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IDIBELL participates in the COST BESTPRAC meeting held in Belgrade, Serbia
The 10th BESTPRAC Working Group meeting was held from September 24-25 at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Belgrade, Serbia and gathered over 100 people from different European countries. IDIBELL attended the meeting as part of the action plan to boost its internationalization. COST BESTPRAC is one of the most relevant networks of research […]
IDIBELL researchers receive AECC grants on World Cancer Research Day
On the occasion of World Cancer Research Day (WCRD), which takes place every year on September 24th, the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) awarded its 2018 AECC Cancer Research grants. The awards ceremony was chaired by Her Majesty the Queen, as Honorary President of the AECC and the AECC Scientific Foundation. This year, AECC has […]
Oncobell organises its first symposium
The 1st Oncobell symposium on “Mechanisms of cancer and new therapeutic strategies” officially introduces the IDIBELL cancer research program at a European level
Cycling for multiple sclerosis
From Reus to Puertollano – 665 kilometres – in 29 and a half hours. This is the result of an epic challenge fulfilled by José María Moya, a relative of a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient. This anonymous citizen decided to undertake a cycling challenge last September 7 and 8 to raise funds for the research […]
A new epigenetic signature predicts the response to immunotherapy in lung cancer
An article published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine by Dr. Manel Esteller, Director of the Epigenetics and Cancer Biology Program (PEBC) of the Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL), ICREA Researcher and Professor of Genetics at the University of Barcelona, proves that a specific pattern of epigenetic alterations in lung cancer predictss whether the tumor will […]
The biochemical signature of the synapse in a model of Down syndrome is identified with high resolution
The study has been based on cutting-edge phosphoproteic techniques, and has been carried out thanks to a grant granted by the La Marató de TV3 Foundation
Early Supper Associated With Breast and Prostate Cancer Risk
People who have their evening meal before 9 pm or wait at least two hours before going to sleep have a 20% lower risk of breast and prostate cancer
Novel Common Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Colorectal Cancer
The IDIBELL colorectal cancer research team, led by Dr. Vïctor Moreno, has contributed to a large-scale study that led to the description of 11 new genetic variants associated with this type of cancer. This study, published in in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, provides insight into the architecture of common genetic variation contributing […]
The Third Warehouse of Biological Information: The RNA Code
The best-known way our cells and tissues store biological information is their genetic code, derived from the DNA sequence (Deoxyribonucleic Acid). During the last two decades, the epigenetic code has been identified as capable of controlling our DNA through a series of chemical tags. Today, an article published in Cell by Manel Esteller, coordinator of […]