🎉 Exciting news from @cncajal-csic.bsky.social! Our PI Marta Cortés Canteli has been awarded a @csic.es Juana Rienda Extraordinary Grant to advance research on early Alzheimer’s detection through the study of blood coagulation alterations. More info: shorturl.at/Xsc0J

🧠⚡ ¿Sabías que tu cerebro genera suficiente electricidad como para encender una pequeña bombilla LED? Descubre la curiosidad del mes de julio con José Luis Trejo, del Centro de Neurociencias Cajal, @cncajal-csic.bsky.social  #UnAñoDeCuriosidades 🎥

Un año de curiosidades - Julio 2026

En la curiosidad del mes de julio José Luis Trejo, Investigador del...

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🎉 Congratulations to our PI Jorge García Marqués and his team on securing funding from the Jérôme Lejeune Foundation. Their project will investigate natural mechanisms to reactivate UBE3A, paving the way for new therapeutic strategies for #AngelmanSyndrome

🎙️ Our PI @jmfrade.bsky.social was featured on @aragonradio.bsky.social, to discuss a promising gene therapy developed by Tetraneuron, a biotech spin-off born from research at the CNC. 🎧 Listen (in Spanish): shorturl.at/A8K0d

🧠 We were pleased to welcome Rafael Radi and Silvina Bartesaghi from Universidad de la República (Uruguay) to the CNC as part of our #CajalDistinguishedVisits initiative, hosted by our PI Rubén Quintana. Their visit provided a valuable opportunity for scientific exchange and future collaborations.

Looking for a lab to start your research journey?🧠 The CNC offers 27 projects for #JAEIntro2026 fellows across neuroscience, AI, neurotechnology, neurodegeneration and more. Find the project that fits you 👇 🔗 Read more: shorturl.at/Bl3B1 #Neuroscience #CSIC #STEM

Hoy seguimos repasando cuales son los Centros e Institutos del CSIC, que se encuentran en la Comunidad de Madrid. Comenzamos con algunos de los Institutos Propios: CNIM, @CNIB, CISA, @cnb-csic.bsky.social, @cncajal-csic.bsky.social, ICA, ICIFOR, ICNM, @icp-csic.bsky.social

What if a brain cell once considered a hallmark of healthy tissue was actually linked to disease? Our latest study, by @ulloaseverinolab.bsky.social, identifies varicose projection astrocytes as a neuroinflammatory phenotype across mammals. More info: shorturl.at/4Oti1

🧠 CNC Scientific Seminar 📆 July 15 | 12:30 PM 👉 Dr. Christian Lüscher (University of Geneva) 🎙️ “Understanding drug addiction by modelling core components in mice” ⚡️ Host: CNC Directorate 📍 CNC, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) 🔗 More info: shorturl.at/w58ny

🎉 Four research projects from the @cncajal-csic.bsky.social have been awarded funding in the 2025 CAM Health Research call. Congratulations to Marta Cortés-Canteli, @ulloaseverinolab.bsky.social, @jmfrade.bsky.social and Jimena Baleriola, whose projects were selected for funding.

🤝 We were pleased to welcome Armando Emeterio del Río Hernández, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at @uc3m.es, together with Iván Ballesteros Martín and Josefa Zaldívar Díez de Bonilla. A great opportunity to showcase our research, exchange ideas, and explore future collaborations🧠

🧠 CNC Scientific Seminar 📆 July 3 | 12:30 PM 👉 Dr. Stephen Lammel (UC Berkeley) 🎙️ “Dopamine circuits in reward learning and motivated behavior” ⚡️ Host: Rosario Moratalla 📍 CNC, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) 🔗 More info: shorturl.at/VH7uG

🎉We are proud to share that @lmprida.bsky.social, Director of the @cncajal-csic.bsky.social, has been awarded an ERC Advanced Grant for DYNAMEM, a project that will investigate how the brain selects and uses memories to guide behaviour. More info: shorturl.at/MDvn4 #ERCAdG @erc.europa.eu

A major milestone for Tetraneuron and Spanish neuroscience: Australia has authorized the first human trial of TET101, an innovative #GeneTherapy for #Alzheimers disease designed to combat neurodegeneration and preserve brain function. More info: shorturl.at/EY6Aq

🧠➡️🏥 From the lab to the clinic. We recently visited the Biomedical Research Foundation of Hospital Príncipe de Asturias to explore new collaboration opportunities. A first step towards strengthening translational research and bringing discoveries closer to patients. 🤝

📢 Registration for #CajalXMas26 is now open! Meet the neuroscience community, discover cutting-edge research, and hear from confirmed speakers & editors. 🗓️ Registration deadline: 30 September 2026 More info: shorturl.at/iADTI

🗣️ “Science doesn’t speak for itself: communicating science in the age of misinformation” At #CajalJunior26 (June 19), we’ll discuss why doing good science isn’t enough anymore — we also need to know how to communicate it. 💬 Spoiler alert: It’s harder than it looks.

The future of neuroscience meets at #CajalJunior26 🎉 On 18–19 June, predoctoral and postdoctoral researchers will share their latest findings alongside invited speakers including Javier Bernácer (Fundación Tatiana) and Carlos Gómez Guzmán (mpiforbi.bsky.social). 📅 Full programme below ⬇️

🧠 CNC Scientific Seminar 📆 June 12 | 12:30 PM 👉 Dr. Cagla Eroglu 🎙️ “How do astrocytes sense and make sense of neuronal circuits?” ⚡️ Host: Dr. Francesco Ulloa & Dr. Jimena Baleriola 📍 CNC, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid) 🔗 More info: shorturl.at/02jFr

En las jornadas Women Lead Shaking Science III, rodeada de mujeres extraordinarias e inspiradoras. Talento en femenino de primer nivel con Eva Nogales como ponente estrella. Para sentirnos orgullos@s @cncajal-csic.bsky.social @senc-neurociencia.bsky.social @csicdivulga.bsky.social

🧠 CNC #ScientificSeminar this friday 📆 May 29 | 12:30 PM 👉 Dr. Alberto Lleó (@hospitalsantpau.bsky.social) 🎙️ “Alzheimer´s disease: transforming care through biomarkers and disease modification” ⚡️ Host: Ruth Benavides & Paula Merino-Serráis 📍 CNC, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)

What if neurons are not the only cells shaping cognition? This May, Mario Martín-Fernández starts AstroCode, a new @erc.europa.eu project at the CNC exploring whether astrocytes actively participate in how the brain stores and processes information. Rethinking cognition, one cell at a time.

Strategic support. Shared ambition. Bigger science. Proud to receive the @csic.es ASPIRA-MaX distinction under the DeepMaX initiative, supporting the next phase of CNC neuroscience research across #circuits #glia #neurodegeneration #cancer #brainbody #omics and #organoids

🍻Mañana 20 de mayo, seguimos en #PINT26 #PINT26ES con: 🎵 ¿A los ratones les gustan las sevillanas? por Raúl Fernández Arias en New Babel Club 🧠 Cuando nuestro cerebro no puede ponernos en marcha, por Eduardo Martín Montiel en Citynizer Plaza Más info: shorturl.at/iQSuZ

🧠 CNC Scientific Seminar 📆 May 22 | 12:30 PM 👉 Dr. Daniel Kirschenbaum (@dkfz.bsky.social) 🎙️ “Tumor Immunodynamics: Moving Away from Snapshots” ⚡️ Host: Rubén Quintana 📍 CNC, Alcalá de Henares (Madrid)

🍻Nuestro investigador Raúl Fernández Arias participará en @pintofscience.es con la charla: 🎶 “¿A los ratones les gustan las sevillanas?” 📍 New Babel Pub (Madrid) 🗓️ 20 mayo | 19:00 h Más info: shorturl.at/HjKs8 #Pint26ES #Neurociencia #CSIC

🔥 ¡Vuelven las #CajalJunior2026 al CNC! 🔥 📅 18–19 junio 🌍 Abierto a participantes externos 🧪 Charlas (10–15 min) + pósters 💡 Feedback, visibilidad + certificado 🎁 Y sí… premios y buen ambiente 🗓️ Inscripción hasta 15 mayo 👉 Link en bio

🧬 Un péptido de 8 aminoácidos actúa como “escudo molecular” y protege el páncreas en diabetes tipo 2. Nuevo trabajo de investigación del grupo de Mariano Carrión publicado en la revista Advanced Science. Toda la info: shorturl.at/RCPUR

🤖La IA ya detecta patrones de movimiento en modelos de Parkinson invisibles al ojo humano. ⚡️Nuevo trabajo de revisión de Cristina Alcacer y Pablo Jercog del CNC, que analiza cómo cambia el estudio del comportamiento. 🔗Más info: shorturl.at/SR0o1

La Neurotecnología ya está fuera del laboratorio. ¿Qué implica para nuestra privacidad y autonomía? 📅 Seminario el próximo 8 de mayo en el CNC con José M. Muñoz sobre ética y gobernanza en este nuevo contexto. 🤝 En el marco del Foro Cajal–CINET (CNC-CSIC + CINET Fundación Tatiana)