Els ICREA

Els professors d'investigació ICREA formen una comunitat dinàmica de científics i investigadors de totes les àrees del coneixement, que contribueixen al progrés de la humanitat amb els seus estudis, interpretacions i preguntes. Entreu i descobriu-ne els increïbles descobriments i troballes:

Salvatella Giralt, Xavier

Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB Barcelona)

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Salvatella Giralt, Xavier
Research Professor at
Institut de Recerca Biomèdica (IRB Barcelona)
Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
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Research interests

A high resolution description of the structure and dynamics of intrinsically disordered proteins is a very useful tool to study the properties and the function of these important biomacromolecules and, most importantly, to understand how changes in sequence or environment can lead to disease. My research work aims, on the one hand, at developing approaches to probe the conformational heterogeneity of intrinsically disordered proteins and, on the other hand, at understanding how changes in such motions relate to the molecular recognition of proteins, to their multimerization properties, to their function and to disease.

Key words
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Protein Folding, Protein Misfolding, Protein Dynamics, Biomolecular Condensation, Protein Aggregation

ORCID
: 0000-0002-8371-4185

RESEARCHER ID
: C-7337-2008
Sánchez Ordónez, Samuel

Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC)

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Sánchez Ordónez, Samuel
Research Professor at
Institut de Bioenginyeria de Catalunya (IBEC)
Engineering Sciences
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Research interests

Samuel Sánchez is leader of the “Smart Nano-Bio-Devices” group, working in the multidisciplinary field of Nanosciences with interest in developing hybrid robotics systems across different length-scales, from the nano- to the macroscale. Research interest spans from fundamental science, translational approach of nanodevices to the clinic to the exploitation of the protected intellectual property developed by the group. Currently, the main research lines in the group are: 1. Nanofabrication of nanobots as smart drug delivery systems for biomedical applications.; 2. Study of collective phenomena of active nanosystems; 3. Development of personalized medicine based on multifunctional biocompatible nanobots for patient-derived tumors and other diseases, 4. Use of medical imaging tools to track self-propelled nanobots in vivo and 4. 3D Printing living systems based on skeletal muscle tissues for tissue engineering, drug screening and living soft robotics.

Key words
nanorobots,,nanomotors, drug delivery, nanotech, active colloids, 3d printing

ORCID
: 0000-0001-9713-9997
Sánchez-Vives, María Victoria

Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS)

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Sánchez-Vives, María Victoria
Research Professor at
Fundació de Recerca Clínic Barcelona-Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (FRCB-IDIBAPS)
Life & Medical Sciences
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Research interests

Neuronal and network properties determining the emergent activity in the cerebral cortex. Brain states and rhythms: regulating mechanisms, information encoding, neuromodulation.Using experimental and computational approach, with an interest in neurotechnology. The integration of the cortical information giving rise to bodily representation, combining brain activity and virtual reality for understanding these processes and VR medical applications.

Key words
up states, slow oscillations, cortical rhythms, cortical processing, neuronal networks, cortical neurophysiology, body representation, body scheme, embodiment, brain interfaces

ORCID
: 0000-0002-8437-9083

RESEARCHER ID
: J-8526-2014
Sanpera Trigueros, Anna

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)

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Sanpera Trigueros, Anna
Research Professor at
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB)
Experimental Sciences & Mathematics
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Research interests

My research interest cover quantum information, atomic physics, condensed matter and statistical physics. I study the properties that atoms frozen to very low temperatures display. Ultracold atomic gases permit to study, in a very clean way, a rich variety of systems which appear in Nature but whose exotic properties are difficult to understand. I am also involved in the mathematical description of entanglement, arguably the most distinct feature of quantum physics. Taking advantage of the quantum properties of matter, we engineer more powerful ways to process and distribute information in order to build, in a near future, quantum computers and simulators able to perform tasks that classical computers cannot. I am also working in quantum thermodynamics, open quantum systems, quantum learning and quantum metrology to exploit the advantatges quantum physics offers us to improve machine learning tasks as well as the determination of unknown parameters with a precission that classical physics cannot achieve.

Key words
Quatum Information, Atomic Physics, Condensed Matter, Quantum Optics

ORCID
: orcid.org/0000-0002-8970-6127

RESEARCHER ID
: L-3174-2014
Schaal, Edouard

Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI)

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Schaal, Edouard
Research Professor at
Centre de Recerca en Economia Internacional (CREI)
Social & Behavioural Sciences
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Research interests

My main research interests are in macroeconomics, with a focus on business cycles, labor markets, information economics and economic geography. My research on business cycles has focused on studying the impact of various frictions, for instance search frictions in the labor market or informational frictions. A broad unifying theme in this latter strand has been to study of how imperfections in the way people form expectations contribute to economic fluctuations. Examples include the role of uncertainty, coordination frictions and herding. I am also interested in economic geography with a particular focus on networks (transport, social) and how they contribute to the spatial distribution of economic activity and inequalities.

Key words
Business cycles, labor market frictions, information, beliefs, uncertainty, geography, networks

ORCID
: 0000-0003-4191-6528

RESEARCHER ID
: Q-8025-2016
Sebé-Pedrós, Arnau

Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG)

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Sebé-Pedrós, Arnau
Research Professor at
Centre de Regulació Genòmica (CRG)
Life & Medical Sciences
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Research interests

My general research interests are related to two major biological questions. First, how genome sequence and its regulation translate into specific cellular phenotypes; and, second, how this genotype-phenotype link evolves. These interests include multiple specific topics at the crossroads of genomics, epigenetics, transcriptomics, ontogeny, and evolution. My ultimate goal is to advance our understanding of the evolutionary patterns and general principles explaining the genotype-(cellular)phenotype relationship through the eyes of genome regulation and at macro and micro-evolutionary timescales.

Key words
Single-cell genomics, Animal evolution, Chromatin biology, Comparative genomics, Gene regulatory networks, Phylogenetics

ORCID
: 0000-0002-9896-9746

RESEARCHER ID
: B-9268-2011