Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
Organization Description
The Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (National Centre for Cancer Research) is a Spanish research institute. The Centre is situated on the campus of the Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid. Dr. Maria Blasco is a key figure at the CNIO and is both the Director but also a pioneer of telomerase gene therapy.
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Maria Blasco, Ph.D.
Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) - Director
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March 25, 2021
A team of researchers led by Dr. Maria Blasco of the Spanish National Cancer Research Center has shown that shorter telomeres make mice more susceptible to kidney fibrosis [1]. The new study not only clearly demonstrates this link but also provides mouse models which can be used to study – and perhaps eventually address –...
August 12, 2020
Back in January 2018, researchers at CNIO reversed lung fibrosis in mice using a single gene therapy. Today, we want to spotlight a new study that builds on the positive results of the 2018 research, taking us another step closer to telomerase gene therapy in humans to reverse pulmonary fibrosis. The road to a gene...