Xavier Trepat, winner of the 10th Banc Sabadell Award for Biomedical Research
Xavier Trepat, member of the Department of Physiological Sciences I of the University of Barcelona (UB) and ICREA research professor at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), has received the 10th Banc Sabadell Award for Biomedical Research “for his work on understanding the fundamental biophysical mechanisms underlying cell interaction and communication, a perspective that enriches the knowledge on biochemistry available so far”, emphasised the jury. “Dr Xavier Trepatʼs work reveals the full repertoire of mechanisms that epithelial tissues use to regulate tension and dynamics, and therefore shed light on the processes underlying tissue growth and regeneration”, said the jury.
Xavier Trepat, member of the Department of Physiological Sciences I of the University of Barcelona (UB) and ICREA research professor at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia (IBEC), has received the 10th Banc Sabadell Award for Biomedical Research “for his work on understanding the fundamental biophysical mechanisms underlying cell interaction and communication, a perspective that enriches the knowledge on biochemistry available so far”, emphasised the jury. “Dr Xavier Trepatʼs work reveals the full repertoire of mechanisms that epithelial tissues use to regulate tension and dynamics, and therefore shed light on the processes underlying tissue growth and regeneration”, said the jury.
The Banco Sabadell Award, worth 50,000 euros, is the most important in Spain in the field of health sciences and it is considered a top international award. The prize honours the career of young scientists forging their career in Spain with major future potential. The award ceremony takes place on 2 July at the headquarters of Banco Sabadell, in Sant Cugat del Vallès.
Trepat, who has a degree in Physics and Electronic Engineering from the University of Barcelona, has been awarded three grants of the European Research Council (ERC) and has published numerous scientific articles in prestigious physics and cell biology journals. The diversity of these journals reflects the broad spectrum of topics in his lab, which aims to understand the physical mechanisms in biology via basic research and translating the results to the clinic, the market and society. He has developed and patented different technologies to measure cellular properties at the micro- and nanoscales.