New to the PhD? Here’s your buddy

The UPF PhD programme in biomedicine is starting a pilot initative for peer mentoring among PhD students, to help new PhD students feel more supported and at home in their first years.

New adapted stretcher at the PRBB: a story of resilience

This new stretcher is a symbol of the legacy of inclusion and accessibility of Bea Calvo Serra, a PhD student at MELIS-UPF passed away early this year.

Internal structure of lungs, 3D-printed in plastic.

31 proteins to predict mortality in COPD patients

The use of artificial intelligence models has made it possible to identify a series of proteins related to coagulation and inflammation that serve as biomarkers for predicting long-term mortality in COPD patients.

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Predicting protein stability with simple maths

Until now, it was thought that multiple mutations could interact with each other, enhancing or suppressing each other’s effects. However, research from CRG has shown that this is a rare phenomenon.