CIC biomaGUNE

#NALS2026 | Thursday starts with Luis M. Liz-Marzán (CINBIO, @cicbiomagune.bsky.social ) presenting Plasmonic Hybrid Materials to Monitor Tumor Activity.  @uvigo.bsky.social   #EUFunds

To mark International Women’s Day, we welcomed Dr. Yon Ju-Nam from Swansea University for a special seminar on integrating gender equality into research projects.

#CICbiomaGUNEseminars #8M

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨

💡epiGPTope: A Machine Learning-Based Epitope Generator and Classifier

📄 ACS Synthetic Biology

👉https://doi.org/10.1021/acssynbio.5c00693

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨

💡Mechanistic Determinants of Oriented Enzyme Immobilization from Martini Simulations

📄 Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

👉https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.5c03753

Nuestra compañera Alba Birichinaga Felices estuvo esta semana en el Foro de Empleo de Tecnun para dar a conocer al alumnado las diferentes líneas de investigación de CIC biomaGUNE.

#Tecnun #ForoEmpleoTecnun #CarrerasSTEM #CICbiomaGUNE

Of course!

Dr. Tamara Gómez Dacoba joins CIC biomaGUNE Research Associate through the Fellows Gipuzkoa programme.

👉 https://www.cicbiomagune.es/index.php/new-detail?id=43296&year=2026

#FellowsGipuzkoa

📢 Donostia welcomes world leaders in #nanomedicine.

The international congress on nanomedicine SAHMN 2026, organized by Dr Sergio Moya, group leader at CIC biomaGUNE, is taking place from 25 to 27 February. #SAHMN26

More information: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43289&year=2026

Soft skills seminar on media training at CIC biomaGUNE.

Today, Science Communication Manager Clara García and Postdoctoral Researcher Andrea Rizzo shared practical tips with our scientists on how to communicate their research to the media.

#CICbiomaGUNEseminar #ScienceCommunication

#THERABOT mid-term meeting at CIC biomaGUNE, hosted by Sergio Moya, Group Leader of the Soft Matter Nanotechnology Lab. This project aims at advancing cancer therapy through the development of engineered biohybrid agents (iBots).

#MSCA #Bioengineering

CIC biomaGUNE researchers attended  the 7th Young Spanish Molecular Imaging Network (#ySMIN) meeting in Aveiro (Portugal) on 20 February, engaging with the latest advances in preclinical and clinical imaging tools and applications.

 #ySMIN2026 #imaging #CICbiomaGUNE

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨

💡Simplifying the access to FLYRCADO™: A shorter route for preparing [18F]flurpiridaz precursors under mild conditions

📄 Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy

👉https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2025.102296

🚨𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: 𝗠𝗦𝗖𝗔 𝗣𝗵𝗗 𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄🚨
⚠️ Deadline: 19th March 2026
📅 Starting date: 1st April 2026
🔬 Duration: 36 months
📍 Location: San Sebastian (Spain)

👉 To apply: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/job-offer-detail?id=43257

🧠 About us: https://lnkd.in/eWXDM8FW

#JobOfferCICbiomaGUNE #MSCA #PhD

This week, the Soft Matter Nanotechnology Lab at CIC biomaGUNE, led by Sergio Moya, welcomed Prof. Radostina Georgieva and a group of students from Trakia University (Bulgaria). 

#CICbiomaGUNE #InternationalCollaboration #SoftMatter

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨

💡Gold Nanorods as Effective Modulators of Shape Memory Behavior in Physiological Conditions of PLA/PEG Blends

📄 ACS Nanoscience Au

 👉https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnanoscienceau.5c00142

Last week, we welcomed Xiaohui Ju from Mendel University in Brno (Czech Republic), hosted by Susana Carregal for an interesting seminar on intelligent #nanoengineering for nanomedicine.

#CICbiomaGUNEseminars

📢 CIC biomaGUNE has opened a new line of strategic research focusing on the design of #supramolecular inorganic structures led by Dr Guillermo Moreno-Alcántar, who has recently joined the center.

👉 https://www.cicbiomagune.es/new-detail?id=43261&year=2026

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨

💡Longitudinal P2X7R and Myelin PET Reveal Distinct Neuroinflammatory and White Matter Signatures Compared with TSPO PET and DTI-MRI in the TgF344-AD rat model

📄 NeuroImage 

👉 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2026.121753

Explore the latest scientific discoveries on Chemistry and Biology at the ChemBio conference.

📅Dates: 27-29 April 2026
📍Location: San Sebastian, Spain
📑Submit abstracts by 28 February 2026 

👉More information: https://www.chembio2026.com/

#ChemBio26 #CICbiomaGUNE

Yesterday, CIC biomaGUNE took part in the closing event of the 10th edition of Emakumeak Zientzian (Women in Science), held at the San Sebastian Aquarium.

Celebrating ten years of Emakumeak Zientzian was a great opportunity to reflect, connect, and look ahead.

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨

💡Intrinsic and Extrinsic Circular Dichroism in Linear Arrays of Anisotropic Chiral Nanoparticles

✍️ Authors: Chow, TH; Jo, S; Lu, Y; Rivilla, I; Mychinko, M; Bals, S; Mihi, A; Liz-Marzan, LM

📄 Nano Letters 

👉 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.5c05530

Por el Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia, desde CIC biomaGUNE queremos agradecer a todas las voluntarias que estos días han ayudado a visibilizar la contribución de las mujeres en la ciencia, en el marco de las actividades de Emakumeak Zientzian. #11Febrero

Last week, we had the honour of welcoming leading researchers Cherie R. Kagan and Christopher B. Murray from the University of Pennsylvania, hosted by Luis Liz-Marzán, for a fascinating seminar on #nanocrystals.

#CICbiomaGUNEseminars

📢 Deadline approaching: submit your abstract before tomorrow, 5 Feb

Join us for this three-day conference.

📅Dates: 25-27 February 2026
📍Location: San Sebastián, Spain

👉More info: https://www.uik.eus/es/curso/self-assembled-hybrid-materials-nanomedicine-non-viral-vectors-cancer-therap

@uik_eus

Last week we welcomed Juan Pablo Fuenzalida Werner from University of Navarra, hosted by Aitziber López Cortajarena, for an interesting seminar on engineering material-friendly proteins.

#CICbiomaGUNEseminars

📢 No te pierdas nuestra exposición de fotografías científicas en Errenteria con motivo de Emakumeak Zientzian alrededor del 11F, Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia.

Más info: https://shorturl.at/w01gk

🚨𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿🚨

Call for Expressions of Interest for an Ikerbasque Fellow Tenure-Track Position

📅 Deadline: 20th February 2026
📍 Location: San Sebastian (Spain)

👉 More info: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/job-offer-detail?id=43196

#Ikerbasque

🚨𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿: 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺

🧑‍🎓For undergraduate students
⚠️ Deadline: 11th March 2026
📅 Starting date: 1st June and 1st July
🔬 Duration: 2 months
📍 Location: San Sebastian (Spain)

👉 To apply: https://www.cicbiomagune.es/job-offer-detail?id=43197

BREATH Postdoctoral Programme (MSCA COFUND) at CIC biomaGUNE. YouTube video by CIC biomaGUNE

📢 Extended deadline for BREATH Postdoctoral Programme (MSCA COFUND)

📅New deadline: 27th February 2026
📍 Location: San Sebastian (Spain)

🎥Watch the video to find out more about the BREATH postdoctoral programme at CIC biomaGUNE.

youtu.be/-eK1gsRqFyw?...

🚨 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 🚨

💡#Aspartame decreases fat deposits in mice at a cost of mild cardiac hypertrophy and reduced cognitive performance

📄 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 

👉 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopha.2025.118891