CNIC & SOCIETY

The City Council of Barcelona awards the Gold Medal of Scientific Merit to Dr. Valentín Fuster

Dr. Valentín Fuster, General Director of CNIC, received the Gold Medal for Scientific Merit, awarded by the City Council of Barcelona. With this medal the city council recognises his scientific career, his academic dedication and his social commitment.

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Dr. Francisco Sánchez-Madrid receives the Robert Koch Prize 2023

Dr. Francisco Sánchez-Madrid, Director of the CNIC’s Intercellular Communication in the Inflammatory Response Group, Head of the Immunology Service at La Princesa University Hospital, Director of the IIS Princesa Healthcare Research Institute and Professor in Immunology at the Autonomous University of Madrid, was awarded the Robert Koch Prize 2023 alongside the researcher Timothy Springer, for their important joint research in immunology. Both were pioneers in discovering the importance of cell adhesion molecules for the function of immune cells. This major finding opened up new possibilities for the treatment of immune diseases with monoclonal antibodies.

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Guadalupe Sabio awarded the XXVII Carmen and Severo Ochoa Award for Molecular Biology

Dr. Guadalupe Sabio Buzo received the XXVIII award for research in molecular biology that the Fundación Carmen y Severo Ochoa awards each year, in recognition of her brilliant career in this field.

The prize is awarded for the research work of scientists in the field of molecular biology who mainly conduct their research in Spain, for which the jury takes into account all of the work undertaken in the last five years.

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Dr. Valentín Fuster and Dr. Borja Ibáñez among the 25 most influential people in Spanish healthcare

Dr. Valentín Fuster, Director General of CNIC, is one of the most influential people in healthcare in Spain, according to the Forbes list of the 25 most influential people in Spanish healthcare, a list that is, according to WHO data and that of other international organisations, one of the best in the world.

Dr. Fuster holds second position, but he is not the only CNIC representative, because Dr. Borja Ibáñez, CNIC’s Scientific Director and Fundación Jiménez Díaz cardiologist, is also included among the 25 professionals with the best reputation in Spanish healthcare.

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The European Association for the Study of Obesity and the Novo Nordisk Foundation give prize to Cintia Folgueira

The CNIC researcher Cintia Folgueira Cobos received the prize of the European Association for the Study of Obesity and Novo Nordisk Foundation in the category of Basic Science for her excellence and commitment. The award consists of some 40,000 euros in funding and Folgueira’s participation in the European Congress on Obesity.

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Support from the AECC - the Spanish Association Against Cancer

The researcher Anabel Díaz-Guerra has received an award of 88,000 euros from the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) in Madrid to contribute to her predoctoral work in the Translational Laboratory for Cardiovascular Imaging and Therapy headed by Dr. Borja Ibáñez, scientific director of CNIC.

The project is an attempt to better understand the consequences that treatments against cancer have on the hearts of survivors, with the ultimate goal of developing innovative treatments to reduce associated cardiac toxicity.

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Inspirational women - PESA HEALTH CNIC-Santander

On 8^th March, CNIC held an event designed to introduce young people to four of the Centre’s women who are part of the PESA Health CNIC-Santander project. The goal of the CNIC video aimed at secondary, pre-university and vocational training students is to introduce young people to the experience, talent and profiles needed to work in this area of interesting scientific challenge.

The video is part of the initiative #EmpresasQueInspiran of the Fundación Bertelsmann, that aims to awaken vocation in the field of science and technology. This goal is also shared in the series of organised activities that include student visits to the CNIC.