
{"id":130736,"date":"2025-12-09T11:59:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T10:59:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/zaida-alvarez-awarded-a-prestigious-european-erc-consolidator-grant\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:56:05","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T15:56:05","slug":"zaida-alvarez-awarded-a-prestigious-european-erc-consolidator-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/es\/zaida-alvarez-galardonada-con-una-prestigiosa-beca-europea-erc-consolidator","title":{"rendered":"Zaida \u00c1lvarez galardonada con una prestigiosa beca europea ERC Consolidator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>La investigadora del Instituto de Bioingenier\u00eda de Catalu\u00f1a ha sido galardonada con una beca \u201cERC Consolidator\u201d. Esta prestigiosa financiaci\u00f3n europea apoya a cient\u00edficos y acad\u00e9micos excelentes que est\u00e1n consolidando sus equipos de investigaci\u00f3n independientes para desarrollar sus ideas cient\u00edficas m\u00e1s prometedoras.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 2,8 millones de euros durante cinco a\u00f1os permitir\u00e1 a \u00c1lvarez y a su equipo desarrollar el proyecto SPINECRAFT: construir un modelo de m\u00e9dula espinal humana en 4D de alta fidelidad utilizando bioimpresi\u00f3n avanzada y c\u00e9lulas derivadas de pacientes. Esta plataforma tiene como objetivo transformar el estudio de la biolog\u00eda de la m\u00e9dula espinal, los trastornos neurodegenerativos y las terapias regenerativas, sentando las bases para avances que antes eran inalcanzables.<\/strong><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0M0A1535_low-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-130726 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0M0A1535_low-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0M0A1535_low-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0M0A1535_low-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0M0A1535_low-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/0M0A1535_low.jpg 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/683;\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Zaida \u00c1lvarez Pinto<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Zaida \u00c1lvarez Pinto<\/strong>, investigadora principal del Instituto de Bioingenier\u00eda de Catalu\u00f1a (IBEC), ha sido galardonada con una beca <strong>ERC Consolidator Grant<\/strong>, una de las fuentes de financiaci\u00f3n m\u00e1s prestigiosas y competitivas de la Uni\u00f3n Europea. Esta beca de investigaci\u00f3n, concedida por el Consejo Europeo de Investigaci\u00f3n (ERC, por sus siglas en ingl\u00e9s), apoya a cient\u00edficos y acad\u00e9micos excelentes en la etapa de su carrera en la que est\u00e1n consolidando sus equipos de investigaci\u00f3n independientes para desarrollar sus ideas cient\u00edficas m\u00e1s prometedoras.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em><em>Este reconocimiento marca un momento crucial para nuestra investigaci\u00f3n y para el campo de la regeneraci\u00f3n de la m\u00e9dula espinal. Por fin disponemos de las herramientas necesarias para plantear preguntas que antes eran inaccesibles y acercarnos a tratamientos reales para los pacientes<\/em><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zaida \u00c1lvarez Pinto<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c1lvarez forma parte del 11,3 % de candidatas y candidatos seleccionados en toda Europa, elegidos entre las 3121 propuestas recibidas en esta convocatoria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Comenz\u00f3 su trayectoria cient\u00edfica en el IBEC, donde complet\u00f3 su doctorado bajo la supervisi\u00f3n de <strong>Elisabeth Engel<\/strong>. Posteriormente se traslad\u00f3 a la <strong>Universidad Northwestern <\/strong>(EE. UU.), donde continu\u00f3 su trabajo primero como <strong>investigadora postdoctoral <\/strong>y posteriormente como <strong>profesora adjunta<\/strong>. En 2022, regres\u00f3 al IBEC gracias a una <strong>beca Ram\u00f3n y Cajal<\/strong> y, solo dos a\u00f1os despu\u00e9s, fue nombrada L\u00edder de grupo junior. Actualmente dirige el grupo de <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/biomaterial-for-neural-regeneration\/\">Biomateriales para la Regeneraci\u00f3n Neural<\/a><\/strong> como <strong>investigadora Ram\u00f3n y Cajal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>El proyecto que se desarrollar\u00e1 con esta nueva financiaci\u00f3n se denomina \u00abEngineered Humanized Spinal Cord Construct for Advancing Health and Disease Research\u00bb (<strong>SPINECRAFT<\/strong>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Los modelos de laboratorio actuales del sistema nervioso central (SNC) tienen dificultades para reproducir su extraordinaria complejidad, lo que limita los avances en la comprensi\u00f3n de las enfermedades neurol\u00f3gicas y neurodegenerativas. Los cultivos tradicionales en 2D, los organoides en 3D y los modelos animales no logran captar la intrincada estructura y la funci\u00f3n din\u00e1mica del SNC, lo que ralentiza los avances en neurociencia. SPINECRAFT pretende cambiar esta situaci\u00f3n. El proyecto crear\u00e1 un <strong>constructo de m\u00e9dula espinal humana en 4D<\/strong> de \u00faltima generaci\u00f3n que refleje la arquitectura y la funcionalidad de la m\u00e9dula espinal real. Mediante la combinaci\u00f3n de t\u00e9cnicas avanzadas de imagen, modelizaci\u00f3n computacional, bioimpresi\u00f3n y biotintas innovadores, el equipo de investigaci\u00f3n fabricar\u00e1 un modelo de alta fidelidad con c\u00e9lulas neuronales y vasculares humanas. Esta plataforma no solo permitir\u00e1 realizar estudios detallados de la biolog\u00eda de la m\u00e9dula espinal, sino que tambi\u00e9n integrar\u00e1 c\u00e9lulas derivadas de pacientes para recrear entornos espec\u00edficos de enfermedades, como los que se observan en la esclerosis lateral amiotr\u00f3fica (ELA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u00abEste reconocimiento marca un momento crucial para nuestra investigaci\u00f3n y para el campo de la regeneraci\u00f3n de la m\u00e9dula espinal. Con SPINECRAFT, esperamos generar un modelo humano de alta fidelidad que nos permita estudiar los mecanismos de la enfermedad con una resoluci\u00f3n sin precedentes y allanar el camino para nuevas estrategias terap\u00e9uticas. Por fin disponemos de las herramientas necesarias para plantear preguntas que antes eran inaccesibles y acercarnos a tratamientos reales para los pacientes\u00bb, explica \u00c1lvarez.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Este ambicioso enfoque representa un cambio de paradigma en la investigaci\u00f3n del SNC. SPINECRAFT establecer\u00e1 nuevos est\u00e1ndares en la ingenier\u00eda de tejidos y abrir\u00e1 las puertas a avances en el modelado de enfermedades neurodegenerativas y terapias regenerativas, ampliando los l\u00edmites de lo que es posible en neurociencia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>La originalidad disruptiva del proyecto le ha permitido obtener <strong>800.000 euros adicionales<\/strong>, m\u00e1s all\u00e1 de los <strong>2 millones de euros<\/strong> est\u00e1ndar de la convocatoria, dedicados a la adquisici\u00f3n de <strong>equipos especializados<\/strong> para la <strong>bioimpresi\u00f3n multicelular y el an\u00e1lisis funcional avanzado<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp; Esta inversi\u00f3n estrat\u00e9gica sit\u00faa al IBEC a la vanguardia de la modelizaci\u00f3n 4D de la m\u00e9dula espinal humana, acelerando el potencial transformador de SPINECRAFT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\"><em>Financiado por la Uni\u00f3n Europea. Las opiniones y puntos de vista expresados son, sin embargo, exclusivamente los de los autores y no reflejan necesariamente los de la Uni\u00f3n Europea ni los de la Agencia Ejecutiva del Consejo Europeo de Investigaci\u00f3n. Ni la Uni\u00f3n Europea ni la autoridad concedente pueden ser consideradas responsables de los mismos.<\/em><br><br>Este trabajo cuenta con el apoyo de una subvenci\u00f3n del ERC (SPINECRAFT, 101230979).<\/pre>\n\n\n\n<p><a id=\"_msocom_1\"><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"441\" data-src=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LOGO_ERC-FLAG_EU-1024x441.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-131198 lazyload\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/441;width:400px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LOGO_ERC-FLAG_EU-1024x441.png 1024w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LOGO_ERC-FLAG_EU-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LOGO_ERC-FLAG_EU-768x331.png 768w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LOGO_ERC-FLAG_EU-1536x662.png 1536w, https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/LOGO_ERC-FLAG_EU-2048x882.png 2048w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The researcher at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. This prestigious European funding supports excellent scientists and scholars who are consolidating their independent research teams to pursue their most promising scientific ideas. The \u20ac2.8 million SPINECRAFT grant, awarded for five years, will enable \u00c1lvarez and her team to build a high-fidelity, 4D human spinal cord model using advanced bioprinting and patient-derived cells. This platform aims to transform the study of spinal cord biology, neurodegenerative disorders, and regenerative therapies, setting the stage for breakthroughs previously out of reach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":37,"featured_media":130728,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[94],"tags":[1966,1971],"post_formats":[],"class_list":["post-130736","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-noticias-institucionales","tag-biomaterials-for-neural-regeneration-group-es","tag-zaida-alvarez-es"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zaida \u00c1lvarez galardonada con una prestigiosa beca europea ERC Consolidator - Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/ibecbarcelona.eu\/es\/zaida-alvarez-galardonada-con-una-prestigiosa-beca-europea-erc-consolidator\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_ES\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zaida \u00c1lvarez galardonada con una prestigiosa beca europea ERC Consolidator - Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The researcher at the Institute for Bioengineering of Catalonia has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant. 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