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Department and School of Medicine and Life Sciences at @upf.edu. Located at the @prbb.org & member of #SOMM_alliance www.upf.edu/biomed

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UPF Medicine and Life Sciences @melisupf.bsky.social · 5d

Hello world! 👋
Som el Departament de Medicina i Ciències de la Vida de la @upf.edu. Vivim al @prbb.org i ens presentem de la millor manera possible: donant la veu al nostre personal i deixant clar que entre tots, 'we make science happen'! 💫

T'animes a seguir-nos? 🙋🏻‍♀️🙋🏾

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UPF Medicine and Life Sciences @melisupf.bsky.social · 30m

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Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona @prbb.org · 1h

Revivim l'#OpenPRBB amb algunes imatges de la jornada! 🌊🔬

📸© PRBB / Jordi Casañas

➡️ Mira l’àlbum complet a Flickr: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCwMzP

UPF Medicine and Life Sciences @melisupf.bsky.social · 31m

Visca el bacteri més animat de tot el Parc! 🙌
Al lab del @marcguellc.bsky.social 😜

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Universitat Pompeu Fabra @upf.edu · 5d

🔙 #35AnysUPF! Avui mirem enrere al dia que ho va canviar tot: el primer dia de classe, ara fa 35 anys.

🗓 1990: Sota el lideratge del rector Enric Argullol, la UPF obria les portes al seu primer campus (Edifici Balmes) amb un esperit innovador.

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UPF Medicine and Life Sciences @melisupf.bsky.social · 3h

Really cool job offers here! 👇

📣A PhD and a postdoc positions offered in @santosmoreno-j.bsky.social's lab to go beyond #SyntheticBiology and program time in cells 🕘🦠

Both positions are funded by @erc.europa.eu
Come and join the @upf.edu & @prbb.org communities!

Javier Santos Moreno @santosmoreno-j.bsky.social · 3d

🚨Job alert!
🔬We have 2 new open positions (1 PhD, 1 postdoc) in our team (santosmorenolab.org) in Barcelona @upf.edu @prbb.org funded by @erc.europa.eu
If you are passionate about #SynBio and #GeneCircuits, apply now! (until Oct. 26th) 🦠🔧
Info below 👇Please RT!

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Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona @prbb.org · 5h

🔴 TODAY‼️ PRBB-CRG conference

📋 Theory reimagined for the physics of living systems🗣️ Greg Stephens - VU Amsterdam & OIST Graduate University

📆 Oct 13 - ⏰ 12:00
hosted by: Jordi Garcia-Ojalvo - @upf.edu

📍#PRBB Marie Curie room

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UPF Medicine and Life Sciences @melisupf.bsky.social · 3h

Las week, the @prbb.org hosted the Iberian EvoMG PI Meeting 2025. An event organized by the @evomg-bcn.bsky.social & @biomics-twinning.bsky.social to bring together all researchers working on the different areas of evolutionary medical genomics.

Delighted to see so many familiar faces there! 🙌😊

EvoMG Program @evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 1d

Next was Juan Diez ( @viroupf.bsky.social ), from the EvoMG Program and @melisupf.bsky.social, on virus projects involving virus evolution and host-viral interactions.

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EvoMG Program @evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 1d

Next, Marc Güell ( @marcguellc.bsky.social ), also from the EvoMG Program and @melisupf.bsky.social , sharing his vision on synthetic biology from an EvoMG prism.

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EvoMG Program @evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 22h

Next, Elena Bosch ( @ebosch1972.bsky.social ), from the EvoMG Program, @melisupf.bsky.social and IBE ( @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social ), talked about their work on the Raute population.

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EvoMG Program @evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 22h

Then, Francesc Calafell ( @francesccalafell.bsky.social ), also from the EvoMG Program, @melisupf.bsky.social and @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social, presented their results on Eivissa's ancestral population.

Francesc Calafell, EvoMG Program, UPF, IBE

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EvoMG Program @evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 22h

Then, Hafid Laayouni, also from @melisupf.bsky.social, discussed their results on the interaction between genes and sex in evolution and disease.

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EvoMG Program @evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 22h

Next, Manuel Irimia ( @mirimiam.bsky.social ), from the EvoMG Program, @melisupf.bsky.social and @crg.eu, presented two recently started projects leveraging comparative transcriptomics to better understand disease.

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EvoMG Program @evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 21h

Next, Mireia Valles-Colomer ( @mireiavallesc.bsky.social ), from the EvoMG Program and @melisupf.bsky.social , talked about her work about microbiome transmission.

Mireia Valles-Colomer, EvoMG Program, UPF

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EvoMG Program @evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 20h

The first speaker was Arcadi Navarro, from the EvoMG Program, @melisupf.bsky.social , @crg.eu, @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social, @fpmaragall.bsky.social et al, who told us how they plan to study cancer & longevity across evolution to learn about their major determinants.

Arcadi Navarro, EvoMG Program, UPF, CRG, IBE

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EvoMG Program @evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 20h

Next, David Comas, also from the EvoMG Program, @melisupf.bsky.social and @ibe-barcelona.bsky.social, who could not attend Session 2, presented in this session their work on adaptation to malaria of Sudanese Copts and the evolutionary history of the Roma population.

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EVOMG-Doctoral Network @evomg-dn.bsky.social · 18d

🚀 Exciting news: the Evolutionary Medical Genomics Doctoral Network (EVOMG-DN) launches soon!
🔍 15 fully funded PhD positions: ready to shape the future of genomic medicine? Stay tuned for details!
#PhD #EvolutionaryBiology #MSCA #PhDPositions

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EVOMG-Doctoral Network @evomg-dn.bsky.social · 13d

At EvoMG-DN we believe that evolutionary history shapes both the human genome and its pathogens and ultimately disease susceptibility.
We will tackle health challenges from an evolutionary perspective in the topic of: ageing, cancer and infectious diseases.
#PhD #EvolutionaryBiology #MSCA

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UPF Medicine and Life Sciences @melisupf.bsky.social · 4h

Gràcies a vosaltres! 🥰😊

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EvoMG Program @evomg-bcn.bsky.social · 20h

Jonas Juan-Mateu, from the EvoMG Program and @melisupf.bsky.social presented his work on microexons and diabetes and the plans to investigate diet adaptations in bats.

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UPF Medicine and Life Sciences @melisupf.bsky.social · 4h

Together, we make science happen! 💫

On a festive day filled with joy, energy and a desire to share knowledge, visitors were able to enjoy tours of the @prbb.org laboratories, workshops and games, along with micro-talks given by our researchers in a relaxed atmosphere.

#OpenPRBB
👉 tuit.cat/6eGsJ

A group of 60 volunteers of the OpenPRBB 2025 wearing the t-shirt with the motto 'we make science happen' at the inner square of the @prbb.org

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Universitat Pompeu Fabra @upf.edu · 3d

#DiaMundialSalutMental

La sensibilitat a l’estrès fa que els pensaments suïcides siguin més extrems i sostinguts en la població universitària

@melisupf.bsky.social @researchmar.bsky.social @prbb.org @hospitaldelmar.bsky.social

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Hospital del Mar @hospitaldelmar.bsky.social · 3d

Ser més sensible a l'#estrès fa que els estudiants universitaris tinguin pensaments suïcides més sovint, més intensos i més variables

Ho determina un estudi de @researchmar.bsky.social i @melisupf.bsky.social

#MentalHealthDay2025 #DiaMundialSalutMental @upf.edu

hospitaldelmar.cat/ca/noticies/...

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Servei de Recerca de la UPF @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social · 3d

La sensibilitat a l’estrès fa que els pensaments suïcides siguin més extrems i sostinguts en la població universitària.

És la conclusió principal d'un estudi dut a terme per un equip de @researchmar.bsky.social i @melisupf.bsky.social.

➡️ tuit.cat/Sw9nu

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UPF Medicine and Life Sciences @melisupf.bsky.social · 3d

ep, @sdrecercaupf.bsky.social aquí teniu un altre estudi acabat de sortir del forn! 😘

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UPF Medicine and Life Sciences @melisupf.bsky.social · 3d

#DiaMundialSaludMental
Nuevos estudios conectan la microbiota con la salud mental: "Ya hay psiquiatras que recetan probióticos"

Conoce la investigación de @mireiavallesc.bsky.social en el Grupo de Investigación del Microbioma - @upf.edu
@elperiodico.com

www.elperiodico.com/es/sanidad/2...

Nuevos estudios conectan la microbiota con la salud mental: 'Ya hay psiquiatras que recetan probióticos'

Mireia Vallès-Colomer, científica del Microbiome Research Group de la Universidad Pompeu Fabra, investiga cómo se transmite la microbiota en la población.

www.elperiodico.com

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UPF Medicine and Life Sciences @melisupf.bsky.social · 3d

5/🗣️ “Being able to distinguish students according to their suicidal ideation has allowed us to see that stress sensitivity intensifies the frequency and variability of suicidal thoughts”, Ana Portillo-Van Diest

original article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Subtypes of suicidal ideation among university students – An ecological momentary assessment study

Suicide is a leading cause of death among youth ages 15 to 29. This study identifies suicidal ideation (SI) subtypes among university students based o…