Visit of the Technical Committee of the Domingo Martínez Foundation to the IIBM regarding project financing The project presented by Dr. Silvia Martín Puig and Dr. Benilde Jiménez Cuenca, from the IIBM, will be funded by the Domingo Martínez Foundation in the 2023 call dedicated to Hypoxia and Cardiovascular Diseases On the occasion of the awarding of the reseach project to Drs. Silvia Martín Puig and Benilde Jiménez Cuenca by Domingo Martínez Foundation, members of the Technical Committee of this Foundation: Antonio Bernal, Julio Marín, Emilio Alonso and Emilio Antón, together with Dr. Dolores González Pacanowska, CSIC researcher, visited the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, IIBM, (CSIC-UAM). The patrons of the Fundación Domingo Martínez were received by Dr. Mario Vallejo , Director of the IIBM (CSIC-UAM)...

The IIBM collaborates with the program of the Community of Madrid 4º ESO + company   The program 4º ESO + company aims to bring the world of work closer to the students of 4th year of Secondary Education (ESO) through educational stays in different companies This year, the IIBM has doubled its offer with respect to 2022: three research groups and the "Sebastián Cerdán" biomedical Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) service have welcomed seven students from four different schools in the Community of Madrid Once again, this year the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, IIBM (CSIC-UAM) participates in the program that the Community of Madrid (CAM) launches to the educational system, in particular to the Secondary Education Institutes (IES), so that students in the 4th year of ESO who request it, can make...

Dr. Víctor Ruiz's group has been distinguished by the CIBERER The XVI Annual Meeting of the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras, CIBERER , took place on March 22-24 in San Lorenzo de El Escorial. In this year's forum, in which not only CIBERER groups but also clinical associated groups participated, the latest results obtained by this consortium were presented. In addition, numerous topics of interest related to the subject of Rare Diseases were discussed. The Prize for the Best Oral Presentation, selected through voting by the participants, was awarded to Asier Iturrate Soleto , who is currently working on his PhD Thesis in the Human Genetics and Molecular Pathology group of the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, IIBM (CSIC-UAM) and U760 CIBERER, directed by Dr. Víctor Luis Ruiz-Pérez . The...

Gasdermin B protein exerts an antitumour effect on breast cancer A multidisciplinary team led by Dr. Gema Moreno Bueno, from the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, IIBM (CSIC-UAM), has discovered new functions of the protein Gasdermin B that will further research into the design of therapies for aggressive breast tumours. This research, which represents a glimmer of hope for breast cancer patients with a poor prognosis, has just been published in the prestigious journal Cell Death and Differentiaton Dr. Gema Moreno Bueno , Professor at the Autonomous University of Madrid and Researcher at the IIBM (CSIC-UAM), the MD Anderson Foundation, head of the Cancer Biomedical Research Network Centre (CIBERONC) and Conexión Cáncer-CSIC, together with Dr. David Sarrio (CIBERONC), and Dr. Sara S Oltra ...

The Rector of the UAM visits the IIBM to get to know our Centre On Monday 13 March, the Rector of the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM), Amaya Mendikoetxea , visited the Alberto Sols Biomedical Research Institute (IIBM), a joint centre of the CSIC and the UAM. She was accompanied by the Vice-Rector for Science Policy, Daniel Jaque, the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Carlos F. Sánchez-Ferrer and the Academic Secretary of the Faculty, Isabel Sánchez . On behalf of the IIBM, she was received by the Director, Mario Vallejo , the Vice-Director, Aurora Sánchez , and the Manager, Isabel Ocaña .   During the visit, the Rector and her companions held a meeting with the IIBM management team, in which the Director gave a brief summary of the lines of research being carried out at the institute, the departmental organisation and the...

IIBM Hearing and Myelinopathies group celebrates World Hearing Day World Hearing Day was celebrated on 3 March, an initiative of the World Health Organization under which hundreds of activities related to hearing health care are carried out all over the world. This year, the theme of the campaign was "Ear and Hearing Care for All: Let's make it a reality!   The Hearing and Myelinopathies group of the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, IIBM (CSIC-UAM) together with Unit U761 of the Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Rara (CIBERER), both led by CSIC Research Professor Isabel Varela-Nieto , have been involved in this initiative for several years. To commemorate this day, outreach activities are organised for the general public, which are joined by associations of deaf patients. This year we are...

The IIBM celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science with a multitude of activities Workshops for children, conferences, wine and neuroscience, meetings with scientists, interviews, and social networks have been the proposals of the IIBM for the 11F 2023 campaign. Nineteen activities have been carried out throughout the month of February. Twenty-four researchers belonging to 13 research groups have participated this year to raise awareness of the role of women in the different stages of a scientific career and to promote interest in science among the younger public. T he Scientific Communication and Culture Unit of the Alberto Sols Institute for Biomedical Research (IIBM) has once again promoted the celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science . A multitude of...

El IIBM celebra el Día Mundial de las Enfermedades Raras Desde el año 2008, el día 28 de febrero se conmemora el Día Mundial de las Enfermedades Raras con el propósito de crear conciencia y ayudar a todas las personas que padecen alguna enfermedad de las denominadas "raras", para que reciban el debido diagnóstico y tratamiento y de esta forma que puedan llevar una vida mejor. Se escogió esta fecha porque el mes de febrero es muy particular, "raro", pues unos años tiene 28 días y otros 29. Por lo tanto, el Día Mundial de las Enfermedades Raras, se celebra cada 28 o 29 de febrero, dependiendo si estamos, o no, en un año bisiesto. El Dr. Lluis Montoliu apuntaba que la traducción del inglés "rare" a "raras" ha sido muy poco afortunada. "Rare diseases" se debería haber traducido como " enfermedades poco frecuentes ". El adjetivo "rara" podría ser...

The Minister of Science and Innovation, Diana Morant, visited the IIBM to meet scientists from Ukraine who are currently working in four CSIC research centers in Madrid Dr. Carmen Delgado Canencia of the IIBM has hosted Dr. Raisa Fedichkina, a postdoctoral researcher from Kiev, to work on heart failure In March 2022, the Vice-Presidency for International Relations of CSIC promoted the "CSIC Program for Scientific Cooperation with Ukraine" with the aim of announcing 30 grants for research projects with 30 associated contracts for Ukrainian PhDs. The purpose was to facilitate the participation of the Ukrainian scientific community in CSIC research projects in which there was mutual interest, so that the research work of Ukrainian scientists would not be frustrated by the situation in the country. Finally, twenty scientists were recruited...

Alberto Muñoz Terol, CSIC Research Professor at the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, IIBM (CSIC-UAM) has been appointed new president of the HM Hospitales Research Foundation (FiHM) FiHM is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote and manage the development of translational biosanitary R+D+i that contributes to the clinical application of new technologies for the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases Dr. Alberto Muñoz , head of the "Colon cancer: organoids, microenvironment and vitamin D" research group at the IIBM Cancer Department, has just been promoted to the position of new president of the HM Hospitales Research Foundation (FiHM) . The FiHM is a non-profit organization, established in 2003 with the main purpose of promoting and managing the development of biosanitary R+D+i and...