Page 11 - Memora anual Fundación CIEN 2015
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1. PROFILE AND PRESENTATION
Highlighted events
► During 2015 the second, third, fourth and fifth visits of the 1,213 volunteers involved in
Vallecas project have progressed concurrently, surpassing the halfway point of this five
years study.
► CIEN Foundation researchers have produced 46 scientific publications in
2015. Among them, an article in the journal "Frontiers in Aging Neuros-
cience" describing the objectives and the methodology used in the
Vallecas project.'
► In 2015 the process of recruitment of participants in the project:
“Detection of proteins in tears as biomarkers of Alzheimer's di-
sease” has ended. In the study we participated together with
the Association of Alzheimer's and other dementias patients
relatives from Soria, the Leon Alzheimer's Association, and
the Center for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa. In total
100 samples have been collected to be analyzed at the
Center for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa throughout
2016.
► The international activity of CIEN Foundation has con-
tinued to strengthen during 2015. Thus, to the the mana-
gement of the development of the Research Strategic
Agenda of the European Union Joint Programme in Neu-
rodegenerative diseases, particularly Alzheimer's disease
(JPND) in collaboration with ISCIII, and its participation in the
Network of Centers of Excellence in Neurodegeneration
(COEN), we must add the involvement of our scientists in
the projects DEMTEST, on dementia, and REGISTRY, on
Huntington's disease.
► In September 2015, Malaga hosted the third edition of
the International Conference on Research and Innovation in
Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIIIEN). Among the speakers at the
Congress include some international researchers who are world
leaders in its field of research.
► At December 31, 2015, the CIEN Foundation Tissue Bank (BT-CIEN, for its
acronym in Spanish) had more than 600 registered donors. Meanwhile, the Neuro-
pathology lab processed 125 cases in 2015, of which 83 were cases of donation ex-
tracted and processed in the UIPA and 42 were consultation cases.
► In 2015, the Neuroimaging Department has carried out 5,547 MRI studies on
963 subjects. Over 43,864 sequences have been performed since the inception of
the department.