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The Spanish Society of Evolutionary Biology (SESBE) has awarded the Pere Alberch Prize for the best doctoral thesis in evolutionary biology to Laia Marín Gual, researcher at the Institute of Biotechnology and Biomedicine (IBB-UAB) and the Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology of the UAB.

Microvillages and Science Project: connecting communities in situ

A multidisciplinary team co-led by the UAB has uncovered a key mechanism that allows the human bacterium Mycoplasma pneumoniae—responsible for atypical pneumonia and other respiratory infections—to obtain cholesterol and other essential lipids directly from the human body through the P116 protein. The discovery, published in Nature Communications, opens the door to using a modified version of this microorganism as a biotechnological platform to study and treat liver and atherosclerotic diseases.

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Professor Uwe Mamat, a distinguished and deeply cherished researcher in the field of applied microbiology. Professor Mamat was admired not only for his scientific acumen and substantial contributions to microbiological research but also for his warmth, empathy, generosity, and unwavering dedication, to his work, his collaborators, and his wife Claudia.

The researcher Salvador Ventura will lead the IBB research project that has obtained funding in the VIII Call for Health Research of the ”la Caixa” Foundation. The project proposes an innovative approach that could improve the treatment of Parkinson's disease.

The SENS4AD project focuses on developing a biosensor for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and the stratification of patient risk.

The Yeast Molecular Biology Group at IBB publishes two key research papers on the use of alkaline pH-activated promoters in Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Komagataella phaffii, with relevant industrial applications

An international team of scientists has generated a new ring-shaped protein nanomaterial capable of strongly binding to and neutralising the SARS-CoV2 virus. The study, published in Advanced HealthCare Materials, highlights the versatility of the system devised to design the nanorings, which can integrate therapeutic and diagnostic capabilities, and be adapted to combat other viruses.

Joan Cerdà, Xavier Daura, Salvador Ventura and Antonio Villaverde, highlighted for the impact of their research

IBB researchers have participated in conferences, workshops and guided tours.