At the IGTP TODAY
Cellular models used to search for new therapies for myotonic dystrophy type 1 do not usually take into account the diversity of subtypes presented by patients. A study led by researchers from IGTP has taken a step forward by developing three new models that represent this heterogeneity. The results have been published in the journal iScience.
As a strategic initiative under IGTP, GCAT (Genomes for Life) continues to make substantial contributions to public health knowledge. The latest GCAT study, conducted through the COVICAT initiative, signed by Ximena Goldberg and Rafael de Cid, sheds light on the complex interplay between genetic predispositions and environmental stressors in determining depression risk, especially during the COVID-19 lockdown. Published in Scientific Reports.
The Innomed Awards, held at the Can Ruti Campus, celebrated significant advancements in biomedical innovation and reinforced the commitment to collaboration among the leading healthcare and research institutions of this health ecosystem and its surroundings.
IGTP presented yesterday, 10 June, the initiative with a total of 45 companies and entities participating, which will promote the research and development of these medicines to generate an economic and social impact in Catalonia.
Recent research led by Carmen Fernández-Becerra and Hernando A del Portillo from ISGlobal and IGTP has provided new insights into the role of the spleen in malaria, specifically in infections caused by Plasmodium vivax.
Once again, the "Visita la recerca" program of Fundació La Marató de TV3 has successfully concluded at Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), where a score of collaborators had the opportunity to discover firsthand the research projects supported through this charitable initiative.
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On 5 June, the fourth year high school students from Sadako School in Barcelona explored the facilities of IGTP in a morning filled with activity. The visit introduced them to some basic principles of scientific research.
PATH2XNAT is a collaborative effort that merges the capabilities of 3 European research infrastructures: Euro-BioImaging, ELIXIR, and EATRIS through a consortium comprised by the following partners: Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), EMC and Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin.
The activity of Èpica Foundation La Fura dels Baus, co-financed by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), in collaboration with Germans Trias i Pujol Research Institute (IGTP), Institute of Biomedical Research of Barcelona (IIBB-CSIC), Polytechnic University of Catalonia, and Computer Vision Center (CVC-UAB), took place from 14 to 26 May at Casa de l'Aigua (Trinitat Nova) in Barcelona. The results were presented last weekend before more than 200 people.
Dr Sofía España, a researcher from the Cancer Mechanisms and Pathways Group at IGTP and the Badalona Applied Research Group in Oncology (B·ARGO) IGTP-Institut Català d'Oncologia (ICO), has been awarded one of the prestigious Clínico Junior Grants by the Spanish Association Against Cancer. This grant will enable her to balance her clinical duties with research, focusing on the development of a minimally invasive diagnostic tool to classify different types of colorectal cancer, advancing towards precision medicine.
