This afternoon, we received the visit of 6th year students of the International Baccalaureate (IB) of the Pestalozzi School, with which we have a collaboration agreement since 2012. Today we were visited by 15 students who are in their last year of high school at the Pestalozzi School with the aim of getting to know…
The research group led by Dr. Eduardo Arzt published a paper in the journal Aging Cell in which they described a molecular mechanism that facilitates the persistence of tumor cells through a new pathway of cellular senescence, which could explain cellular resistance to cancer therapies. Senescence is a natural mechanism that occurs in response to…
A team from IBioBA published a research paper in the journal Nature Communications in which they identified that learning modifies the way the olfactory cortex processes odours. This paper changes the paradigm in which information processing in the brain was understood. A smell that takes you back to your childhood, the perfume that reminds you…
In a study published today in the prestigious journal Science Advances, an IBioBA team was able to shed light on the role that a type of circular RNA, which is abundant in the nervous system but so far unexplored, plays in emotional behaviour. A job interview, an exam, a public lecture, or just everyday thoughts…
Medical students from the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) recently undertook a laboratory session at the Instituto de Investigación en Biomedicina de Buenos Aires (IBioBA, CONICET – Max Planck). Their visit encompassed familiarizing themselves with the Institute’s state-of-the-art facilities and engaging in a practical application of forensic genetics utilizing the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique. Beyond…
Three secondary school students won first place in the regional stage of Jugend Forscht (Youth Researches), the renowned European science competition, with a project on the effects of flavourings in e-cigarettes. In October 2023, Sofía Capello, Zoe Augspach and Milagros Ruiz Lodwig began to shape their project in the laboratories of the Buenos Aires Institute…
Molecular biology work carried out by the Molecular Neurobiology lab led by Damián Refojo at IBioBA, together with Manuel de la Mata’s team at the Institute of Physiology, Molecular Biology and Neurosciences (IFIBYNE), has revealed key information about the control that circular RNAs exert on gene expression. Studying these novel intracellular structures may be useful…
As part of World Cancer Day, which is celebrated every 4 February, we tell you about the work being carried out by research groups at the Buenos Aires Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IBioBA, CONICET-Max Planck) to provide knowledge about its mechanisms and potential drug or treatment developments. Who does not feel fear when hearing…
A paper published in the journal Nature Communications, in which IBioBA’s Max Planck Guest Laboratory participated, described a molecular mechanism by which lung tissue repair is induced after damage caused by respiratory infection. The finding could lay the groundwork for the development of drugs to treat acute viral lung infections. Influenza is an acute respiratory…
The IBioBA organized a year-end seminar with talks dedicated to Artificial Intelligence in Biomedicine and Society. IBioBA staff participated in two interesting presentations by colleagues from specialized organizations in the country. The day began with the seminar “Deep Learning and Artificial Intelligence. Keep calm and join the revolution”, by Rodrigo Fernando Ruiz from the Universidad Nacional…