January 11th

Genetic engineering to prevent rejection in xenotransplantation

January 29th

Genome “wormholes”

January 30th

Brain plasticity in pianists depends on age of musical training onset

February 15th

A new therapeutic strategy for aggressive lung tumors

March 31st

A  cancer drug could treat blood vessel deformities

April 4th

A potential new biomarker and therapeutic target for obesity

April 15th

A potential treatment for colon cancer

April 28th

Finding a new type of resistance to antiangiogenic drugs and how to fight it

June 9th

HIV combination therapies: are two drugs enough?

June 15th

Temsirolimus is designated Orphan Drug for adrenoleukodystrophy

June 21st

Tractivus: enhanced tracheal stent technologies

July 7th

High-precision next-next generation sequencing for  hereditary cancer

July 20th

Less antibiotics for hospital-acquired, ventilator-associated pneumonia

August 18th

Not all tumor cells are equal

August 27th

The first epigenetic test to identify tumors of unknown primary

September 5th

ANTI-SUPERBUGS PCP kicks off to join the fight against superbugs

September 13th

Therapeutic RANK inhibition reduces breast cancer recurrence

September 27th

When learning is fun – scientists prove how the brain simulates external rewards to boost memory

October 4th

A key molecule in psoriasis development is identified

November 17th

How does the brain of people who do not like music work?

December 1st

The first analysis of Ewing’s sarcoma methyloma may lead to new treatments

Awards & Distinctions

XAVIER BOSCH

UB Honoris Causa doctorate

MANEL ESTELLER

Medal of Honour of the Parliament of Catalonia
28th Catalunya International Prize
Proof of Concept 2016

JOANA SIERPOWSKA

2nd Comas i Solà contest

MIREIA MARTÍN-SATUÉ

Merck Research Grant 2016

CONXI LÁZARO

Theodor Schwann Prize

MARTA DÍEZ-FERRER

3rd prize for best original research AABIP Congress

ÁLVARO AYTÉS

BBVA Foundation grant

XENOPAT

Eureka Award 2016