Sara
@smartoray.bsky.social
Curious 👩🏽💻 non-stop✍🏽 learner 🎧 music somatizer 🌞 pro laugher🌈 saturated color sensitive being. Social Media Manager at @irbbarcelona.org. Views are my own.
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New funding from ”la Caixa” Foundation to drive forward a project led by Dr. Maria Macias (@maciaslab.bsky.social #IRBBarcelona) to tackle #MyhreSyndrome, a rare genetic disease that affects children & still has no effective treatment.
➡️ shorturl.at/2FN8S
#CaixaResearch @caixaresearch.bsky.social
➡️ shorturl.at/2FN8S
#CaixaResearch @caixaresearch.bsky.social
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
New funding from ”la Caixa” Foundation to drive forward a project led by Dr. Maria Macias (@maciaslab.bsky.social #IRBBarcelona) to tackle #MyhreSyndrome, a rare genetic disease that affects children & still has no effective treatment.
➡️ shorturl.at/2FN8S
#CaixaResearch @caixaresearch.bsky.social
➡️ shorturl.at/2FN8S
#CaixaResearch @caixaresearch.bsky.social
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📢 Today we celebrate International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
📷 A drop of rainbow” (Lara Barrio): 🔴🟢🔵 With just three fluorescent markers it's possible to generate 7 colour combinations that allow researchers to track multiple cell populations in #Drosophila.
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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📷 A drop of rainbow” (Lara Barrio): 🔴🟢🔵 With just three fluorescent markers it's possible to generate 7 colour combinations that allow researchers to track multiple cell populations in #Drosophila.
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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November 18, 2025 at 10:30 AM
📢 Today we celebrate International Day of LGBTQIA+ People In STEM!
📷 A drop of rainbow” (Lara Barrio): 🔴🟢🔵 With just three fluorescent markers it's possible to generate 7 colour combinations that allow researchers to track multiple cell populations in #Drosophila.
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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📷 A drop of rainbow” (Lara Barrio): 🔴🟢🔵 With just three fluorescent markers it's possible to generate 7 colour combinations that allow researchers to track multiple cell populations in #Drosophila.
#LGBTQSTEMDay #PrideInSTEM
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📌 Don't miss our plenary #seminar this week, with Prof. Edward Lemke, from @unimainz.bsky.social.
Host: Dr. @xsalvatella1.bsky.social, #IRBBarcelona
Register here ➡️ https://shorturl.at/I58yN
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Host: Dr. @xsalvatella1.bsky.social, #IRBBarcelona
Register here ➡️ https://shorturl.at/I58yN
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November 17, 2025 at 10:02 AM
📌 Don't miss our plenary #seminar this week, with Prof. Edward Lemke, from @unimainz.bsky.social.
Host: Dr. @xsalvatella1.bsky.social, #IRBBarcelona
Register here ➡️ https://shorturl.at/I58yN
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Host: Dr. @xsalvatella1.bsky.social, #IRBBarcelona
Register here ➡️ https://shorturl.at/I58yN
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Congrats Drs. Batlle, Supek, Zorzano, Orozco, López Bigas, A. González, Wculek, Nebreda, Salvatella, Palacín & Gabaldon, all among the world’s most cited in the World’s Top 2% Scientists in Stanford University–Elsevier list!. Drs. C. González & Aloy among the most cited scientists in their careers!🙌
November 12, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Congrats Drs. Batlle, Supek, Zorzano, Orozco, López Bigas, A. González, Wculek, Nebreda, Salvatella, Palacín & Gabaldon, all among the world’s most cited in the World’s Top 2% Scientists in Stanford University–Elsevier list!. Drs. C. González & Aloy among the most cited scientists in their careers!🙌
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Looking for your next career move in science? We are #hiring! Discover our latest job and #PhD opportunities!
#Jobs ➡️ bit.ly/irbjobs
PhD General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi
PhD IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B
#IRBJobs #ScienceJobs #Jobs #JobOffer #JobOffers #OncoSky #AcademicSky
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#Jobs ➡️ bit.ly/irbjobs
PhD General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi
PhD IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B
#IRBJobs #ScienceJobs #Jobs #JobOffer #JobOffers #OncoSky #AcademicSky
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November 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Looking for your next career move in science? We are #hiring! Discover our latest job and #PhD opportunities!
#Jobs ➡️ bit.ly/irbjobs
PhD General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi
PhD IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B
#IRBJobs #ScienceJobs #Jobs #JobOffer #JobOffers #OncoSky #AcademicSky
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#Jobs ➡️ bit.ly/irbjobs
PhD General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi
PhD IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B
#IRBJobs #ScienceJobs #Jobs #JobOffer #JobOffers #OncoSky #AcademicSky
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🏆La investigación del #IRBBarcelona sobre las causas del #autismo ha sido galardonada este año con el #PremioVanguardiadelaCiencia.
¡Enhorabuena a todas las personas premiadas, en especial la Dra. Carla Garcia Cabau y la Dra. Anna Bartomeu Galan, por este merecido reconocimiento!
@lavanguardia.com
¡Enhorabuena a todas las personas premiadas, en especial la Dra. Carla Garcia Cabau y la Dra. Anna Bartomeu Galan, por este merecido reconocimiento!
@lavanguardia.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🏆La investigación del #IRBBarcelona sobre las causas del #autismo ha sido galardonada este año con el #PremioVanguardiadelaCiencia.
¡Enhorabuena a todas las personas premiadas, en especial la Dra. Carla Garcia Cabau y la Dra. Anna Bartomeu Galan, por este merecido reconocimiento!
@lavanguardia.com
¡Enhorabuena a todas las personas premiadas, en especial la Dra. Carla Garcia Cabau y la Dra. Anna Bartomeu Galan, por este merecido reconocimiento!
@lavanguardia.com
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📌 Hoy es el #DíaMundialDeLaDiabetes.
¿Sabes en qué se diferencian la diabetes tipo 1 y la tipo 2?
Te contamos de forma sencilla las claves que las distinguen y por qué es importante reconocerlas a tiempo.
#WorldDiabetesDay #Diabetes #SciComm
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¿Sabes en qué se diferencian la diabetes tipo 1 y la tipo 2?
Te contamos de forma sencilla las claves que las distinguen y por qué es importante reconocerlas a tiempo.
#WorldDiabetesDay #Diabetes #SciComm
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November 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
📌 Hoy es el #DíaMundialDeLaDiabetes.
¿Sabes en qué se diferencian la diabetes tipo 1 y la tipo 2?
Te contamos de forma sencilla las claves que las distinguen y por qué es importante reconocerlas a tiempo.
#WorldDiabetesDay #Diabetes #SciComm
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¿Sabes en qué se diferencian la diabetes tipo 1 y la tipo 2?
Te contamos de forma sencilla las claves que las distinguen y por qué es importante reconocerlas a tiempo.
#WorldDiabetesDay #Diabetes #SciComm
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Un referente imprescindible para la comunidad científica. Nuestras condolencias a sus familiares y amigos. Que en paz descanse.
Con profundo pesar comunicamos el fallecimiento de Antonio García Bellido, cofundador e investigador principal del CBM y padre de la Escuela española de Biología del Desarrollo. El velatorio será hoy a partir de las 10:30 h en el Tanatorio La Paz de Madrid. Celebramos su vida y legado científico.
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Un referente imprescindible para la comunidad científica. Nuestras condolencias a sus familiares y amigos. Que en paz descanse.
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🔭 Yesterday marked 91 years since the birth of Carl Sagan: astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, and one of the greatest science communicators ever.
His words still remind us to look up, stay curious, and share the wonder of the nature and the universe. ✨
#CarlSagan #Science #Cosmos
His words still remind us to look up, stay curious, and share the wonder of the nature and the universe. ✨
#CarlSagan #Science #Cosmos
November 10, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🔭 Yesterday marked 91 years since the birth of Carl Sagan: astronomer, astrophysicist, cosmologist, and one of the greatest science communicators ever.
His words still remind us to look up, stay curious, and share the wonder of the nature and the universe. ✨
#CarlSagan #Science #Cosmos
His words still remind us to look up, stay curious, and share the wonder of the nature and the universe. ✨
#CarlSagan #Science #Cosmos
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🧪 The #IRBBarcelona #PhD Call is now open! We are offering PhD #fellowships to talented young scientists from around the world who wish to pursue a doctoral degree in #biomedicine!
Learn more and apply now!
General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi
IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B
Learn more and apply now!
General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi
IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B
November 11, 2025 at 10:02 AM
🧪 The #IRBBarcelona #PhD Call is now open! We are offering PhD #fellowships to talented young scientists from around the world who wish to pursue a doctoral degree in #biomedicine!
Learn more and apply now!
General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi
IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B
Learn more and apply now!
General call ➡️ https://bit.ly/3LtzIXi
IRB DRIVE call ➡️ https://bit.ly/4hODx5B
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Just kicked off the #BarcelonaBioMed Conference “When Development Meets #Cancer-Origins, Models & Therapies in #ChildhoodCancer”
Excited to hear from an outstanding line-up of speakers!
Organized by #IRBBarcelona & @sjdhospitalbarcelona.org
With the support of Fundación @bbvaenespana.bsky.social
Excited to hear from an outstanding line-up of speakers!
Organized by #IRBBarcelona & @sjdhospitalbarcelona.org
With the support of Fundación @bbvaenespana.bsky.social
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Just kicked off the #BarcelonaBioMed Conference “When Development Meets #Cancer-Origins, Models & Therapies in #ChildhoodCancer”
Excited to hear from an outstanding line-up of speakers!
Organized by #IRBBarcelona & @sjdhospitalbarcelona.org
With the support of Fundación @bbvaenespana.bsky.social
Excited to hear from an outstanding line-up of speakers!
Organized by #IRBBarcelona & @sjdhospitalbarcelona.org
With the support of Fundación @bbvaenespana.bsky.social
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🔬 #ColorectalCancer evades #immunotherapy using a dual barrier:
A study by #IRBBarcelona & @cnag-eu.bsky.social reveals how metastatic colorectal tumours block the immune system through two complementary mechanisms.
📰 @natgenet.nature.com
➡️ bit.ly/49BJaC0
#IRBScience @batllelab.bsky.social
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A study by #IRBBarcelona & @cnag-eu.bsky.social reveals how metastatic colorectal tumours block the immune system through two complementary mechanisms.
📰 @natgenet.nature.com
➡️ bit.ly/49BJaC0
#IRBScience @batllelab.bsky.social
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November 7, 2025 at 10:01 AM
🔬 #ColorectalCancer evades #immunotherapy using a dual barrier:
A study by #IRBBarcelona & @cnag-eu.bsky.social reveals how metastatic colorectal tumours block the immune system through two complementary mechanisms.
📰 @natgenet.nature.com
➡️ bit.ly/49BJaC0
#IRBScience @batllelab.bsky.social
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A study by #IRBBarcelona & @cnag-eu.bsky.social reveals how metastatic colorectal tumours block the immune system through two complementary mechanisms.
📰 @natgenet.nature.com
➡️ bit.ly/49BJaC0
#IRBScience @batllelab.bsky.social
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La Dra. @direnaac.bsky.social, Group Leader del #IRBBarcelona, participa hoy (18:30 h) en la mesa redonda “El reto de hacernos mayores” en el @prbb.org.
Evento🔝sobre #senescencia celular, #envejecimiento y #cáncer.
🎟️ Entrada libre
#SENESCEL #AgingResearch
#Ciencia #Investigación #Envejecimiento
Evento🔝sobre #senescencia celular, #envejecimiento y #cáncer.
🎟️ Entrada libre
#SENESCEL #AgingResearch
#Ciencia #Investigación #Envejecimiento
November 6, 2025 at 8:39 AM
La Dra. @direnaac.bsky.social, Group Leader del #IRBBarcelona, participa hoy (18:30 h) en la mesa redonda “El reto de hacernos mayores” en el @prbb.org.
Evento🔝sobre #senescencia celular, #envejecimiento y #cáncer.
🎟️ Entrada libre
#SENESCEL #AgingResearch
#Ciencia #Investigación #Envejecimiento
Evento🔝sobre #senescencia celular, #envejecimiento y #cáncer.
🎟️ Entrada libre
#SENESCEL #AgingResearch
#Ciencia #Investigación #Envejecimiento
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Congratulations to @analechugavieco.bsky.social (@mitotherapx-lab.bsky.social, #IRBBarcelona) on being awarded a #FEBS Excellence Award! 🎉
These awards recognise exceptional early-career group leaders in the FEBS area with a proven record of scientific excellence.
#FEBSExcellenceAwards
These awards recognise exceptional early-career group leaders in the FEBS area with a proven record of scientific excellence.
#FEBSExcellenceAwards
November 5, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Congratulations to @analechugavieco.bsky.social (@mitotherapx-lab.bsky.social, #IRBBarcelona) on being awarded a #FEBS Excellence Award! 🎉
These awards recognise exceptional early-career group leaders in the FEBS area with a proven record of scientific excellence.
#FEBSExcellenceAwards
These awards recognise exceptional early-career group leaders in the FEBS area with a proven record of scientific excellence.
#FEBSExcellenceAwards
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Dr. @nlbigas.bsky.social, has been awarded the Rei Jaume I Prize in Biomedical Research —one of Spain’s highest scientific honours— for her pioneering work on #cancer mutations & the creation of computational tools to study them.
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHmrJVtSnqg
@bbglab.bsky.social
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHmrJVtSnqg
@bbglab.bsky.social
PRJ Investigación Biomédica: Nuria López-Bigas
Doctora en Biología por la Universidad de Barcelona. Investigadora ICREA en la Fundació Institut de Recerca Biomédica (IRB Barcelona).Sus campos de especiali...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Dr. @nlbigas.bsky.social, has been awarded the Rei Jaume I Prize in Biomedical Research —one of Spain’s highest scientific honours— for her pioneering work on #cancer mutations & the creation of computational tools to study them.
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHmrJVtSnqg
@bbglab.bsky.social
▶️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OHmrJVtSnqg
@bbglab.bsky.social
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Did you know #microbiology was born from curiosity and chance?
Dr. Cayetano González (#IRBBarcelona) shows a replica of #AntoineVanLeeuwenhoek’s #microscope and reminds us: curiosity drives every discovery.
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Dr. Cayetano González (#IRBBarcelona) shows a replica of #AntoineVanLeeuwenhoek’s #microscope and reminds us: curiosity drives every discovery.
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Meet our Scientists: El Dr. Cayetano González y el microscopio de Antonie van Leeuwenhoek
👨🔬 ¿Sabías que el descubrimiento de la microbiología surgió gracias a una combinación curiosidad y azar?El Dr. Cayetano González, investigador del @IRBBar...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Did you know #microbiology was born from curiosity and chance?
Dr. Cayetano González (#IRBBarcelona) shows a replica of #AntoineVanLeeuwenhoek’s #microscope and reminds us: curiosity drives every discovery.
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Dr. Cayetano González (#IRBBarcelona) shows a replica of #AntoineVanLeeuwenhoek’s #microscope and reminds us: curiosity drives every discovery.
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Join us for the Frontiers in Metastasis Research Workshop — a focused session on metastatic adaptation, therapeutic resistance & the tumour microenvironment (TME).
🗓 14 Nov 2025 · 9:00–12:30 h
📍 @www.pcb.ub.edu
🔗 irbbarcelona.org/adaptmet-workshop
#CancerResearch #Metastasis #TME #Oncology
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🗓 14 Nov 2025 · 9:00–12:30 h
📍 @www.pcb.ub.edu
🔗 irbbarcelona.org/adaptmet-workshop
#CancerResearch #Metastasis #TME #Oncology
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October 30, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Join us for the Frontiers in Metastasis Research Workshop — a focused session on metastatic adaptation, therapeutic resistance & the tumour microenvironment (TME).
🗓 14 Nov 2025 · 9:00–12:30 h
📍 @www.pcb.ub.edu
🔗 irbbarcelona.org/adaptmet-workshop
#CancerResearch #Metastasis #TME #Oncology
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🗓 14 Nov 2025 · 9:00–12:30 h
📍 @www.pcb.ub.edu
🔗 irbbarcelona.org/adaptmet-workshop
#CancerResearch #Metastasis #TME #Oncology
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Our recent Cancer Discovery study (Centonze et al.) shows that within hours, metastatic CRC cells switch from an EMP1⁺ invasive state to an LGR5⁺ stem-like program, highlighting that Plasticity is a dynamic, regulated cell-state decision
#Bluetorial below👇🏼
#KRAS #Plasticity #ColorectalCancer
#Bluetorial below👇🏼
#KRAS #Plasticity #ColorectalCancer
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📣Thrilled to share our latest study just out in Cancer Discovery!
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aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
📣Thrilled to share our latest study just out in Cancer Discovery!
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aacrjournals.org/cancerdiscov...
A plastic EMP1⁺ to LGR5⁺ cell state conversion as a bypass to KRAS-G12D pharmacological inhibition in metastatic colorectal cancer
Abstract. Inhibitors of the oncogene KRAS hold promise for treating metastatic CRC (mCRC). Here we show that a selective, covalent small molecule inhibitor of the active (ON) conformation of RAS-G12D,...
aacrjournals.org
October 27, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Our recent Cancer Discovery study (Centonze et al.) shows that within hours, metastatic CRC cells switch from an EMP1⁺ invasive state to an LGR5⁺ stem-like program, highlighting that Plasticity is a dynamic, regulated cell-state decision
#Bluetorial below👇🏼
#KRAS #Plasticity #ColorectalCancer
#Bluetorial below👇🏼
#KRAS #Plasticity #ColorectalCancer
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El #CáncerColorrectal cambia de identidad para sobrevivir al tratamiento.
Un estudio del #IRBBarcelona ha identificado un mecanismo de resistencia en las #metástasis de #cáncer colorrectal.
Lee aquí la noticia completa en @lavanguardia.com.
➡️ https://shorturl.at/La7hT
@batllelab.bsky.social
Un estudio del #IRBBarcelona ha identificado un mecanismo de resistencia en las #metástasis de #cáncer colorrectal.
Lee aquí la noticia completa en @lavanguardia.com.
➡️ https://shorturl.at/La7hT
@batllelab.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 10:02 AM
El #CáncerColorrectal cambia de identidad para sobrevivir al tratamiento.
Un estudio del #IRBBarcelona ha identificado un mecanismo de resistencia en las #metástasis de #cáncer colorrectal.
Lee aquí la noticia completa en @lavanguardia.com.
➡️ https://shorturl.at/La7hT
@batllelab.bsky.social
Un estudio del #IRBBarcelona ha identificado un mecanismo de resistencia en las #metástasis de #cáncer colorrectal.
Lee aquí la noticia completa en @lavanguardia.com.
➡️ https://shorturl.at/La7hT
@batllelab.bsky.social
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Meet Dr. @analechugavieco.bsky.social, Group Leader of the @mitotherapx-lab.bsky.social at #IRBBarcelona. Watch her share insights into her groundbreaking research in our latest #MeetOurScientists video!
▶️ https://youtu.be/V0ohXjZ7GWE
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▶️ https://youtu.be/V0ohXjZ7GWE
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Meet Our Scientists: Dra. Ana Lechuga-Vieco y la biología mitocondrial que transformará la salud
En este video, te presentamos a la Dra. Ana Victoria Lechuga-Vieco, Group Leader del Laboratorio de Biología Mitocondrial y Regeneración de Tejidos en el @IR...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Meet Dr. @analechugavieco.bsky.social, Group Leader of the @mitotherapx-lab.bsky.social at #IRBBarcelona. Watch her share insights into her groundbreaking research in our latest #MeetOurScientists video!
▶️ https://youtu.be/V0ohXjZ7GWE
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▶️ https://youtu.be/V0ohXjZ7GWE
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🧪 A new study led by #IRBBarcelona researchers @fransupek.bsky.social & @guillepalou.bsky.social reveals that the efficiency of the Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay (NMD) pathway—a key genetic quality control mechanism—varies across human tissues and individuals.
More here 👉 https://shorturl.at/JbqIk
More here 👉 https://shorturl.at/JbqIk
October 16, 2025 at 9:02 AM
🧪 A new study led by #IRBBarcelona researchers @fransupek.bsky.social & @guillepalou.bsky.social reveals that the efficiency of the Nonsense-Mediated mRNA Decay (NMD) pathway—a key genetic quality control mechanism—varies across human tissues and individuals.
More here 👉 https://shorturl.at/JbqIk
More here 👉 https://shorturl.at/JbqIk
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🧪 Out in @nature.com: Smoking and biological sex shape healthy bladder tissue evolution, offering clues to #cancer risk.
✍️ #IRBBarcelona & University of Washington
📌 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09521-x
#IRBScience #CancerResearch #BladderCancer @bbglab.bsky.social
✍️ #IRBBarcelona & University of Washington
📌 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09521-x
#IRBScience #CancerResearch #BladderCancer @bbglab.bsky.social
October 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
🧪 Out in @nature.com: Smoking and biological sex shape healthy bladder tissue evolution, offering clues to #cancer risk.
✍️ #IRBBarcelona & University of Washington
📌 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09521-x
#IRBScience #CancerResearch #BladderCancer @bbglab.bsky.social
✍️ #IRBBarcelona & University of Washington
📌 DOI: 10.1038/s41586-025-09521-x
#IRBScience #CancerResearch #BladderCancer @bbglab.bsky.social
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Join us in our plenary #seminar this week, with @crisprflydesign.bsky.social, from @dkfz.bsky.social.
Host: Dr. @milanlab.bsky.social
Register here ➡️ https://shorturl.at/gBv1J
#Drosophila #DrosophilaResearch #CRISPR
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Host: Dr. @milanlab.bsky.social
Register here ➡️ https://shorturl.at/gBv1J
#Drosophila #DrosophilaResearch #CRISPR
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October 13, 2025 at 9:02 AM
Join us in our plenary #seminar this week, with @crisprflydesign.bsky.social, from @dkfz.bsky.social.
Host: Dr. @milanlab.bsky.social
Register here ➡️ https://shorturl.at/gBv1J
#Drosophila #DrosophilaResearch #CRISPR
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Host: Dr. @milanlab.bsky.social
Register here ➡️ https://shorturl.at/gBv1J
#Drosophila #DrosophilaResearch #CRISPR
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