House of Culture of the Provincial Council of Girona, Plaça de l’Hospital, 6, 17002 Girona. From 19:30 to 21.00h
ICRA participates in the cycle of conferences “Descobert a Girona” whose main objective is to bring the research of the Department of Biology of the University of Girona closer to Girona society. The public will be able to discover what research is done there and how it is done. The cycle consists of three sessions to explain the discoveries of all the Department’s research areas and a closing presentation by a guest researcher of recognized international prestige who will present a strategy to guarantee food security despite global warming .
Program
01/10/2019 DISCOVERED IN GIRONA (I)
River sepsis: an environmental perspective on antibiotic resistance
Dr. Carlos Borrego
Professor at the University of Girona and researcher at the Catalan Water Research Institute (ICRA) , Microbial and Molecular Ecology Group.
Targeted photochemotherapy – A new strategy for the treatment of cancer
Dr. Anna Massaguer
Associate Professor University of Girona, Cancer Biochemistry Group.
08/10/2019 DISCOVERED IN GIRONA (II)
Strategies to enhance memory: diet and intracranial stimulation, treatments that affect the brain’s cellular structure
Dr. Gemma Huguet
Full Professor, University of Girona, Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology Group.
Transgenic potatoes to understand how plants nourish and protect themselves
Dr. Olga Serra
Associate Professor University of Girona, Cork Laboratory.
Environmental DNA as a species monitoring tool
Dr. Núria Sanz
Associate professor University of Girona, Genetic Ichthyology Laboratory.
15/10/2019 DISCOVERED IN GIRONA (III)
Apoptin: a viral protein to fight cancer
Dr. Anthony Benito
Full Professor University of Girona, Protein Engineering Group.
Gut microbiota and health: myths and realities
Dr. Jesus Garcia-Gil
Professor University of Girona, Intestinal Microbiology and Infectious Disease Group.
Conversations in utero: The dialogue between the endometrium, paternal factors and the embryo as a formula for success in reproduction
Dr. Beatriz Fernandez
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Program Postdoctoral Researcher University of Girona, Reproductive Biology Group.
10/22/2019 CLOSING PAPER
Solutions to the food crisis in the face of climate change
Dr. Ana I. Caño-Delgado
Professor and coordinator of the “Plant Signaling and Development” Program at the Agrigenomics Research Center (CRAG).
