These new activities will be carried out in collaboration with renowned organizations and research centers in Catalonia, like the UAB Institut de Neuroci\u00e8ncies, Institut de la M\u00e0cula i la Retina, Institute for Research in Biomedicine (IRB), Barcelona Science Park (PCB), Hospital Sant Joan de D\u00e9u, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), Vall d’Hebron Institute of Oncology (VHIO), Center for Research in Agricultural Genomics (CRAG), Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB)\u00a0and Institute of Evolutionary Biology (CSIC-UPF).<\/p>\n
These activities are expected to bring together some 200 local and foreign experts in the various areas of knowledge within the life sciences, as well as more than 1,000 participants.<\/p>\n
Detailed program<\/strong><\/p>\n The 2016 B\u00b7Debate program includes several areas of biomedical research, including\u00a0mental health: experts will analyze the impact our experiences as children \u2013whether positive or negative- can have on our ability to overcome adverse situations as adults.<\/p>\n Blindness\u00a0will be another topic of debate: experts from various areas of science will meet in Barcelona to share their experience and discuss new cutting-edge therapeutic approaches to fight blindness caused by degenerative diseases that currently have no cure. New advances in diagnosing and treating\u00a0rare diseases, and the challenges of developing drugs for this type of disease, will be another topic at B\u00b7Debate 2016.<\/p>\n Cancer\u00a0will be the focus of two debates in 2016. On one hand, experts will debate how to transfer to clinical practice the scientific breakthroughs regarding the resistance of some patients to oncology treatments. And, on the other, the program includes the fourth edition of the\u00a0Barcelona\u00a0Conference\u00a0on\u00a0Epigenetics and Cancer<\/em>.<\/p>\n Regarding\u00a0artificial intelligence, one of the activities in 2016 will debate whether it will equal or surpass human intelligence and analyze the latest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence and their application to fields like medicine and engineering. Additionally, experts in\u00a0imaging techniques will debate the latest advances in this area and their applications to everything from basic research in cell biology to drug development, clinical diagnosis and image-guided surgery.<\/p>\n Plant genomics\u00a0will also have a place in B\u00b7Debate 2016, with experts analyzing the potential development of green industry in fields like biomaterials and renewable energy by applying advances in what is referred to as plant proteostasis. Another activity in 2016 will analyze the opportunities of\u00a0industrial biotechnology\u00a0for the Catalan economy.<\/p>\n The program has been created from proposals submitted to the B\u00b7Debate 2016 call, selected by the B\u00b7Debate Scientific Committee of renowned experts and scientists from the different areas of science in Catalonia. Their decision to select projects is based on both the scientific relevance and the social interest of the challenges involved, the potential for disseminating knowledge and contents generated through the debates, and the finding of solutions to society\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n Since it was launched in 2009, B\u00b7Debate has held more than 50 activities in collaboration with 200 research centers, with more than 1,200 speakers and some 7,200 participants.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" B\u00b7Debate<\/a>,\u00a0an initiative of Biocat<\/a>\u00a0and \u201cLa Caixa\u201d Foundation, will feature a total of 9 activities open to debate in 2016.\u00a0The challenges in fighting blindness, epigenetics and cancer, diagnosing and treating rare diseases, the impact of childhood experiences on adult mental health, and the possibilities of artificial intelligence equaling or surpassing human intelligence are some of the topics on the program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-49567","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n