The Spanish Association Against Cancer grants a scholarship to six cancer research projects in Barcelona with €108,000
The projects are leaded by researchers from the Foundation IMIM, the Sanitary Consortium of Terrassa, ICO-IDIBELL, the FCRB, the IBMB-CSIC and the FIR-HUVH.
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The Barcelona Board of the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC) has granted six scholarships of €18,000 each to the following cancer research projects:
- Identification of LOXL 2 inhibitors through redetermination of already existing drugs (Drug-repuposing). Possible therapeutic use in tumors, Dr. Sandra Peiró (IMIM Foundation).
- Almost-experimental study to value the efficiency of a proactive intervention in relation to psychosocial needs of cancer patients and their relatives in the moment of diagnosis, Dr. Miguel Angel Seguí (Sanitary Consortium of Terrassa).
- Reduction of breast cancer recurrences through weight control, and a diet and physical activity intervention: a feasibility study, Dr. Antonio Agudo (Institut Català d'Oncologia-IDIBELL).
- Optimization of the precocious molecular detection of prostate cancer in residual material of prostatic biopsies and in prostatic massages, Dr. Pedro Luis Fernández (Fundació Clínic per a la Recerca Biomèdica).
- MicroRNAs as predictor of metastasis progression of mammary ductal carcinoma, Dr. Timothy Thomson (The Molecular Biology Institute of Barcelona -CSIC).
- MicroRNA (miRNA) profiles as predictors of clinical outcome and therapy decision making in prostate cancer, Dr. Andreas Doll (Fundació Recerca Biomèdica i Docència Vall d’Hebron).
The AECC summons annually a public competition with these scholarships to foster young researchers’ interest in this field and help them develop their research tasks to cure cancer. Researchers granted with a scholarship work in institutions and centers of reference in the province of Barcelona. The scholarships are for two years, and a commission of experts will evaluate and follow-up these projects.
The scholarships delivery public act will take place next 28th March of 2012, within the framework of the annual meeting of AECC Barcelona Board.
2012 Call for funding
AECC is a private social entity, a non-profit with public utility. It has representation in over 2,000 Spanish cities and has around 14,000 active volunteers. In 2012 it wants to offer over 80 grants through its Scientific Foundation to fund research projects in progress against cancer at a state level. The 2012 Call for funding is already open, and it covers programs from students’ internships in laboratories to helps to stabilize coordinated cancer research groups.
