PRELIMINARY PROGRAM 2025
March 24, 2025
Tomorrow
Reception Hall. Salamanca City Hall
11.30. Presentation of the Tribute. Introduction of Distinguished Guests.
Afternoon
Sala de la Palabra. Liceo Theater of Salamanca
19:00 Luis Sánchez Arévalo, Councillor for Education of the City Council of Salamanca, will present the event “Discovering Cajal“with the authors Belén Yuste and Sonnia L. Rivas-Caballero. They will be joined at the table by Eduardo Weruaga Prieto, Professor of Cell Biology at the University of Salamanca.
March 25, 2025
Vargas-Zúñiga” Library. Pontifical University of Salamanca
11:30h – 12:30h Workshop/ Storytelling “The human brain. Explained by Dr. Santiago Ramón y Cajal “.
Aimed at students of 2nd EPO (7 years old). Full capacity.
Liceo Theater of Salamanca
9:00 Opening of the Lyceum doors.
Host: Elena Martín Morollón
9:15 Project Phoenix Bird of the Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos.
9:30 Inauguration of the day by:
- Cajal and the Institutions. Mayor of Salamanca.
- Cajal and the University. Rector Magnificent of the University of Salamanca.
- Cajal and the School of Salamanca. Rector Magnificent of the Pontifical University of Salamanca.
- Cajal and the Ramón Areces Foundation. Vice-president of the Scientific Council. Ramón Areces Foundation.
- Cajal and Ethics. Sebastião Helvecio Ramos de Castro. Vice-President of the Instituto Rui Barbosa (IRB).
Science and Society
10:10 – 10:10 Science and Society
Cristina Garmendia Mendizábal: President of the COTEC Foundation.
Teresa Celaya Garmendia: Basque NanoNeuro Network, Donostia International Physics Center (Donostia)/ NeuroTechnology Center at Columbia University (New York).
10:10 – 10:20 Cajal and Courage
Manuel J. García: Dr. Telecommunications Engineer at the Bank of Spain.
10:20 – 10:40 Cajal and the search for cancer strategies
Adolfo García Sastre: Professor and Director of the Institute for Global Health and Emerging Pathogens at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York.
10:40 – 11:00 Cajal and motivation in professional work
Jesús San Miguel Izquierdo: Specialist in Hematology and Hemotherapy. University Clinic of Navarra.
11:00 – 11:10 Cajal, Earth and Space
Jesús Martínez Frías: Earth Dynamics and Earth Observation, Institute of Geosciences, IGEO (CSIC-UCM).
11:10 – 11:20 Cajal and Spain Neurotech
Ana I. Caro Muñoz: Director of Project Coordination, Heritage and Occupational Health and Safety, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid.
11:20 – 11:30 Cajal and scientific psychology
Alfonso Jesús Salgado Ruiz: Professor of Biological Psychology at the Pontifical University of Salamanca.
11:30 – 11:40 Cajal in Stockholm
Belén Yuste: Head of the Culture and Science Area of the Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre de Madrid.
Sonnia L. Rivas-Caballero: Director of the cultural company Rocaviva Eventos.
School Awards
11:30 – 11:50 Delivery of the II School Awards D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal modalities:
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Special Education Prize awarded by D. Adolfo García Sastre.
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Primary Education Prize awarded by D. Javier Bravo Cordero.
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Compulsory Secondary Education Award granted by the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.
- II Baccalaureate, Middle and Higher Vocational Training D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Award granted by the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.
REST
Participatory and Interactive Activities
12:15 – 12:30 Cajal and Perceptions
Javier Cudeiro Mazaira: Professor of Physiology at the University of A Coruña and President of the Spanish Society of Neuroscience (SENC).
12:30 – 12:45 Cajal and Electrical Circuits
Antonio Oliviero: Head of the group of functional exploration and neuromodulation of the nervous system. Head of the Neurology Area of the Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos.
Vanesa Soto León: Telecommunications engineer in the group of functional exploration and neuromodulation of the nervous system, Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos.
12:45 – 13:00 Cajal and Sound
Enrique Saldaña: Neurohistology. INCYL. Professor of Cell Biology, University of Salamanca.
Enrique López Poveda: Computational Hearing and Psychoacoustics. INCYL. Professor of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Salamanca.
13:00 – 13:15 Cajal and Touch
Vanessa Gallardo Fernández. PhD in Art, production and research. PPL Fine Arts University of Salamanca.
Antonio Diu Fonseca: Designer and Creative.
13:15 – 13:30 Cajal and the Sight
Almudena Velasco Arranz: Comparative Neurobiology. INCYL. Professor of Cell Biology and Pathology, University of Salamanca.
13:30 – 13:45 Cajal and Smell
Eduardo Weruaga: Neuronal Plasticity and Neurorepair. INCYL. Professor of Cell Biology, University of Salamanca.
Laura López-Mascaraque: Principal investigator of the olfactory system and its development group at the Cajal Institute. CSIC, Madrid.
13:45 – 14:00 Cajal and Equilibrium
Ángel Batuecas Caletrio: Professor of Otorhinolaryngology. University of Salamanca.
Present and Future
16:00 Opening of the doors of the Lyceum.
16:30 – 16:40 Afternoon Presentation
Santiago Santa Cruz Ruiz: President of the Official College of Physicians of Salamanca.
16:40 – 16:50 Cajal and why am I a scientist?
Eva Nogales: Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Howard Hughes Medical Research Institute, University of Berkeley.
16:50 – 17:00 Cajal and the Cajalian Psychology
Cristina Nombela: Tomás y Valiente Researcher in the Dept. of Biological and Health Psychology (Universidad Autónoma de Madrid).
17:00 – 17:10 Cajal and the Cognitive reserve
Israel Contador Castillo: Professor, Area of Psychobiology, University of Salamanca.
17:10 – 17:20 Cajal and Medicine
Antonio Campos Muñoz: Full Member of the Royal National Academy of Medicine of Spain where he occupies the Histology chair once occupied by Don Santiago Ramón y Cajal. Vice-president of the Institution.
REST
Artificial Intelligence
17:30 – 17:40 Cajal and Lorente de Nó
Juan Manuel Espinosa-Sánchez: Associate Professor. Department of Surgery and its Specialties, University of Granada.
17:40 – 17:50 Cajal and the influence on Modern Intelligence
Manuel Martín Merino Acera: Professor of Artificial Intelligence in the Faculty of Computer Science at UPSA.
17:50 – 18:00 Cajal and Cybernetics Today
Fernando de Castro Soubriet: Principal investigator of the developmental neurobiology group-GNDe of the Cajal Institute. CSIC, Madrid.
18:00 – 18:10 Cajal and molecular neuroimaging
José Luis Carreras Delgado: Full Member of the Royal National Academy of Medina of Spain, occupying chair no. 44 of Physical Medicine. Professor of Radiology and Physical Medicine at the Complutense University and former Head of Nuclear Medicine Service at the Hospital Clínico San Carlos in Madrid.
18:10 – 18:15 Cajal and the Metaverse
Pedro Lozano: President of AJE Aragón. Forbes Top100.
18:15 – 18:25 Cajal and Strategy
Jesús Feliz Fernández: Strategic Sectors Manager of INCIBE.
18:25 – 18:35 Cajal and the future: “Life in the year 6,000”.
David Ezpeleta: Vice-president of the Spanish Society of Neurology.
REST
18:40 – 19:00 NeuroDance
Vicky Gómez: Dancer and choreographer.
Alejandra Burgos: Composer and singer.
19:00 – 19:25 Awards Ceremony:
- I D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Professor of Histology Award awarded by the Spanish Society of Histology and Tissue Engineering (SEHIT)..
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Artificial Intelligence Award awarded by AIR Institute.
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Parasitology Award awarded by the Spanish Society of Parasitology (SOCEPA)..
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Award awarded by ZEISS:
- Projection
- Trajectory
19:25 – 19:35 Pedro Ramón y Cajal
Pedro Ramón y Cajal: President of Ramón y Cajal Abogados.
19:55 – 19:45 Cajal Year
Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities.
19:45 – 19:55 Salamanca Declaration for Science.
Clara Isabel Colino Gandarillas: Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Salamanca.
19:55 Cajalian Revolution: Summary and closing of the day.
José Ramón Alonso: Neuronal Plasticity and Neurorepair. INCYL. Professor of Cell Biology and Pathology, University of Salamanca.
Marquisate of Ramón y Cajal: Representative of the Cajal Family.
LICEO: Exhibition space
Music Factory
23:30 Concert: Alejandra Burgos composer and singer.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
Pontifical University of Salamanca
For speakers (prior registration)
11:15 – 12:15 – Visit to the historic building of the Pontifical University of Salamanca, including a climb to Scala Coeli.
12:15 – 13:00 – Lecture: Salamanca y Cajal School presented by Idoya Zorroza Lasarte, reference researcher UPSA within the Faculty of Human and Social Sciences.
AWARDS
To raise awareness and promote a culture of recognition of Santiago Ramón y Cajal as an egregious figure and prez of Spain.
The winning entries will be screened at the Liceo de Salamanca and subsequently published on this website.
The event will be available on the Internet and schools and institutes will be able to follow it live.
School Awards
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Special Education Prize awarded by D. Adolfo García Sastre.
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Primary Education Prize awarded by D. Javier Bravo Cordero.
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Compulsory Secondary Education Award granted by the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.
- II Baccalaureate, Middle and Higher Vocational Training D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Award granted by the Universidad Pontificia de Salamanca.
Civil Society Awards
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Prize awarded by ZEISS
- Projection
- Trajectory
Bases II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal Award
- I Prize D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Professor of Histology awarded by the Spanish Society of Histology and Tissue Engineering (SEHIT).
Rules of the 1st D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal, Professor of Histology Prize
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Artificial Intelligence Prize awarded by AIR Institute
Bases II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Artificial Intelligence Prize
- II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Parasitology Award granted by the Spanish Society of Parasitology (SOCEPA).
Rules II D. Santiago Ramón y Cajal and Parasitology Award
- VI Edition of the Golden Legal Blogs Awards granted by Globoversia