Vilardell Trench, Josep
Life & Medical Sciences
Institut de Biologia Molecular de Barcelona (CSIC - IBMB)
Phone +34934020549
Email josep.vilardell@ibmb.csic.es
Department Chromatin structure and function
Address c. Baldiri Reixac, 10
Address 2 Baldiri Reixac, 10-12
Postal code 08028
City Barcelona
Keywords
human
RNA splicing
genomics
gene expression
genetics
yeast
Short biography
Since 2010 ICREA Research Professor at the Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona (IBMB). (2002) Group Leader at the Center for Genomic Regulation. (1991) Post-doc at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (New York), working on mechanisms of pre-mRNA splicing in yeast. (1990) PhD in Biochemistry by the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), with research on the regulation of gene expression by the plant hormone absicic acid in maize, supervised by Dr. Montserrat Pagès at the Center for Research and Development (CID), Barcelona. (1988) BA in Sciences (Biochemistry), UAB. IBMB Vice-director Nov 2018 - June 2022. Visiting Scientist with Chris B. Burge (MIT), May 2022 - Nov 2023. Leave of Absence from ICREA Nov 2023 - July 2025. Scientific director of the IBMB Genomics Platform (2016).