A new molecular dimension: exploiting Raman spectroscopy in Biomedicine Mónica Marro, ICFO, The Institute of Photonic Sciences Raman spectroscopy is a promising optical technique that enables the investigation of the molecular content of biological samples in a rapid, non-invasive, label-free and multiplexed approach. In the biomedical field, it is of special interest because the device ... Read more
On Friday 21st May we’ll open our doors virtually to UNDERGRADUATE & MASTER’s students interested in a research career The day is a chance for you to talk to our researchers and ask them questions about their day-to-day work in the lab, career paths, work-life balance, mobility etc, as well as a visit to our ... Read more
Effects of substrate-derived cues in driving the self-organization of organoid-derived intestinal epithelia Enara Larrañaga, Biomimetic systems for cell engineering The defence will take place online, if you wish to attend to this defence, you can find the link to access here and you can find more information here
EMBL and IBEC aim to contribute to the discussion on challenges and opportunities in the expanding field of Multi-cellular engineered living systems (M-CELS). We have organized a satellite session to the M-CELS Workshop 2021 organized by the Center for Emergent Behaviors of Integrated Cellular Systems. The session aims also to be an appetizer to the 2nd EMBL-IBEC Winter Conference on Engineering Multicellular Systems to be ... Read more
Durant els dies 8 i 13 de juny tindrà lloc la segona edició de la Biennal Ciutat-Ciència de Barcelona, i l’IBEC serà un dels centres que hi contribuirà, a través dels seus experts. A més a més, aquesta Biennal culmina amb la 14ª edició de la Festa de la Ciència, amb moltes propostes per viure ... Read more
Tissue Engineering in Microgravity Jessica Ilenburg, Gravitational Biotechnologist at Yuri gravity Tissue Engineering and regenerative medicine are two fast growing and fast moving research fields. With the invention of bioprinting and tissue chips two breakthrough innovations have been made and now research in microgravity (for example on the ISS) promises even more and faster progress. ... Read more
Plasma membrane mechanosensing upon stretch-induced topography remodelling Xarxa Quiroga, Cellular and molecular mechanobiology group. The thesis defence takes place tomorrow at 10AM in the "Antoni Caparrós" auditorium, located at the PCB Tower D, with limited capacity.
Unveiling viral structures by single-molecule localization microscopy Maria Arista, Nanoscopy for nanomedicine group The defence will take place online, if you wish to attend to this defence, you can find the link to access here and you can find more information here
Carboxymethyl cellulose-based cryogels as scaffolds for pancreatic and skeletal muscle tissue engineering Ferran Velasco, Biosensors for bioengineering group The defence will take place online, if you wish to attend to this defence, you have to send an email to doctoratmedicina@ub.edu and you can find more information here
Ignasi Granero, Celular and molecular mechanobiology group In eukaryotic cells, the cell nucleus contains the DNA and directs the reaction to important signalling cascades, both biochemical and biomechanical. At the Cellular and Molecular Mechanobiology lab we study how forces and the physical characteristics of the cell environment affect cell behaviour and homeostasis. In my case, ... Read more