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New genetic study sheds light on the causes of hemorrhoids
04/23/2021The research led by Mauro D’Amato, Ikerbasque Researcher at CIC bioGUNE has discovered 102 regions in the human genome that contain genes that contribute to an increased risk of hemorrhoidal disease, by studying the DNA of almost one million people. This discovery has been published in Gut, the...
4 ikerbasque researchers awarded by the Royal Spanish Chemical Society
04/22/2021The Royal Spanish Society of Chemistry (RSEQ), the institution that represents the Spanish research community in chemistry, has announced the awards it grants annually. In this year's 2021 edition of a total of 15 winners, four Ikerbasque researchers have been recognized.
Towards a holistic view of biodiversity
03/26/2021An article led by Unai Pascual, Ikerbasque Researcher at BC3, calls for a comprehensive approach to biodiversity that enables it to face its decline at a global level. This study has been published in "Nature Sustainability" of the scientific journal "Nature", one of the most prestigious...
Ikerbasque researchers managed to attract funds worth more than 35 million euros to the Basque Country in 2020
03/11/2021Ikerbasque ended 2020 with 290 researchers distributed in three categories: 170 Research Professors, 78 young Research Fellows and 42 Research Associates.
The economic effort to promote Ikerbasque and the money raised by the researchers allowed the hiring of a total of 1,190...
Brussels grants 4 million euros to ikerbasque to hire 36 new researchers in the Basque Country
03/04/2021The European Commission has selected Ikerbasque among the best organizations dedicated to promoting science, and Ikerbasque's proposal has obtained the highest score out of the 148 proposals evaluated: 99.4 out of 100. Among the new hires, Ikerbasque will give priority to hiring women and the...