Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
Organization Description
The Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (National Centre for Cancer Research) is a Spanish research institute. The Centre is situated on the campus of the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid. Dr. Maria Blasco is a key figure at the CNIO and is both the Director but also a pioneer of telomerase gene therapy.
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Maria Blasco, Ph.D.
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) - Director
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March 25, 2021
A team of researchers led by Dr. Maria Blasco of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center has shown that shorter telomeres make mice more susceptible to kidney fibrosis [1]. The new study not only clearly demonstrates this link but also provides mouse models which can be used to study – and perhaps eventually address –...
March 23, 2021
The Journal Club returns live on our Facebook page on Wednesday, March 31, at noon Eastern time. This month, we will be taking a look at a new paper from Dr. Maria Blasco and her team that discusses how short and dysfunctional telomeres sensitize the kidneys to develop fibrosis [1]. Accumulation of short telomeres is...
August 12, 2020
Back in January 2018, researchers at CNIO reversed lung fibrosis in mice using a single gene therapy. Today, we want to spotlight a new study that builds on the positive results of the 2018 research, taking us another step closer to telomerase gene therapy in humans to reverse pulmonary fibrosis. The road to a gene...