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roscientists Women Today: Sowing Referents" and a NED PI, CSIC senior scientist, Biomedical Research
Scientific Seminar delivered by one of the main CI- Institute "Alberto Sols", CSIC-UAM), Dr. María Llorens-
BERNED researchers. Martín (CIBERNED researcher, Center for Molecular
Biology "Severo Ochoa"), Dr. Ana Pérez- Castillo (CI-
The first edition of "Neuroscientists Today: Sowing Re- BERNED PI, Biomedical Research Institute, CSIC-
ferents", was a day aimed at any interested person, UAM), Alba Ruiz (UNEX student, carrying out her End
but especially to students and professionals from of Master’s project in the CIEN Foundation Neuro-
these areas as well as students from last years of high pathology Department) and Dr. María Ascensión
school who are considering developing their career Zea (researcher in the Neurology Department of the
in the field of Science. In it, the researchers from the CIEN Foundation). They told us about their expe-
CIEN Foundation, Marina Ávila, and CIBERNED, rience throughout their career, successes and diffi-
Diana Furcila, made a historical tour, until they rea- culties, with the aim of serving as a reference to
ched the current situation of women in science. Af- other scientists, present and future.
terwards, a colloquium was held around the issue
"The role of women in Science: sowing references for In addition, during the afternoon Dr. Antonia Gutié-
the new generations", chaired by Dr. Eva Carro (CI- rrez (CIBERNED PI, Professor at the Department of
BERNED PI, Research Institute of the 12 de Octubre Cell Biology, Genetics and Physiology, University of
Hospital), with the participation of Dr. Mª Jesús Bu- Malaga), delivered a scientific seminar with the re-
llido (CIBERNED PI, Center for Molecular Biology "Se- sults of the latest work of her research group entitled
vero Ochoa" CSIC-UAM), Dr. Antonia Gutiérrez "Exploring microglial and astroglial responses in Alz-
(Professor of the UMA, Department of Cell Biology, heimer's disease: evidences from transgenic models
Genetics and Physiology), Dr. Teresa Iglesias (CIBER- and human brains".

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