of molecular junctions is still challenging and defects have to be minimized. \nDuring the talk\, I will discuss our recent progress of molecular diodes based on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of ferrocene-alkanethiolates of the form H(CH2)nFc (Fc = ferrocene) sandwiched between two electrodes. I will discuss in detail how we fabricate the junctions (using the well-characterized “EGaIn”-technique) and characterize our junctions and SAMs. We have investigated the various sources of defects in the junctions caused by the impurities in the SAM precursors\,[1] defects in the electrode material\,[2] or subtle changes to the electronic[3] and supramolecular structure of the junctions.[4] We used this accumulated knowledge to develop a well-performing diode that blocks the current in one direction of bias\, but allows it to pass through in the other\, with a difference of a factor of 6.3 x 105.[5\,6] \nWe hope that our findings will help to guide future experiments and to explain why some on paper promising diodes had disappointing performances.[7] \nReferences\n1) Jiang\, L.; Yuan\, L.; Cao\, L.; Nijhuis\, C. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014\, 136\, 1982.\n2) Yuan\, L.; jiang\, L.; Thompson\, D.; Nijhuis\, C. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014\, 136\, 6554.\n3) Yuan\, L.; Nerngchamnong\, N.; Cao\, L.; Hamoudi\, H.; Del Barco\, E.; Roemer\, M.; Sriramula\, R.; Thompson\, D.; Nijhuis\, C. A. Nat. Commun. 2015\, 6.\n4) Nerngchanmnong\, N.; Yuan\, L.; Qi\, D. C.; Jiang\, L.; Thompson\, D.; Nijhuis\, C. A. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2013\, 8\, 113.\n5) Yuan\, L.; Breuer\, R.; Jiang\, L.; Schmittel\, M.; Nijhuis\, C. A. Nano Lett. 2015\, 15\, 5506.\n6) Chen\, X.; Roemer\, M.; Yuan\, L.; Wei\, D.; Del Barco\, E.; Thompson\, D.; Nijhuis\, C.A. submitted\n7) Thompson\, D.; Nijhuis\, C. A. Acc. Chem. Res. 2016\, 49\, 2061
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-christian-a-nijhuis/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170116T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170116T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
CREATED:20170111T111500Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170111T111500Z
UID:95966-1484568000-1484571600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Christian A. Nijhuis
DESCRIPTION:Molecular Diodes with Rectification Ratios of Nearly Six Orders of Magnitude\nChristian A. Nijhuis\, Department of Chemistry\, National University of Singapore\nOne of the major goals of molecular electronics is to relate the performance and electronic function of molecular devices to the chemical structure and intermolecular interactions of the organic molecules inside them. Molecular electronic devices are complex physical-organic systems that consist of at least two electrodes\, the organic component\, and two (different) organic/inorganic interfaces. Singling out the contribution of each of these components to the device performance is not straightforward. Besides\, fabrication of molecular junctions is still challenging and defects have to be minimized. \nDuring the talk\, I will discuss our recent progress of molecular diodes based on self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of ferrocene-alkanethiolates of the form H(CH2)nFc (Fc = ferrocene) sandwiched between two electrodes. I will discuss in detail how we fabricate the junctions (using the well-characterized “EGaIn”-technique) and characterize our junctions and SAMs. We have investigated the various sources of defects in the junctions caused by the impurities in the SAM precursors\,[1] defects in the electrode material\,[2] or subtle changes to the electronic[3] and supramolecular structure of the junctions.[4] We used this accumulated knowledge to develop a well-performing diode that blocks the current in one direction of bias\, but allows it to pass through in the other\, with a difference of a factor of 6.3 x 105.[5\,6] \nWe hope that our findings will help to guide future experiments and to explain why some on paper promising diodes had disappointing performances.[7] \nReferences\n1) Jiang\, L.; Yuan\, L.; Cao\, L.; Nijhuis\, C. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014\, 136\, 1982.\n2) Yuan\, L.; jiang\, L.; Thompson\, D.; Nijhuis\, C. A. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2014\, 136\, 6554.\n3) Yuan\, L.; Nerngchamnong\, N.; Cao\, L.; Hamoudi\, H.; Del Barco\, E.; Roemer\, M.; Sriramula\, R.; Thompson\, D.; Nijhuis\, C. A. Nat. Commun. 2015\, 6.\n4) Nerngchanmnong\, N.; Yuan\, L.; Qi\, D. C.; Jiang\, L.; Thompson\, D.; Nijhuis\, C. A. Nat. Nanotechnol. 2013\, 8\, 113.\n5) Yuan\, L.; Breuer\, R.; Jiang\, L.; Schmittel\, M.; Nijhuis\, C. A. Nano Lett. 2015\, 15\, 5506.\n6) Chen\, X.; Roemer\, M.; Yuan\, L.; Wei\, D.; Del Barco\, E.; Thompson\, D.; Nijhuis\, C.A. submitted\n7) Thompson\, D.; Nijhuis\, C. A. Acc. Chem. Res. 2016\, 49\, 2061
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-christian-a-nijhuis-2/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161221T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161221T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175833
CREATED:20161213T083928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161213T083928Z
UID:26434-1482318000-1482325200@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Thesis defense: Marc Van Der Hofstadt
DESCRIPTION:“Hygroscopic properties of single bacterial cells and endospores studied by Electrostatic Force Microscopy”\nMarc Van Der Hofstadt\, Nanoscale bioelectrical characterization group.\nMarc will be defending his PhD thesis on Wednesday 21st December at 11:00 at the Sala de Graus (Aulari)\, Facultat de Física (UB). \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 vleigh@ibecbarcelona.eu
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-thesis-defense-marc-van-der-hofstadt/
LOCATION:Sala de Graus Aulari\, Physics Faculty\, UB\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161221T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161221T130000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161213T083928Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161213T083928Z
UID:95963-1482318000-1482325200@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Thesis defense: Marc Van Der Hofstadt
DESCRIPTION:“Hygroscopic properties of single bacterial cells and endospores studied by Electrostatic Force Microscopy”\nMarc Van Der Hofstadt\, Nanoscale bioelectrical characterization group.\nMarc will be defending his PhD thesis on Wednesday 21st December at 11:00 at the Sala de Graus (Aulari)\, Facultat de Física (UB). \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 vleigh@ibecbarcelona.eu
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-thesis-defense-marc-van-der-hofstadt-2/
LOCATION:Sala de Graus Aulari\, Physics Faculty\, UB\, Barcelona
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161220T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161220T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161128T082056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T082056Z
UID:95960-1482260400-1482260400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Christmas Party 2016
DESCRIPTION:We’re delighted to invite you once again to the biggest\, best IBEC Christmas Party Ever!\nTuesday 20th December · Fifteen Restaurant\, PCB\n \nAs last year\, there’ll be a chance to take part in a charity event to raise money for some very good causes. The more 1€ raffle tickets you buy during dinner\, the more likely you are to win one of the fabulous prizes provided by our sponsors. \nWhen you register\, you’ll have a chance to choose one of the following charities to be a beneficiary of this fundraising: \nOption 1: Amics de la Gent Gran\nOption 2: Associació de Familiars i Amics de Nens Oncològics de Catalunya (AFANOC)\nOption 3: SETEM\nOption 4: Soñar Despierto \nChristmas party programme:\n18:30: Activity organised by the PhD Committee: Engineering BioChristmas\n20:00: Dinner and sale of raffle tickets\n22:00: Winning tickets and party\n00:30: End \nWith all this\, plus food\, drink\, music and some fun surprises\, the IBEC Christmas Party promises once again to be a fabulous way to kick-start the festive season! \nPlease register here (deadline 13th December). We’re counting on you to make the party go with a swing!
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-christmas-party-2016-3/
LOCATION:Fifteen Restaurant\, PCB
CATEGORIES:Social / Internal / PhD Committee
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161220T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161220T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161128T082056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T082056Z
UID:95961-1482260400-1482260400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Christmas Party 2016
DESCRIPTION:More details coming soon – save the date!
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-christmas-party-2016-2-2/
LOCATION:Fifteen Restaurant\, PCB
CATEGORIES:Social / Internal / PhD Committee
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161220T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161220T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161128T082056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161212T091632Z
UID:26003-1482260400-1482260400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Christmas Party 2016
DESCRIPTION:We’re delighted to invite you once again to the biggest\, best IBEC Christmas Party Ever!\nTuesday 20th December · Fifteen Restaurant\, PCB\n \nAs last year\, there’ll be a chance to take part in a charity event to raise money for some very good causes. The more 1€ raffle tickets you buy during dinner\, the more likely you are to win one of the fabulous prizes provided by our sponsors. \nWhen you register\, you’ll have a chance to choose one of the following charities to be a beneficiary of this fundraising: \nOption 1: Amics de la Gent Gran\nOption 2: Associació de Familiars i Amics de Nens Oncològics de Catalunya (AFANOC)\nOption 3: SETEM\nOption 4: Soñar Despierto \nChristmas party programme:\n18:30: Activity organised by the PhD Committee: Engineering BioChristmas\n20:00: Dinner and sale of raffle tickets\n22:00: Winning tickets and party\n00:30: End \nWith all this\, plus food\, drink\, music and some fun surprises\, the IBEC Christmas Party promises once again to be a fabulous way to kick-start the festive season! \nPlease register here (deadline 13th December). We’re counting on you to make the party go with a swing!
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-christmas-party-2016/
LOCATION:Fifteen Restaurant\, PCB
CATEGORIES:Social / Internal / PhD Committee
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161220T190000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161220T190000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161128T082056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161128T082056Z
UID:95959-1482260400-1482260400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Christmas Party 2016
DESCRIPTION:We’re delighted to invite you once again to the biggest\, best IBEC Christmas Party Ever!\nTuesday 20th December · Fifteen Restaurant\, PCB\n \nAs last year\, there’ll be a chance to take part in a charity event to raise money for some very good causes. The more 1€ raffle tickets you buy during dinner\, the more likely you are to win one of the fabulous prizes provided by our sponsors. \nWhen you register\, you’ll have a chance to choose one of the following charities to be a beneficiary of this fundraising: \nOption 1: Amics de la Gent Gran\nOption 2: Associació de Familiars i Amics de Nens Oncològics de Catalunya (AFANOC)\nOption 3: SETEM\nOption 4: Soñar Despierto \nChristmas party programme:\n18:30: Activity organised by the PhD Committee: Engineering BioChristmas\n20:00: Dinner and sale of raffle tickets\n22:00: Winning tickets and party\n00:30: End \nWith all this\, plus food\, drink\, music and some fun surprises\, the IBEC Christmas Party promises once again to be a fabulous way to kick-start the festive season! \nPlease register here (deadline 13th December). We’re counting on you to make the party go with a swing!
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-christmas-party-2016-2/
LOCATION:Fifteen Restaurant\, PCB
CATEGORIES:Social / Internal / PhD Committee
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161130T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161130T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161115T115117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161115T115117Z
UID:95949-1480501800-1480514400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Advancing Gender Equality and Diversity in science
DESCRIPTION:IBEC is committed to awareness of diversity and gender equality in science and society. This follows our mission to carry out interdisciplinary research at the highest international quality level which\, by creating knowledge\, helps to improve health and quality of life\, and generate wealth. \nThis event will be a space for reflection and debate\, open to the public\, and involving experts from the field of gender and science. \n10:30am Registration\n11:00am David Badia (Introduction)\, Managing Director\, IBEC\n11:10am Montse Montllau\, Marketing and communications consultant (lecture in Catalan)\n11:40am Mara Dierssen\, Group Leader\, CRG\n12:10pm Jörg Müller\, Researcher\, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3-UOC). Gender & ICT\n12:30pm Carolina Marí\, Head of HR\, IBEC\n13:00pm Lluís Rovira (Closing remarks)\, Director\, CERCA\n13:20pm Time for questions and discussion\n13:35pm Networking and snacks \nTo register\, visit www.ibecbarcelona.eu/events/genderequality&diversity
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/advancing-gender-equality-and-diversity-in-science-2/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, Parc Científic de Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Professional and Personal Development
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161130T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161130T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161115T115117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161115T115117Z
UID:95950-1480501800-1480514400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Advancing Gender Equality and Diversity in science
DESCRIPTION:IBEC is committed to awareness of diversity and gender equality in science and society. This follows our mission to carry out interdisciplinary research at the highest international quality level which\, by creating knowledge\, helps to improve health and quality of life\, and generate wealth. \nThis event will be a space for reflection and debate\, open to the public\, and involving experts from the field of gender and science. \n10:30am Registration\n11:00am David Badia (Introduction)\, Managing Director\, IBEC\n11:10am Montse Montllau\, Marketing and communications consultant (lecture in Catalan)\n11:40am Mara Dierssen\, Group Leader\, CRG\n12:10pm Jörg Müller\, Researcher\, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3-UOC). Gender & ICT\n12:30pm Carolina Marí\, Head of HR\, IBEC\n13:00pm Lluís Rovira (Closing remarks)\, Director\, CERCA\n13:20pm Time for questions and discussion\n13:35pm Networking and snacks \nTo register\, visit www.ibecbarcelona.eu/events/genderequality&diversity
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/advancing-gender-equality-and-diversity-in-science-2-2/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, Parc Científic de Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Professional and Personal Development
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161130T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161130T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161115T115117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161115T115117Z
UID:95951-1480501800-1480514400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Advancing Gender Equality and Diversity in science
DESCRIPTION:IBEC is committed to awareness of diversity and gender equality in science and society. This follows our mission to carry out interdisciplinary research at the highest international quality level which\, by creating knowledge\, helps to improve health and quality of life\, and generate wealth. \nThis event will be a space for reflection and debate\, open to the public\, and involving experts from the field of gender and science. \n10:30am Registration\n11:00am David Badia (Introduction)\, Managing Director\, IBEC\n11:10am Montse Montllau\, Marketing and communications consultant (lecture in Catalan)\n11:40am Mara Dierssen\, Group Leader\, CRG\n12:10pm Jörg Müller\, Researcher\, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3-UOC). Gender & ICT\n12:30pm Carolina Marí\, Head of HR\, IBEC\n13:00pm Lluís Rovira (Closing remarks)\, Director\, CERCA\n13:20pm Time for questions and discussion\n13:35pm Networking and snacks \nTo register\, visit www.ibecbarcelona.eu/events/genderequality&diversity
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/advancing-gender-equality-and-diversity-in-science-3/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, Parc Científic de Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Professional and Personal Development
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161130T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161130T140000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161115T115117Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T110535Z
UID:25877-1480501800-1480514400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Advancing Gender Equality and Diversity in science
DESCRIPTION:IBEC is committed to awareness of diversity and gender equality in science and society. This follows our mission to carry out interdisciplinary research at the highest international quality level which\, by creating knowledge\, helps to improve health and quality of life\, and generate wealth. \nThis event will be a space for reflection and debate\, open to the public\, and involving experts from the field of gender and science. \n10:30am Registration\n11:00am David Badia (Introduction)\, Managing Director\, IBEC\n11:10am Montse Montllau\, Marketing and communications consultant (lecture in Catalan)\n11:40am Mara Dierssen\, Group Leader\, CRG\n12:10pm Jörg Müller\, Researcher\, Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3-UOC). Gender & ICT\n12:30pm Carolina Marí\, Head of HR\, IBEC\n13:00pm Lluís Rovira (Closing remarks)\, Director\, CERCA\n13:20pm Time for questions and discussion\n13:35pm Networking and snacks \nTo register\, visit www.ibecbarcelona.eu/events/genderequality&diversity
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/advancing-gender-equality-and-diversity-in-science/
LOCATION:Sala Dolors Aleu\, Cluster II\, Parc Científic de Barcelona\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Professional and Personal Development
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161125T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161125T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161116T155521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T155521Z
UID:95954-1480068000-1480071600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC PhD Discussions Sessions: Jamish Parmar and Marta Pozuelo
DESCRIPTION:Title to follow\nJamish Parmar\, Smart nano-bio-devices group\nAbstract to follow \n  \nTitle to follow\nMarta Pozuelo\, Nanoprobes and nanoswitches group\nAbstract to follow
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-phd-discussions-sessions-jamish-parmar-and-marta-pozuelo-3/
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161125T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161125T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161116T155521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T155521Z
UID:95952-1480068000-1480071600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC PhD Discussions Sessions: Gizem Altay and Marta Pozuelo
DESCRIPTION:Towards bioengineering a platform for the growth and differentiation of intestinal stem cells\nGizem Altay\, Biomimetic systems for cell engineering group\nIntestinal diseases affect major part of the world population; yet\, there is still the need of developing effective treatments. Animal models are widely used to study these diseases; however\, many intestinal processes are difficult to control in vivo. Besides these models are very costly and they raise ethical concerns. In vitro models\, on the other hand\, can enable improved studies in a well-controlled and ethical manner. The most advanced in vitro model reported up to date is the organoid system. Organoids are stem cell derived 3D self-organized tissue models that recapitulate many biological parameters of the native tissue such as the spatial organization\, multicellular hierarchy\, cell-matrix interactions and some physiological functions. Intestinal organoids contain crypt-villi domains with all major intestinal cell types and a central lumen region\, resembling many aspects of the intestine in vivo. However\, it is often difficult to control the stem cell differentiation and cell-matrix interactions within these systems. Besides\, the luminal compartment being inaccessible is a major inconvenience for studies such as drug absorption. These drawbacks raise the need to bioengineer a platform to obtain an intestinal epithelial model from intestinal stem cells.  \nIn the intestinal epithelium the stem cell growth and differentiation are controlled by biochemical gradients of the stemness factors. Moreover\, the 3D architecture and the mechanical properties of the native tissue are influential in the phenotype of these cells. Therefore\, in bioengineering the cellular microenvironment\, it is very important to reproduce the structural and mechanical characteristics of the native intestinal epithelium and to provide cells with the appropriate biochemical cues.\nIn this study we have developed 3D villus anatomical models from extracellular matrix like soft polyethylene glycol based hydrogels. The platform developed has controlled biochemical functionality and supports the intestinal stem cell attachment and growth. It is characterized to be able to create spatio-chemical gradients of the stemness factors to further modulate stem cell growth and differentiation. We have also developed a way to obtain 2D epithelial monolayers from intestinal crypts to further be implemented in the hydrogel based 3D villus models.   \n  \nStudying charge transport in Single-Protein wires\nMarta Pozuelo\, Nanoprobes and nanoswitches group\nElectron Transfer (ET) is undoubtedly one of the most important processes in life. Molecularly well-defined ET pathways in complex protein ensembles play a vital role in biological processes such as cell respiration or photosynthesis. The fundamental understanding of ET processes in biology is important not only to understand such key natural processes but also to advance in the design of biomolecule/electrode interfaces for Bioelectronic applications. The development of new techniques such as scanning probe microscopies (SPM) played a key role. In particular\, the electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (ECSTM) has been exploited to in situ monitor the ET rate as a function of the applied potential of individual metalloproteins immobilized on an Au electrode thanks to the single-molecule spatial resolution and the electrochemical gate capabilities. \nAzurin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a widely studied redox protein model both in bulk and at the single molecule level. Its globular structure contains a coordinated copper ion\, which makes the protein capable of exchanging electrons by switching its redox state (Cu I/II) and supports its role as a soluble electron carrier in the respiratory chain of bacteria. \nIn this contribution\, we will show our advances on the design and characterization of single-protein devices using a Cu-Azurin metalloprotein model. We have demonstrated transistor like-behaviour in an electrochemically-gated single-protein wire that operates at very low voltages thanks to the Cu-Azurin redox properties. It was demonstrated that the conductance varies depending on the redox state of the Cu centre\, having its maximum value at the redox-midpoint. We have also analysed the spontaneous formation of single-Azurin electrical contacts through the monitored current when the two ECSTM electrodes were placed at a fixed distance. Discrete switching events for the conductance were observed\, whose frequency depends on the applied electrochemical conditions and\, therefore\, they were univocally ascribed to discrete changes in the redox state of the trapped protein. \nIn order to tailor the charge transport behaviour of the single-protein wire\, we have synthesized several mutants of the protein by exploiting point-site bioengineering schemes at different positions of the protein second coordination sphere. Our results show that we can rationally change the transport mechanism of the single-protein device by studying the effect of the specific residue modification on the particular ET pathways in the protein backbone.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-phd-discussions-sessions-jamish-parmar-and-marta-pozuelo-2/
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161125T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161125T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161116T155521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161122T171408Z
UID:25910-1480068000-1480071600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC PhD Discussions Sessions: Gizem Altay and Marta Pozuelo
DESCRIPTION:Towards bioengineering a platform for the growth and differentiation of intestinal stem cells\nGizem Altay\, Biomimetic systems for cell engineering group\nIntestinal diseases affect major part of the world population; yet\, there is still the need of developing effective treatments. Animal models are widely used to study these diseases; however\, many intestinal processes are difficult to control in vivo. Besides these models are very costly and they raise ethical concerns. In vitro models\, on the other hand\, can enable improved studies in a well-controlled and ethical manner. The most advanced in vitro model reported up to date is the organoid system. Organoids are stem cell derived 3D self-organized tissue models that recapitulate many biological parameters of the native tissue such as the spatial organization\, multicellular hierarchy\, cell-matrix interactions and some physiological functions. Intestinal organoids contain crypt-villi domains with all major intestinal cell types and a central lumen region\, resembling many aspects of the intestine in vivo. However\, it is often difficult to control the stem cell differentiation and cell-matrix interactions within these systems. Besides\, the luminal compartment being inaccessible is a major inconvenience for studies such as drug absorption. These drawbacks raise the need to bioengineer a platform to obtain an intestinal epithelial model from intestinal stem cells.  \nIn the intestinal epithelium the stem cell growth and differentiation are controlled by biochemical gradients of the stemness factors. Moreover\, the 3D architecture and the mechanical properties of the native tissue are influential in the phenotype of these cells. Therefore\, in bioengineering the cellular microenvironment\, it is very important to reproduce the structural and mechanical characteristics of the native intestinal epithelium and to provide cells with the appropriate biochemical cues.\nIn this study we have developed 3D villus anatomical models from extracellular matrix like soft polyethylene glycol based hydrogels. The platform developed has controlled biochemical functionality and supports the intestinal stem cell attachment and growth. It is characterized to be able to create spatio-chemical gradients of the stemness factors to further modulate stem cell growth and differentiation. We have also developed a way to obtain 2D epithelial monolayers from intestinal crypts to further be implemented in the hydrogel based 3D villus models.   \n  \nStudying charge transport in Single-Protein wires\nMarta Pozuelo\, Nanoprobes and nanoswitches group\nElectron Transfer (ET) is undoubtedly one of the most important processes in life. Molecularly well-defined ET pathways in complex protein ensembles play a vital role in biological processes such as cell respiration or photosynthesis. The fundamental understanding of ET processes in biology is important not only to understand such key natural processes but also to advance in the design of biomolecule/electrode interfaces for Bioelectronic applications. The development of new techniques such as scanning probe microscopies (SPM) played a key role. In particular\, the electrochemical scanning tunneling microscopy (ECSTM) has been exploited to in situ monitor the ET rate as a function of the applied potential of individual metalloproteins immobilized on an Au electrode thanks to the single-molecule spatial resolution and the electrochemical gate capabilities. \nAzurin from Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a widely studied redox protein model both in bulk and at the single molecule level. Its globular structure contains a coordinated copper ion\, which makes the protein capable of exchanging electrons by switching its redox state (Cu I/II) and supports its role as a soluble electron carrier in the respiratory chain of bacteria. \nIn this contribution\, we will show our advances on the design and characterization of single-protein devices using a Cu-Azurin metalloprotein model. We have demonstrated transistor like-behaviour in an electrochemically-gated single-protein wire that operates at very low voltages thanks to the Cu-Azurin redox properties. It was demonstrated that the conductance varies depending on the redox state of the Cu centre\, having its maximum value at the redox-midpoint. We have also analysed the spontaneous formation of single-Azurin electrical contacts through the monitored current when the two ECSTM electrodes were placed at a fixed distance. Discrete switching events for the conductance were observed\, whose frequency depends on the applied electrochemical conditions and\, therefore\, they were univocally ascribed to discrete changes in the redox state of the trapped protein. \nIn order to tailor the charge transport behaviour of the single-protein wire\, we have synthesized several mutants of the protein by exploiting point-site bioengineering schemes at different positions of the protein second coordination sphere. Our results show that we can rationally change the transport mechanism of the single-protein device by studying the effect of the specific residue modification on the particular ET pathways in the protein backbone.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-phd-discussions-sessions-jamish-parmar-and-marta-pozuelo/
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161125T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161125T110000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161116T155521Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T155521Z
UID:95953-1480068000-1480071600@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC PhD Discussions Sessions: Jamish Parmar and Marta Pozuelo
DESCRIPTION:Title to follow\nJamish Parmar\, Smart nano-bio-devices group\nAbstract to follow \n  \nTitle to follow\nMarta Pozuelo\, Nanoprobes and nanoswitches group\nAbstract to follow
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-phd-discussions-sessions-jamish-parmar-and-marta-pozuelo-2-2/
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161122T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161122T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161116T160120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T160120Z
UID:95955-1479826800-1479830400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Herbert Levine
DESCRIPTION:Models of individual and collective cell motility\nHerbert Levine\, Director\, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP)\, Rice University\, Houston\nEukaryotic cells can move either individually or collectively and this property is crucial for many biological functions. Often cells use directional information to decide on their direction; for single cells this can take the form of chemical or mechanical gradients. For collective motion\, additional information can be obtained from neighboring cells through such processes as the contact inhibition of locomotion. Our group develops a variety of computational models for studying actin-based crawling motions. These models range from rather complex and detailed at the single cell levels to simple reduced representations that can handle tissue-level processes. This talk will focus on out recent progress in this direction\, specifically on collective chemotaxis of cellular clusters and the role of contact inhibition in the mechanical state of expanding tissues.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-herbert-levine-2/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161122T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161122T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161116T160120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T160120Z
UID:95956-1479826800-1479830400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Herbert Levine
DESCRIPTION:Models of individual and collective cell motility\nHerbert Levine\, Director\, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP)\, Rice University\, Houston\nEukaryotic cells can move either individually or collectively and this property is crucial for many biological functions. Often cells use directional information to decide on their direction; for single cells this can take the form of chemical or mechanical gradients. For collective motion\, additional information can be obtained from neighboring cells through such processes as the contact inhibition of locomotion. Our group develops a variety of computational models for studying actin-based crawling motions. These models range from rather complex and detailed at the single cell levels to simple reduced representations that can handle tissue-level processes. This talk will focus on out recent progress in this direction\, specifically on collective chemotaxis of cellular clusters and the role of contact inhibition in the mechanical state of expanding tissues.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-herbert-levine-2-2/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161122T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161122T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161116T160120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T160456Z
UID:25914-1479826800-1479830400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Herbert Levine
DESCRIPTION:Models of individual and collective cell motility\nHerbert Levine\, Director\, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP)\, Rice University\, Houston\nEukaryotic cells can move either individually or collectively and this property is crucial for many biological functions. Often cells use directional information to decide on their direction; for single cells this can take the form of chemical or mechanical gradients. For collective motion\, additional information can be obtained from neighboring cells through such processes as the contact inhibition of locomotion. Our group develops a variety of computational models for studying actin-based crawling motions. These models range from rather complex and detailed at the single cell levels to simple reduced representations that can handle tissue-level processes. This talk will focus on out recent progress in this direction\, specifically on collective chemotaxis of cellular clusters and the role of contact inhibition in the mechanical state of expanding tissues.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-herbert-levine/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161122T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161122T160000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161116T160120Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20161116T160120Z
UID:95957-1479826800-1479830400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Herbert Levine
DESCRIPTION:Models of individual and collective cell motility\nHerbert Levine\, Director\, Center for Theoretical Biological Physics (CTBP)\, Rice University\, Houston\nEukaryotic cells can move either individually or collectively and this property is crucial for many biological functions. Often cells use directional information to decide on their direction; for single cells this can take the form of chemical or mechanical gradients. For collective motion\, additional information can be obtained from neighboring cells through such processes as the contact inhibition of locomotion. Our group develops a variety of computational models for studying actin-based crawling motions. These models range from rather complex and detailed at the single cell levels to simple reduced representations that can handle tissue-level processes. This talk will focus on out recent progress in this direction\, specifically on collective chemotaxis of cellular clusters and the role of contact inhibition in the mechanical state of expanding tissues.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-herbert-levine-3/
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161122T080000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20161124T170000
DTSTAMP:20260405T175834
CREATED:20161121T094729Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170801T110512Z
UID:25963-1479801600-1480006800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:NanoBio&Med2016
DESCRIPTION:NanoBio&Med2016 presents 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. \nEmerging and future trends of the converging fields of Nanotechnology\, Biotechnology and Medicine will be discussed among industry\, academia\, governmental and non-governmental institutions. NanoBio&Med2016 will be the perfect place to get a complete overview into the state of the art in those fields and also to learn about the research carried out and the latest results. The discussion in recent advances\, difficulties and breakthroughs will be at his higher level. \nAn industrial forum will be organized to promote constructive dialogue between business and public leaders and put specific emphasis on the technologies and applications in the nanoBioMed sector. \nFor more details and to register\, visit http://www.nanobiomedconf.com/NBM16/index.php
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/nanobiomed2016/
LOCATION:UB Faculty of Medicine\, c/ Casanova 143\, Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:External symposium / conference / congress
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR