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DNA – The force is with you
Modesto Orozco leads the Molecular modelling and bioinformatics laboratory at IRB Barcelona
Media mentions
Modesto Orozco on Radio Nacional de España
In the image, simulation of a chromatin fiber (MuG consortium)
Institutional
Genomics prepares to jump to three dimensions
Researchers revealed details of the p38 activation mechanism. The image represents the structural changes from the inactive state (purple) to the active one (green) proposed by X-ray crystallography. Image: Antonija Kuzmanic.
Scientific
Computational research details the activation mechanism of a protein involved in many diseases
Media mentions
Researchers reveal details of the p38α activation mechanism
The BIST founding conference took place on 31st March at the CCCB in Barcelona. (Image: BIST)
Institutional
BIST awards the first five “Ignite” multidisciplinary projects with 20,000€ each
Examples of computationally designed proteins made of curved beta-sheets and helices forming cavities with different sizes and shapes (E.Marcos, IRB Barcelona-UW)
Media mentions
"How to computationally design artificial proteins for novel applications"
Examples of computationally designed proteins made of curved beta-sheets and helices forming cavities with different sizes and shapes (E.Marcos, IRB Barcelona-UW)
Scientific
Scientists reveal how to computationally design artificial proteins for novel applications
Eadweard Muybridge's pictures of a galloping horse enabled detailed analysis of animals and humans in motion. Today's protein research is faced with a similar situation when trying to understand how proteins move. (L. Orellana)
Scientific
A minimalist theory to predict protein movements
11 young scientists will learn about proteins, lab techniques and bioinformatics at IRB Barcelona
Outreach
66 youngsters from around the world start the BIYSC programme in research centres around Catalonia
Innovation
Launch of Nostrum BioDiscovery to discover drugs and molecules
Víctor Guallar (left) and Modesto Orozco are the scientific leaders behind Nostrum BioDiscovery
Innovation
Launch of Nostrum BioDiscovery, a spin-off that applies supercomputing to speed up drug discovery
Media mentions
Modesto Orozco: "Homer Simpson isn't appreciated enough"
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Academics snag EU cash for 3-D genomics project
3D representation of a human DNA fragment (Copyright: Marc Martí-Renom, CNAG-CRG)
Institutional
Europe injects 3 million euros into three-dimensional genomics
Media mentions
A new platform to study DNA simulations
Plasmid DNA simulation (P Dans. IRB Barcelona)
Scientific
IRB Barcelona develops an advanced method and the first platform of DNA simulations
Media mentions
Modesto Orozco: “Biology will end up becoming engineering”
Institutional
Spain joins the European consortium Elixir for managing and analysing biological data
Inntags is a new tool for protein tagging (Image: Dr Aldea's laboratory)
Scientific
Inntags: new tools for innocuous protein tagging
Media mentions
New “tags” could improve the study of proteins
Media mentions
Molecular model shows how histone tail wags epigenetic dog
Media mentions
US and China compete in the race for supercomputers
Histone tails (FreeStockImages)
Scientific
Understanding the molecular origin of epigenetic markers
Scientific
When a denaturant stabilizes DNA
Scientific
Mutations in the dark side of the genome cause leukemia
Media mentions
Supporting the excellence of outstanding students
Innovation
The biomedicine boom
Innovation
Spain to become a full member of ELIXIR, the European infrastructure for bioinformatics
Researchers have experimentally and theoretically determined for the first time an important property of DNA that has remained unknown until now - its dielectric constant. This opens the way to a realistic computational description of DNA...
Scientific
Researchers measure a property of DNA for the first time