Page 13 - Memora anual Fundación CIEN 2017

1. PROFILE AND PRESENTATION

other neurodegenerative diseases. In addition, in Fe- that reached a visibility of more than 500 impacts
bruary we had the honor of organizing in our head- and a great activity in social media.
quarters the first DEGESCO (Dementia Genetics
Spanish Consortium) Symposium on dementia ge- The good results of each initiative of the CIEN Foun-
netics. dation, during 2017 and previous years, are the re-
sult of the work of all of us who are part of this family,
On the other hand, the CIEN Foundation Tissue Bank as well as due to the invaluable support of our pa-
(BT-CIEN) has continued its growth, reaching 800 trons and benefactors. Together we can build the
brain tissue donors for research at the end of the future of CIEN Foundation and continue the fight to
year. More than 130 of these donations come from improve the quality of life of people.
the Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, with
which we collaborate closely.

In terms of human resources, we believe in the re-
cruitment, training and retention of talent as a win-
dow towards the growth of the CIEN Foundation.
Our commitment to the new generations has led us
to establish different collaboration agreements with
universities and national education centers for the
reception of students who want to carry out their in-
ternships in our facilities. In addition, we seek to open
the Foundation doors to young researchers through
the calls for grants for research from the Queen Sofia
Foundation-MAPFRE and the youth employment
program of the Region of Madrid.

As science communicators, we have continued to
strive to make society aware of the importance of
research in neurological diseases. Our "Christmas
Tree of Memories" accompanied us for another year
during the Christmas holidays in the Municipal Mar-
ket of Villa de Vallecas. Due to its great reception
over the years, last Christmas we inaugurated a se-
cond Christmas tree of memories in the Madrid City
Hall, thus expanding its reach. In spring we also ce-
lebrate the tribute to the volunteers of the "Proyecto
Vallecas" with the participation of the Radio Televi-
sión Española (RTVE, for its acronym in Spanish) choir.
A yearly event to thank their unselfish participation
in the project. The media has echoed our news and
activities, especially on the occasion of the cele-
bration of the Alzheimer's Global Summit in Lisbon,

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