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The research that UCAM is carrying out with its own funds has collected around fifteen thousand euros in contributions through the FECYT crowdfunding platform Precipita, which belongs to the Ministry of Science and Innovation.
The project, included in the Precipita platform of the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT), which belongs to the Ministry of Science and Innovation, is directed by the UCAM researchers Juan Carlos Izpisúa, Professor of Developmental Biology; José Meca, neurologist and Head of Unit at the Hospital Virgen de la Arrixaca and Estrella Núñez, vice-chancellor for Research
The research team led by the Professor of the Gene Expression Laboratory of the Salk Institute, in the US, and Professor of Developmental Biology of the UCAM has observed, after testing the technique (SATI) in mice with progeria (premature ageing), a rejuvenation in various tissues, including skin and spleen, and 45% increase in their lifespan, which would be equivalent to more than a decade in case of humans. The advance has been published by the scientific journal Cell Research.
The doctor, researcher and lecturer at UCAM and director of the Genetic Expression Laboratory of the Salk Institute (California), specializes in mother cells, genetic therapy, and ageing and regenerating tissues.
