On Saturday 17 October, the Barcelona Science Park is relaunching the initiative “Fes Recerca!” (Do research!), a series of scientific workshops designed for the public and involving researchers from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB Barcelona). The sessions will be held in the building known as “la Pedrera”, which belongs to the Caixa Catalunya. To participate, you should make a reservation on the Park’s web page.

“Fes Recerca!” seeks to contribute to improving scientific culture by allowing people to get a first hand experience of research, and to strengthen scientific vocation among students. The researchers invite the public to perform experiments and to learn the lab techniques used in current day-to-day biomedical investigation. The workshops will be held from 11h until 13h on the following Saturdays: 17 and 24 October, and 7, 14, 21 and 28 November.

Workshops

17 October
Building proteins, organized by researchers from the Lab devoted to the Design, Synthesis and Structure of Proteins and Peptides at IRB Barcelona.
Tutors: Irene Martín, Miguel Moreno, Anna Guimerais and Muriel Arimon.

24 October and 21 November
Analyzing DNA and investigating the perpetrator of a crime!, organized by researchers from IRB Barcelona’s Macrophage Biology Group, in collaboration with a researchers from the Dept. of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the Faculty of Physiology of the University of Barcelona.
Tutor: Consol Farrera.

14 November
Flies with cancer? , organized by researchers from the Cell Division Lab at IRB Barcelona.
Tutors: Elisabeth Castellanos, Ana Jenic, and Leire Mendizábal

7 and 28 November
How drugs are made?, organized by researchers from the PCB’s Combinatorial Chemistry Unit.

For more information about the Workshops and for reservations:
http://www.pcb.ub.es/fesrecerca