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Manel Esteller receives the National Genetics Award
The awarded scientifics are the IDIBELL researcher, Manel Esteller, and the professor of genetics at the University of Seville, Enrique Cerdà, in the categories of applications to genetics and basic genetics, respectively.
Andrew Plested: “We want to know how neurons obtain information, how they store it and how they process it
In order to answer these ambitious questions, Andrew Plestan focuses his research on one of the pieces involved in these processes: the glutamate receptors. “By understanding how they work, we understand the neural connections and how the brain processes and stores information.” Plested has explained his progress in a session within the IDIBELL seminar series on September 16th.
IDIBELL brings together outstanding experts on Bioinformatics, Systems Biology and Regulatory Genomics
Outstanding experts in bioinformatics, systems biology and regulatory genomics from around the world will meet from 14 to 19 October at IDIBELL to discuss the latest developments in these fields. DREAM ENGINEERING CHALLENGES President: Gustavo Stolovitzky CANCER CONFERENCE ON RICCI Informatics President: Miguel Angel Pujana RECOMB Systems Biology President: Andrea Califano RECOMB REGULATORY GENOMICS President: Manolis Kells
The course begins at IDIBELL
The new course begins in IDIBELL with the resumption of external seminars. As always, the sessions take place on Friday at one pm in the auditorium of the Duran Reynals Hospital (ICO), the Bellvitge University Hospital and the Bellvitge Campus of the University of Barcelona. More information
IUD reduces by half the risk of cervical cancer
The study involved more than 20 000 women from different countries Intrauterine devices (IUDs) may protect against cervical cancer. This is the conclusion of the broadest epidemiological study to date in which has participated the research group in Viruses and Cancer of IDIBELL, published at The Lancet Oncology. Reduces the risk by half Article’s reference
IDIBELL Researchers discover why tumour cells change their appearance
If environmental conditions of tumors are changed, the process reverses The study is led by Manel Esteller Like snakes, tumour cells shed their skin. Cancer is not a static disease but during its development the disease accumulates changes to evade natural defences adapting to new environmental circumstances, protecting against chemotherapy and radiotherapy and invading neighbouring organs, eventually causing metastasis. Article reference
Morbid obesity and low weight are genetically related
A study published in the journal Nature has found in a region in chromosome 16 the tendency to suffer from obesity or underweight. The study has the participation of researchers from the Psychiatry and Mental Health research group at IDIBELL and the Networking Biomedical Research Centre on the Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn). Article […]
UB is among the top 100 world universities in the field of clinical medicine and pharmacy
The University of Barcelona maintains its position in the Academic Ranking of World Universities 2011 (ARWU) published this August.