25-01-2012
UPF researchers obtain Advanced Grants from the ERC
The grants are to support projects led by Gustavo Deco of the DTIC, Ricard Solé in collaboration
with Francesc Posas, both of the CEXS, and Roderic Guigó of the CRG and Andrea Cerutti of the IMIM
Foundation.
18-01-2012
Francesc Posas is awarded the 2011 Carmen and Severo Ochoa research prize
Head of the Department of Experimental and Health Sciences (CEXS) has been awarded the prestigious
Carmen and Severo Ochoa research prize for his contribution to the study of cellular response to
stress and for his work on biological systems.
18-01-2012
Identified: New mechanism of tumoral cells reprogramation
Researchers Francisco X. Real and Eduardo Eyras,from the department of Experimental and Health
Sciences ( CEXS) have participated in a study that describes a new reprogrammation Mechanism of the
gene expression that turn into tumoral a health cell.
18-01-2012
A breakthrough towards the cure for Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy reveals new targets in the fight against this rare and serious disease
The work was directed by the Cell Biology Unit led by Pura Muñoz Canoves, ICREA researcher in the
Experimental and Health Sciences department (CEXS) of the UPF.
18-01-2012
Mutations caused by insertions of DNA short sequences are more frequent than thought
The GRIB Evolutionary Genomics Research Group (UPF-IMIM) has described for the first time how
insertions of one or more nucleotides in DNA are as common as deletions in most mammals' genomes,
in contrast to what was previously thought.
