Centre of Biological Research (Spain)
Encyclopedia
The Centre of Biological Research (Spanish: Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas) is a leading research centre in Spain
, specialising in molecular genetics
. It belongs to the Spanish National Research Council
(CSIC).
Created in 1958, the centre leads Spanish and European research in the fields of biology and biomedicine. Set up under the auspices of Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal
, its first director was Gregorio Marañon
. Leading scientists associated with the centre include Mariano Barbacid
.
Originally located in the centre of Madrid
, its new facilities at the Complutense University of Madrid
campus were inaugurated on 26th January 2004 by Her Royal Highness Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca.
With 90 staff scientists and some 500 pre-and postdoctoral research fellows, technical and administrative staff, it has a high output in leading English-and Spanish language scientific reviews.
Spain
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, specialising in molecular genetics
Molecular genetics
Molecular genetics is the field of biology and genetics that studies the structure and function of genes at a molecular level. The field studies how the genes are transferred from generation to generation. Molecular genetics employs the methods of genetics and molecular biology...
. It belongs to the Spanish National Research Council
CSIC
The Spanish National Research Council is the largest public institution dedicated to research in Spain and the third largest in Europe...
(CSIC).
Created in 1958, the centre leads Spanish and European research in the fields of biology and biomedicine. Set up under the auspices of Nobel laureate Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Santiago Ramón y Cajal
Santiago Ramón y Cajal ForMemRS was a Spanish pathologist, histologist, neuroscientist, and Nobel laureate. His pioneering investigations of the microscopic structure of the brain were original: he is considered by many to be the father of modern neuroscience...
, its first director was Gregorio Marañon
Gregorio Marañón
Gregorio Marañón y Posadillo was a Spanish physician, scientist, historian, writer and philosopher. He married Dolores Moya in 1911, they had four children ....
. Leading scientists associated with the centre include Mariano Barbacid
Mariano Barbacid
Mariano Barbacid is a Spanish molecular biologist who discovered the first oncogene....
.
Originally located in the centre of Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, its new facilities at the Complutense University of Madrid
Complutense University of Madrid
The Complutense University of Madrid is a university in Madrid, and one of the oldest universities in the world. It is located on a sprawling campus that occupies the entirety of the Ciudad Universitaria district of Madrid, with annexes in the district of Somosaguas in the neighboring city of...
campus were inaugurated on 26th January 2004 by Her Royal Highness Infanta Cristina, Duchess of Palma de Mallorca.
Research areas
The centre is divided into five departments corresponding to the scientific areas they specialise in:- Cellular and developmental biologyDevelopmental biologyDevelopmental biology is the study of the process by which organisms grow and develop. Modern developmental biology studies the genetic control of cell growth, differentiation and "morphogenesis", which is the process that gives rise to tissues, organs and anatomy.- Related fields of study...
- Plant biology
- Protein scienceProtein ScienceProtein Science is a peer-reviewed scientific journal publishing research on the structure, function, and biochemical significance of proteins, their role in molecular and cell biology, genetics, and evolution, and their regulation and mechanisms of action...
- Cellular and molecular physiopathology
- Molecular microbiologyMolecular microbiologyMolecular microbiology is the branch of microbiology devoted to the study of the molecular principles of the physiological processes involved in the life cycle of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses, unicellular algae, fungi, and protozoa...
With 90 staff scientists and some 500 pre-and postdoctoral research fellows, technical and administrative staff, it has a high output in leading English-and Spanish language scientific reviews.