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Researchers at IRB Barcelona participate in the scientific workshop series “FES RECERCA” (Do research), which is addressed to secondary school students and teachers, and the public at large.
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
About IRB Barcelona
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).
