This past weekend, the Born Centre for Culture and Memory was the venue for the 17th Science Festival, a large gathering for all audiences to engage with science and knowledge. The Sant Pau Research Institute was one of the participating entities, offering a game and three workshops that captivated numerous families.
Throughout the weekend, visitors enjoyed a giant scientific puzzle, organized by the Institute’s communication team, where participants had to arrange the pieces to discover the Institute’s research pillars; an activity that was particularly enjoyed by the youngest attendees.
On Saturday afternoon, Dr. María Virtudes Céspedes (PI of the Gynecological and Peritoneal Oncology Research Group (GOGIP)), and Víctor Díaz (laboratory technician intern in the GOGIP group), conducted scientific experiments that helped to better understand the complexity of nature with activities such as resistant soap bubbles, impossible balances, and magic candles.
On Sunday morning, Dr. Pablo Alonso (director of the Epidemiology, Public Health, and Primary Care Area of the Sant Pau Research Institute), Dr. Gemma Mas (nurse and professor at the University School of Nursing at the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau), and Dr. Mariam de la Poza (specialist in Family and Community Medicine and associate professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Barcelona), introduced attendees to the world of respiratory infections. With the support of Elisabeth Suñé, Sara Alonso, and Núria Cayerola, participants learned, through a role-playing game, about the most common situations and treatments for these infections.
To close the Festival, on Sunday afternoon, Dr. Robert Belvís (clinical head and leader of the Headache and Neuralgia Unit at the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau), Dr. Noemí Morollón (neurologist at the Refractory Headache and Neuralgia Unit at the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau), Dr. Juan Aibar (neurosurgeon at the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau), Marian Iglesias (biomedical engineer at the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau), and Xavier Borràs (neurosurgery resident at the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau) explored the complexity of neurosurgery where attendees could see 3D brain models and operate on a brain using virtual reality glasses, a highly entertaining experience.
The Sant Pau Research Institute thanks everyone who made this success possible, both the organizers and the participants, who contributed to making this Science Festival a memorable edition.
