The President of the Academy of Sciences of Cuba (ACC in Spanish), the PhD Luis Velázquez Pérez gave the Center for Research and Rehabilitation of Ataxias (Cirah) the recognition of sponsoring Institution for its results today with more than a dozen researchers and 14 ACC awards.

During the granting of the high stimulus Cirah contributions were recognized to the study of ataxias and more specifically to the SCA2 type, whose prevalence is very high in Holguin territory.

Previously, the also Deputy to the National Assembly to explain the operation of the ACC and its role in the integration and scientific development stressed that our nation needs to increase labor productivity and export capacity, in which researchers play a predominant role.

That is why he spoke about how to support doctoral training in all branches from an early age and cited the example of taking this idea to the career of Medicine to start working from the second or third year with students with a scientific research inclination.

With special interest he referred to the work with young people, indisputable relief of today's scientists. "Today the ACC deploys a very intentional work with associates that total 64, but in a general sense it is necessary to continue deepening to grow because we have the relief".

The ACC, official institution of the Cuban state, has 405 members, scientists of relevant merits. In addition to 177 titular academics, 113 of merits and on of its most immediate objectives is to create subsidiaries and alternative centers in different parts of the country.

Among the strengths of the system are having 214 Science, Technology and Innovation Entities (ECTI), more than 86,400 workers in the system, 15,999 DRC and 335 with a double doctorate.