Leukemia is a complex disease and, we must combine different approaches to have the full representation of what is happening in a given patient. In this course, the participants will have the opportunity to act as a member of our multidisciplinary scientific community and analyze real world samples from the genetics, epigenetics and genomics perspective, to predict the future development of the disease according to its particular features, and advice the best possible treatment.

In this project participants with an interest in science, medicine or health care will be involved in an active learning environment in a realistic, dynamic medical experience.

They will discover the work in a university hospital and learn about the challenges faced and the research developed in the different specialized Institutes/Centers of the Hospital Clínic. In small groups, students will have the opportunity to delve into some of these areas of medical specialization and, together with expert physicians and researchers, understand how a given clinical problem triggers specific research.

Are you ready to put on your white coat and discover a great hospital from the inside?

Why some salamanders can regenerate the tail, starfish can regenerate their arms, and we can’t even regenerate a fingertip? You will be able to answer these questions and more in this research project studying Planarians, the champions of regeneration. In the XIX century planarians were described as "immortal under the edge of a knife" since they can regenerate any missing part (even the head!) in a few days. Are you eager to discover which genes are the key to this property? Join us and get into the regenerative world!

Synthetic biology has a growing impact on our society. Engineering life opens unthinkable possibilities such as genetically programming our immune system to defeat cancer, meat without animal components, DNA-based information storage, or bioremediation solutions to fight pollution of our planet.

Are you interested in biosciences and solving real-world problems?

By combining theory and experimentation we will develop cellular devices capable to perform specific tasks.

Join us and get into the synbio world!

Organ transplantation saves many lives every day all around the world. The procedure requires the collaboration of surgeons, physicians, immunologists, pathologists, and scientists.

There have been major advances to overcome surgical, functional, and immunological hurdles that account for excellent short-term results. However, unfortunately, transplants do not last forever, and we need to better understand the process of graft deterioration.

For instance, can we modulate the balance between the immune system fighting for destroying the kidney transplant and the inherent capacity of the kidney to survive by its reparative progenitor cells?

Would you like to discover the medicine and challenges behind organ transplantarion?

Agriculture is facing a huge challenge: How to feed a growing world population in a context of climate change? Can we guarantee food safety and security while protecting the environment? In this project, we will use state-of-the-art techniques in molecular biology and genomics to unveil the genetics of important crops and improve their traits. Join us in the plant science fascinating world and get into the plant genomics world!