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The UCAM Professor of Developmental Biology and Director of the San Diego Science Institute of Altos Labs (USA) has met with more than 600 students, to whom he has conveyed the importance of research in the field of health.
The journal Nature Communications has published the new results of the research team of the UCAM Professor of Developmental Biology and director of the San Diego Science Institute, Altos Labs, this week. The proof of concept successfully developed in animals could soon become an effective and long-lasting treatment for people with severe hereditary diseases such as SMA.
The UCAM professor of Developmental Biology has had an intense day of work at the Universidad Católica de Murcia including a meeting with the president, María Dolores García, the first since the death of the founder of the University. They have expressed their complete willingness to continue making progress with current research and new projects to address some of the major health problems that plague humanity.
UCAM is the only university in Spain working with the American biotech company
The scientific team led by Juan Carlos Izpisua, professor of Developmental Biology at UCAM, has discovered a type of RNA which accumulates in the cell nucleus of people who suffer from premature ageing or progeria. Blocking this RNA reverses the symptoms of this disease and prolongs lifespan in mice.
At a conference, UCAM analysed the current situation of the national transplant system and the various lines of research it is working in to improve the life expectancy of such patients
Using cellular reprogramming, the team of researchers led by the UCAM Professor of Developmental Biology has managed to rejuvenate mice without generating tumours or any other health related problems. The study is published in the scientific journal Nature Aging
UCAM HiTech, located in the surroundings of the Los Jerónimos Campus and integrated into the National Network of High Technology Incubators, is a technological hub where entrepreneurship and research come together at the service of society. With 2,000 m2 of facilities, the 5.5-million-euro investment has been promoted and financed by the UCAM, and co-financed by FEDER funds, with the collaboration of the Incyde Foundation of the Spanish Chambers of Commerce.
