Mara Dierssen#
| Email: | mara.dierssen 'at' crg.eu |
| Membership Number: | 3844 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
| Section: | BEHAVIOURAL SCIENCES |
| Username: | mdierssen |
| Elected: | 2014 |
Present and Previous Positions
- 1993 - 1997 Assistant Professor, University of Cantabria
- 1997 - 2001 Senior researcher, Institute of Oncology Research-IRO, Barcelona
- 1997 - 2006 Professor (Psychophysiology, Neurosciences). Ramón Llull University, Barcelona
- 2002 - 2007 Junior Group leader, Centre for Genomic Regulation-CRG, Barcelona
- 2005 - Director of the Associated Unit for Behavioural Research (National Biotechnology Center-CSIC)
- 2007 - Group leader, Centre for Genomic Regulation-CRG, Barcelona
- 2007 - Researcher of the Centre for Biomedical Research on Rare Diseases-CIBERER
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
- 1987 Dr. A. Esteve Foundation Award
- 1987 - 1989 Fellowship Fondo de Investigaciones Sanitarias
- 1990 - 1993 Postdoctoral fellowship Formación de Personal Investigador en España
- 2002 and 2009 Jaime Blanco Award at Down syndrome research
- 2003 and 2008 Ramón Trias Fargas Award for Down syndrome research
- 2004 Jerome Lejeune Foundation Prize
- 2005 Recognition as Consolidated Research Group by the Catalan Autonomous Government 2008 National Culture price for Science
- 2008 Laura Iglesias award for women in science
- 2010 Sisley-Lejeune Award
- 2011 Alicia Koplowitz Award
- 2013 Ramón Trías Fargas Award
- 2014 Hillie Mahoney Award
