Academy of Sciences of the Region of Murcia Award

Thanks to the EU-funded PolyBiota project, high school students of the IES Domingo Valdivieso in Mazarrón (Murcia, Spain) participated in the IDIES project working on the "In vitro evaluation of the effect of dietary polyphenols against angiogenesis in human aortic endothelial cells" under the supervision of Dr. Giménez-Bastida.

For several weeks, the students learned a wide range of cellular and molecular techniques (find a detailed description here). The results were presented in the form of poster and oral presentation in the VIII IDIES Conference.

After the evaluation of the different research studies presented, the Committee of the Academy of Sciences of the Region of Murcia awarded our investigation as one of the most outstanding works performed.

The impact of this award is reflected by the article published by the local newspaper "Mazarrón hoy" (in Spanish) that gave details about the ceremony and the scientific activity carried out at CEBAS-CSIC.