El Cruce Hospital, through the Center for Translational Medicine (CEMET), obtained funding for research projects. They were awarded to Unit 4 by Dr. Alejandro Berra and the Executing Unit for Studies in Neurosciences and Complex Systems (ENyS) by Dr. Paula González.
“It is very important for the Hospital since they contribute to consolidating and strengthening basic research and translational medicine-oriented research, which are strategic axes for the territory and our patients,” explained CEMET coordinator Viviana Fanessi.
The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation of the Nation through the National Agency for the Promotion of Research, Development and Innovation PICT (Scientific Technological Research Projects) was the one who granted the financing to the projects presented and won by HEC-CEMET .
The winning projects are:
PICT Category I. Group of Recent Formation Section I. Cognitive, emotional and neural mechanisms underlying problematic alcohol consumption. Lead researcher: Alba Ferrara Lucia Monserrat, invest. Attached CONICET. ENyS (Hospital El Cruce-UNAJ-CONICET) Amount financed: $1,760,000.
PICT Category A. Work team. Genetic and neuroimaging studies as biomarkers of Alzheimer’s disease risk in Argentina. Responsible researcher: Dalmasso María Carolina, invest. Attached CONICET. ENyS (Hospital El Cruce-UNAJ-CONICET) Amount financed: $6,480,000.
PICT- Immunomodulatory, antioxidant and antiviral effects of human amniotic membrane against viruses that cause immunopathologies: searching for a potential innovative therapeutic alternative to current palliative treatments. Principal Investigator: Flavia M. Michelini. Amount financed: $4,546,080.