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December 16, 2020

Change in the presidency of SOMMa: Maria A. Blasco substitutes Luis Serrano

After three years as president of the Severo Ochoa – María de Maeztu Alliance, Luis Serrano, director of the Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) ends his term and steps down from the presidency. The new president will be Maria Blasco, director of the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), and until now first vice president of SOMMa.

December 16, 2020

Eduard Torrents talks about antibiotic resistance on the radio

Eduard Torrents, group leader at IBEC is interviewed in the radio program “Després del Col·lapse” of RTVE talking about his research on new therapies for infectious diseases in the face of antibiotic resistance.

December 15, 2020December 15, 2020

A mechanism to cross the blood-brain bareer has been discovered

Giuseppe Battaglia, leader of the IBEC “Molecular Bionics” group and ICREA Research Professor appears in various media for his recent study describing a mechanism and conditions that allow molecules to efficiently cross the blood-brain barrier, the protective layer of the brain.

December 14, 2020

PhD Thesis Defense: Laia Lidón Gil

Regulación de la expresión de PrPC como elemento clave en las modificaciones de tau en la enfermedad de Alzheimer Laia Lidón, Molecular and Cellular Neurobiotechnology La enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA) … Read more

February 4, 2021December 10, 2020

An international study co-led by IBEC identifies the genes that protect against kidney diseases

Researchers from the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), led by Dr. Nuria Montserrat, in collaboration with international researchers, have identified the genes that could protect the kidney from chronic damage. The identification was carried out using mini-kidneys created from human stem cells and generated in the laboratory using bioengineering techniques.

December 10, 2020December 9, 2020

PhD Thesis Defense: Anna Vila Giraut

Hydrogel co-networks of gelatin methacryloyl and poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate sustain 3D functional in vitro models of intestinal mucosa Anna Vila Giraut, Biomimetic systems for cell engineering Group Conventional in vitro cell culture … Read more

December 10, 2020December 9, 2020

PhD Thesis Defense: Elena Lantero

Targeting strategies against Plasmodium and practical applications: blocking parasite development with heparin derivatives and identifying new aptamers for diagnosis Elena Lantero, Nanomalaria Group This thesis defense will take place ONLINE … Read more

September 6, 2023December 9, 2020

Nuria Montserrat awarded an “ERC Consolidator Grant” to study kidney diseases using bioengineered organoids

Nuria Montserrat, ICREA Research Professor and Group Leader at IBEC, has been awarded the prestigious “Consolidator Grant” from the European Research Council (ERC).

December 14, 2020December 3, 2020

PhD Thesis Defense: Sock Ching Low

Giving Centre Stage to Top-Down Inhibitory Mechanisms for Selective Attention Sock Ching Low, SPECS (Synthetic, Perceptive, Emotive and Cognitive Systems) Selective attention determines the sensory signals that are processed at … Read more

December 16, 2020December 2, 2020

Two IBEC researchers receive a Beatriu de Pinós fellowship

Aurora Dols and Zaida Álvarez, researchers at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), receive the prestigious fellowships Beatriu de Pinós, awarded by the Catalan Government for the incorporation of highly qualified postdoctoral researchers into the Catalan research system.