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2 Research Assistants at the SPECS Research Group


Application Deadline: 27/09/2021
Ref: RA-PV

The Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems (SPECS) group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is offering 2 Research Assistant positions to contribute to the research conducted in the lab. that has the objectives to uncover neural and behavioral mechanisms underlying brain changes taking place in health and disease as well as in artificial behaving systems. The contracts will be within the framework of the following Eu projects: Rehyb and HR-Recycler and Virtual Brain Cloud (VBC).

Online IBEC Seminar: Arnau Hervera

Therapeutic effects of HDAC3 inhibition on spinal injuries and autoimmune demyelinating diseases Arnau Hervera, Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology The molecular mechanisms discriminating between regenerative failure and success remain elusive. While … Read more

Online IBEC Seminar: Veronika Magdanz

Development of biohybrid and bioinspired microrobots toward biomedical applications Veronika Magdanz, Smart Nano-Bio-Devices Autonomous motion and precise control on the microscale is one of the main challenges in developing non-invasive … Read more

2 Postdoctoral researchers at the Protein Phase Transitions in Health and Disease Research Group


Application Deadline: 24/10/2021
Ref: PD-BB

The Protein phase Transitions in Health and Disease group at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC) is looking for two Postdoctoral Researchers to develop deep mutagenesis projects in the context of amyloid forming proteins. The contract will be within the framework of a larger project funded by La Caixa.

PhD Thesis Defence: Alexandre Gomila

Development and characterization of in vivo models for photopharmacology Alexandre Gomila, Nanoprobes and Nanoswitches The defence will take place online, if you wish to attend to this defence you can … Read more

Un chip contra las infecciones bacterianas crónicas 

Investigadores del IBEC desarrollan un dispositivo que permite crecer biofilms y analizar su susceptibilidad frente a diferentes antibióticos de forma sencilla y a partir de muestras de pacientes. El innovador BiofilmChip, un dispositivo de diagnóstico de fácil utilización y bajo coste, abre las puertas a encontrar tratamientos efectivos y personalizados contra infecciones crónicas producidas por biofilms. 

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Una “Loca por la bioingeniería” transmite su pasión por la nanotecnología a sus compañeros de aula

La bioingeniería es poderosa y llega a las aulas. Así lo demuestra un trabajo sobre nanotecnología, realizado por alumnos de la escuela Joan Pelegrí. La Marina Pujol, una alumna del programa educativo «Locos y Locas por la Bioingeniería» que tiene lugar en el IBEC, transmitido su pasión por la bioingeniería a dos compañeras suyas y han realizado un trabajo y un vídeo sobre la nanotecnología.

Rehabilitación de alta intensidad para la recuperación del ictus

El Profesor de Investigación ICREA Paul Verschure y Belén Rubio Ballester, respectivamente líder de grupo e investigadora postdoctoral del Grupo de Sistemas Sintéticos, Perceptivos, Emotivos y Cognitivos (SPECS) del IBEC, aparecen en los medios por el estudio colaborativo con Nick S. Ward de la UCL sobre un análisis retrospectivo que concluye en que una terapia de alta intensidad realizada dentro de los 6 meses posteriores a un ictus, ofrece los mejores resultados de rehabilitación.

PhD Discussions: Enrico Almici and Albert Manzano

Investigating Pathological Extracellular Matrix Architecture The composition and architecture of the extracellular matrix (ECM), and their dynamic alterations, play an important regulatory role on numerous cellular processes. Furthermore, structural and … Read more

PhD Discussions: Yolanda Castillo and Marc Molina

Assessment of trunk function in patients with spinal cord injury using electromyography and smartphone accelerometry Yolanda Castillo, Biomedical Signal Processing and Interpretation Spinal cord injury (SCI) causes motor and sensory … Read more