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Communication, Featured
2024: The year the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH celebrated its 25th anniversary
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Jan
Jan
Throughout the year, the Institute for Neurosciences (IN) hosted several events, most notably the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the collaboration agreement that established it as a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche. On July 25 and 26, a scientific symposium took place, […]
Featured
28-29th September, 2nd Workshop “Inflammation, Degeneration and Regeneration in the Peripheral Nervous System”
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Sep
Sep
Consultar horario y programa completo en el documento adjunto (pdf)
Featured, Research
A Paper by Felix Leroy’s Team Wins the XX Alberto Sols Award for Best Scientific Work
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Nov
Nov
The award’s scientific committee has recognized researcher Félix Leroy for his outstanding contributions to neuroscience. Photo: Team from the IN CSIC-UMH involved in the award-winning article: Yuki Nomura, Félix Leroy, Antonia Ruiz Pino, and Noelia Sofía de León. On November 21, 2024, the scientific committee of the Alberto Sols Awards granted the XX Alberto Sols […]
Destacado en grupo, Featured
A project from the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH will study how sleep quality favors resilience to Alzheimer’s
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Oct
Oct
ALZHEIMER A project from the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH will study how sleep quality favors resilience to Alzheimer’s IN researcher Jose Vicente Sánchez Mut has been awarded a research project from the Pasqual Maragall Researchers Program 2022. Identifying new therapeutic strategies to increase resilience to Alzheimer’s disease is the aim of a project that will […]
Featured, Research, Translation
A project from the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH will study the role of microglia in Alzheimer’s disease
07
Oct
Oct
Researcher Silvia De Santis has been awarded a research project from the Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme 2023 (View press release at attached file) In recent years, it has been discovered that the inflammatory system plays a crucial role in the very early stages of Alzheimer’s disease. However, studying microglia non-invasively and in vivo is a […]
Featured, Training
A strategic roadmap for NeurotechEU: evidence-based knowledge and technological co-production
02
Oct
Oct
UMH delegation at the Neuroinnovation Summit 2025. From left to right: Jorge Maldonado, Juana Gallar, María del Carmen Lillo, José María Azorín, and Pablo Belmonte. Source: NeurotechEU. One of NeurotechEU’s collective ambitions is to accelerate responsible neuroinnovation that benefits people and society across Europe. Within this framework, NeurotechEU aims to strengthen collaboration both inside and […]
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A team from the Institute for Neurosciences develops and patents a hormone treatment for social behavioral disorders
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Jun
Jun
– The research team finds a physiological response to antisocial behavior in the corticotropin-releasing hormone or CRH. – Current treatments for social anxiety or avoidant personality disorder are based on behavioral therapy or combined with antidepressants. View the CSIC press release in the attached file (format file pdf). A team from the Institute for Neurosciences […]
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Nov
Nov
Remedios Caro Almela Lecture 2023 The Institute of Neurosciences CSIC-UMH, is pleased to invite you to the presentation of the XI Remedios Caro Almela Award for Research in Developmental Neurobiology 2023, which will be held on November 24th in Salón de Actos of the Institute of Neurosciences. This year the researcher chosen by the scientific […]
Featured, Research
Alicante brings together leading international experts in neuroscience at the first Systems-IN-Action Meeting, a conference on the brain in action
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Mar
Mar
Sant Joan d’Alacant hosted more than 140 experts at the Systems-IN-Action Meeting, an international conference focused on the latest advances in systems neuroscience and on studying the brain in action during behavior. Held from March 16 to 18, the meeting was promoted by the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National […]
Featured, Training
Alicante brings together young researchers at the FENS-Hertie Winter School on advanced technologies for understanding brain diversity
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Jan
Jan
Participants at the FENS-Hertie Winter School in Alicante, January 11–17. Photo credit: IN CSIC-UMH The Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), hosted the FENS-Hertie Winter School 2025–2026 in Alicante from January 11 to 17. This international advanced training event, titled […]
Featured, Innovation
Alicante Conexión Salud celebrates its 4th edition and consolidates the province as a benchmark in healthcare innovation
02
Oct
Oct
More than 80 professionals took part in this edition, considered a key meeting point for health innovation. Researcher Víctor Meseguer presented a project for the development of a new drug to treat ocular pain. Participants at the 4th edition of Alicante Conexión Salud. Source: UMH The 4th edition of the provincial open health innovation forum, […]
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Alicante will host the XXVIII edition of the European Drosophila Research Conference (EDRC)
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Nov
Nov
– The event will be organized by the community of researchers at the Institute of Neurosciences who work with the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster). The European Drosophila Research Conference (EDRC) is the leading scientific conference for the European research community focused on Drosophila melanogaster, commonly known as the fruit fly. Over 800 experts worldwide will […]
Featured, Research
An experiment involving IN CSIC-UMH analyzes how we look at Greek pottery to study the evolution of art
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Mar
Mar
The study is part of the XSCAPE project on Material Minds, funded with over 10 million euros by the European Research Council (ERC). The research shows that the more complex the pieces are, the less predictable eye movements become, and the more elaborate the cognitive processing involved is. A team from the Spanish National Research […]
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Jan
Jan
The Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche celebrated the feast of Saint Thomas Aquinas today, during which the neuroembryologist and anatomist Luis Puelles was awarded an Honorary Doctorate. Puelles’ research group has been an associate member of the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the UMH and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), […]
Featured
Ángela Nieto ha recibido el premio ELLE Hope Award por sus aportaciones a la investigación contra el cáncer
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Oct
Oct
Es la primera vez que alguien del ámbito científico recibe este galardón. La tercera edición del ELLE Cancer Ball permitió recaudar casi 100.000 euros que se destinarán a investigación. (Foto: Ángela Nieto retratada por Leticia Díaz de la Morena) La investigadora Ángela Nieto, que lidera el laboratorio Plasticidad Celular en Desarrollo y Enfermedad del Instituto […]
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Ángela Nieto imparte la lección inaugural en el acto de apertura oficial del curso académico de la UMH
04
Oct
Oct
La investigadora Ángela Nieto, que lidera el laboratorio Plasticidad Celular en Desarrollo y Enfermedad del Instituto de Neurociencias, centro mixto del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) y la Universidad Miguel Hernández de Elche (UMH), impartió la lección inaugural en el acto de apertura oficial del curso académico 2023-2024 de la UMH, celebrado ayer en […]
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Celebra la Noche Mediterránea de las Investigadoras con el Instituto de Neurociencias CSIC-UMH
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Sep
Sep
El Instituto de Neurociencias, centro mixto del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) y la Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH) de Elche, se suma a la celebración de la Mednight, la Noche Mediterránea de las Investigadoras, con una serie de charlas divulgativas que tendrán lugar el próximo viernes 29 de septiembre, en el espacio Fnac de […]
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Nov
Nov
The evolution of human rationality, the role of the cerebellum, motivated behaviors, the formation of sensory circuits, or cortical folding, are issues in which the Institute for Neurosciences (IN) carries out cutting-edge research thanks to funding from the European Research Council (ERC). The IN has received 12 projects since the creation of this European funding […]
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Feb
Feb
Jornada del Día Internacional de la Mujer en la Ciencia que tendrán lugar en el IN el Viernes 11 de Febrero de 2022. Coordinadora: Dra. Sandra Jurado.
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Jan
Jan
The Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), received a visit from the Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, and the president of the CSIC, Eloísa del Pino, who traveled to Alicante to see first-hand some of the […]
Communication, Featured
El CSIC y la UMH renuevan su convenio de colaboración para la regulación del Instituto de Neurociencias
05
Sep
Sep
Mª Eloísa del Pino Matute, presidenta de la Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC) y Juan José Ruiz Martínez, rector de la Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH) de Elche firmaron ayer, 4 de septiembre de 2023, la renovación del convenio de colaboración entre ambos organismos para reforzar y actualizar el funcionamiento y la organización […]
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El Instituto de Neurociencias organiza la mesa redonda ‘Deporte y Dolor’ en Alicante, 17 oct 2023
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Oct
Oct
DÍA MUNDIAL CONTRA EL DOLOR El Instituto de Neurociencias UMH-CSIC organiza la mesa redonda ‘Deporte y Dolor’ en Alicante El 17 de octubre se celebra el Día Mundial Contra el Dolor para visibilizar entre la población el impacto médico, social y económico del dolor crónico. Participarán los especialistas Ana Peiró Peiró, Thomas Zandonai, Ignacio Muñoz […]
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El investigador Jorge Manzanares ingresa como Académico Correspondiente de la Academia Nacional de Medicina de México
12
Jul
Jul
La Academia Nacional de Medicina de México ha nombrado al catedrático de Farmacología de la Universidad Miguél Hernández (UMH) de Elche Jorge Manzanares como académico correspondiente de la misma. Manzanares, que dirige el programa científico Investigación traslacional de las enfermedades neurológicas y psiquiátricas en el Instituto de Neurociencias (IN), centro mixto de la UMH y […]
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Dec
Dec
The researcher who runs the Generation and Regeneration of Bilateral Neural Circuits laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, Eloísa Herrera González de Molina, has been elected new president of the Spanish Society of Developmental Biology (SEBD). […]
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Sep
Sep
More than 200 scientists dedicated to neuroscience have met in Sant Joan d’Alacant to celebrate the workshop ‘Gene regulatory mechanisms in neural fate decisions’ of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). The conference, which took place from September 7 to September 10 at the Complejo San Juan in Alicante, has been a meeting point between […]
03
Dec
Dec
IN CSIC-UMH researcher Félix Leroy, is among the 27 scientists selected to join the EMBO Young Investigator Programme. Group leaders join an international network of nearly 800 life scientists and receive financial support. The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has announced the selection of 27 life scientists as the newest members of the EMBO Young […]
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Sep
Sep
The Valencian Federation of Associations of Relatives and Friends of People with Alzheimer’s annually presents the FEVAFA Awards, in order to publicly recognize the work carried out by entities, institutions, and the Federated Associations themselves to improve the quality of life of those affected by Alzheimer’s in the Valencian Community. This year the jury has […]
Featured, Research
Five projects from the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH receive AECC grants for cancer research
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Apr
Apr
The Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) has presented in Elche its research grants for the province of Alicante, amounting to a total of €658,535. Researchers Khalil Kass Youssef, Víctor Borrell, Mario Aguilar, and Teresa Guillamón are leading research projects funded by this association. With the aim of recognizing and supporting local research talent, the Spanish […]
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Frank Bradke receives the XI Remedios Caro Almela Prize for Research in Developmental Neurobiology 2023
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Nov
Nov
XI EDITION REMEDIOS CARO ALMELA PRIZE Professor Bradke’s research uncovered the fundamental principles that guide the growth of nerve fibers, both during development and regeneration. The Award Ceremony of the XI Remedios Caro Almela Premio Prize for Research in Developmental Neurobiology 2023 took place today, November 24, at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center […]
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Frank Bradke, awarded with the Remedios Caro Almela Prize for his excellent career in Developmental Neurobiology
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Jul
Jul
XI EDITION REMEDIOS CARO ALMELA PRIZE Professor Bradke’s research uncovered fundamental principles guiding the growth of nerve fibers both during development and regeneration. The Remedios Caro Almela Prize recognizes the work of European researchers who have carried out particularly outstanding scientific work in Neurobiology. The innovative work that the German neurobiologist Frank Bradke has carried […]
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Sep
Sep
The Director of the Animal Facility Service at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, Gonzalo Moreno del Val, has assumed the presidency of the Spanish Veterinary Association (Organización Colegial Veterinaria – OCV), the highest representative body of the profession […]
Featured, Services
Gonzalo Moreno del Val, nuevo vicepresidente del Consejo General de Colegios Veterinarios de España
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Sep
Sep
El director del Servicio de Animalario del Instituto de Neurociencias, centro mixto del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones científicas (CSIC) y la Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH) de Elche, Gonzalo Moreno del Val, ha sido elegido vicepresidente del Consejo General de Colegios Veterinarios de España, al ganar las elecciones celebradas el pasado 16 de septiembre en Madrid […]
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Nov
Nov
REI JAUME I AWARDS The researcher at the Institute of Neurosciences (IN) Guillermina López-Bendito received the medal that accredits her as the winner of the Rei Jaume I Prize (PRJI) in Medical Research 2023 from His Majesty King Felipe VI in the solemn award ceremony, which was held yesterday in the Lonja de los Mercaderes […]
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IN researcher Víctor Borrell will coordinate a project to understand how the cerebral cortex folds
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Oct
Oct
The UNFOLD project has been awarded an ERC Synergy Grant 2023 with 10,8 million euros. Researchers seek to reveal what the interaction between physics and biology is like to give rise to the development and shape of living organisms. The European Research Council (ERC) has selected the UNFOLD project ‘Unfolding the dynamic interaction between mechanical […]
Featured, Research
Inmaculada Cuchillo Ibáñez will lead a project to study the role of apoE protein glycosylation in Alzheimer’s disease
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Feb
Feb
The researcher from the Institute for Neurosciences UMH-CSIC has received a $300,000 grant from the Alzheimer’s Association to study the relationship between the apoE protein and Alzheimer’s disease over three years. The team will use advanced glycoproteomics techniques and stem cells to gain a better understanding of this neurodegenerative disease. Photo: Inmaculada Cuchillo Ibáñez, researcher […]
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International experts address the challenges in developing innovative therapies for chronic pain at the IN CSIC-UMH
17
Oct
Oct
On the occasion of the Global Day Against Pain, celebrated today, October 17, the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, held a roundtable titled ‘The Steep Path from Basic Science to Novel Pain Therapies’, dedicated to analyzing the main scientific, […]
“International Workshop on Chronic Pain and Itch: Mechanisms and Circuits” Chronic Pain and Itch Workshop in Alicante, at Complejo San Juan. Web: https://pain2021alicante.com/ Download poster:
Destacado en grupo, Featured, Research
Javier Morante takes part in a groundbreaking study on Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Funded by La Marató de 3Cat
09
May
May
The research team will conduct a study combining animal models and human data to advance the early diagnosis of this complex condition. The project also includes a volunteer campaign at two Catalan hospitals to recruit girls and young women with and without polycystic ovary syndrome. To unravel the biological mechanisms underlying polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), […]
Destacado en grupo, Featured
Juan Lerma, full academician of the Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences of Spain
11
Oct
Oct
The Royal Academy of Exact, Physical, and Natural Sciences of Spain (RAC) has appointed Juan Lerma Gómez as a full member. This prestigious appointment highlights his contribution to neuroscientific research and reinforces his leadership in the field of science at an international level. The researcher, who leads the Synaptic Physiology laboratory at the Institute for […]
05
Sep
Sep
This Committee issues recommendations on ethical and deontological principles related to research activity. Researcher Juan Manuel Galcerán Sáez, from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN CSIC-UMH), has been appointed the new Chair of the Ethics Committee of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), an agency under the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities. (Photo: Juan Manuel […]
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Nov
Nov
The Official Gazette of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche has published the resolution appointing researcher Juana Gallar as the new director of the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the UMH and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). The UMH Professor of Physiology succeeds researcher Ángel Barco and becomes the first […]
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La investigadora del Instituto de Neurociencias Ángela Nieto ingresa en la Academia de Ciencias de Francia
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Feb
Feb
La Academia de Ciencias de Francia incorpora a la investigadora Ángela Nieto como asociada extranjera en la sección de Biología Integrativa, como parte de los 16 nuevos ingresos de este año 2022. La investigadora del Instituto de Neurociencias, centro mixto de la Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH) de Elche y del Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas […]
Destacado en grupo, Featured
La investigadora Guillermina López Bendito, Premio Rei Jaume I en Investigación Médica
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Jun
Jun
Fuente: Servicio de Comunicación, Marketing y Atención al Estudiantado – UMH El jurado de los Premios Rei Jaume I ha dado a conocer el fallo de las personas galardonadas de 2023, entre las que se encuentra la investigadora del Instituto de Neurociencias, centro mixto de la Universidad Miguel Hernández (UMH) de Elche y el Consejo […]
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Marta Calderón, Institute for Neurosciences UMH-CSIC researcher, named finalist for the Luis Felipe Torrente Science Communication Award
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Jul
Jul
The article ‘Partirse de risa: el origen científico del ja, ja, ja’ written by Marta Calderón García, has been selected as a finalist in the fifth edition of the Luis Felipe Torrente Science Communication Award for Medicine and Health, organized by The Lilly Foundation and The Conversation Spain. Calderón, an internship student, works in the […]
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More than 2,000 people visited the Brain Awareness Week at the Institute for Neurosciences in Alicante
24
Mar
Mar
Over 160 volunteers from IN UMH-CSIC contributed to making this edition of Brain Week a great success. Once again, the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), celebrated Brain Awareness Week to bring the importance of basic neuroscience research closer to […]
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More than 2,500 people attended the Brain Awareness Week at the Institute for Neurosciences UMH-CSIC
16
Mar
Mar
This edition of Brain Awareness Week was a great success thanks to the involvement of more than 140 volunteers Group photo of the volunteers and organizers of Brain Awareness Week 2026. Once again, the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), […]
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More than 3,000 people have visited the Brain Awareness Week 2024 of the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH 2024
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Mar
Mar
– More than 130 IN volunteers have dedicated themselves to make a success of this Brain Awareness Week edition. For yet another year, the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), has celebrated Brain Awareness Week to bring closer the […]
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More than 750 researchers meet in Alicante for the XXVIII edition of the European Drosophila Research Conference (EDRC)
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Sep
Sep
Photo: Local organizing committee of the 28th EDRC. From left to right: Ana Carmena, Juan Antonio Sánchez-Alcañiz, María Domínguez, Javier Morante, and José Carlos Pastor Pareja. Source: IN CSIC-UMH. From September 25 to 28, Alicante hosted the XXVIII EDRC, the European Drosophila Research Conference, dedicated to Drosophila melanogaster, the fruit fly, an essential model organism […]
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Nermeen Abuelezz wins the second edition of the “Science for Women” contest of the Women for Africa Foundation
22
Dec
Dec
The researcher Nermeen Abuelezz, who in 2023 received a visiting scholarship from the Women for Africa Foundation to do a research stay at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, has been the winner of the second edition of the […]
Communication, Featured
NeurotechEU holds a hands-on Workshop on Science Communication at the Institute for Neuroscience UMH-CSIC
21
Dec
Dec
The Conference Hall of the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), hosted the hands-on workshop on Science Communication ‘Learn how to spread science to the community!’ yesterday. This is the first activity organized by the local UMH Synapses Club of […]
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May
May
Group photo of the attendees at the IX Council of Rectors and its General Assembly in Bonn (Germany). Source: NeurotechEU ‘Ideas, Imagination, and Inspiration’ was the theme of the recently held General Assembly of the European University of the Brain and Technology – NeurotechEU. Organised by the University of Bonn (Germany) alongside the semi-annual meeting […]
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Nov
Nov
With the goal of strengthening the integration of the European University of Brain and Technology –NeurotechEU, the Boğaziçi University (Turkey), a member of this alliance, has organized the second Board of Rectors of 2024 in Istanbul. Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche was represented by Juana Gallar, leader of the project at UMH and Director […]
Featured, Research
Nine researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH among the most cited in the world
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Sep
Sep
A study, carried out by the academic publisher Elsevier, using data from the scientific database Scopus, has recognized nine researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, among the most cited in the world. This ranking is considered […]
Featured, Research
Over 100 experts gather in Alicante for the 11th European Conference of Comparative Neurobiology
09
May
May
From May 6 to 8, 2025, the San Juan Complex in Sant Joan d’Alacant hosted the 11th European Conference on Comparative Neurobiology (ECCN2025). This internationally renowned event brought together more than 100 specialists worldwide to discuss the latest advances in the study of the nervous system from an evolutionary and comparative perspective. Held every three […]
Event, Featured
Over thirty experts gather in Alicante for the III Workshop of the Neurobiology of Pain and Inflammation Scientific Program
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Oct
Oct
The Neurobiology of Pain and Inflammation scientific program at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, held the workshop “Somatosensory Functions of Neuronal and Non-Neuronal Cells” on Friday, October 25. This workshop, held for the third consecutive year in Alicante, […]
Featured, Research
Professor Isabel Pérez-Otaño Receives Prestigious $1 Million Grant from USA National Multiple Sclerosis Society
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Sep
Sep
– Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the brain and spinal cord caused by the loss of myelin. It affects more than 2.8 million people worldwide. – The team led by Professor Pérez-Otaño at the Institute for Neurosciences has discovered a brain receptor that could unlock myelin plasticity. The National Multiple Sclerosis Society (USA) has […]
Featured, Research
Research professor Santiago Canals collaborates on a congressional report on minors and social media
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Nov
Nov
A large part of adolescent socialization occurs in digital environments, where social media influences how minors communicate, build their identity, and learn, but also poses risks to their mental health and rights. To address this reality, the Congress of Deputies’ Office of Science and Technology has presented the report Menores y redes sociales (Minors and […]
Featured, Research
Researcher Berta L. Sánchez-Laorden, awarded a Beca Leonardo for her work on tumor microenvironment reprogramming
09
Jul
Jul
These grants recognize innovative projects and support scientists at key stages of their careers. Sánchez-Laorden’s research explores new strategies to block metastasis by reprogramming the tumor microenvironment and improving therapy response. Photo: Berta L. Sánchez-Laorden, CSIC Tenured Scientist at the Institute for Neurosciences. Source: IN CSIC-UMH Berta López Sánchez-Laorden, Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) tenured […]
Featured, Research
Researcher Berta Sánchez-Laorden receives the Constantes y Vitales Award for Best Biomedical Publication of the Year
09
Dec
Dec
The study, published in Cancer Cell, revealed the key role of microglia, the brain’s resident immune cells, in the progression of brain metastases and proposes a strategy to promote antitumor responses. The Minister of Science, Innovation and Universities, Diana Morant, presented the award to researcher Berta Sánchez-Laorden. Source: Atresmedia. LaSexta, through its Corporate Responsibility initiative […]
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May
May
IN researcher Diego Echevarría collecting the UMH Medal of Honor on behalf of Constantino Sotelo from the Rector of the UMH, Juan José Ruiz. Source: UMH. The Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) awarded researcher Constantino Sotelo the Medal of Honor. This distinction recognizes the merits of university community members who have provided significant services […]
Featured, Research
Researcher Félix Leroy receives an ERC Proof of Concept grant to develop solutions for social anxiety disorder and schizophrenia
05
Feb
Feb
The goal of ERC Proof of Concept grants is to help ERC-funded ideas transition from pioneering research to innovation. This project could pave the way for the development of targeted medications to treat extreme introversion. A team led by Félix Leroy at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research […]
Destacado en grupo, Featured
Researcher Felix Leroy, from the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH, receives the Sant Joan Humà Award for Science with Values
02
Dec
Dec
The award recognises the work of the Cognition and Social Interactions laboratory and its contribution to the study of mutations associated with ASD, as well as its commitment to socially engaged science. Félix Leroy, Diana Morant, and Guillaume Bouisset during the thank-you speech at the gala held at the restaurant El Patio. Source: IN CSIC-UM. […]
Destacado en grupo, Featured
Researcher Jorge Manzanares appointed Corresponding Member of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Portugal
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Feb
Feb
Researcher Jorge Manzanares, who leads the Translational neuropsychopharmacology of neurological and psychiatric diseases Laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint research center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), has been formally appointed Corresponding Member of the Academy of Pharmaceutical Sciences of Portugal during a […]
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Mar
Mar
The Royal Academy of Exact, Physical, and Natural Sciences of Spain (RAC) recognizes Juan Lerma’s contributions to the field of neuroscience. Juan Lerma Gómez, researcher at the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, has been appointed a full member of […]
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Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences organize the fourth edition of the AXON congress in Altea
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Sep
Sep
Altea hosts the 4th edition of the AXON meeting Guillermina López Bendito and Eloísa Herrera, researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH, organize this event, which is being held in Alicante for the second time in a row. More than 120 researchers will explore the most cutting-edge advances in the field of generation and regeneration […]
Featured
Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences participated in the writing of two reports presented to the Congress of Deputies
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Jan
Jan
The Office of Science and Technology of the Congress of Deputies (Office C) has published six new reports that contextualize and summarize multidisciplinary scientific knowledge on six topics of sociopolitical relevance. To prepare it, 121 experts from several scientific fields have been interviewed, including researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of […]
Featured, Research
Six researchers from the IN CSIC-UMH are among the most cited worldwide, according to the Stanford Ranking
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Sep
Sep
A total of 50 scientists affiliated with the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche have been recognized among the most cited researchers worldwide, according to the ranking compiled by Stanford University and the academic publisher Elsevier, based on data extracted from the Scopus bibliographic database. Six of them belong to the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), […]
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Jan
Jan
The year 2023 has ended with a very positive balance for the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche. This center of excellence is consolidated, for yet another year, as the largest publicly funded institute dedicated to brain and nervous […]
Featured, Training
The General Secretary and the Coordinator of NeurotechEU visit the UMH and the Institute for Neurosciences
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Jul
Jul
During 9th and 10th July, the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) welcomed the General Secretary of the European University of Brain and Technology (NeurotechEU), Mark Vlek de Coningh, along with the Alliance Coordinator, Richard van Wezel. This visit underscores the UMH’s role as a member of this alliance of European universities dedicated to creating […]
Featured, Training
The IN offers up to 5 International Scholarships for the Master’s Degree in Neurosciences: from the Bench to the Bedside
14
Feb
Feb
The Severo Ochoa Excellence Programme of the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), offers up to 5 International Scholarships for the Master’s Degree in Neurosciences: from the Bench to the Bedside during the 2025-2026 academic year (October- July). These […]
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The IN offers up to 5 International Scholarships for the Master’s Degree in Neurosciences: from the Bench to the Bedside
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Feb
Feb
The Severo Ochoa Excellence Programme of the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), offers up to 5 International Scholarships for the Master’s Degree in Neurosciences: from the Bench to the Bedside during the 2026-2027 academic year (October- July). These […]
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The IN offers up to 6 International Scholarships for the Master’s Degree in Neurosciences: from the Bench to the Bedside
15
Apr
Apr
The Severo Ochoa Excellence Programme of the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, offers up to 6 International Scholarships for the Master’s Degree in Neurosciences: from the Bench to the Bedside during the 2024-2025 academic year (October- July). These […]
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The IN participates in the NeurotechEU Symposium: ‘Advancing Neurotechnology – Bridging Brains, Machines and Society’
14
May
May
Yesterday, the ‘Advancing Neurotechnology – Bridging Brains, Machines and Society’ Symposium, organised by the University of Bonn (Germany) and the European University of Brain and Technology – NeurotechEU, took place. With the aim of creating a discussion space on neurotechnology and its various aspects, this event brought together a group of relevant scientists from the […]
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The Institute for Neuroscience has held the 2nd Workshop of the Neurobiology of Pain and Inflammation Scientific Program
02
Oct
Oct
More than twenty experts from the national and international scene have shared the latest advances in axonal degeneration and regeneration mechanisms. The scientific program Neurobiology of Pain and Inflammation from the Institute for Neuroscience (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH), has organized […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science
12
Feb
Feb
With the aim of celebrating the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, has celebrated the conference ‘Women in Neuroscience: Exploring the Unknown!’. The event, which was held last Friday, included […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences CSIC – UMH receives more than €3.1 million in the 2024 National Knowledge Generation call
28
Jan
Jan
Part of the IN CSIC-UMH research team leading projects funded under the 2024 Knowledge Generation call. From left to right, top to bottom: Javier Aguilera, Ramón Reig, Alerie Guzmán, Khalil Kass Youssef, Víctor Borrell, Santiago Canals, Mª Salud García, Ángela Nieto, José P. López Atalaya, and Ana Carmena. Source: IN CSIC-UMH. The Institute for Neurosciences […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH and Izasa Scientific join forces and bring MERFISH® spatial transcriptomics to Spain
14
Dec
Dec
• It is the first device that offers this technology in the Iberian Peninsula and is located at the Institute for Neurosciences. José López-Atalaya, scientific director of the IN Omics Facility, and Sara Manzanares Estreder, Key Account Manager of Izasa Scientific, together with the MERSCOPE equipment located at the IN. The alliance between the Institute […]
29
Jul
Jul
It’s been 25 years since the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche signed the collaboration agreement that constitutes the Institute for Neurosciences (IN) as a joint center of both institutions. The anniversary celebration event, which took place in the IN assembly hall, included the participation of the Minister […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH has held the 17th edition of the ‘IN Progress Report’ workshop
08
Jul
Jul
The assembly hall of the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, has been the venue for the 17th edition of the ‘IN Progress Report’ workshop, which took place last Friday, July 5. This is an annual event in which […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH has held the 18th edition of the ‘IN Progress Report’ workshop
04
Jul
Jul
The assembly hall of the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, has been the venue for the 18th edition of the ‘IN Progress Report’ workshop, held today, July 4. This annual event brings together one-third of the IN’s group […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH has organized the first edition of the Spanish Drosophila Conference
22
Mar
Mar
-The vinegar fly (Drosophila melanogaster) is widely used to study human diseases because it is a very powerful genetic model that is easy to use in the laboratory. More than 150 Spanish researchers currently working with the vinegar fly (Drosophila melanogaster) have met in Alicante to celebrate the I Spanish Drosophila Congress. This meeting, which […]
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Dec
Dec
Once again, the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, served as a meeting point for young researchers from around the world during the twenty-first edition of its Christmas Meeting. The event took place on December 19 and 20 at […]
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Dec
Dec
Once again, the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, served as a meeting point for young researchers from around the world during the twenty-second edition of its Christmas Meeting. The event took place on December 18 and 19 at […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH receives its third accreditation as a Severo Ochoa Center of Excellence
06
Sep
Sep
The Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities delivers the accreditation that distinguishes the best research centers in the country, among which is the Institute for Neurosciences, the only accredited center in Alicante. The distinction recognizes the impact and international relevance of the Institute of Neurosciences, one of the 11 centers that has maintained the […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH strengthens collaboration with the biotechnology industry through IN.Pulse Connect
12
Nov
Nov
The Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, held today the first edition of IN.Pulse Connect, an event organized by IN.Pulse, the IN Scientific Unit for Business Innovation, with the support of the Institut Valencià de Competitivitat i Innovació (IVACE+i). […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH takes a leading role at the 2025 Gordon Research Conference on Synapses and Brain Function
26
Jun
Jun
The Gordon Research Conference ‘Excitatory Synapses and Brain Function’ was held at Southern New Hampshire University (USA) from June 8 to 13, featuring active participation from several members of the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche. Juan Lerma, head of […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH welcomes Ardem Patapoutian, Nobel laureate in Physiology or Medicine 2021
02
Jun
Jun
On the occasion of his participation as a jury member for the Rei Jaume I Awards, Ardem Patapoutian, recipient of the 2021 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery of molecular sensors for touch, visited the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel […]
22
Dec
Dec
Young researchers from many parts of the world have come to the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), to participate in the twentieth edition of the Christmas Meeting. The event, which took place on December 20 and 21 at […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences has organized the II Research Meeting ‘Looking for Synergies’ IN-ISABIAL
14
Jun
Jun
The Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), and the Institute for Health and Biomedical Research of Alicante (ISABIAL) have promoted the second edition of the Research Meeting ‘Looking for Synergies’, which was held yesterday, June 13. The event, held […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences researcher Jorge Manzanares, new President of the Ibero-American Conference of Faculties of Pharmacy
04
Dec
Dec
The Professor at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy, Jorge Manzanares, has been appointed President of the Ibero-American Conference of Faculties of Pharmacy (COIFFA). In a ceremony held in San José, Costa Rica, it was also approved that the society’s 2027 annual Congress will be held at […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences takes part in a European project to improve treatments for rare eye diseases
27
Feb
Feb
The Ocular Neurobiology laboratory at the Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), is participating in the European project RESTORE VISION, an ambitious initiative aimed at developing new treatments for rare eye diseases such as aniridia and neurotrophic keratopathy. With €8 million […]
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The Institute for Neurosciences UMH-CSIC announces a new edition of the Remedios Caro Almela Scientific Award, with a prize of 25,000€
25
Jul
Jul
The Remedios Caro Almela Award recognizes the work of European researchers who have made outstanding scientific contributions in the field of developmental neurobiology. The Institute for Neurosciences, a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), has opened the call for the 12th edition of the […]
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The NeurotechEU alliance has held its seventh Board of Rectors Meeting at the University of Reykjavik
31
May
May
Helping the scientific community—both present and future—find solutions to various health problems related to neuroscience and neurotechnology is the main goal of the European University of Brain and Technology (NeurotechEU), a project that, from the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche, is led by the professor of Physiology and researcher at the Institute for Neuroscience […]
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The Pasqual Maragall Foundation visits the Institute for Neuroscience to award the Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme grant
11
Apr
Apr
Cristina Maragall, president of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation, and Glòria Oliver, deputy general director, visited the Institute for Neuroscience (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) in Elche, today. The visit marked the official awarding of the Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme grant to researcher Silvia […]
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The Pasqual Maragall Foundation visits the Institute for Neurosciences to deliver the Pasqual Maragall Researchers Programme grant
22
May
May
From left to right: Jorge Brotons Mas, José Vicente Sánchez Mut, Arcadi Navarro, Ángel Barco, Cristina Maragall, Ángel Carbonell, Emilio Geijo and Cristina Orts at the IN. The president of the Pasqual Maragall Foundation, Cristina Maragall, and its director, Arcadi Navarro, visited yesterday the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Spanish National […]
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The researcher Félix Viana will coordinate an international project to study the molecular basis of cold perception
22
Oct
Oct
– The project will study the structure and function of temperature-sensitive proteins in animals adapted to different thermal environments, such as the woolly mammoth, the polar bear, and the Asian elephant. – The Human Frontier Science Program promotes international collaboration in basic research, funding innovative projects focused on elucidating the mechanisms of living organisms. The […]
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The Spanish Association Against Cancer brings science closer to citizens from Alicante
29
Sep
Sep
Photo: Volunteers and researchers from the Spanish Association Against Cancer on the Explanada in Alicante during World Cancer Research Day. Source: AECC Alicante. On the occasion of World Cancer Research Day, the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) in Alicante took to the streets of the city on September 24 to bring citizens closer to the […]
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The Spanish Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, José Luis Escrivá, visits the Institute for Neurosciences CSIC-UMH
19
Apr
Apr
The Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), received a visit from the Spanish Minister for Digital Transformation and Public Function, José Luis Escrivá Belmonte, who has traveled to Alicante to see first-hand the facilities of this research center of […]
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Three IN researchers receive grants from the Junior Leader postdoctoral program of the ”la Caixa” Foundation
26
Mar
Mar
Junior Leader grants promote independent scientific careers as a professional future option and encourage innovation and leadership. La Caixa Foundation has awarded 105 doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships to excellent researchers to carry out their projects at universities and research centers in Spain and Portugal. The researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center […]
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Two researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences are among the winners of the Santander-UMH Awards for Young Researchers 2023
28
Feb
Feb
The Santander-UMH awards are aimed to recognize the research work in scientific publications carried out by young researchers from the Miguel Hernández University (UMH) of Elche on different branches of knowledge. The researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the UMH and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), Francisco Javier Rodríguez […]
10
Nov
Nov
The European University of Brain and Technology – NeurotechEU – organises two General Assemblies per year with the aim of tracking the work strategy, as well as strengthening ties between the member universities of the alliance. The NeurotechEU management team at the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) has organised the biennial meeting of the […]
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Víctor Borrell, awarded the “Importantes” prize by Información Alicante
21
Feb
Feb
Información has celebrated the 40th edition of these awards, which recognize the work of individuals, entities, institutions, companies, and associations in the province that have stood out throughout the year. Juana Gallar, IN CSIC-UMH director, presented the award to researcher Víctor Borrell. Source: Información. The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Research Professor at the Institute […]
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Visita al Instituto de Neurociencias del Dr. Ardem Patapoutian, ganador del Premio Nobel de Fisiología y Medicina 2021
06
Jun
Jun
El pasado lunes 5 de junio de 2023 visitó el Instituto de Neurociencias (UMH-CSIC) el Dr. Ardem Patapoutian, científico galardonado en el año 2021 con el Premio Nobel de Fisiología y Medicina por su descubrimiento de los sensores moleculares del tacto. El Dr. Patapoutian es investigador del Instituto Howard Hughes de Investigación Médica, una de […]
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Visualizan los circuitos de oxitocinay vasopresina en 3D con una resolución sin precedentes
13
Oct
Oct
La combinación de novedosas técnicas para transparentar el cerebro y de microscopía de alta resolución han permitido reconstruir en 3D los circuitos de oxitocina y vasopresina en el cerebro del ratón en desarrollo con una resolución celular sin precedentes. El trabajo, llevado a cabo por las investigadoras Pilar Madrigal y Sandra Jurado, del Instituto de […]