David Barneda Ciurana
Member of the Research Line Cancer profiling
Email: david.barneda@umedicina.cat
ORCID: 0000-0002-4436-4100
David Barneda is a lecturer at the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC). His research focuses on the cell biology of lipids in a range of biomedical contexts.
Among other studies, he has worked on the molecular mechanisms of lipid droplet growth and function in adipocytes and stem cells, as well as the roles of phospholipid metabolism and signalling in cancer and immune cells. This includes research on the mechanisms and functional roles underlying the intriguing acyl-chain specificity of phosphoinositides, carried out in the laboratory of Phill Hawkins and Len Stephens, pioneers of PI3K signalling.
David Barneda holds a BSc in Chemistry from the University of Girona and a BSc and PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB). From 2011 to 2022 he was a postdoctoral researcher at Imperial College London, Queen Mary University of London, AstraZeneca and the Babraham Institute. In 2023, he joined the Faculty of Medicine at UVic-UCC, where he teaches Human Physiology in the Medicine and Odontology degrees.
My last happenings:
Clara Masó participates in the “Present Your Thesis in 4 Minutes” competition at UVic-UCC
Clara Masó, PhD candidate, participated on May 13 in the 9th edition of the competition “Present Your Thesis in 4 Minutes”, hosted by the University of Vic – Central University of Catalonia (UVic-UCC) in the context of the first European Doctoral Day. The event brought together 14 doctoral students from 8 different PhD programmes, all taking on the challenge of explaining their research in just four minutes. The competition aims to promote clear, engaging, and accessible scientific communication, encouraging participants to present their work using only their oral communication skills. This initiative highlights the importance of bringing research closer to [...]
Marta Casals Zorita presented her doctoral thesis at the International Nurses Day in Osona
Marta Casals, a member of TR2Lab, delivered a presentation on her doctoral thesis titled "Education program to improve adherence to self-care recommendations for people with complex wounds of the lower extremities" on May 12th. The event provoided an opportunity for professionals to meet and share experiences and insights regarding the nursing profession. The theme of the meeting was "Empowerment that saves lives: caring as nurses in the context of war and humanitarian crises".
Extracellular Matrix-Derived Hydrogel to Model and Study COPD
Renata Kelly da Palma carried out a three-month research stay in Brazil, at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo (USP), in collaboration with the research group led by Prof. Dr Paulo Manuel Pêgo-Fernandes. During this period, she worked on the development of extracellular matrix-derived hydrogels to model and study Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). These hydrogels are biomaterials obtained from extracellular matrix components and are designed to reproduce some characteristics of the natural environment of tissues. They can be used to create more realistic experimental models for studying disease mechanisms and may also have future applications in [...]
