CNIO volunteers at the 'Madrid es Ciencia' fair 2026. / Christian Esposito. Madmoviex. CNIO
CNIO will have a stand (A04) at the ‘Madrid es Ciencia’ fair, which this year will take place in La Nave, in Villaverde (Calle Cifuentes)
A group of volunteers from the centre will showcase their work to better prevent, diagnose and treat cancer. They will also share their experiences around the scientific career.
Researchers Sara García y Ana Cuadrado will take part, respectively, in the opening event and in the short talk section (at the Ágora madri+d space)
If there is one thing that fills everyday lab life at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) is the passion for science. This translates into a flood of questions about how the body works: from which external factors can harm it to how its proteins, invisible to the human eye, fold. The answers lead invariably to further questions, which require talent, experience and cooperation to work together in the search for answers that share a common goal: to better prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.
To spread this passion –and instill it in younger generations– a group of CNIO scientists will participate in the science oureach fair ‘‘Madrid es Ciencia’, organized by the Community of Madrid. It will take place between March 19th and 21st at a new venue this year: La Nave (C/ Cifuentes, 5, Villaverde).
At stand A04 , and using microscopes, test tubes, games and posters, they will show different aspectos of their work: how hypothesis and experiments, which may lead to discoveries, are formulated, how to read genes, what tests are available to detect cancer and how they search for new and better treatments.
They will also guide young visitors on how to pursue a career in science and share their insights into what it’s really like to work in the field.
Sara García Alonso, researcher at the Experimental Oncology Group will take part at the opening evento on Thursday 19th at 12:00.
On Friday 20th at 13:00, Ana Cuadrado, from the Chromosome Dynamics Group, will offer the talk ‘Why is it so difficult to cure cancer?’ at the Ágora space in the Fundación para el Conocimiento madri+d stand (A03).
About the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO)
The National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO) is a public research centre under the Department of Science, Innovation and Universities. It is the largest cancer research centre in Spain and one of the most important in Europe. It includes around five hundred scientists, along with support staff, who are working to improve the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of cancer.