UPF Medicine and Life Sciences
@melisupf.bsky.social
Department and School of Medicine and Life Sciences at @upf.edu. Located at the @prbb.org & member of #SOMM_alliance
www.upf.edu/biomed
www.upf.edu/biomed
🎉 Congratulations to Manuel Irimia ( @mirimiam.bsky.social ) & Jonas Juan ( @upf.edu - CRG) for obtaining almost €1 M from @caixaresearch.bsky.social to study beta cell maturation for #diabetes treatment
Collab with Berta Fuste @crg.eu & @sanderlaberlin.bsky.social #HealthResearch #FundaciólaCaixa
Collab with Berta Fuste @crg.eu & @sanderlaberlin.bsky.social #HealthResearch #FundaciólaCaixa
November 21, 2025 at 10:44 AM
🎉 Congratulations to Manuel Irimia ( @mirimiam.bsky.social ) & Jonas Juan ( @upf.edu - CRG) for obtaining almost €1 M from @caixaresearch.bsky.social to study beta cell maturation for #diabetes treatment
Collab with Berta Fuste @crg.eu & @sanderlaberlin.bsky.social #HealthResearch #FundaciólaCaixa
Collab with Berta Fuste @crg.eu & @sanderlaberlin.bsky.social #HealthResearch #FundaciólaCaixa
#Symposium
6th Càtedra Eugin- @upf.edu Symposium
A day to explore groundbreaking innovations, discuss the clinical implications, and engage in thought-provoking conversations about the ethical dilemmas that lie ahead asisted reproduction
📆 Dec 12 📍 @prbb.org auditorium
Join us! ✍️ tuit.cat/defu8
6th Càtedra Eugin- @upf.edu Symposium
A day to explore groundbreaking innovations, discuss the clinical implications, and engage in thought-provoking conversations about the ethical dilemmas that lie ahead asisted reproduction
📆 Dec 12 📍 @prbb.org auditorium
Join us! ✍️ tuit.cat/defu8
November 20, 2025 at 9:47 AM
#Symposium
6th Càtedra Eugin- @upf.edu Symposium
A day to explore groundbreaking innovations, discuss the clinical implications, and engage in thought-provoking conversations about the ethical dilemmas that lie ahead asisted reproduction
📆 Dec 12 📍 @prbb.org auditorium
Join us! ✍️ tuit.cat/defu8
6th Càtedra Eugin- @upf.edu Symposium
A day to explore groundbreaking innovations, discuss the clinical implications, and engage in thought-provoking conversations about the ethical dilemmas that lie ahead asisted reproduction
📆 Dec 12 📍 @prbb.org auditorium
Join us! ✍️ tuit.cat/defu8
#PhDOffer #AcademicJobs
📣 Looking for a PhD in Biomedicine?
MELIS @upf.edu is looking for two candidates to join:
🔸 Endocrine Regulatory Genomics group led by @lorenzpasquali.bsky.social
🔸 Human Genome Diversity group led by David Comas.
📍 @prbb.org
📆 Dec 2nd
ℹ️ tuit.cat/wBkL9
📣 Looking for a PhD in Biomedicine?
MELIS @upf.edu is looking for two candidates to join:
🔸 Endocrine Regulatory Genomics group led by @lorenzpasquali.bsky.social
🔸 Human Genome Diversity group led by David Comas.
📍 @prbb.org
📆 Dec 2nd
ℹ️ tuit.cat/wBkL9
November 20, 2025 at 9:33 AM
#PhDOffer #AcademicJobs
📣 Looking for a PhD in Biomedicine?
MELIS @upf.edu is looking for two candidates to join:
🔸 Endocrine Regulatory Genomics group led by @lorenzpasquali.bsky.social
🔸 Human Genome Diversity group led by David Comas.
📍 @prbb.org
📆 Dec 2nd
ℹ️ tuit.cat/wBkL9
📣 Looking for a PhD in Biomedicine?
MELIS @upf.edu is looking for two candidates to join:
🔸 Endocrine Regulatory Genomics group led by @lorenzpasquali.bsky.social
🔸 Human Genome Diversity group led by David Comas.
📍 @prbb.org
📆 Dec 2nd
ℹ️ tuit.cat/wBkL9
6/ At @researchmar.bsky.social Rafael de la Torre is already leading a clinical trial (phase I-II) to test a new molecule, which acts on CB1, & has been shown to be safe and to improve communication and social interactions in people with Down's syndrome after a 4-week treatment.
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
6/ At @researchmar.bsky.social Rafael de la Torre is already leading a clinical trial (phase I-II) to test a new molecule, which acts on CB1, & has been shown to be safe and to improve communication and social interactions in people with Down's syndrome after a 4-week treatment.
4/ 🗣️ However, "this experimental pharmacological intervention helps improve the memory of trisomic mice, but in no case does it reverse the signs of neurodegeneration.", adds Anna Vázquez-Oliver, first author of the study.
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
4/ 🗣️ However, "this experimental pharmacological intervention helps improve the memory of trisomic mice, but in no case does it reverse the signs of neurodegeneration.", adds Anna Vázquez-Oliver, first author of the study.
3/ 🗣️ "Based on what we see in our study with mice, it seems plausible to develop a long-term treatment that sustainably improves the quality of life of people with Down syndrome." states Andrés Ozaita, who has led the research.
November 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
3/ 🗣️ "Based on what we see in our study with mice, it seems plausible to develop a long-term treatment that sustainably improves the quality of life of people with Down syndrome." states Andrés Ozaita, who has led the research.
📆 17 nov a les 14 h - “l’evolució del cicle vital humà: etapes del cicle vital” 🌀
📆 25 nov a les 11 h - “recerca en la diversitat genòmica de les poblacions humanes” 🧑🦳👧👩🦰
Dues lliçons de David Comas, investigador de l'@ibe-barcelona.bsky.social i catedràtic i investigador de la @upf.edu
📆 25 nov a les 11 h - “recerca en la diversitat genòmica de les poblacions humanes” 🧑🦳👧👩🦰
Dues lliçons de David Comas, investigador de l'@ibe-barcelona.bsky.social i catedràtic i investigador de la @upf.edu
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
📆 17 nov a les 14 h - “l’evolució del cicle vital humà: etapes del cicle vital” 🌀
📆 25 nov a les 11 h - “recerca en la diversitat genòmica de les poblacions humanes” 🧑🦳👧👩🦰
Dues lliçons de David Comas, investigador de l'@ibe-barcelona.bsky.social i catedràtic i investigador de la @upf.edu
📆 25 nov a les 11 h - “recerca en la diversitat genòmica de les poblacions humanes” 🧑🦳👧👩🦰
Dues lliçons de David Comas, investigador de l'@ibe-barcelona.bsky.social i catedràtic i investigador de la @upf.edu
Diuen que aprendre no té edat. I, alguns dies l’any, la universitat, tampoc.
Aquest novembre reserva't els dies 17 i 25 per venir a les classes de la Facultat al Barri. Una iniciativa del #CampusMar de la @upf.edu per obrir les portes al veïnat de Barcelona.
ℹ️ www.upf.edu/web/focus/w/...
Aquest novembre reserva't els dies 17 i 25 per venir a les classes de la Facultat al Barri. Una iniciativa del #CampusMar de la @upf.edu per obrir les portes al veïnat de Barcelona.
ℹ️ www.upf.edu/web/focus/w/...
November 12, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Diuen que aprendre no té edat. I, alguns dies l’any, la universitat, tampoc.
Aquest novembre reserva't els dies 17 i 25 per venir a les classes de la Facultat al Barri. Una iniciativa del #CampusMar de la @upf.edu per obrir les portes al veïnat de Barcelona.
ℹ️ www.upf.edu/web/focus/w/...
Aquest novembre reserva't els dies 17 i 25 per venir a les classes de la Facultat al Barri. Una iniciativa del #CampusMar de la @upf.edu per obrir les portes al veïnat de Barcelona.
ℹ️ www.upf.edu/web/focus/w/...
Save the date!
December 4 is The Annual Proteomics Symposium coorganized by @crg.eu and @upf.edu
Key topics for this year edition include the importance of studying how the proteome responds to cellular perturbations through spatial redistribution.
Will you join us?
Register: tuit.cat/Ocyol
December 4 is The Annual Proteomics Symposium coorganized by @crg.eu and @upf.edu
Key topics for this year edition include the importance of studying how the proteome responds to cellular perturbations through spatial redistribution.
Will you join us?
Register: tuit.cat/Ocyol
November 12, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Save the date!
December 4 is The Annual Proteomics Symposium coorganized by @crg.eu and @upf.edu
Key topics for this year edition include the importance of studying how the proteome responds to cellular perturbations through spatial redistribution.
Will you join us?
Register: tuit.cat/Ocyol
December 4 is The Annual Proteomics Symposium coorganized by @crg.eu and @upf.edu
Key topics for this year edition include the importance of studying how the proteome responds to cellular perturbations through spatial redistribution.
Will you join us?
Register: tuit.cat/Ocyol
🔺In #Spain only one in three people with any kind of disorder receives some treatment. And less than one out of seven receive it adequately.
🗣️ According to Jordi Alonso, the set of these data “puts at risk the @who.int’s goal of achieving a 50% increase in treatment coverage” by 2030.
🗣️ According to Jordi Alonso, the set of these data “puts at risk the @who.int’s goal of achieving a 50% increase in treatment coverage” by 2030.
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
⚠️ Europe Fails to Meet the Target for Service Coverage for People with Mental Disorders
This is the conclusion of an international study published in Lancet Regional Health with the participation of Jordi Alonso, @researchmar.bsky.social & Professor of Public Health at @upf.edu
ℹ️ tuit.cat/664Ql
This is the conclusion of an international study published in Lancet Regional Health with the participation of Jordi Alonso, @researchmar.bsky.social & Professor of Public Health at @upf.edu
ℹ️ tuit.cat/664Ql
November 6, 2025 at 9:26 AM
⚠️ Europe Fails to Meet the Target for Service Coverage for People with Mental Disorders
This is the conclusion of an international study published in Lancet Regional Health with the participation of Jordi Alonso, @researchmar.bsky.social & Professor of Public Health at @upf.edu
ℹ️ tuit.cat/664Ql
This is the conclusion of an international study published in Lancet Regional Health with the participation of Jordi Alonso, @researchmar.bsky.social & Professor of Public Health at @upf.edu
ℹ️ tuit.cat/664Ql
🗣️"Creo firmemente en el poder transformador de la comunicación científica y en la necesidad de fortalecer a quienes la hacen posible. En un contexto global marcado por la polarización y la proliferación de la desinformación, la buena comunicación científica es más crucial que nunca", dice Revuelta
November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🗣️"Creo firmemente en el poder transformador de la comunicación científica y en la necesidad de fortalecer a quienes la hacen posible. En un contexto global marcado por la polarización y la proliferación de la desinformación, la buena comunicación científica es más crucial que nunca", dice Revuelta
Gema Revuelta, nueva presidenta de la Asociación Española de Comunicación Científica
La profesora e investigadora de la @upf.edu donde dirige el CCS, será presidenta de la AEC2 los próximos dos años
cc @gemarevuelta.bsky.social @ccsupf.bsky.social @aecomcientifica.bsky.social
👉 tuit.cat/w1zxG
La profesora e investigadora de la @upf.edu donde dirige el CCS, será presidenta de la AEC2 los próximos dos años
cc @gemarevuelta.bsky.social @ccsupf.bsky.social @aecomcientifica.bsky.social
👉 tuit.cat/w1zxG
November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Gema Revuelta, nueva presidenta de la Asociación Española de Comunicación Científica
La profesora e investigadora de la @upf.edu donde dirige el CCS, será presidenta de la AEC2 los próximos dos años
cc @gemarevuelta.bsky.social @ccsupf.bsky.social @aecomcientifica.bsky.social
👉 tuit.cat/w1zxG
La profesora e investigadora de la @upf.edu donde dirige el CCS, será presidenta de la AEC2 los próximos dos años
cc @gemarevuelta.bsky.social @ccsupf.bsky.social @aecomcientifica.bsky.social
👉 tuit.cat/w1zxG
🗣️ According to @jupererabel.bsky.social (@researchmar.bsky.social @upf.edu), who has led the study, "these results open the door to a new molecular understanding of depression and give us the opportunity to rethink how we classify and treat patients".
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
🗣️ According to @jupererabel.bsky.social (@researchmar.bsky.social @upf.edu), who has led the study, "these results open the door to a new molecular understanding of depression and give us the opportunity to rethink how we classify and treat patients".
#Research
Treatment-resistant depression identified as a distinct molecular subtype, scientists say
💊 The study shows that patients with treatment-resistant depression have a unique biology, different from those who respond to standard therapies.
👉 tuit.cat/ugwXn
Treatment-resistant depression identified as a distinct molecular subtype, scientists say
💊 The study shows that patients with treatment-resistant depression have a unique biology, different from those who respond to standard therapies.
👉 tuit.cat/ugwXn
October 31, 2025 at 10:23 AM
#Research
Treatment-resistant depression identified as a distinct molecular subtype, scientists say
💊 The study shows that patients with treatment-resistant depression have a unique biology, different from those who respond to standard therapies.
👉 tuit.cat/ugwXn
Treatment-resistant depression identified as a distinct molecular subtype, scientists say
💊 The study shows that patients with treatment-resistant depression have a unique biology, different from those who respond to standard therapies.
👉 tuit.cat/ugwXn
📣 Next @researchmar.bsky.social - MELIS UPF seminar featuring reseach by Luis Pérez-Jurado & Elena Bosch (@ebosch1972.bsky.social - @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social)
Do not miss this talk on how genomics can help diagnosis and understanding of phenotypes🧬
📆 18 Nov at noon
📍Marie Curie room - @prbb.org
Do not miss this talk on how genomics can help diagnosis and understanding of phenotypes🧬
📆 18 Nov at noon
📍Marie Curie room - @prbb.org
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
📣 Next @researchmar.bsky.social - MELIS UPF seminar featuring reseach by Luis Pérez-Jurado & Elena Bosch (@ebosch1972.bsky.social - @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social)
Do not miss this talk on how genomics can help diagnosis and understanding of phenotypes🧬
📆 18 Nov at noon
📍Marie Curie room - @prbb.org
Do not miss this talk on how genomics can help diagnosis and understanding of phenotypes🧬
📆 18 Nov at noon
📍Marie Curie room - @prbb.org
🗣️“It is particularly satisfying to see that the basic mechanisms that we learn in the first year at university –and I now explain in my classes– continue to serve for making new discoveries”, mentions Carlos Pardo-Pastor, postdoc at the @upf.edu Molecular Physiology Laboratory
www.upf.edu/en/web/lmp
www.upf.edu/en/web/lmp
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
🗣️“It is particularly satisfying to see that the basic mechanisms that we learn in the first year at university –and I now explain in my classes– continue to serve for making new discoveries”, mentions Carlos Pardo-Pastor, postdoc at the @upf.edu Molecular Physiology Laboratory
www.upf.edu/en/web/lmp
www.upf.edu/en/web/lmp
#Research
Epithelial cells use electricity to detect and eliminate energy-deficient neighbouring cells ⚡🧫
🪫 The mechanical forces of energy-deficient cells activate an electrical sodium current that depolarises the membrane and triggers cell extrusion.
👉 tuit.cat/ve6CE
Epithelial cells use electricity to detect and eliminate energy-deficient neighbouring cells ⚡🧫
🪫 The mechanical forces of energy-deficient cells activate an electrical sodium current that depolarises the membrane and triggers cell extrusion.
👉 tuit.cat/ve6CE
October 28, 2025 at 7:55 AM
#Research
Epithelial cells use electricity to detect and eliminate energy-deficient neighbouring cells ⚡🧫
🪫 The mechanical forces of energy-deficient cells activate an electrical sodium current that depolarises the membrane and triggers cell extrusion.
👉 tuit.cat/ve6CE
Epithelial cells use electricity to detect and eliminate energy-deficient neighbouring cells ⚡🧫
🪫 The mechanical forces of energy-deficient cells activate an electrical sodium current that depolarises the membrane and triggers cell extrusion.
👉 tuit.cat/ve6CE
🚀 Thinking about your next career move?
Chat with companies from different areas of the research and biotech sector. A unique chance to engage directly with company professionals in a relaxed and informative setting!
4th Nov 15:00 at @prbb.org inner square
info and registrations: tuit.cat/0p79o
Chat with companies from different areas of the research and biotech sector. A unique chance to engage directly with company professionals in a relaxed and informative setting!
4th Nov 15:00 at @prbb.org inner square
info and registrations: tuit.cat/0p79o
October 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🚀 Thinking about your next career move?
Chat with companies from different areas of the research and biotech sector. A unique chance to engage directly with company professionals in a relaxed and informative setting!
4th Nov 15:00 at @prbb.org inner square
info and registrations: tuit.cat/0p79o
Chat with companies from different areas of the research and biotech sector. A unique chance to engage directly with company professionals in a relaxed and informative setting!
4th Nov 15:00 at @prbb.org inner square
info and registrations: tuit.cat/0p79o
🙌 Good to see Juan Manuel Fuentes, Head of Scientific Computing at MELIS @upf.edu sharing his views on using #AI to create knowledge through research and its impact on society at the IBM Storage Innovation Summit 2025
Summary of the event here 👇
www.silicon.es/ibm-storage-...
Summary of the event here 👇
www.silicon.es/ibm-storage-...
October 27, 2025 at 10:14 AM
🙌 Good to see Juan Manuel Fuentes, Head of Scientific Computing at MELIS @upf.edu sharing his views on using #AI to create knowledge through research and its impact on society at the IBM Storage Innovation Summit 2025
Summary of the event here 👇
www.silicon.es/ibm-storage-...
Summary of the event here 👇
www.silicon.es/ibm-storage-...
#Research
Gut microbiota plays a key role in attention span in obesity
This is the main conclusion of a study led by Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs (@idibgi.bsky.social) with the collaboration of the Neuropharmacology Laboratory
👉 tuit.cat/luuwp
Gut microbiota plays a key role in attention span in obesity
This is the main conclusion of a study led by Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs (@idibgi.bsky.social) with the collaboration of the Neuropharmacology Laboratory
👉 tuit.cat/luuwp
October 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
#Research
Gut microbiota plays a key role in attention span in obesity
This is the main conclusion of a study led by Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs (@idibgi.bsky.social) with the collaboration of the Neuropharmacology Laboratory
👉 tuit.cat/luuwp
Gut microbiota plays a key role in attention span in obesity
This is the main conclusion of a study led by Jordi Mayneris-Perxachs (@idibgi.bsky.social) with the collaboration of the Neuropharmacology Laboratory
👉 tuit.cat/luuwp
Good to see Gema Revuelta, director of @ccsupf.bsky.social at @upf.edu present the results of 2025 Quiral Report, produced in collaboration with the 'Fundació Vila Casas' at the #HealthCommsCongressVH
Full report here: www.fundaciovilacasas.com/ca/informe-q...
Full report here: www.fundaciovilacasas.com/ca/informe-q...
October 24, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Good to see Gema Revuelta, director of @ccsupf.bsky.social at @upf.edu present the results of 2025 Quiral Report, produced in collaboration with the 'Fundació Vila Casas' at the #HealthCommsCongressVH
Full report here: www.fundaciovilacasas.com/ca/informe-q...
Full report here: www.fundaciovilacasas.com/ca/informe-q...
🤷♀️ Why is it so hard to connect research and practice in science communication?
#Scicomm exists in a paradox: it occurs almost everywhere yet academic research on how to communicate science rarely engages with professional practice
A study by @ccsupf.bsky.social proposes a solution
tuit.cat/w9Z2l
#Scicomm exists in a paradox: it occurs almost everywhere yet academic research on how to communicate science rarely engages with professional practice
A study by @ccsupf.bsky.social proposes a solution
tuit.cat/w9Z2l
October 21, 2025 at 1:35 PM
🤷♀️ Why is it so hard to connect research and practice in science communication?
#Scicomm exists in a paradox: it occurs almost everywhere yet academic research on how to communicate science rarely engages with professional practice
A study by @ccsupf.bsky.social proposes a solution
tuit.cat/w9Z2l
#Scicomm exists in a paradox: it occurs almost everywhere yet academic research on how to communicate science rarely engages with professional practice
A study by @ccsupf.bsky.social proposes a solution
tuit.cat/w9Z2l
#Research #Biomedicine
Generative AI is more efficient than nature at designing proteins to edit the genome 🧬💻✂️
This is the conclusion of research published at @natbiotech.nature.com by @marcguellc.bsky.social Integra Therapeutics & @noeliaferruz.bsky.social - @crg.eu
📰 tuit.cat/n7ap6
Generative AI is more efficient than nature at designing proteins to edit the genome 🧬💻✂️
This is the conclusion of research published at @natbiotech.nature.com by @marcguellc.bsky.social Integra Therapeutics & @noeliaferruz.bsky.social - @crg.eu
📰 tuit.cat/n7ap6
October 20, 2025 at 8:31 AM
#Research #Biomedicine
Generative AI is more efficient than nature at designing proteins to edit the genome 🧬💻✂️
This is the conclusion of research published at @natbiotech.nature.com by @marcguellc.bsky.social Integra Therapeutics & @noeliaferruz.bsky.social - @crg.eu
📰 tuit.cat/n7ap6
Generative AI is more efficient than nature at designing proteins to edit the genome 🧬💻✂️
This is the conclusion of research published at @natbiotech.nature.com by @marcguellc.bsky.social Integra Therapeutics & @noeliaferruz.bsky.social - @crg.eu
📰 tuit.cat/n7ap6
#PhDOffer #AcademicJobs #PhDChat #PhDLife
📣 15 fully funded PhD positions in Evolutionary Medical Genomics (@evomg-bcn.bsky.social) are open!
🧬🔬 Explore ageing, cancer evolution, and pathogen resistance across leading European institutions.
Deadline: Nov 30
Apply here: www.evomg-dn.eu
📣 15 fully funded PhD positions in Evolutionary Medical Genomics (@evomg-bcn.bsky.social) are open!
🧬🔬 Explore ageing, cancer evolution, and pathogen resistance across leading European institutions.
Deadline: Nov 30
Apply here: www.evomg-dn.eu
October 17, 2025 at 11:10 AM
#PhDOffer #AcademicJobs #PhDChat #PhDLife
📣 15 fully funded PhD positions in Evolutionary Medical Genomics (@evomg-bcn.bsky.social) are open!
🧬🔬 Explore ageing, cancer evolution, and pathogen resistance across leading European institutions.
Deadline: Nov 30
Apply here: www.evomg-dn.eu
📣 15 fully funded PhD positions in Evolutionary Medical Genomics (@evomg-bcn.bsky.social) are open!
🧬🔬 Explore ageing, cancer evolution, and pathogen resistance across leading European institutions.
Deadline: Nov 30
Apply here: www.evomg-dn.eu