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The recorded Science Week 2020 lectures of are now available

Science Week 2020 at the Barcelona Institute for Biomedical Research (IIBB-CSIC) has ended successfully.

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An international study co-directed by IIBB researchers defines a key role of GDF11 in liver cancer metabolism

Growth differentiation factor 11 (GDF11) has been characterized as a key regulator of tumor cell differentiation, playing a role as a tumor suppressor.

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Inauguration of the streaming sessions for the CSIC Science Week 2020 from the IIBB

They are free registrations available (aimed at high school students or equivalent, but not exclusive).

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The PhD student Sara Figuerola has published a scientific dissemination video about stroke

The researcher Sara Figuerola explains the studies on the remodeling of the microvasculature by perivascular macrophages after a stroke which are part of the ENTRAIN CONSORTIUM and the Cerebrovascular Research Group of the IIBB-CSIC, led by Dr. Anna M Planas. Her research activity is funded through a project of the Horizon2020 program of the European Union.

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IIBB-CSIC researchers participate in a study that has obtained promising results for the treatment of Huntington's disease in experimental models

Innovative optogenetic stimulation technique uses bursts of blue light to activate selectively neurons

The study has identified a neural circuit involved in the development of this genetic disease

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RESEARCHERS FROM THE IIBB AND OTHER CENTERS IDENTIFY NEW DENDRITIC CELLS’ SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

A new study by the Cerebrovascular Research group of the IIBB-CSIC, in collaboration with scientists from CNIC in Madrid and the Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf in Hamburg, has identified peculiarities and specific functions of the dendritic cells that infiltrate the brain after an ischemic stroke.

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Discovered a new cellular defense mechanism against viral and bacterial infections

An international team with the participation of the Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB-CSIC) has described a new immune defense mechanism orchestrated by lipid droplets, as cellular organelles capable of attracting and eliminating invading pathogens. The results are published in the latest issue of Science.

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