PhD Thesis Defence: Aida Garrido
Optical control of endogenous receptors and cellular excitability with light Aida Garrido, Nanoprobes and nanoswitches group Light-controlled manipulation of neuronal activity has transformed the field of neurobiology. Light provides temporal … Read more
“We have achieved that blind fish recover their vision by adding a light-sensitive molecule to the tank’s water that has a pharmacological effect on their retina, ”explains Pau Gorostiza, ICREA researcher at IBEC, who has been working on the development of light regulated drugs for more than ten years.
Raimon Jané, President of the Spanish Society of Biomedical Engineering (SEIB), Group Leader of the Bioengineering Institute of Catalonia (IBEC) and CIBER-BBN, inaugurated the conference with the Health Minister of the Government of Cantabria, the Dean of the University of Cantabria, the Director of the Hospital and the President of the CASEIB2019 Organising Committee.
Núria Montserrat, investigadora principal del grupo “Pluripotencia para la regeneración de órganos” dio una inspiradora charla ayer sobre bioingeniería y regeneración de órganos, ante más de 1500 estudiantes de bachillerato. Durante su charla explicó como des de pequeña era una niña muy curiosa, quería entender como funcionaban las cosas que la rodeaban y en cómo se inspira en la naturaleza para realizar su trabajo.