La Fundaci\u00f3n Ram\u00f3n Areces en su XVII Concurso para la adjudicaci\u00f3n de Ayudas a la Investigaci\u00f3n en Ciencias de la Vida y de la Materia ha seleccionado el proyecto de la investigadora Ana M\u00e9ndez Zunzunegui del grupo de investigaci\u00f3n en neurobiolog\u00eda celular y molecular del IDIBELL y la Universidad de Barcelona, sobre las bases moleculares de la patolog\u00eda de la ceguera hereditaria dentro de la categor\u00eda de enfermedades raras. El proyecto recibir\u00e1 una financiaci\u00f3n de 128 mil euros durante los pr\u00f3ximos tres a\u00f1os.
El objetivo principal del laboratorio que dirige Ana M\u00e9ndez Zunzunegui es entender c\u00f3mo las c\u00e9lulas fotorreceptoras de la retina responden a la luz, los mecanismos de adaptaci\u00f3n que les permiten operar en la luminosidad variable del mundo natural y los mecanismos que les confieren la su extraordinaria compartimentalizaci\u00f3n.
El proyecto financiado por la Fundaci\u00f3n Ram\u00f3n Areces servir\u00e1 para estudiar a trav\u00e9s de modelos de ratones como mutaciones en determinados genes pueden conducir a cegueras y con este conocimiento poder dise\u00f1ar nuevas terapias para combatir la ceguera hereditaria ya que actualmente no existe ninguna cura para estas enfermedades.
La Fundaci\u00f3n Ram\u00f3n Areces est\u00e1 orientada desde su constituci\u00f3n en 1976 al mecenazgo cient\u00edfico, mediante el fomento de la investigaci\u00f3n, la contribuci\u00f3n a la generaci\u00f3n de capital humano y la difusi\u00f3n del conocimiento.
Desarrolla su actividad en todo el territorio nacional en los \u00e1mbitos de las Ciencias de la Vida y de la Materia, las Ciencias Sociales y las Humanidades.
La Fundaci\u00f3n tiene como principales objetivos contribuir a crear una s\u00f3lida estructura cient\u00edfica y tecnol\u00f3gica en Espa\u00f1a, que permita mejorar la vida de las personas y a la b\u00fasqueda de soluciones a los retos de futuro que la sociedad moderna tiene ante s\u00ed en sus principales \u00f3rdenes: econ\u00f3mico y educativo, principalmente.
Asimismo, la instituci\u00f3n trabaja para generar nuevas oportunidades de formaci\u00f3n entre los j\u00f3venes investigadores, y promover el intercambio de ideas para el desarrollo de la Ciencia, la Educaci\u00f3n y la Cultura.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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