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Gloria Pascual, Research Associate in the Stem Cells and Cancer Laboratory at IRB Barcelona, has been invited to participate in an open debate on cancer research, organised by the TV programme 'La Sexta Noche'.
During her participation, Gloria Pascual talked about her research on cancer and metastasis and the results of her study, which was headed by Salvador Aznar Benitah, ICREA researcher at IRB Barcelona and recently published in Nature. The study has identified the cells responsible for initiating and promoting metastasis in several types of human tumour.
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About IRB Barcelona
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).
