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Great success of the XX Edition of the Biotechnology Explorers course for Secondary School teachers.

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Gran éxito de la XX Edición del curso «Biotechnology Explorer» para profesores de secundaria.

With a full classroom and tremendous enthusiasm, participants in the 20th edition of the Biotechnology Explorer course have enjoyed a rich and stimulating program. Teachers attended engaging lectures on viruses, the search for new antibiotics, genetically modified organisms, modern gene-editing strategies, and the use of fluorescent proteins in biotechnology research.

In addition to the theoretical sessions, participants carried out hands-on laboratory activities specifically designed to be easily implemented in secondary schools. These practical experiences aim to bring cutting-edge biotechnology into the classroom and foster students’ interest, curiosity, and motivation for science. The course once again proved to be an excellent platform for connecting advanced molecular biology with science education at the secondary-school level.

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IUBM cloister meetin on June 30th.

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We celebrated our Annual Meeting last Tuesday, during which we welcomed two new members, Miguel Muñoz Ruiz and David Foronda.

We also confirmed Dr. Iñigo Lasa as a new member of our External Advisory Committee, succeeding María Molina. We are grateful to María for her valuable advice and support over the years and look forward to Dr. Lasa’s contributions to the committee.

Eduardo Balsa granted by the AECC. Congrats!

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The Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) recently held the award ceremony for its 2025 AECC Research Grants. Among this year’s recipients is Eduardo Balsa, who has been awarded a LAB AECC 2025 Grant for his project, “Uncovering the Impact of Aging-Induced Metabolic Alterations in Microglia that License Brain Metastasis Progression.”

His research aims to investigate how age-related metabolic changes in microglia—the resident immune cells of the brain—may contribute to the progression of brain metastases. By elucidating the mechanisms linking aging, microglial metabolism, and metastatic growth, the project seeks to advance our understanding of brain metastasis and identify potential therapeutic opportunities.

Last Publications from IUBM Researchers

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Ending this school year and more interesting work published by IUBM Researchers:

  • The groups of Cati Ribas, Inmaculada Navarro and Federico Mayor describe the mechanism by wich fibroblast contribute to oral carcinoma.                                                                                                                                                                                                     https://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s44319-026-00751-2                    
  • Konstantinos Stamatakis and collaborators report how a treatment based on electromagnetic pulses slows down tumor progression in mice.                                                                                                                                                         https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-49151-5
  • The group led by María Yáñez-Mó in collaboration with Manuel Soto describes a new vaccination platform based on synthetic exosome mimetics.                                                                                                                                                                            https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2026.115134

The IUBM funds the best oral and best poster presentation at the XIII Pre- and Postdoctoral Meeting at CBM.

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This year the awards went to 

Best Oral Communication: Inés García Ortiz, for her talk entitled “Integration of genomics, transcriptomics and epigenomics reveals biological insights into suicide attempts.”

Best Poster Communication: María Martín Rico, for her work entitled “HSV-1 triggers Alzheimer-like neurodegenerative markers in glial cells: protective role of lactoferrin.”

 
 

We would like to congratulate the organizing committee and all participants for the high quality of the presentations. We are also delighted to take part in this initiative, which promotes scientific excellence and training at the CBM.

 

Once again this year, the IUBM supports the Pre- and Postdoctoral Meeting at CBM.

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We are proud to once again fund the Best Oral Communication and Best Poster Awards at the CBM Pre- and Postdoctoral Meeting, recognizing outstanding research by early-career scientists.

The event is just around the corner, and the full programme is now available here.

One of this year’s highlights is a series of interesting hands-on workshops:

  • Image Analysis with FIJI/ImageJ
  • Crochet Your Own Neuron
  • Science Communication & Outreach
  • Pelvic Floor Workshop: Your Core in Motion
  • Career Paths After Your Thesis
  • Interactive Data Visualization

We look forward to seeing you at the meeting!

Belen Perez Admirable 2026

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We are extremely pleased to extend our most sincere congratulations to Professor Belén Pérez González for being awarded as one of the “12 Admirable Professionals” in the “Research” category, which symbolizes excellence in healthcare, on the occasion of the 34th Anniversary of Diario Médico.

https://www.diariomedico.com/medicina/profesion/homenaje-12-admirables-simbolizan-excelencia-sanidad-34-aniversario-dm.html

This recognition reflects her commitment to society and her outstanding professional work, of which we are very proud.

Bringing science to society: check the latest outreach activities from IUBM Members

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  • new podcast A Ciencia Incierta! The first episode was about “Our great-great-grandmothers, bacteria,” featuring Ricardo Amils Pibernat.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRbRcjbDse0

  • Several participations in Pint of Science—the international event that brings research closer to society in everyday spaces—both in Madrid and Soto del Real.

 

  • José Antonio López Guerrero, explained everything about the now famous hantavirus

https://www.elmundo.es/ciencia-y-salud/salud/2026/05/17/6a06fc2ce85ecee64c8b45b7.html

https://www.rtve.es/play/videos/malas-lenguas/programa-320/17064143/

https://www.antena3.com/noticias/salud/riesgo-hantavirus-variante-andes-hay-que-frivolizar-esto_2026050769fc64c2b5b0662996076146.html

https://www.rtve.es/play/audios/14-horas-fin-de-semana/esta-especie-no-tiene-capacidad-endemica-epidemica/17061585/

 

  • Our researcher Elisa Carrasco presented the good practices developed at CBM in the field of equality, in the Good Practices in Equality Workshop organized by the SOMM Alliance

Last Publications from IUBM Researchers

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This month we are on fire! Check the last publications from IUBM Researchers:

 

  • A study from Beatriz López-Corcuera’s group has identified new biological functions of the neuronal transporter GlyT2, a protein previously associated with hyperekplexia, a rare neurological disease with neonatal onset.                               https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms27073026
  • Effects of Multifrequency Electromagnetic Pulses on tumor growth in immunocompetent mice. By Roberta Piredda, Luis G. Rodríguez Martínez, Jorge Martinez-Ortega, Alejandro López Ferraz, Sandra Villatoro-Gómez, Elena Martín-García, María Laura García-Bermejo, José M. Almendral, Konstantinos Stamatakis & Yolanda Revilla.                                                 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-026-49151-5
  • The group led by María Villa at the CBM has developed a new method capable of predicting which patients will respond worse to treatment for childhood leukemia.                                                                                                                                  https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/1878-0261.70234
  • A study led by Laura Nogués and Héctor Peinado (CNB-CSIC) presents a new experimental strategy to reduce melanoma metastasis and improve the efficacy of immunotherapy in mouse models.                                                                         https://doi.org/10.1038/s44318-026-00803-2