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Medical Xpress - KRAS degradation induces rapid lung cancer regression in preclinical mouse models
Media mentions
News Medical Life Sciences - Degrading mutant KRAS protein induces greater lung cancer regression
Institutional
Dr. Toni Gabaldon among 65 Fellows elected to the American Academy of Microbiology
Scientific
Candida evolution disclosed: new insights into fungal infections
Scientific
The climate crisis could trigger the outbreak of new and lethal infectious diseases
Institutional
A project for the early diagnosis of colorectal cancer receives support from the ”la Caixa” Foundation
Institutional
The MultiSeq project receives funding from the ERC to optimise sequencing and explore market potential
Scientific
How did skates evolve to develop wing-shaped fins?
Media mentions
"Un análisis de saliva permitirá saber el estado de salud de la persona” - La Vanguardia
Scientific
RNA molecules with no apparent function represent a new therapeutic approach against fungal infection by Candida
Scientific
Identification of genes that cause resistance to treatment of the pathogenic fungus Candida
Dr. Toni Gabaldón
Institutional
Two IRB Barcelona projects funded by the 2021 CaixaResearch call for Health Research
Dr. Toni Gabaldón, IRB Barcelona
Institutional
Dr. Toni Gabaldón elected new EMBO member
Level of mitochondrial gene expression and interferon response in human epithelial cells in response to infection with the four Candida species.
Scientific
Fungal species causing candidiasis use distinct infection strategies
Mitochondrial acquisition occurred in a scenario of increasing complexity.
Scientific
Timeline of early eukaryotic evolution unveiled
Scientific
A phylogenetic analysis reveals the evolution of the mitochondrial calcium transporter
Toni Gabaldon, head of the Comparative Genomics lab, IRB Barcelona and BSC-CNS.
Community
Who’s the scientist behind the new Comparative Genomics group?
Toni Gabaldón, ICREA researcher at IRB Barcelona and the BSC-CNS.
Media mentions
Toni Gabaldón: "The true hope is that genomics emerges as a therapeutic tool"
Toni Gabaldón and his team.
Scientific
Like an instruction manual, the genome groups genes together for convenience