Mara Dierssen#
| Membership Number: | 3844 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Section: | THE HUMAN MIND AND ITS COMPLEXITY |
| Elected: | 2014 |
| ORCID: | https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0853-6865 |
Present and Previous Positions
- Senior Group Leader at CRG ; Director of the Associated Unit for Behavioural Research (National Biotechnology Center-CSIC)
- 2007 Researcher of the Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases-CIBERER
- 2002 Senior Scientist, Centre for Genomic Regulation-CRG, Barcelona
- 1997 - 2001 Senior scientist, Institute of Oncology Research-IRO, Barcelona
- 1993 - 1997 Assistant Professor, Group leader, University of Cantabria
- 1989 - 1990 Research fellow Freie Universität Berlin
Fields of Scholarship
- Neuronal basis of cognition
- Neuronal basis of behaviour
- Neurobiology of dendritic tree architecture
- Modification of dendritic tree architecture in mental disorders
- Neurobiology of Down´s syndrome
- Genetic and molecular basis of Rett syndrome
- Genetic and molecular basis of Fragile X syndrome
Honours and Awards
- 2018 Trébol Award (Down Spain)
- 2018 Distinguished member College of Medicine (Cantabria)
- 2018 Optmistas Comprometidos Award
- 2017 Trifermed Social Impact of Healthcare Award
- 2017 BigVang Medal
- 2016 Distinguished Alumni of the University of Cantabria
- 2016 Best Ideas Award for the clinical trial in Down syndrome
- 2015 Fundación Esteve Award
- 2014 David and Hillie Mahoney Award
- 2013 Ramón Trías Fargas Award
- 2011 Alicia Koplowitz Award
- 2010 Sisley-Lejeune Award
- 2008 Laura Iglesias award for women in science
- 2008 National Culture Award for Science
- 2002 and 2009 Jaime Blanco Award for Down syndrome research
- 2003 and 2008 Ramón Trias Fargas Award for Down syndrome research
