Engineering to improve Covid patient care
IBEC in the Media
LipoBots in the media
Samuel Sánchez group leader at IBEC featured in diffrent media because of his latest publication about “LipoBots”.
Josep Samitier talks about the reallocation of the research funds
Josep Samitier, director of IBEC and president of ACER, the association of Catalan research centers, talks in an interview at the “Ara” newspaper about the reallocation of funds.
Tau, a key protein against Alzheimer’s
José Antonio del Río, group leader at IBEC, has received funding from the “CaixaHealath” call from “la Caixa” to continue advancing in the fight against Alzheimer’s.
José Antonio del Río, group leader at IBEC, has received funding from the “CaixaHealath” call from “la Caixa” to continue advancing in the fight against Alzheimer’s.Bioengineering against cancer
Xavier Trepat and Pere Roca-Cusachs, group leaders at IBEC, appear on the journal “ABC” explaining their research project that they will carry out thanks to funding from “la Caixa” as part of the «Health Research Call ».
Benedetta Bolognesi featured at “Maldita Ciencia” talking about coronavirus
Benedetta Bolognesi, group leader at IBEC has been collaborating with “Maldita Ciencia” to clarify doubts and rumours about Covid-19″.
Benedetta Bolognesi, group leader at IBEC has been collaborating with “Maldita Ciencia” to clarify doubts and rumours about Covid-19″.A new method to find the best treatment for pediatric cancer
A study led by researchers from the Nanobioengineering Group at IBEC, in collaboration with other research centers and hospitals in Barcelona, uses a predictive biomarker to anticipate the success of drugs against rhabdomyosarcoma, which represents around 5 percent of childhood tumors . This advance can help in predicting treatment efficiency thus, avoiding tumor resistance and decreasing undesired secondary effects.
Where are STEM women in the pandemic?
International studies reveal that in the global health crisis women are doing less research, also in the coronavirus itself. Some of the reasons are the inequality in the housework distribution and the leadership distribution.
International studies reveal that in the global health crisis women are doing less research, also in the coronavirus itself. Some of the reasons are the inequality in the housework distribution and the leadership distribution.SPECS Lab featured on TV and Radio for its work on COVID19 and mental health
Researchers from the SPECS lab at IBEC have develop a new method to evaluate the mental health and wellbeing of people living under strict confinement measures such those during COVID-19 pandemic on April 2020. The study, conducted with people living in 17 countries, confirms that confinement measurements leads to a negative impact on the emotional wellbeing. The researchers also detected some personal situations that can entail a higher risk for the mental health and wellbeing.
Pere Roca-Cusachs elected new EMBO member
Pere Roca-Cusachs, principal investigator at IBEC, is the only Catalan chosen this year to join the prestigious European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO).