The Diplomat
The National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC) and the Carolina Foundation have signed a collaboration agreement to develop a joint fellowship program aimed at training future researchers in the cardiovascular field in the countries of the Ibero-American community.
The signing of this agreement, which took place last Friday, was attended by the Director General of the CNIC, Dr. Valentín Fuster, and the Director of the Carolina Foundation, José Antonio Sanahuja. Also present from the CNIC were Borja Ibáñez, Scientific Director; Alberto Sanz, Managing Director; Vicente Andrés, Director of Basic Research; Beatriz Ferreiro, Director of Scientific Management, and Antonio Ureña, Head of Human Resources. Also attending on behalf of the Carolina Foundation were Hugo Camacho, Secretary General, and Paula Alonso, Head of Postgraduate Studies in the Training Area.
The scholarships, aimed at students studying for a master’s degree at a Spanish university to carry out their experimental project (TFM) in a CNIC laboratory, will consist of three programs: Master’s Degree in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biomedicine, at the Complutense University of Madrid; Master’s Degree in Therapeutic Targets in Cell Signaling, at the University of Alcalá de Henares, and Master’s Degree in Biomedical Engineering, at the Polytechnic University of Madrid.
The main objective of this postgraduate fellowship program is the training in Spain of graduates from any country of the Ibero-American community of nations, including Portugal, with academic or professional capacity supported by an outstanding curriculum, which will be completed with the completion of their experimental project (TFM) in a CNIC laboratory.
The mission of the National Center for Cardiovascular Research (CNIC), directed by Dr. Valentín Fuster, is to promote cardiovascular research and its translation to the patient. Its activity has earned it recognition as one of the Severo Ochoa Centers of Excellence. The center is financed through a pioneering formula of public-private collaboration between the Government, through the Carlos III Health Institute, and the Pro CNIC Foundation, which brings together twelve of the most important Spanish companies.
The Carolina Foundation is an institution for the promotion of cultural relations and cooperation between Spain and the countries of the Ibero-American community of nations, particularly in the scientific, cultural and higher education fields. By virtue of its public[1]private nature, its investment in human capital and research, and the relations it maintains with Ibero-American foreign ministries and academic institutions, the Carolina Foundation is a unique instrument of Spanish cooperation in favor of scientific progress, institutional strengthening and academic mobility to promote the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals.
