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In the training eld, several courses have been arranged:
• 8th Sessions on Training in Phenotyping animal models, arranged by Isabel Varela-Nieto, 27 November to 1 December at the Facultad de Veterinaria of Universidad Complutense de Madrid
• Practical course on gene edition with CRISPR in rare diseases, arranged by Lluis Montoliu and José Carlos Segovia, 7 July, at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología in Madrid
The Groups in the programme also cooperated with patients’ associations, stressing the signing of the agreement with the Federación de Asociaciones de Retinosis Pigmentaria de España (FARPE) and the Fundación Lucha contra la Ceguera (FUNDALUCE) to promote research into inherited retinal dystrophies (DHR)
The short documentary lm “¿Lo ves?” (See it?), by Patty Bonet, which shows the daily life of a person with albinism and which was backed by the programme and the association for aiding persons with albinism (ALBA) won di erent awards and recognitions in 2017
Carmen Ayuso was awarded the National Genetics Prize, in the category of research into applications of genetics; Paola Bovolenta has been selected for the Scienti c Committee of the European Research Council (ERC); and Isabel Varela-Nieto was given the Award for Research into Hearing De ciencies by the Confederación Española de Familias de Personas Sordas (FIAPAS), in the Healthcare Category
Di erent meetings or events of interest were also arranged, the following being particularly worthy of mention:
• 7th Annual Scienti c Meeting, 4 December at the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas “Alberto Sols” in Madrid
• International Symposium: Non-invasive prenatal diagnosis and reproductive genetic diag- nosis, coordinated by the unit led by Carmen Ayuso, 8 and 9 June, at the Fundación Ramón Areces in Madrid
• Informative session on Usher’s syndrome, arranged by José María Millán and Carmen Ayuso, 21 September at the Hospital La Fe in Valencia
• 2nd Session on the Human Genome, 28 November, organised by Miguel Angel Moreno-Pe- layo, from the Hospital Ramón y Cajal in Madrid
Endocrine Medicine
Coordinator: Susan Webb
As its main transversal activity in 2017 the Endocrine Medicine programme carried out the nal stage in the project entitled: “Silent corticotroph adenomas: Do these constitute a subtype of non-functioning hypophysary adenoma with a more aggressive clinical conduct?” Financed by CIBERER and intended to be closed in 2018 This project reviewed the classi cation of this type of adenomas
Apart from the major contribution of the Linked Clinical Groups one should take into account that this Research Programme is made up of only three full research groups and a fourth associated group
Work has been done by the Endocrine Medicine Programme with CIBER’s own funds in the dissemination of research and contact with the patient through di erent measures in 2017: such as the 5th National Encounter of Patients with Acromegaly from 18 November at the Hospital Universitario HM San Chinarro in Madrid