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ICREA researcher at IRB Barcelona, Núria López-Bigas
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Núria López-Bigas receives the 'Doctores Diz Pintado' National Cancer Research Prize from the Universidad de Salamanca
To ensure adequate levels of proteins in the cell, a strict quality control system is responsible for tagging the proteins with ubiquitin for degradation. Francisco Martínez, IRB Barcelona.
Scientific
Researchers at IRB Barcelona study how altered protein degradation contributes to the development of tumours
Erika Lopez, IRB Barcelona.
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Understanding the effects of chemotherapy
Researchers at IRB Barcelona have identified these genetic footprints produced by some cancer treatments and have for the first time been able to calculate the genetic toxicity of some of these treatments. Claudia Arnedo, IRB Barcelona.
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The DNA damage caused by “chemo”
Researchers at IRB Barcelona have identified these genetic footprints produced by some cancer treatments and have for the first time been able to calculate the genetic toxicity of some of these treatments. Claudia Arnedo, IRB Barcelona.
Scientific
Genetic alterations caused by cancer therapies identified
El presidente de la AECC, Ignacio Muñoz, durante la ceremonia de entrega de las ayudas.
Institutional
The Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) awards funding to three researchers at IRB Barcelona
Press conference at IRB Barcelona, presenting the #MetastasisChallenge
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IRB Barcelona wants to raise €5 M for research into metastasis
Press conference at IRB Barcelona, presenting the #MetastasisChallenge
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IRB Barcelona calls society to action in the fight against metastasis
Núria López-Bigas, head of the Biomedical Genomics Lab at IRB Barcelona
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25 women scientists that you have to get to know
100tífiques. Source: FCRI
Outreach
Gathering of “100tífiques”: fostering education to change stereotypes that drive girls away from science
Sofie Vanthournout, director of Sense About Science
Institutional
Learning to give science a voice
The 2019 “Recerca en Directe” fair will be held from 6-9 March at the CosmoCaixa
Outreach
IRB Barcelona among the 12 research centres chosen to participate in the 2019 “Recerca en Directe” Fair
Núria López-Bigas, head of the Biomedical Genomics Lab at IRB Barcelona
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Solving the mystery of the repetition of two letters in the genome
The DNA molecule, formed by a double helix, winds around histone molecules twice, thus forming nucleosomes. The pink regions indicate those enriched in Adenine/Thymine base pairs (Author: Iris Joval Granollers)
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Researchers at IRB Barcelona explain the origin of the mysterious periodicity of the genome
Image: La Marato
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New tools against cancer thanks to funding from La Marató
Cancer Geneme Interpreter (CGI). Image: Núria López-Bigas
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An 'interpreter' of relevant mutations
Núria López-Bigas will lead the "Biomedical Genomics" laboratory (M Minocri, IRB Barcelona)
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Núria López-Bigas: “A greater percentage of cancer cases will be cured”
Núria López-Bigas will lead the "Biomedical Genomics" laboratory (M Minocri, IRB Barcelona)
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Cancer Genome Interpreter
Núria López-Bigas, group leader of the Biomedical Genomics Lab
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Interview with Núria López-Bigas from IRB Barcelona
In the picture, Núria López-Bigas and the team that published the study in Nature Genetics
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Mismatch repair prefers exons
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Barcelona hosts the first symposium of young scientists in biomedicine
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The 'DNA corrector' is more efficient in the most relevant regions of the genome
In the picture, Núria López-Bigas and the team that published the study in Nature Genetics
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The “DNA corrector” is more efficient in the most important regions of the genome
Núria López-Bigas, head of the Biomedical Genomics Lab at IRB Barcelona
Institutional
Núria López-Bigas, elected EMBO Member
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Núria López-Bigas, newly elected EMBO Member
Núria López-Bigas stars the ninth video of the "Meet Our Scientists" series
Innovation
Núria López-Bigas: "We look for cancer driver genes in tumours from patients"
Malignant melanoma. Image: 3/24.
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Researchers find unexpected genomic landscape in melanoma
Meritxell Rovira. Image: Adrià Costa.
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Meritxell Rovira: "In biomedical research nobody is good enough to know enough, and that is very fortunate"
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Núria López-Bigas is to participate in a conference on the latest approaches in cancer research
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Núria López-Bigas: “We give the name 'cancer' to many diseases”