Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG)

🔵 We are seeking a new director! The Centre for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is an independent research institute located on the shores of the sunny beaches of Barcelona. It is part of the public research system of Catalonia ICERCA - Centres de Recerca de Catalunya. We have one clear mission: to understand the complexity of life. We do this to advance knowledge for the health and wellbeing of people, as well as to advance economic prosperity. 🔗 Job offer: https://lnkd.in/d57qJeed 🔗 Full Brochure: https://lnkd.in/dUVNuUMs

🏆 Ayer participamos en el acto de reconocimiento a los centros y unidades de investigación con la acreditación de excelencia Severo Ochoa y María de Maeztu. Natalia Dave Coll, PhD, directora de la Oficina de Strategy and Funding, recogió la acreditación para el #CRG. ¡Enhorabuena a todos los centros y unidades acreditados!

🔴 TODAY 📣 PRBB-CRG Conference 📋 "Optimality for developmental robustness" 🗣️ Takashi Hiiragi Hubrecht Institute, Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research 🤝Hosted by Adel Al Jord & Verena Ruprecht 📅 September 6- 12:00 📍 Marie Curie room PRBB (Barcelona Biomedical Research Park)

Congratulations to Dr. Noelia Ferruz, Junior Group Leader at the CRG, who has been backed by a €1.5M European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grant in this year's funding round. Dr. Ferruz will use the funding to begin work on ATHENA, an AI model designed to create proteins with custom properties, such as the ability to soak up carbon dioxide or bind to BPA molecules, that can’t be found in nature 🌍🔬! From carbon capture to environmental cleanup, the initiative can provide completely new ways of tackling long elusive problems, and we can’t wait to see what’s next in the new frontier of AI-driven science.

📣 PRBB-CRG Conference 📋 "Quantifying tissue organization in space and time" 🗣️ Ben Raphael, Princeton University 🤝Hosted by Donate Weghorn 📅 September 13- 12:00 📍 Marie Curie room PRBB (Barcelona Biomedical Research Park)

📣 PRBB-CRG Conference 📋 "Optimality for developmental robustness" 🗣️ Takashi Hiiragi Hubrecht Institute, Developmental Biology and Stem Cell Research 🤝Hosted by Adel Al Jord & Verena Ruprecht 📅 September 6- 12:00 📍 Marie Curie room PRBB (Barcelona Biomedical Research Park)

This is the predicted protein structure of FNBP1. It is thought to drive cancer through alterations in splicing. An algorithm developed at the #CRG predicts there are 813 genes which aid cancer proliferation by altering cellular splicing. Study out now in Nature Communications. According to main author Miquel Anglada-Girotto, PhD candidate at the Serrano Lab, "these are not classic oncogenes but rather represent an entire new class of potential cancer drivers which can be targeted in isolation or in synergy with existing strategies. It’s an incredibly exciting new frontier to explore." The majority of the genes found have been overlooked historically because most cancer research focus on how mutations contribute to the disease. The research expands the list of possible therapeutic targets to monitor and tackle the disease. More info: https://lnkd.in/dx5Maa2S

⚡ Practical Course on Targeted Proteomics The course aims to fill in the gap between theory and the actual implementation of the targeted proteomics workflow, so that by the end of the week the students have the necessary know-how to implement the targeted proteomics workflows in their own research laboratories, and gain exposure to emerging applications in the field. 🗓️ Nov 17-22 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dVgqG8Xm

📢 The #SciencebyWomen program from Fundación Mujeres por África opens its 10th call for proposals and the #CRG is once again one of the hosting institutes. ⌛️ Deadline: Sept 30 Learn more about our long lasting commitment towards the #SciencebyWomen program: 👉https://lnkd.in/dtw_bqZM

🔴 TODAY 📣 PRBB-CRG Conference 📋 "Cis- and trans-acting gene regulation by long noncoding RNAs" 🗣️ Igor Ulitsky Weizmann Institute of Science Careers 🤝Hosted by Eva Novoa 📅 September 2- 12:00 📍 Marie Curie room PRBB (Barcelona Biomedical Research Park)