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IDIBELL, epigenetics and scientific career at Nature
The scientific journal Nature includes in its issue of March 29th an article that analyzes investment opportunities and development of scientific careers in the field of epigenetics. In the article, the director of the Cancer Epigenetics and Biology Program of the IDIBELL, ICREA researcher and professor at the University of Barcelona, Manel Esteller, highlights the […]
Identified a protein useful in predicting the risk of pulmonary metastases in breast cancer patients
Researchers from the IDIBELL have shown that breast cancer cells that metastasize to the lung express a higher level of the protein peroxiredoxin 2 (PRDX2). The study suggests that the modulation of the levels of this protein could be a new therapeutic strategy to prevent lung metastases. The study results have been advanced in the […]
La Vanguardia publishes an article on innovation, by the IDIBELL general manager
The newspaper La Vanguardia publishes today an article written by the IDIBELL general manager, Emilià Pola, warning about the low priority given to innovation in our country. Pola highlights the paradox that “while Spain is the first country in the world to perform the most complex surgeries [referring to transplantations] and our hospitals are an […]
IDIBELL researchers create an application allowing online statistical analysis of gene-expression data
The journal Computers in Biology and Medicine has published an article on the new IT application BootstRatio, created by IDIBELL researchers. The application allows online statistical analysis of data from gene expression. It is accessible through http://regstattools.net/br and any scientist is already to use it. Article’s reference Clèries R., Galvez J., Espino M., Ribes […]
Fàtima Bosch: ”Gene therapy didn’t start on the right foot but now is coming out of the tunnel”
The director of the Center for Animal Biotechnology and Gene Therapy of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Fàtima Bosch, explained her latest approaches to gene therapy at a conference on March 23 in the series of seminars IDIBELL. The objective of the research center directed by Bosch is to get very familiar with the disease […]
IDIBELL launches the Equality Commission
In order to achieve equal treatment and opportunities between men and women in the center, IDIBELL has launched the Equality Commission. The Equality Commission has been created with the aim of facilitating compliance with existing legislation on equality, through the drafting of the equality plan IDIBELL. Within its functions are to advice on issues related […]
The Adventures of Laura and Joan at IDIBELL
Laura and Joan are the protagonists of the story collection on research published by the Generalitat de Catalunya. At number 12 in the series “Laura and Joan at the service of a great milestone,” the young scientists help IDIBELL researchers, in the Bellvitge University Hospital, in their kidney transplantation research. El story is written by […]
Cancer, debate at Millennium, TV3
Cancer, the emperor of all diseases. With this title the TV3 space Millennium devoted its program on March 16th to cancer. After reviewing the biography of this disease, the host and program director, journalist Ramon Colom, moderated a chat about how they have evolved diagnoses and treatments, at what stage research is and what future […]
The campus of international excellence HUBC promotes the creation of a region of innovation in health
On March 22 it was held in the University of Barcelona (UB) the 3rd Plenary Assembly of HUBC, the campus of international excellence for health of the UB. During session, it was presented the status of the 23 HUBc projects currently underway with a global funding of 15 M €. It was also approved a […]