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    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
    Training
    20 Mar 2018
    INPhINIT, the training program that contributes to a good development of the professional career of the researcher during the PhD

    INPhINIT is a PhD scholarship program Promoted by the Social Project “Obra Social ‘la Caixa’” and designed to integrate young international researchers in the best Spanish research centers, in the fields of technology, engineering, physics, mathematics, health sciences and life sciences
    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
    About the CNIC
    18 Oct 2017
    Launch of the “Alliance of Severo Ochoa Centres and Maria de Maeztu Units of Excellence”
    • The Secretary of State for R&D+i, Carmen Vela, chaired the kickoff meeting of the new Severo Ochoa and Maria Maeztu Alliance of Excellence.
    • The alliance’s target is to internationally promote and strengthen the centres and units accredited with this distinction, to give their research a higher profile.
    From left to right. Cristina Clavería, Daniel Jimenez-Carretero, Laura Fernandez de Manuel, Covadonga Díaz-Díaz, María Montoya y Miguel Torres.
    Research
    26 Sep 2017
    Developmental Cell: A ‘social control’ system guarantees embryonic stem cell purity

    This control mechanism is important for pluripotency in the development of mammalian embryos 
    From left to right. Vicente Andres, Director of Basic Research of the CNIC; Mr. Makoto Suematsu, the President of the Japanese Agency for Research and Medical Development (AMED); Borja Ibáñez, Director of Clinical Research at the CNIC; Mr. Masahiko Noda, Managing Director of the Foreign Affairs Department, Alberto Sanz, Managing Director of the CNIC, and the First Secretary - Aggregate of Science and Technology – of the Japanese Embassy in Spain, Mr. Masahiro Aoki
    About the CNIC
    13 Sep 2017
    The Japanese Agency for Research and Medical Development at the CNIC

    The Japanese Agency for Research and Medical Development (AMED) is an institution dedicated to improving medicine through research and development in Japan