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SUMMARY:PhD Discussions Session: Javier Burgués and Jemish Parmar
DESCRIPTION:Metal Oxide Gas Sensors for mHealth Applications\nJavier Burgués\, Signal and information processing for sensing systems group\nVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath carry valuable information for the diagnosis of various diseases related to respiratory and gastrointestinal dysfunction\, including cancer. There is an urgent need of portable breath VOCs detection devices that provide immediate point-of-care diagnoses of the patient health status that can support important medical decisions. As the market of medical health practice supported by mobile devices (mHealth) grows\, smartphones or wearables equipped with miniaturized chemical sensors would provide the ideal platform to provide real-time healthcare data to the clinic at a very low cost. \nThe evolution of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have resulted in miniaturized metal oxide semiconductor (MOX) gas sensors which are promising for smartphone integration. A potential limitation of MEMS MOX sensing mechanisms may be the ability to accurately report the presence of a compound if the concentration in the sample is lower than the detection limit of the device or if chemical interferences are present in the sample. Current developments in micro-structured hot plates have reduced the power consumption of MOX sensors to the mW range per sensor but still further reductions might be necessary to meet the requirements of mobile manufacturers. \nIn this work\, we compare conventional univariate and multivariate models in their ability to analyze complex data sets from MOX sensors and provide low detection limits in a scenario of carbon monoxide detection under chemical interferences. Elevated levels of exhaled carbon monoxide can be associated to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)\, asthma or smoking habits. We will also propose a low power mode which can reduce the power consumption of the device by one order of magnitude without compromising the stability of the sensor. \n  \nMicromotors for environmental applications\nJemish Parmar\, Smart nano-bio-devices group\nWater contamination is one of the most persistent problems in public health. Recently\, researchers have reported that micromotors can act as an efficient tool for water remediation because of the enhanced mass transfer by active motion. We developed different types of micromotors for water cleaning applications such organics degradation\, heavy metal removal and bactericidal activity. \nAmong the myriad of existing motors\, bubble propelled micromotors\, that move due to the movement and release of gas bubbles\, provide a promising platform for water remediation applications because of the added micro-mixing capability. The surface of the bubble propelled micromotors can be modified to target a wide variety of pollutants. For instance\, rolled-up micromotors (Fe/Pt) with iron as the outer surface can degrade organic pollutants via Fenton-like reaction and the inner platinum layer can act as the engine\, decomposing hydrogen peroxide to oxygen for bubble propulsion. These micromotors are capable of swimming continuously for hours for long term cleaning applications\, are stable for weeks and can be reused in multiple cycles with low sacrifice of their activity. To overcome the higher fabrication cost and mass synthesis issue associated with Fe/Pt micromotors\, we also developed inexpensive cobalt iron oxide based micromotors aiming at removal of pharmaceutical waste. \nFurthermore\, upon surface modification with Graphene oxide and with inner layers of nickel and platinum\, magnetically guided micromotors can capture\, transfer\, and remove heavy metals from water. Mobile GOx-micromotors remove lead 10 times more efficiently than non-motile GOx-micromotors\, cleaning water to below 50 ppb in less than one hour. These micromotors can be also recycled and reused after the recovery of the heavy metal from their surface. \nRegarding bactericidal applications\, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) decorated Janus micromotors can efficiently disinfect and remove Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria from contaminated water\, taking advantage of the bubble propulsion by oxidation of magnesium by water and AgNP’s bactericidal properties. \nOur results show the multifunctionality of self-propelled micromotors\, demonstrating their potential as efficient tools for water remediation.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussions-session-javier-burgues-and-jemish-parmar/
LOCATION:Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170630T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170630T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170425T130759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170425T130759Z
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SUMMARY:PhD Discussions Session: Javier Burgués and Jemish Parmar
DESCRIPTION:Metal Oxide Gas Sensors for mHealth Applications\nJavier Burgués\, Signal and information processing for sensing systems group\nVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath carry valuable information for the diagnosis of various diseases related to respiratory and gastrointestinal dysfunction\, including cancer. There is an urgent need of portable breath VOCs detection devices that provide immediate point-of-care diagnoses of the patient health status that can support important medical decisions. As the market of medical health practice supported by mobile devices (mHealth) grows\, smartphones or wearables equipped with miniaturized chemical sensors would provide the ideal platform to provide real-time healthcare data to the clinic at a very low cost. \nThe evolution of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have resulted in miniaturized metal oxide semiconductor (MOX) gas sensors which are promising for smartphone integration. A potential limitation of MEMS MOX sensing mechanisms may be the ability to accurately report the presence of a compound if the concentration in the sample is lower than the detection limit of the device or if chemical interferences are present in the sample. Current developments in micro-structured hot plates have reduced the power consumption of MOX sensors to the mW range per sensor but still further reductions might be necessary to meet the requirements of mobile manufacturers. \nIn this work\, we compare conventional univariate and multivariate models in their ability to analyze complex data sets from MOX sensors and provide low detection limits in a scenario of carbon monoxide detection under chemical interferences. Elevated levels of exhaled carbon monoxide can be associated to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)\, asthma or smoking habits. We will also propose a low power mode which can reduce the power consumption of the device by one order of magnitude without compromising the stability of the sensor. \n  \nMicromotors for environmental applications\nJemish Parmar\, Smart nano-bio-devices group\nWater contamination is one of the most persistent problems in public health. Recently\, researchers have reported that micromotors can act as an efficient tool for water remediation because of the enhanced mass transfer by active motion. We developed different types of micromotors for water cleaning applications such organics degradation\, heavy metal removal and bactericidal activity. \nAmong the myriad of existing motors\, bubble propelled micromotors\, that move due to the movement and release of gas bubbles\, provide a promising platform for water remediation applications because of the added micro-mixing capability. The surface of the bubble propelled micromotors can be modified to target a wide variety of pollutants. For instance\, rolled-up micromotors (Fe/Pt) with iron as the outer surface can degrade organic pollutants via Fenton-like reaction and the inner platinum layer can act as the engine\, decomposing hydrogen peroxide to oxygen for bubble propulsion. These micromotors are capable of swimming continuously for hours for long term cleaning applications\, are stable for weeks and can be reused in multiple cycles with low sacrifice of their activity. To overcome the higher fabrication cost and mass synthesis issue associated with Fe/Pt micromotors\, we also developed inexpensive cobalt iron oxide based micromotors aiming at removal of pharmaceutical waste. \nFurthermore\, upon surface modification with Graphene oxide and with inner layers of nickel and platinum\, magnetically guided micromotors can capture\, transfer\, and remove heavy metals from water. Mobile GOx-micromotors remove lead 10 times more efficiently than non-motile GOx-micromotors\, cleaning water to below 50 ppb in less than one hour. These micromotors can be also recycled and reused after the recovery of the heavy metal from their surface. \nRegarding bactericidal applications\, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) decorated Janus micromotors can efficiently disinfect and remove Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria from contaminated water\, taking advantage of the bubble propulsion by oxidation of magnesium by water and AgNP’s bactericidal properties. \nOur results show the multifunctionality of self-propelled micromotors\, demonstrating their potential as efficient tools for water remediation.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussions-session-javier-burgues-and-jemish-parmar-2/
LOCATION:Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170630T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170630T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170425T130759Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170425T130759Z
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SUMMARY:PhD Discussions Session: Javier Burgués and Jemish Parmar
DESCRIPTION:Metal Oxide Gas Sensors for mHealth Applications\nJavier Burgués\, Signal and information processing for sensing systems group\nVolatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath carry valuable information for the diagnosis of various diseases related to respiratory and gastrointestinal dysfunction\, including cancer. There is an urgent need of portable breath VOCs detection devices that provide immediate point-of-care diagnoses of the patient health status that can support important medical decisions. As the market of medical health practice supported by mobile devices (mHealth) grows\, smartphones or wearables equipped with miniaturized chemical sensors would provide the ideal platform to provide real-time healthcare data to the clinic at a very low cost. \nThe evolution of microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) have resulted in miniaturized metal oxide semiconductor (MOX) gas sensors which are promising for smartphone integration. A potential limitation of MEMS MOX sensing mechanisms may be the ability to accurately report the presence of a compound if the concentration in the sample is lower than the detection limit of the device or if chemical interferences are present in the sample. Current developments in micro-structured hot plates have reduced the power consumption of MOX sensors to the mW range per sensor but still further reductions might be necessary to meet the requirements of mobile manufacturers. \nIn this work\, we compare conventional univariate and multivariate models in their ability to analyze complex data sets from MOX sensors and provide low detection limits in a scenario of carbon monoxide detection under chemical interferences. Elevated levels of exhaled carbon monoxide can be associated to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)\, asthma or smoking habits. We will also propose a low power mode which can reduce the power consumption of the device by one order of magnitude without compromising the stability of the sensor. \n  \nMicromotors for environmental applications\nJemish Parmar\, Smart nano-bio-devices group\nWater contamination is one of the most persistent problems in public health. Recently\, researchers have reported that micromotors can act as an efficient tool for water remediation because of the enhanced mass transfer by active motion. We developed different types of micromotors for water cleaning applications such organics degradation\, heavy metal removal and bactericidal activity. \nAmong the myriad of existing motors\, bubble propelled micromotors\, that move due to the movement and release of gas bubbles\, provide a promising platform for water remediation applications because of the added micro-mixing capability. The surface of the bubble propelled micromotors can be modified to target a wide variety of pollutants. For instance\, rolled-up micromotors (Fe/Pt) with iron as the outer surface can degrade organic pollutants via Fenton-like reaction and the inner platinum layer can act as the engine\, decomposing hydrogen peroxide to oxygen for bubble propulsion. These micromotors are capable of swimming continuously for hours for long term cleaning applications\, are stable for weeks and can be reused in multiple cycles with low sacrifice of their activity. To overcome the higher fabrication cost and mass synthesis issue associated with Fe/Pt micromotors\, we also developed inexpensive cobalt iron oxide based micromotors aiming at removal of pharmaceutical waste. \nFurthermore\, upon surface modification with Graphene oxide and with inner layers of nickel and platinum\, magnetically guided micromotors can capture\, transfer\, and remove heavy metals from water. Mobile GOx-micromotors remove lead 10 times more efficiently than non-motile GOx-micromotors\, cleaning water to below 50 ppb in less than one hour. These micromotors can be also recycled and reused after the recovery of the heavy metal from their surface. \nRegarding bactericidal applications\, silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) decorated Janus micromotors can efficiently disinfect and remove Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria from contaminated water\, taking advantage of the bubble propulsion by oxidation of magnesium by water and AgNP’s bactericidal properties. \nOur results show the multifunctionality of self-propelled micromotors\, demonstrating their potential as efficient tools for water remediation.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/phd-discussions-session-javier-burgues-and-jemish-parmar-3/
LOCATION:Spain
CATEGORIES:PhD Discussions Session
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170707T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170707T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170703T113940Z
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SUMMARY:IBEC PhD Defence: Maria Valls
DESCRIPTION:“Development of an advanced 3D culture system for human cardiac tissue engineering”\nMaria Valls\, Biomimetic systems for cell engineering group\nMaria will be defending her PhD thesis on Friday 7th June at 11:00 in the Aula Magna of the UB’s Faculty of Biology. \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-phd-defence-maria-valls-2/
LOCATION:Aula Magna\, Facultad de Biología\, UB
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170707T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170707T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170703T113940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170703T113940Z
UID:30229-1499425200-1499432400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC PhD Defence: Maria Valls
DESCRIPTION:“Development of an advanced 3D culture system for human cardiac tissue engineering”\nMaria Valls\, Biomimetic systems for cell engineering group\nMaria will be defending her PhD thesis on Friday 7th June at 11:00 in the Aula Magna of the UB’s Faculty of Biology. \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-phd-defence-maria-valls/
LOCATION:Aula Magna\, Facultad de Biología\, UB
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170711T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170711T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170324T092603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170324T102221Z
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SUMMARY:Career Development for Scientists
DESCRIPTION:Training activity in Leadership&management skills. \nThe goal of this workshop on career development for scientists is to give participants a competitive edge on the job market by developing both the intellectual framework to make informed career choices as well as by providing practical help for the actual application and selection process\, be it within or outside the academic environment. \nDates: \n11th and 12th July 2017 \nIn person class sessions: 14 hours\, from 10:00 to 18:00 \nTarget Group: \nPhDs and Postdoctoral researchers. \nProvider: Tobias Maier.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/career-development-for-scientists/
LOCATION:Spain
CATEGORIES:Professional and Personal Development
ORGANIZER;CN="IBEC":MAILTO:www.ibecbarcelona.eu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170711T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170711T180000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170324T092603Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170324T092603Z
UID:96021-1499767200-1499796000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Career Development for Scientists
DESCRIPTION:Training activity in Leadership&management skills. \nThe goal of this workshop on career development for scientists is to give participants a competitive edge on the job market by developing both the intellectual framework to make informed career choices as well as by providing practical help for the actual application and selection process\, be it within or outside the academic environment. \nDates: \n11th and 12th July 2017 \nIn person class sessions: 14 hours\, from 10:00 to 18:00 \nTarget Group: \nPhDs and Postdoctoral researchers. \nProvider: Tobias Maier.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/career-development-for-scientists-2/
LOCATION:Spain
CATEGORIES:Professional and Personal Development
ORGANIZER;CN="IBEC":MAILTO:www.ibecbarcelona.eu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170713
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170714
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170324T080526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170324T102200Z
UID:28629-1499904000-1499990399@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Science Communication to a non-scientific audience
DESCRIPTION:Training activity in Transferable skills. \nThe aim of the course is to prepare participants to communicate their research better to a non- scientific audience\, be it online or offline. \nDates: \n13th July 2017 from 9 to 6pm. \nIn person class sessions = 8 hours. One whole day. \nTarget group: \nAll IBEC members. Preference will be given to PhDs and postdocs. \nProvider: Tobias Maier.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/science-communication-to-a-non-scientific-audience/
LOCATION:Spain
CATEGORIES:Professional and Personal Development
ORGANIZER;CN="IBEC":MAILTO:www.ibecbarcelona.eu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170713
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170714
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170324T080526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170324T080526Z
UID:96014-1499904000-1499990399@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Science Communication to a non-scientific audience
DESCRIPTION:Training activity in Transferable skills. \nThe aim of the course is to prepare participants to communicate their research better to a non- scientific audience\, be it online or offline. \nDates: \n13th July 2017 from 9 to 6pm. \nIn person class sessions = 8 hours. One whole day. \nTarget group: \nAll IBEC members. Preference will be given to PhDs and postdocs. \nProvider: Tobias Maier.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/science-communication-to-a-non-scientific-audience-2/
LOCATION:Spain
CATEGORIES:Professional and Personal Development
ORGANIZER;CN="IBEC":MAILTO:www.ibecbarcelona.eu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170714T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170714T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170630T073735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170630T073735Z
UID:96078-1500026400-1500030000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Maria Vinaixa
DESCRIPTION:Mass spectrometry and metabolomics data analysis for synthetic biology\n Maria Vinaixa\, Synthetic Biology for Fine and Speciality Chemicals (SYNBIOCHEM)\, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology\nSynthetic biology builds upon the creation of new biologically inspired standardized parts that can be put together using design or simulations tools to build circuits that will create de-novo biological functions or modify existing ones. Using synthetic biology\, microbial cell factories can be engineered to provide new sustainable bio-routes for the production of fuels\, biopharmaceuticals\, fragrances\, and food flavors among others. In this regard\, the SYNBIOCHEM Centre (www.synbiochem.co.uk) has set-up an automated Design/Build/Test/Learn pipeline designed to provide access to target fine chemicals through iterative\, rapid and predictable engineering of production pathways and microbial strains. This pipeline moves from Design of new parts (e.g. enzymes\, regulatory circuits\, metabolic pathways)\, through to combinatorial high-throughput Build approaches (directed evolution\, components\, pathways and strain assembly) and high-throughput analytics in Test (product extraction\, instrumental analysis\, data analysis and sharing) feeding back to improved designs via an active Learning stage at each cycle iteration. This pipeline allows unprecedented possibilities for retro biosynthesis of non-natural products and for the expansion of natural products chemical diversity. Screening for the small-molecule structure diversity emanating from such pipeline is an analytically daunting challenge. In this regard\, mass spectrometry (MS) is a key analytical technology offering the high throughput screening capabilities as well as the versatility needed to cope with such chemical diversity. However\, curating MS data and merging it with all other types of data generated through iterative D/B/T/L cycle so that it can be used to learn and redesign remains a challenge. Despite Metabolomics has powered computational solutions for MS data analysis; such solutions do only partially cover the needs within a synthetic biology context. Thus\, we are building the next generation computational toolbox for MS data analysis and storage so it can be harvested across the entire pipeline. In this seminar\, main capabilities and functionalities on such toolbox are going to be discussed.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-maria-vinaixa-4/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170714T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170714T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170630T073735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170630T073817Z
UID:30091-1500026400-1500030000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Maria Vinaixa
DESCRIPTION:Mass spectrometry and metabolomics data analysis for synthetic biology\n Maria Vinaixa\, Synthetic Biology for Fine and Speciality Chemicals (SYNBIOCHEM)\, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology\nSynthetic biology builds upon the creation of new biologically inspired standardized parts that can be put together using design or simulations tools to build circuits that will create de-novo biological functions or modify existing ones. Using synthetic biology\, microbial cell factories can be engineered to provide new sustainable bio-routes for the production of fuels\, biopharmaceuticals\, fragrances\, and food flavors among others. In this regard\, the SYNBIOCHEM Centre (www.synbiochem.co.uk) has set-up an automated Design/Build/Test/Learn pipeline designed to provide access to target fine chemicals through iterative\, rapid and predictable engineering of production pathways and microbial strains. This pipeline moves from Design of new parts (e.g. enzymes\, regulatory circuits\, metabolic pathways)\, through to combinatorial high-throughput Build approaches (directed evolution\, components\, pathways and strain assembly) and high-throughput analytics in Test (product extraction\, instrumental analysis\, data analysis and sharing) feeding back to improved designs via an active Learning stage at each cycle iteration. This pipeline allows unprecedented possibilities for retro biosynthesis of non-natural products and for the expansion of natural products chemical diversity. Screening for the small-molecule structure diversity emanating from such pipeline is an analytically daunting challenge. In this regard\, mass spectrometry (MS) is a key analytical technology offering the high throughput screening capabilities as well as the versatility needed to cope with such chemical diversity. However\, curating MS data and merging it with all other types of data generated through iterative D/B/T/L cycle so that it can be used to learn and redesign remains a challenge. Despite Metabolomics has powered computational solutions for MS data analysis; such solutions do only partially cover the needs within a synthetic biology context. Thus\, we are building the next generation computational toolbox for MS data analysis and storage so it can be harvested across the entire pipeline. In this seminar\, main capabilities and functionalities on such toolbox are going to be discussed.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-maria-vinaixa/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170714T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170714T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170630T073735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170630T073735Z
UID:96075-1500026400-1500030000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Maria Vinaixa
DESCRIPTION:Mass spectrometry and metabolomics data analysis for synthetic biology\n Maria Vinaixa\, Synthetic Biology for Fine and Speciality Chemicals (SYNBIOCHEM)\, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology\nSynthetic biology builds upon the creation of new biologically inspired standardized parts that can be put together using design or simulations tools to build circuits that will create de-novo biological functions or modify existing ones. Using synthetic biology\, microbial cell factories can be engineered to provide new sustainable bio-routes for the production of fuels\, biopharmaceuticals\, fragrances\, and food flavors among others. In this regard\, the SYNBIOCHEM Centre (www.synbiochem.co.uk) has set-up an automated Design/Build/Test/Learn pipeline designed to provide access to target fine chemicals through iterative\, rapid and predictable engineering of production pathways and microbial strains. This pipeline moves from Design of new parts (e.g. enzymes\, regulatory circuits\, metabolic pathways)\, through to combinatorial high-throughput Build approaches (directed evolution\, components\, pathways and strain assembly) and high-throughput analytics in Test (product extraction\, instrumental analysis\, data analysis and sharing) feeding back to improved designs via an active Learning stage at each cycle iteration. This pipeline allows unprecedented possibilities for retro biosynthesis of non-natural products and for the expansion of natural products chemical diversity. Screening for the small-molecule structure diversity emanating from such pipeline is an analytically daunting challenge. In this regard\, mass spectrometry (MS) is a key analytical technology offering the high throughput screening capabilities as well as the versatility needed to cope with such chemical diversity. However\, curating MS data and merging it with all other types of data generated through iterative D/B/T/L cycle so that it can be used to learn and redesign remains a challenge. Despite Metabolomics has powered computational solutions for MS data analysis; such solutions do only partially cover the needs within a synthetic biology context. Thus\, we are building the next generation computational toolbox for MS data analysis and storage so it can be harvested across the entire pipeline. In this seminar\, main capabilities and functionalities on such toolbox are going to be discussed.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-maria-vinaixa-2/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170714T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170714T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170630T073735Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170630T073735Z
UID:96077-1500026400-1500030000@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Maria Vinaixa
DESCRIPTION:Mass spectrometry and metabolomics data analysis for synthetic biology\n Maria Vinaixa\, Synthetic Biology for Fine and Speciality Chemicals (SYNBIOCHEM)\, Manchester Institute of Biotechnology\nSynthetic biology builds upon the creation of new biologically inspired standardized parts that can be put together using design or simulations tools to build circuits that will create de-novo biological functions or modify existing ones. Using synthetic biology\, microbial cell factories can be engineered to provide new sustainable bio-routes for the production of fuels\, biopharmaceuticals\, fragrances\, and food flavors among others. In this regard\, the SYNBIOCHEM Centre (www.synbiochem.co.uk) has set-up an automated Design/Build/Test/Learn pipeline designed to provide access to target fine chemicals through iterative\, rapid and predictable engineering of production pathways and microbial strains. This pipeline moves from Design of new parts (e.g. enzymes\, regulatory circuits\, metabolic pathways)\, through to combinatorial high-throughput Build approaches (directed evolution\, components\, pathways and strain assembly) and high-throughput analytics in Test (product extraction\, instrumental analysis\, data analysis and sharing) feeding back to improved designs via an active Learning stage at each cycle iteration. This pipeline allows unprecedented possibilities for retro biosynthesis of non-natural products and for the expansion of natural products chemical diversity. Screening for the small-molecule structure diversity emanating from such pipeline is an analytically daunting challenge. In this regard\, mass spectrometry (MS) is a key analytical technology offering the high throughput screening capabilities as well as the versatility needed to cope with such chemical diversity. However\, curating MS data and merging it with all other types of data generated through iterative D/B/T/L cycle so that it can be used to learn and redesign remains a challenge. Despite Metabolomics has powered computational solutions for MS data analysis; such solutions do only partially cover the needs within a synthetic biology context. Thus\, we are building the next generation computational toolbox for MS data analysis and storage so it can be harvested across the entire pipeline. In this seminar\, main capabilities and functionalities on such toolbox are going to be discussed.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-maria-vinaixa-3/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170718T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170718T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170713T140323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T140323Z
UID:96079-1500375600-1500382800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC PhD Defence: Marta Pozuelo
DESCRIPTION:“Bioengineering single-protein wires”\nMarta Pozuelo\, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Group\nMarta will be defending her PhD thesis on Tuesday 18th July at 11:00 in the sala de graus Eduard Fontserè\, Facultad 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-phd-defence-marta-pozuelo-2/
LOCATION:Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré\, Martí i Franquès\, 1-11\, Barcelona\, 08028
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170718T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170718T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170713T140323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T140323Z
UID:96080-1500375600-1500382800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC PhD Defence: Marta Pozuelo
DESCRIPTION:“Bioengineering single-protein wires”\nMarta Pozuelo\, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Group\nMaria will be defending her PhD thesis on Tuesday 18th July at 11:00 in the sala de graus Eduard Fontserè\, Facultad 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-phd-defence-marta-pozuelo-3/
LOCATION:Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré\, Martí i Franquès\, 1-11\, Barcelona\, 08028
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170718T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170718T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170713T140323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T140323Z
UID:96081-1500375600-1500382800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC PhD Defence: Marta Pozuelo
DESCRIPTION:“Bioengineering single-protein wires”\nMarta Pozuelo\, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Group\nMaria will be defending her PhD thesis on Tuesday 18th July at 11:00 in the sala de graus Eduard Fontserè\, Facultad 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-phd-defence-marta-pozuelo-4/
LOCATION:Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré\, Martí i Franquès\, 1-11\, Barcelona\, 08028
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170718T110000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170718T130000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170713T140323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T140810Z
UID:30518-1500375600-1500382800@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC PhD Defence: Marta Pozuelo
DESCRIPTION:“Bioengineering single-protein wires”\nMarta Pozuelo\, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches Group\nMarta will be defending her PhD thesis on Tuesday 18th July at 11:00 in the sala de graus Eduard Fontserè\, Facultad 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-phd-defence-marta-pozuelo/
LOCATION:Sala de Graus Eduard Fontseré\, Martí i Franquès\, 1-11\, Barcelona\, 08028
CATEGORIES:PhD Thesis Defence
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170725T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170725T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230455
CREATED:20170717T120502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170717T120502Z
UID:96085-1500976800-1500980400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Ronen Zaidel-Bar
DESCRIPTION:Regulation of actomyosin contractility in C. elegans\nRonen Zaidel-Bar\, Mechanobiology Institute Singapore and Tel-Aviv University Medical School\nThe actomyosin cortex is responsible for cell shape and for dynamic processes such as cell polarization and cytokinesis. We are studying the regulation of cortical contractility in the C. elegans zygote\, using genetic loss of function and live-imaging. In my talk\, I will discuss recent findings regarding two proteins: the actin cross-linking protein plastin (PLST-1) and the transmembrane receptor E-cadherin (HMR-1). Consistent with previous in-vitro reconstitution studies\, we show that an optimal level of cross-linking by plastin is required for the generation of coordinated long-range contractions in the cortex; without the connectivity afforded by plastin\, zygote polarization and cytokinesis are severely perturbed. E-cadherin is well known for its role as a cell-cell adhesion receptor. \nSurprisingly\, we discovered a role for non-junctional E-cadherin clusters in regulating cortical contractility. E-cadherin clusters inhibit RhoA and non-muscle myosin II activity at the cortex and form a physical barrier that slows actin flows. In the absence of non-junctional E-cadherin cytokinesis proceeds faster\, but the cortex is also at a risk of detaching from the plasma membrane. Thus\, our studies in the C. elegans zygote are shedding light on structural and regulatory mechanisms underlying cortex function.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-ronen-zaidel-bar-2/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170725T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170725T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170717T120502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170717T120502Z
UID:96086-1500976800-1500980400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Ronen Zaidel-Bar
DESCRIPTION:Regulation of actomyosin contractility in C. elegans\nRonen Zaidel-Bar\, Mechanobiology Institute Singapore and Tel-Aviv University Medical School\nThe actomyosin cortex is responsible for cell shape and for dynamic processes such as cell polarization and cytokinesis. We are studying the regulation of cortical contractility in the C. elegans zygote\, using genetic loss of function and live-imaging. In my talk\, I will discuss recent findings regarding two proteins: the actin cross-linking protein plastin (PLST-1) and the transmembrane receptor E-cadherin (HMR-1). Consistent with previous in-vitro reconstitution studies\, we show that an optimal level of cross-linking by plastin is required for the generation of coordinated long-range contractions in the cortex; without the connectivity afforded by plastin\, zygote polarization and cytokinesis are severely perturbed. E-cadherin is well known for its role as a cell-cell adhesion receptor. \nSurprisingly\, we discovered a role for non-junctional E-cadherin clusters in regulating cortical contractility. E-cadherin clusters inhibit RhoA and non-muscle myosin II activity at the cortex and form a physical barrier that slows actin flows. In the absence of non-junctional E-cadherin cytokinesis proceeds faster\, but the cortex is also at a risk of detaching from the plasma membrane. Thus\, our studies in the C. elegans zygote are shedding light on structural and regulatory mechanisms underlying cortex function.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-ronen-zaidel-bar-3/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170725T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170725T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170717T120502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170717T120502Z
UID:96087-1500976800-1500980400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Ronen Zaidel-Bar
DESCRIPTION:Regulation of actomyosin contractility in C. elegans\nRonen Zaidel-Bar\, Mechanobiology Institute Singapore and Tel-Aviv University Medical School\nThe actomyosin cortex is responsible for cell shape and for dynamic processes such as cell polarization and cytokinesis. We are studying the regulation of cortical contractility in the C. elegans zygote\, using genetic loss of function and live-imaging. In my talk\, I will discuss recent findings regarding two proteins: the actin cross-linking protein plastin (PLST-1) and the transmembrane receptor E-cadherin (HMR-1). Consistent with previous in-vitro reconstitution studies\, we show that an optimal level of cross-linking by plastin is required for the generation of coordinated long-range contractions in the cortex; without the connectivity afforded by plastin\, zygote polarization and cytokinesis are severely perturbed. E-cadherin is well known for its role as a cell-cell adhesion receptor. \nSurprisingly\, we discovered a role for non-junctional E-cadherin clusters in regulating cortical contractility. E-cadherin clusters inhibit RhoA and non-muscle myosin II activity at the cortex and form a physical barrier that slows actin flows. In the absence of non-junctional E-cadherin cytokinesis proceeds faster\, but the cortex is also at a risk of detaching from the plasma membrane. Thus\, our studies in the C. elegans zygote are shedding light on structural and regulatory mechanisms underlying cortex function.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-ronen-zaidel-bar-4/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170725T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170725T110000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170717T120502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170717T120502Z
UID:30583-1500976800-1500980400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:IBEC Seminar: Ronen Zaidel-Bar
DESCRIPTION:Regulation of actomyosin contractility in C. elegans\nRonen Zaidel-Bar\, Mechanobiology Institute Singapore and Tel-Aviv University Medical School\nThe actomyosin cortex is responsible for cell shape and for dynamic processes such as cell polarization and cytokinesis. We are studying the regulation of cortical contractility in the C. elegans zygote\, using genetic loss of function and live-imaging. In my talk\, I will discuss recent findings regarding two proteins: the actin cross-linking protein plastin (PLST-1) and the transmembrane receptor E-cadherin (HMR-1). Consistent with previous in-vitro reconstitution studies\, we show that an optimal level of cross-linking by plastin is required for the generation of coordinated long-range contractions in the cortex; without the connectivity afforded by plastin\, zygote polarization and cytokinesis are severely perturbed. E-cadherin is well known for its role as a cell-cell adhesion receptor. \nSurprisingly\, we discovered a role for non-junctional E-cadherin clusters in regulating cortical contractility. E-cadherin clusters inhibit RhoA and non-muscle myosin II activity at the cortex and form a physical barrier that slows actin flows. In the absence of non-junctional E-cadherin cytokinesis proceeds faster\, but the cortex is also at a risk of detaching from the plasma membrane. Thus\, our studies in the C. elegans zygote are shedding light on structural and regulatory mechanisms underlying cortex function.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/ibec-seminar-ronen-zaidel-bar/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:IBEC Seminar
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170904T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170904T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170713T142443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T142443Z
UID:96083-1504544400-1504555200@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:From the Science of Memory to the Future of Neuroengineering
DESCRIPTION:From the Science of Memory to the Future of Neuroengineering\nwith\nNobel Laureate Edvard Moser\, Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience\nPaul F.M.J. Verschure\, ICREA\, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)\nIBEC’s research experts in different technologies – nanotechnology\, biotechnology\, cell engineering\, information technology and cognitive science – have been working hard for a decade to generate new knowledge and solutions for health\, with three major pillars of application in mind: Bioengineering for Future Medicine\, Bioengineering for Regenerative Therapies and Bioengineering for Active Ageing. The latter is where IBEC’s advances in minimally invasive sensors\, signal treatment\, data analysis or robotics are helping develop technologies to cope with the challenges of an ageing population. \nTo strengthen IBEC’s Bioengineering for Active Ageing programme\, and in particular its neuroengineering area\, the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) gained a world-renowned neuroscientist and psychologist with the recruitment in July 2017 of ICREA professor and ERC grantee Paul Verschure and his Synthetic Perceptive\, Emotive and Cognitive Systems group (SPECS). \nTo celebrate and introduce this new research group\, IBEC is looking forward to welcoming Nobel Laureate Edvard Moser\, Founding Director of Trondheim’s Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience and Co-Director of the Centre for Neural Computation\, to Barcelona in September. \nAt a special event held at Palau Macaya and supported by Obra Social “La Caixa”\, which actively collaborates with IBEC in its Active Ageing programme\, Prof. Moser will talk about his pioneering work into the basic neural computations that underlie cognition and behavior – research that has completely overturned prior conventional thinking in the field. In 2014 he and May-Britt Moser won\, together with John O’Keefe\, the Nobel Prize in Physiology for their discovery of ‘grid cells’ in the medial entorhinal cortex\, a little-understood region next to the hippocampus. These place-modulated neurons are what the brain uses to calculate the position of the organism in its spatial environment\, as their firing fields define a triangular array across the entire environment that provides the brain with an internal coordination system – not unlike GPS – that is essential for navigation. \nThis findings may have enourmous implications in brain disorders that affect episodic memory\, including dementia and disease\, as they pave the way to a better understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying spatial memory\, which has been shown to deteriorate in mouse models of Alzheimer’s. \nIn addition to Prof. Moser’s talk\, Prof. Verschure will give an overview of how his SPECS group will fit into the research strategy of IBEC. The arrival of SPECS at the institute represents a boost to the neuroengineering research being carried out at the institute and its Bioengineering for Active Ageing programme\, and represents a solid drive towards making life science quantitative on any scale by taking full advantage of the unprecedented power of the convergence between nano\, bio and ICT (information and communications technology). \nLike IBEC\, SPECS includes physicists\, psychologists\, biologists\, engineers and computer scientists\, and will contribute greatly to IBEC’s clinical translation efforts with its strong collaborations with hospitals on rehabilitation and recovery after stroke\, epilepsy and other brain diseases. In addition\, it will further strengthen the insitute’s bioinformatics and neuroinformatics capabilities.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/from-the-science-of-memory-to-the-future-of-neuroengineering-3/
LOCATION:Palau Macaya\, Passeig de Sant Joan\, 108\, 08037 Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170904T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170904T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170713T142443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T142443Z
UID:96084-1504544400-1504555200@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:From the Science of Memory to the Future of Neuroengineering
DESCRIPTION:From the Science of Memory to the Future of Neuroengineering\nwith\nNobel Laureate Edvard Moser\, Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience\nPaul F.M.J. Verschure\, ICREA\, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)\nIBEC’s research experts in different technologies – nanotechnology\, biotechnology\, cell engineering\, information technology and cognitive science – have been working hard for a decade to generate new knowledge and solutions for health\, with three major pillars of application in mind: Bioengineering for Future Medicine\, Bioengineering for Regenerative Therapies and Bioengineering for Active Ageing. The latter is where IBEC’s advances in minimally invasive sensors\, signal treatment\, data analysis or robotics are helping develop technologies to cope with the challenges of an ageing population. \nTo strengthen IBEC’s Bioengineering for Active Ageing programme\, and in particular its neuroengineering area\, the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) gained a world-renowned neuroscientist and psychologist with the recruitment in July 2017 of ICREA professor and ERC grantee Paul Verschure and his Synthetic Perceptive\, Emotive and Cognitive Systems group (SPECS). \nTo celebrate and introduce this new research group\, IBEC  is looking forward to welcoming Nobel Laureate Edvard Moser\, Founding Director of Trondheim’s Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience and Co-Director of the Centre for Neural Computation\, to Barcelona in September. \nAt a special event held at Palau Macaya and supported by Obra Social “La Caixa”\, which actively collaborates with IBEC in its Active Ageing programme\, Prof. Moser will talk about his pioneering work into the basic neural computations that underlie cognition and behavior – research that has completely overturned prior conventional thinking in the field. In 2014 he and May-Britt Moser won\, together with John O’Keefe\,  the Nobel Prize in Physiology for their discovery of ‘grid cells’ in the medial entorhinal cortex\, a little-understood region next to the hippocampus. These place-modulated neurons are what the brain uses to calculate the position of the organism in its spatial environment\, as their firing fields define a triangular array across the entire environment that provides the brain with an internal coordination system – not unlike GPS – that is essential for navigation. \nThis findings may have enourmous implications in brain disorders that affect episodic memory\, including dementia and disease\, as they pave the way to a better understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying spatial memory\, which has been shown to deteriorate in mouse models of Alzheimer’s. \nIn addition to Prof. Moser’s talk\, Prof. Verschure will give an overview of how his SPECS group will fit into the research strategy of IBEC. The arrival of SPECS at the institute represents a boost to the neuroengineering research being carried out at the institute and its Bioengineering for Active Ageing programme\, and represents a solid drive towards making life science quantitative on any scale by taking full advantage of the unprecedented power of the convergence between nano\, bio and ICT (information and communications technology). \nLike IBEC\, SPECS includes physicists\, psychologists\, biologists\, engineers and computer scientists\, and will contribute greatly to IBEC’s clinical translation efforts with its strong collaborations with hospitals on rehabilitation and recovery after stroke\, epilepsy and other brain diseases. In addition\, it will further strengthen the insitute’s bioinformatics and neuroinformatics capabilities.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/from-the-science-of-memory-to-the-future-of-neuroengineering-4/
LOCATION:Palau Macaya\, Passeig de Sant Joan\, 108\, 08037 Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170904T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170904T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170713T142443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T143232Z
UID:30528-1504544400-1504555200@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:From the Science of Memory to the Future of Neuroengineering
DESCRIPTION:From the Science of Memory to the Future of Neuroengineering\nwith\nNobel Laureate Edvard Moser\, Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience\nPaul F.M.J. Verschure\, ICREA\, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)\nIBEC’s research experts in different technologies – nanotechnology\, biotechnology\, cell engineering\, information technology and cognitive science – have been working hard for a decade to generate new knowledge and solutions for health\, with three major pillars of application in mind: Bioengineering for Future Medicine\, Bioengineering for Regenerative Therapies and Bioengineering for Active Ageing. The latter is where IBEC’s advances in minimally invasive sensors\, signal treatment\, data analysis or robotics are helping develop technologies to cope with the challenges of an ageing population. \nTo strengthen IBEC’s Bioengineering for Active Ageing programme\, and in particular its neuroengineering area\, the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) gained a world-renowned neuroscientist and psychologist with the recruitment in July 2017 of ICREA professor and ERC grantee Paul Verschure and his Synthetic Perceptive\, Emotive and Cognitive Systems group (SPECS). \nTo celebrate and introduce this new research group\, IBEC is looking forward to welcoming Nobel Laureate Edvard Moser\, Founding Director of Trondheim’s Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience and Co-Director of the Centre for Neural Computation\, to Barcelona in September. \nAt a special event held at Palau Macaya and supported by Obra Social “La Caixa”\, which actively collaborates with IBEC in its Active Ageing programme\, Prof. Moser will talk about his pioneering work into the basic neural computations that underlie cognition and behavior – research that has completely overturned prior conventional thinking in the field. In 2014 he and May-Britt Moser won\, together with John O’Keefe\, the Nobel Prize in Physiology for their discovery of ‘grid cells’ in the medial entorhinal cortex\, a little-understood region next to the hippocampus. These place-modulated neurons are what the brain uses to calculate the position of the organism in its spatial environment\, as their firing fields define a triangular array across the entire environment that provides the brain with an internal coordination system – not unlike GPS – that is essential for navigation. \nThis findings may have enourmous implications in brain disorders that affect episodic memory\, including dementia and disease\, as they pave the way to a better understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying spatial memory\, which has been shown to deteriorate in mouse models of Alzheimer’s. \nIn addition to Prof. Moser’s talk\, Prof. Verschure will give an overview of how his SPECS group will fit into the research strategy of IBEC. The arrival of SPECS at the institute represents a boost to the neuroengineering research being carried out at the institute and its Bioengineering for Active Ageing programme\, and represents a solid drive towards making life science quantitative on any scale by taking full advantage of the unprecedented power of the convergence between nano\, bio and ICT (information and communications technology). \nLike IBEC\, SPECS includes physicists\, psychologists\, biologists\, engineers and computer scientists\, and will contribute greatly to IBEC’s clinical translation efforts with its strong collaborations with hospitals on rehabilitation and recovery after stroke\, epilepsy and other brain diseases. In addition\, it will further strengthen the insitute’s bioinformatics and neuroinformatics capabilities.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/from-the-science-of-memory-to-the-future-of-neuroengineering/
LOCATION:Palau Macaya\, Passeig de Sant Joan\, 108\, 08037 Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170904T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170904T200000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170713T142443Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170713T142443Z
UID:96082-1504544400-1504555200@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:From the Science of Memory to the Future of Neuroengineering
DESCRIPTION:From the Science of Memory to the Future of Neuroengineering\nwith\nNobel Laureate Edvard Moser\, Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience\nPaul F.M.J. Verschure\, ICREA\, Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC)\nIBEC’s research experts in different technologies – nanotechnology\, biotechnology\, cell engineering\, information technology and cognitive science – have been working hard for a decade to generate new knowledge and solutions for health\, with three major pillars of application in mind: Bioengineering for Future Medicine\, Bioengineering for Regenerative Therapies and Bioengineering for Active Ageing. The latter is where IBEC’s advances in minimally invasive sensors\, signal treatment\, data analysis or robotics are helping develop technologies to cope with the challenges of an ageing population. \nTo strengthen IBEC’s Bioengineering for Active Ageing programme\, and in particular its neuroengineering area\, the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) gained a world-renowned neuroscientist and psychologist with the recruitment in July 2017 of ICREA professor and ERC grantee Paul Verschure and his Synthetic Perceptive\, Emotive and Cognitive Systems group (SPECS). \nTo celebrate and introduce this new research group\, IBEC  is looking forward to welcoming Nobel Laureate Edvard Moser\, Founding Director of Trondheim’s Kavli Institute for Systems Neuroscience and Co-Director of the Centre for Neural Computation\, to Barcelona in September. \nAt a special event held at Palau Macaya and supported by Obra Social “La Caixa”\, which actively collaborates with IBEC in its Active Ageing programme\, Prof. Moser will talk about his pioneering work into the basic neural computations that underlie cognition and behavior – research that has completely overturned prior conventional thinking in the field. In 2014 he and May-Britt Moser won\, together with John O’Keefe\,  the Nobel Prize in Physiology for their discovery of ‘grid cells’ in the medial entorhinal cortex\, a little-understood region next to the hippocampus. These place-modulated neurons are what the brain uses to calculate the position of the organism in its spatial environment\, as their firing fields define a triangular array across the entire environment that provides the brain with an internal coordination system – not unlike GPS – that is essential for navigation. \nThis findings may have enourmous implications in brain disorders that affect episodic memory\, including dementia and disease\, as they pave the way to a better understanding of the neural mechanisms underlying spatial memory\, which has been shown to deteriorate in mouse models of Alzheimer’s. \nIn addition to Prof. Moser’s talk\, Prof. Verschure will give an overview of how his SPECS group will fit into the research strategy of IBEC. The arrival of SPECS at the institute represents a boost to the neuroengineering research being carried out at the institute and its Bioengineering for Active Ageing programme\, and represents a solid drive towards making life science quantitative on any scale by taking full advantage of the unprecedented power of the convergence between nano\, bio and ICT (information and communications technology). \nLike IBEC\, SPECS includes physicists\, psychologists\, biologists\, engineers and computer scientists\, and will contribute greatly to IBEC’s clinical translation efforts with its strong collaborations with hospitals on rehabilitation and recovery after stroke\, epilepsy and other brain diseases. In addition\, it will further strengthen the insitute’s bioinformatics and neuroinformatics capabilities.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/from-the-science-of-memory-to-the-future-of-neuroengineering-2/
LOCATION:Palau Macaya\, Passeig de Sant Joan\, 108\, 08037 Barcelona
CATEGORIES:IBEC Symposium / Conference / Congress / Workshop
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170920T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170920T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170324T100224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170324T102140Z
UID:28659-1505898000-1505923200@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Cross-cultural Communication Skills for Successful Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:Training activity in Leadership&management skills. \nThe course aim is to help participants understand their own communication style\, how it impacts on others and how culture can influence communicative effectiveness. Using these insights\, participants will practice techniques for managing cross-cultural communication challenges in the workplace. \nDates: \n20th September. In person class sessions: 8 hours. 2 sessions of 4 hours each. Maximum 15 participants. \nTarget Group:\n \nAll IBEC members \nProvider: Alicia Marín.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/cross-cultural-communication-skills-for-successful-collaboration/
LOCATION:Spain
CATEGORIES:Professional and Personal Development
ORGANIZER;CN="IBEC":MAILTO:www.ibecbarcelona.eu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170920T090000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170920T160000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170324T100224Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170324T100224Z
UID:96022-1505898000-1505923200@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Cross-cultural Communication Skills for Successful Collaboration
DESCRIPTION:Training activity in Leadership&management skills. \nThe course aim is to help participants understand their own communication style\, how it impacts on others and how culture can influence communicative effectiveness. Using these insights\, participants will practice techniques for managing cross-cultural communication challenges in the workplace. \nDates: \n20th September. In person class sessions: 8 hours. 2 sessions of 4 hours each. Maximum 15 participants. \nTarget Group:\n \nAll IBEC members \nProvider: Alicia Marín.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/cross-cultural-communication-skills-for-successful-collaboration-2/
LOCATION:Spain
CATEGORIES:Professional and Personal Development
ORGANIZER;CN="IBEC":MAILTO:www.ibecbarcelona.eu
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170920T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170920T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170918T110505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170918T110505Z
UID:96091-1505917800-1505921400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Visit of a ERC Scientific Officer to IBEC
DESCRIPTION:András Badacsonyi\nEuropean Research Council Scientific Officer\nAndrás will give a presentation about the ERC\, after which he will be available for individual meetings with ERC grantees.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/visit-of-a-erc-scientific-officer-to-ibec-3/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Other
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170920T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170920T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170918T110505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20170918T110505Z
UID:96092-1505917800-1505921400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Visit of a ERC Scientific Officer to IBEC
DESCRIPTION:András Badacsonyi\nEuropean Research Council Scientific Officer\nAndrás will give a presentation about the ERC\, after which he will be available for individual meetings with ERC grantees.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/visit-of-a-erc-scientific-officer-to-ibec-4/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Other
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170920T143000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/Madrid:20170920T153000
DTSTAMP:20260403T230456
CREATED:20170918T110505Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20180104T105210Z
UID:31286-1505917800-1505921400@ibecbarcelona.eu
SUMMARY:Visit of a ERC Scientific Officer to IBEC
DESCRIPTION:András Badacsonyi\nEuropean Research Council Scientific Officer\nAndrás will give a presentation about the ERC\, after which he will be available for individual meetings with ERC grantees.
URL:https://ibecbarcelona.eu/event/visit-of-a-erc-scientific-officer-to-ibec/
LOCATION:IBEC\, floor 11\, Tower I\, Baldiri Reixac 4-8\, 08028 Barcelona\, Spain
CATEGORIES:Other
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