Cajal Institute

The Cajal Institute (IC) is a research center in neurobiology which belongs to the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). The IC originates from the Laboratorio de Investigaciones Biológicas, founded in 1900 by order of King Alfonso XIII on the occasion of the Moscow Prize to Santiago Ramón y Cajal (1852–1934). Following Cajal's award of the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine in 1906 and the 1907 creation of the Junta de Ampliación de Estudios, Cajal was appointed President of the Junta. A royal decree by king Alfonso XIII established the construction of a new building and the appointment of Cajal as its first director in 1920.

Cajal Institute
Agency overview
Formed1932
JurisdictionSpain
HeadquartersAv. Doctor Arce,37. 28002 Madrid
Websitehttp://www.cajal.csic.es/ingles/index.html

The building, finally inaugurated in 1932, was located in the hill of San Blas and changed its name to Cajal Institute to honour the memory of its founder. Since the beginning, its activity has focused on the structure and function of the nervous system. It is the oldest neurobiology research center in Spain. Along its more than 100 years of existence, renowned scientists and professionals have spread worldwide and contributed to the advancement of neurobiology.

Cajal Institute has three research departments:

  • Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology [1]
  • Functional and Systems Neurobiology[2]
  • Translational Neuroscience[3]

References
  1. Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Neurobiology Department Cajal Institute
  2. Functional and Systems Neurobiology Department Cajal Institute
  3. Translational Neuroscience Department Cajal Institute

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