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    David Sancho
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    31 Oct 2023
    David Sancho wins the 28th Carmen and Severo Ochoa Award for Research in Molecular Biology

    Dr Sancho heads the CNIC Immunobiology Laboratory, whose work focuses on research into the function of dendritic cells and macrophages, as key immune cells that modulate immunity and inflammation, and the use of these cells in immunotherapy in a wide range of diseases
    About the CNIC
    30 Oct 2023
    Dr Valentín Fuster receives the AstraZeneca Foundation Honorific Award for Excellence in Scientific Research

    The Honorific Award for Excellence in Scientific Research is awarded in recognition of the career of scientists who have contributed to the generation of knowledge and advances in their field of specialization
    Dr. Fuster
    About the CNIC
    27 Oct 2023
    Mount Sinai Hospital changes its name to the “Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital” in honour of Dr Fuster
    Generación de células dendríticas post-sinápticas. La imagen muestra los contactos intercelulares entre las células dendríticas y los linfocitos T. Células Dendríticas (verde) y los linfocitos T (azul y rosa)
    Research
    26 Oct 2023
    Nature Communications: Spanish scientists identify changes in dendritic cells during the immune response with promising implications for vaccine design

    Scientists at the CNIC and Hospital de la Princesa-UAM have identified profound changes taking place in dendritic cells during antigen presentation to a lymphocyte via intimate contact called an immune synapse
    De izquierda a derecha: Cristina Sanchez-Ramos, Nieves Garcia-Quintans, David Morera, Mariya Lytvyn, Juan A Bernal, Mª Ángeles Sanguino, Daniel Martín Perez, Fernando de Benito, David Sanz y Emilio Camafeita
    Research
    23 Oct 2023
    Nature Communications: Spanish scientists discover a possible treatment for a heart condition that causes an estimated 20% of sudden deaths among athletes

    This disease, which can trigger sudden death in elite athletes, is caused by genetic mutations that affect proteins responsible for connecting and coordinating the muscle cells (myocytes) in the myocardium the heart’s muscular wall
    About the CNIC
    2 Oct 2023
    Another year of European Researchers’ Night shows the interest in science.
    Research
    2 Oct 2023
    Diabetes Care: Obesity, high blood pressure, and lipid imbalance trigger a progressive loss of energy generation capacity in the heart

    Scientists at the CNIC have discovered that metabolic cardiovascular risk factors diminish the capacity of the heart to use glucose as an energy source
    la Dra. Mercedes Ricote y la Dra. Ana Paredes
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    29 Sep 2023
    Researcher Ana Paredes wins the International Birnstiel Award 2023

    The Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) researcher Dr Ana Paredes has won the International Birnstiel Award 2023
    Participantes del congreso junto al Dr. Valentín Fuster
    About the CNIC
    27 Sep 2023
    CNIC hosts symposium of the world’s major cardio-oncology summit

    The International Cardio-Oncology Society (ICOS), the Spanish Society of Cardiology (SEC), the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) and the Spanish Society of Haematology and Hemotherapy (SEHH) organised the Global Cardio Oncology Summit 2023 between 27-30 September in Madrid.
    About the CNIC
    24 Sep 2023
    CURE HEART & BRAIN (COFUND): Postdoctoral positions for excellent researchers