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Several national media, such as La Vanguardia and RTVE, echoed the publication of the genome sequence of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in last Sunday’s advanced online version of Nature. The study, which involves Modesto Orozco and Josep L. Gelpí, both with the Joint Programme on Computational Biology between IRB Barcelona and the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), does not end here. Cells of 500 patients will be analyzed, with the hope of identifying alterations in cellular mechanisms that might serve as therapeutic targets in this disease.
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The Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona) pursues a society free of disease. To this end, it conducts multidisciplinary research of excellence to cure cancer and other diseases linked to ageing. It establishes technology transfer agreements with the pharmaceutical industry and major hospitals to bring research results closer to society, and organises a range of science outreach activities to engage the public in an open dialogue. IRB Barcelona is an international centre that hosts 400 researchers and more than 30 nationalities. Recognised as a Severo Ochoa Centre of Excellence since 2011, IRB Barcelona is a CERCA centre and member of the Barcelona Institute of Science and Technology (BIST).
