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Training Programme
The CIBERER Training Programme’s main work in 2016 took the form of three overall approaches:
• Courses: Organisation and calls for grants for attendance.
• Mobility grants.
• Predoctoral grants 2016.
Courses: Organisation and calls for attendance grants
• CIBERER Course on Genomic Data Analysis, 28 to 30 September 2016, at the Centro de Investigación Príncipe Felipe, Valencia: a CIBERER course arranged by the BIER platform (U715). This gave training in methods for filtration of genetic variants and interpretation of their meaning as regards potential causes of pathology for 20 researchers, 11 of whom obtained grants for CIBERER training for travel and accommodation.
• Introduction to Research into Genetically Modified Animals (4th Edition) 23, 24 and 25 November 2016. Veterinary Faculty, UCM-Hospital Clínico Veterinario UCM, Madrid. Organised by CIBERER’S SEFALER platform and coordinated by Doctors Varela and Murillo (U761). Practical training was given with different models, mainly murine, in basic knowledge for characterisation of physiopathology of RD and assessment of therapies in models of disease.
• 2nd Edition of the Course on functional tests in models alternative to the mouse in Biomedical Research. 25 to 28 October 2016. Hospital Ramón y Cajal-IRYCIS, Madrid. The second edition of this course arranged by the CIBERER from U728 group of Doctors Moreno and Morín. The availability of a huge amount of genetic information contrasts with the difficulty of validating the clinical significance of new variants, which is why it is becoming increasingly necessary to learn how to handle alternative models for this process.
Calls for aid for attending courses and training activities organised by CIBERER groups:
• “Auditory Neuroscience. Summer School 2016” UAM, Madrid, 6 to 8 July 2016. 2 grants awarded
• “ESO, CNIO and NRCO Conference on Familial Cancer”, Madrid, 19 and 20 May 2016. 3 grants awarded.
Mobility grants
In 2016 CIBERER continued with its mobility programme to further its researchers’ training and cooperation between the groups in the network. More specifically, 12 mobility grants were awarded over the year, 8 of these intramural, two to CIBERSAM groups and two international mobility grants.
Predoctoral grants 2016
CIBERER predoctoral grants are a specific tool for attracting new graduates to CIBERER groups. After a year without any in 2015, in 2016 a new call was launched with 10 beneficiaries granted from a total number of 18 valid applications. This year, apart from keeping up the high minimum entry mark, a further requisite added was for them to have the master completed during the year.
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