Audience success at the 1st Science and Knowledge Night in Sabadell

• November 19, 2015

Nearly 600 people filled the Municipal Theater La Faràndula in Sabadell yesterday in a party to spread the scientific activity of the city and to raise funds for a project of Mental Health Parc Taulí, with a show enlivened by the excellent performances of the Melt Quartet and the Wind and Wood Quintet of the Vallès Symphony Orchestra

The first edition of the Night of Science and Knowledge, promoted by the Fundació Parc Taulí, The Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona la Bosch i Cardellach Foundation i theAjuntament de Sabadell with the collaboration of several entities from Sabadell, it was very well received.

The presenter of the event, the biologist and reporter of TV3 and Canal 33, Pere Renom, thanked the four organizing entities and stressed that this gala aims to give visibility and promote the interest of young people in mental health .

The musical show was given by the Quartet Mèlt, known for its participation in the television program Oh Happy Day !, and the Quintet de Vent i Fusta of the Orquestra Simfònica del Vallès. Both performances excited the audience.

The project aims to reduce the number of suicides due to disorders and school failure due to mental illness

The Executive Director of Mental Health, Diego J. Palao, was the first to take the stage to explain the mental health project that will be used to raise money, Prevent the Mental Health Problems of our children and young people, and emphasize that this project should serve to advance techniques for detecting mental disorders in young people. "Many children cannot benefit from current treatments, and we must invest in order to detect if they have problems," said Palao, who also explained that the project aims to reduce the number of suicides due to disorders and school failure due to mental illness. .

Projects awarded at the 1st Night of Science and Knowledge in Sabadell

In addition to the musical show and the presentation of the project on Mental Health, the Night of Science and Knowledge also delivered three scholarships from the Parc Taulí to help research for medical students of the UAB. The director of Research and Innovation at Parc Taulí, Lluís Blanch, highlighted the city's research character and presented the three grants to the awarded students. Similarly, Dr. Pilar Dellunde awarded the three scholarships to the Autonomous University of Barcelona and Banco Santander for research projects awarded to Esteve Corbera. from the Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Carlos García from the Institute of Neurosciences and Víctor J. Yuste, from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Finally, the secretary of the Olga Torres Foundation, Jordi Carbonell, announced that the organization will create an Award for the Dissemination of Colon Cancer especially for Science Night and that the first prize will be awarded to the edition of the next year.

Taulí Scholarships 2015. Prizes for the 6th Call for Research Incentives for Medical Students at the UAB

Scholarship of € 500

- Applicant: Sofia Gamucci Jiménez de Parga
Title: "Efficacy of an e-neurocognitive module as an adjunct to functional rehabilitation for patients with bipolar disorder"
Principal investigator: Narcís Cardoner Álvarez.

Ex-aequo scholarships of € 250

- Applicant: Marina Lobaco Soler
Title: "Usefulness of the determination of cortisol in saliva as a marker of secondary adrenal insufficiency in the pediatric population."
Principal Investigator: Raquel Corripio Collado.

- Applicant: Rita Guillamon Carandell
Title: "Study of the fragmentation and telomeric length of sperm DNA as parameters of recovery of seminal quality after microsurgical varicocelectomy in infertile patients with varicocele."
Lead Researcher: Naim Hannaoui Hadi.

How can we continue collaborating with the Parc Taulí Mental Health project 'Preventing the mental health problems of children and young people'?

The migranodearena.org platform will remain open until December 31, 2015, where you can make your contributions.

You can also make a deposit directly to the Fundació Parc Taulí account: Banco Sabadell: ES02 0081 5154 2900 0181 3582You must indicate in the concept of the transfer “Science Night” and a contact telephone number. From the Fundació Parc Taulí we will contact you directly to issue the corresponding donation certificate