EDATV The director of CNIO joins the discourse on misinformation and refuses to resign
This way, she joins the criticism that the Government directs at all those critical media outlets.
The director of the CNI continues to be a topic of conversation. Just a few hours before the board of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas decides whether María Blasco will continue in her position, she has decided to speak out.
More specifically, she has stated that she will not resign from her position and that she "can't believe this campaign of rumors and misinformation." This way, she joins the government's criticism of all those critical media outlets it refers to as "pseudomedia."
The meeting about her future
María Blasco faces an uncertain future. Next Wednesday, a crucial meeting of the board of the Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Oncológicas (CNIO) will be held. During this session, the board members will debate "the continuation or dismissal of the foundation's governing bodies and the corresponding measures," according to The Objective.
The extraordinary meeting will take place from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM, focusing on analyzing the reports presented by Blasco and the manager Juan Arroyo. Also, the group leaders who requested the director's dismissal in December. Unlike the meeting on December 17, neither Blasco nor Arroyo will be present this time.
In that session, it was decided to suspend the controversial CNIO-Arte program and not approve the Action Plan for 2025. However, these topics are not on the agenda for the upcoming meeting. Nevertheless, it is unknown whether the board will make any decisions about them.
The CNIO board is composed of 15 representatives from ministries and associations. It also has the authority to decide, either by majority or preferably unanimously, whether María Blasco will continue in her role as scientific director. This body is chaired by Eva Ortega-Paíno, Secretary General of the Ministry of Science and Innovation and former director of the CNIO biobank.
Among its members are prominent figures such as Marina Pollán, director of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, and Javier Padilla, Secretary of State for Health. Also, María Eloísa del Pino, president of the Agencia Estatal Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas.
Also noteworthy is Borja Monreal Gainza, director of the Department of Public Policies of the Government's Presidency Office; María Ángela Nieto, from the Advisory Council on Science, Technology, and Innovation. Finally, Agustín González, Deputy Director General of Networks and Cooperative Research Centers of the ISCIII.
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