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    Rebeca Piñeiro, Joaquim Grego-Bessa, Vitor Samuel Leite, Luis luna-Zurita
    Research
    12 Nov 2021
    Science Advances: CNIC scientists identify the essential role of a gene in placental development

    A study published in Science Advances shows that the gene GPR126, while not required for the development of the heart, plays an essential role in the formation of the placenta, the gestational organ that nourishes the fetus
    Skeletal staining of the inferior limb regions of normal embryos, embryos with a single Meis allele, and an embryo with complete absence of Meis. Embryos with a single copy of Meis lack the fibula and posterior digits (black arrow). Total absence of Meis prevents limb development (white arrow).
    Research
    2 Jun 2021
    Nature Communications: CNIC scientists identify essential factors for limb formation

    The study, published in Nature Communications, reveals that Meis transcription factors are essential for the formation and antero-posterior patterning of the limbs during embryonic development 

    Dr. Miguel Torres
    About the CNIC
    10 May 2021
    Dr. Miguel Torres appointed Associate Editor of Science Advances

    Dr. Torres is a member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). Dr. Miguel Torres’s scientific research focuses on the regulation of embryonic development and the formation and regeneration of organs.

    Marta Amorós Pérez, Virginia Zorita, Nuria Matesanz, Marian Zuriaga y José Javier Fuster.
    About the CNIC
    23 Dec 2020
    CNIC to coordinate a European project investigating how cancer therapies promote atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease

    The project will investigate the role of clonal hematopoiesis—the formation of mutated hematopoietic stem-cell clones promoted by anti-cancer therapies—in the development of atherosclerosis and associated cardiovascular disease
    Irene Fernández-Nueda, Carlos Cerón y Marta Cortés-Canteli
    About the CNIC
    15 Dec 2020
    CNIC scientists coordinate a European project to develop a biomarker for the early identification of the vascular component in Alzheimer disease

    The BioClotAD project, coordinated by CNIC scientist Dr Marta Cortés Canteli, has been selected by the EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)
    Research
    3 Dec 2020
    Science Advances: Spanish scientists identify the role of the CCT protein in the control of immune-synapse formation

    A new study published in  Science Advances identifies the role of the cytosolic chaperone protein CCT in the reorganization of the cytoskeleton during the formation of an immune synapse
    Research
    29 Sep 2020
    JACC: CNIC scientists design an algorithm for personalized cardiovascular risk estimation in healthy people

    The study, published in JACC, forms part of the PESA-CNIC-SANTANDER project, led by Dr Valentín Fuster
    Research
    4 Jun 2020
    Science Advances: CNIC scientists discover a system essential for limb formation during embryonic development

    Published in Science Advances, the study shows that malfunctioning of this system leads to congenital deformities
    Dr. Filip Swirski
    About the CNIC
    28 Feb 2020
    "Sleep has been proven to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease”

    Dr. Filip Swirski is associate professor at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital (USA) and one of the leading experts on the relationship between sleep and heart disease
    Andrés Hidalgo, Jose María Adrover y Alejandra Aroca
    Research
    14 Jan 2020
    Nature Immunology: Neutrophils are equipped with a 'disarmament' program that prevents the immune system going 'out of control'

    The newly identified immune control system is located within one of the most important cell types of the immune system, the neutrophil