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Institutional
2021-12-01
The Spanish Association Against Cancer backs IRB Barcelona research with more than €3M
Innovation
2021-09-27
Nuage Therapeutics, the spin-off from IRB Barcelona and ICREA, is launched with the support of Asabys
Interaction of the androgen receptor and chaperone Hsp70 (in red) inside the cell. Blue indicates cell nuclei. Xavier Salvatella, IRB Barcelona.
Media mentions
2019-08-14
A posible therapeutic target for Kennedy’s disease and prostate cancer
Interaction of the androgen receptor and chaperone Hsp70 (in red) inside the cell. Blue indicates cell nuclei. Xavier Salvatella, IRB Barcelona.
Scientific
2019-08-08
Researchers at IRB Barcelona identify a possible therapeutic target for Kennedy´s disease and prostate cancer
The androgen receptor helix of polyglutamine becomes increasingly stable as the number (n) of glutamine amino acid residues increases.
Scientific
2019-06-12
Researchers at IRB Barcelona discover the structural consequences of the mutation that causes Kennedy disease
Innovation
2018-09-25
Researchers identify a molecule that halts and reverses neurodegeneration in Parkinson’s disease
The image shows interactions between the androgen receptor protein (AR) and the TFIIF protein in red. (Author: Paula Martínez-Cristóbal)
Scientific
2017-12-12
Closing in on advanced prostate cancer
Xavier Salvatella (Photo: Battista/MinocriIRB Barcelona)
Media mentions
2017-12-12
New line of attack against advanced prostate cancer in a study led by a Catalan scientist
CPEB4 liquid-like droplets in the cell cytoplasm (J. Guillén-Boixet, IRB Barcelona)
Scientific
2016-11-21
Towards a better understanding of the puzzling “droplets” in the cell cytoplasm
Media mentions
2016-08-18
The common enemy of Parkinson's, prostate cancer and Alzheimer's
Structure of the Androgen Receptor. NTD: N-terminal domain; DBD: DNA binding domain; LBD: Ligand binding domain. Numbers indicate the first and last aminoacids of the protein, and the domain limits.
Scientific
2016-08-16
Researchers discover the hidden potential of disordered proteins
Protein Androgen Receptor forms aggregatesthat damage muscle and motor neuron cells in Kennedy's Disease (B. Eftekharzadeh, IRB Barcelona)
Scientific
2016-06-10
Discovery of molecular protection linked to a degenerative neuromuscular disease
Media mentions
2016-04-04
Treatment for late-stage prostate cancer patients: getting closer to a solution
Media mentions
2016-03-22
Treatment for late-stage prostate cancer patients: getting closer to a solution
Institutional
2016-02-29
IRB Barcelona’s “Meet Our Scientists” video series brings biomedicine closer to society
Media mentions
2015-07-14
Supporting the excellence of outstanding students
Innovation
2015-07-06
The biomedicine boom
Media mentions
2015-03-13
Two million euros for a project against prostate cancer
In red, the domain of the androgen receptor protein where drugs to treat prostate cancer bind. In blue and black, parts of the protein where it might be feasible to direct new drugs (Author: Xavier Salvatella, IRB Barcelona)
Innovation
2015-03-12
2M€ for studying protein motions and their implications for the treatment of prostate cancer
Innovation
2015-03-05
Rare and orphan but not abandoned by science
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Media mentions
2014-06-12
From Protein Dance Positions to Protein-Drug Pas de Deux
Xavier Salvatella leads the Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics (Battista/Minocri, IRB Barcelona)
Scientific
2014-06-12
The transmission of information via proteins could revolutionize drug discovery
Graphic explaining the consequences of the loss of function of RARRES3 for breast cancer lung metastasis (Author: Gomis Lab, IRB)
Scientific
2014-05-27
Researchers identify a new suppressor of breast metastasis to the lung
MareNostrum supercomputer facility at BSC (Image rights: BSC)
Institutional
2014-02-20
Three Severo Ochoa Centres of Excellence join efforts in computational biology
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Media mentions
2013-06-06
Salvatella: "IRB is a bit like Janelia Farm on the Barcelona's Diagonal Avenue"
Diagram of the protein unfolding in presence of urea. Author: M Candotti © IRB Barcelona
Scientific
2013-03-26
Proteins in detail
Media mentions
2011-10-26
Molecular dynamics may change the research on future drugs
Media mentions
2011-08-30
Protein dynamics: Whispering within
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Scientific
2011-06-28
The dancing amino acids of ubiquitin
Proteins with disulphide bridges form more stable and less toxic fibers that those that do not have these bridges.
Scientific
2011-06-14
The fight against the toxic aggregation of proteins according to Darwin