Rapamycin decreased survival and longevity in mice with short telomeres
Phys.org - 03-Mar-2020mTOR, a pro-survival pathway for shorter telomeres and inhibition is deleterious
Maria Blasco
Director of Spanish National Cancer Research Centre.
Maria A. Blasco obtained her PhD in 1993 at the Centro de Biología Molecular "Severo Ochoa" under the supervision of M. Salas. That same year, Blasco joined the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in New York (USA) as a Postdoctoral Fellow under the leadership of C. W. Greider. As a postdoc she isolated one of the telomerase essential genes and generated the first telomerase deficient mouse model, which served to demonstrate the importance of telomerase in telomere maintenance, chromosomal instability and disease. In 1997, she returned to Spain to start her own research Group at the Centro Nacional de Biotecnología in Madrid. She joined the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) in 2003 as Director of the Molecular Oncology Programme and Leader of the Telomeres and Telomerase Group. In 2005, she was also appointed Vice-Director of Basic Research at CNIO. Since June 2011, she is the CNIO Director.
Visit website: https://www.cnio.es/en/personas/maria-a-blasco-2/
See also
Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO)
Center for cancer research, including diagnosis and treatments
Details last updated 07-Nov-2019
Maria Blasco News
Pluripotency and telomeres, butterfly effect discovered
ScienceDaily - 20-Aug-2019Pluripotent cells are like a black box, but they can open new doors for regenerative medicine
Telomerase therapy for neurodegeneration
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 04-Jun-2019Telomerase gene therapy may be a potential solution for age-related neurodegenerative diseases
Telomerase Gene Therapy Does Not Increase Cancer Risk
Lifespan.io (LEAF) - 27-Aug-2018New research proves telomerase therapy's safety by making its effects within the cell temporary
Maria Blasco is also referenced in the following:
Enhancing Telomere Maintenance Extends Healthspan - María Blasco at Longevity Summit Dublin 2024
María Blasco delivered a keynote on how enhancing telomere maintenance can extend healthspan
Longevity Hackers
Feature length documentary about longevity and radical life extension with due to be released in 2023
Longevity Leaders World Congress 2022
26-Feb-2022 to 27-Feb-2022
Event for leaders in longevity science, technology, business and finance organized by Longevity Leaders (LSX)
Longevity Summit Dublin 2022
18-Sep-2022 to 20-Sep-2022
Event gathering Global Longevity and Rejuvenation community in Dublin with many longevity movement superstars as speakers
Longevity Summit Dublin 2024
13-Jun-2024 to 16-Jun-2024
Event gathering Global Longevity and Rejuvenation community in Dublin by LEV Foundation (Dublin, Ireland)
Longevity World Forum (LWF)
17-Oct-2024
Congress that addresses healthy ageing and medical longevity (Alicante, Spain)
TransVision Madrid 2024
01-Oct-2024
World longevity congress organised by José Luis Cordeiro (Madrid, Spain, FREE)
