PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 24-Nov-2014 Contact: Fco. Javier Alonso fjalonso@bib.uc3m.es Carlos III University of Madrid @uc3m This news release is available in Spanish. The new Chair springs from the desire to boost biomedical research in pathologies that do not have adequate treatment, above all, in the area of genodermatosis and other skin diseases, in addition to developing innovative therapies that could the subject of clinical trials with patients. As reflected in the agreement, the Chair's goal is to constitute a research team that is able to generate innovative therapeutic technologies at the national and international level, develop products with a biotechnological base that can benefit patients, foment doctoral theses focusing on this field, and also carry out the dissemination of information at scientific conferences and among the general public. The Chair will be headed by Professor Marcela del Ro Nechaevsky, from the Bioengineering Department at UC3M and the CIEMAT-CIBER Unit of Regenerative Medicine for Rare Diseases. Among the activities to be carried out under the Chair's support are clinical characterization, physiopathology, cellular and genetic genodermatosis (genetic skin diseases); use of adult stem cells (mesenchymal and epitheial) for cutaneous skin regeneration; and use of 3D matrix carriers of adult stem cells to … Continue reading →

One of UQs leading materials science experts,Professor Chengzhong (Michael)Yu, has been awarded a high-profile prize from the Australian Academy of Science. Professor Yu, group leader at UQs Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, has been recognised with the 2015 Le Fvre Memorial Prize for his scientific research which ranges from developing new ways to deliver vaccines to improved water-treatment technologies. UQ Provost and Senior Vice-President Professor Max Lu said Professor Yu was an outstanding physical chemist who had made significant contributions in the innovation, design, preparation and application of novel nanomaterials. He has developed new strategies to design nanomaterials and is working on a diverse range of applications for these materials, Professor Lu said. The many different applications offered by the new materials include drug and vaccine delivery, battery materials and water-treatment technologies. Among the research undertaken by the Yu group at UQ'sAustralian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology is the design of nanoparticles that mimic a virus to deliver medicines to diseased or damaged cells. Nanoparticles show promise as a platform for targeted delivery in gene therapy, cancer treatment and drug delivery, Professor Yu said. His group has also engineer nanomaterials to remove toxins and other unwanted compounds from waterand … Continue reading →