Paleodiet… Carbodiet?
The real ‘paleodiet’ may have had a lot more carbohydrates than expected: brain development, cooking and the evolution of our digestive machinery are all elegantly linked together in this article by Karen Hardy, ICREA at UAB. See the press release: http://www.press.uchicago.edu/pressReleases/2015/August/150806_qrb_hardy_et_al_paleo_diet.html …and the full article in Quarterly Review of Biology at http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/682587
Narcís Monturiol awards to Jaume and Isabelle
Isabelle Vernós (ICREA at CRG) and Jaume Bertranpetit have both been awarded the prestigious Narcís Monturiol medal, a recognition of their outstanding contributions to the development of science and research in Catalonia. Congratulations to both!
ICREA featured on TV3
Aquest dimecres, al magazine d’economia de TV3 ‘Valor Afegit, ens van fer un reportatge. Podeu veure’l en el següent link: http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/valor-afegit/icrea-fitxant-cervells/video/5539417/ Ens agrada perquè destaca que la recerca, a més de moltes altres coses, és un sector econòmic de ple dret, amb un gran impacte econòmic i de llocs de treball.
Economic Magazine – Valor Afegit
Créixer sense contaminar http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/valor-afegit/valor-afegit-15072015/video/5539334/#
ICREA on TV3
ICREA is featured on the last issue of ‘Valor afegit’, the TV3 economic magazine. Check it out! http://www.ccma.cat/tv3/alacarta/valor-afegit/valor-afegit-15072015/video/5539334/# (ICREA piece starts at min. 14:35) Science is not just about explaining the universe. It is a mature, fully fledged economic sector. We couldn’t agree more!
Four ICREAs obtain ERC Advanced Grants
Congratulations to Luis Serrano, James Sharpe, Juan Valcárcel and Nick Van Hulst on their recent success in this most prestigious of all research funds! The ERC Advanced Grants are by and large the most substantial and recognized research funds in Europe, both by the volume of resources and by the excellence level required to attain […]
Maria Maspoch García is born!
Maria, the first daughter of Lorena García and Dani Maspoch (ICREA at ICN2) made her screaming entrance into this world this 24th of May, and we are all very happy to see that the ICREA family keeps growing! Our warmest congratulations, and rest assured that you both will get to sleep again, some time in […]
ICREA Academia award ceremony
When: 1st july 2015, 19:30h Where: Auditori Pau Gil, at Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau (Sant Antoni Maria Claret, 167). Official ceremony for the 2014 ICREA Academia awards, presentation of the new ICREA logo and website, chaired by the Hble. Andreu Mas-Colell, minister of Economy and Knowledge of the Catalan government.
