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Article of Diario Medico where IRB Barcelona researcher Raúl Méndez explains in which point is the research of CPEB proteins and their role in cancer. Traditionally related with development, CPEB proteins are capable to regulate some genes that give the cells pluripotency and capability to proliferate, becoming tumor cells. Méndez took part as Alumni in the X Anniversary symposium of the Center of Genomic Regulation (CRG.)
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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).
