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    About the CNIC
    18 Jan 2019
    The Pro CNIC Foundation extends its commitment with the CNIC until 2028
    • ·         The Pro CNIC Foundation prolongs its commitment until 2028, with the excellent cardiovascular research carried out at the CNIC under the management of Dr. Valentín Fuster
    • ·         The innovative public-private financing formula has allowed the CNIC to reach a very high level of excellence, making it worthy of the Severo Ochoa accreditation and other international recognitions 
    • The Pro CNIC joins together 12 of the most important companies in Spain: Acciona, Santander Bank, BBVA, Endesa, Mapfre Foundation, Mutua Madrileña Foundation, Ramón Areces Foundation, Repsol Foundation, Inditex, "la Caixa", Prisa and Telefónica.
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    Research
    8 Jan 2019
    Circulation: Expression of a molecule in blood cells predicts atherosclerosis risk

    The expression on lymphocytes of the molecule CD69 inversely predicts the development of subclinical (symptom-free) atherosclerosis independently of classical cardiovascular risk factors
    Prof. Eldad Tzahor
    Research
    18 Oct 2018
    Prof. Eldad Tzahor: “We have discovered the recipe to create a new heart”

    Professor Eldad Tzahor, Director of the Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory at the Weizmann Institute of Science, in Rehovo (Israel).
    Bertie Göttgens y Miguel Manzanares
    About the CNIC
    27 Jul 2018
    Bertie Göttgens: "Communication between basic and clinical research is complex "

    Dr. Göttgens gave the conference "Cellular States, Differentiation Trajectories and Regulatory Networks of Blood Cell Development" at the CNIC Seminar cycle, invited by Dr. Miguel Manzanares.
    From left to right, front row: Marta Pulgarín Alfaro, Magdalena Leiva, Nuria Matesanz, Ivana Nikolic, Guadalupe Sabio; second row: Leticia Herrera Melle, Elena Rodríguez, Elena Martín García, Ayelén Santamans, Mª Valle Montalvo, Alfonso Mora, and José Antonio Enríquez.
    Research
    19 Jul 2018
    PLoS Biology: P38 alpha: the switch controlling obesity and diabetes

    CNIC researchers have uncovered the mechanism by which brown fat cells are activated to generate heat and eliminate excess fatsa
    Daniel Torralba, Prof. Francisco Sánchez Madrid, Dra. Carolina Villaroya-Beltri, Irene Fernandez-Delgado, Dra. Noa Martín-Cófreces.
    Research
    10 Jul 2018
    Mitochondrial DNA in exosomes is the alarm that initiates the antiviral response

    CNIC researchers demonstrate that exosomes transferred from T lymphocytes to dendritic cells contain mitochondrial DNA
    De izquierda a derecha, Emilio Camafeita, Vanessa Núñez, Cristina Clemente, Alicia G. Arroyo, Laura Alonso-Herranz, Cristina Rius y Vicente Andrés.
    Research
    2 Mar 2018
    Nature Communications: Blocking a protein could improve the effectiveness of intravascular cellular 'policing'

    The study, published in Nature Communications, shows that blockade of the protease MT4-MMP increases the activity of blood-patrolling monocytes in the circulation.
    Héctor Sánchez Iranzo, Andrés Sanz Morejón, María Galardi Castilla y Nadia Mercader Huber.
    Research
    8 Feb 2018
    Nature Communications: CNIC scientists describe a mechanism of heart regeneration in the zebrafish

    A new study published in Nature Communications describes a high level of plasticity among different cell populations in the regenerating zebrafish heart
    Dra. Silvia Martín-Puig y Dr. Miguel Torres
    About the CNIC
    13 Dec 2017
    CNIC, first Spanish center to coordinate a project from the Leducq Foundation

    The project has been set up to examine how and why the capacity to develop new cardiac cells and repair the heart after an acute injury is lost with growth
    About the CNIC
    11 Dec 2017
    eLIFE - Live 3D imaging highlights cellular activity during embryonic heart development