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• Σχόλιο του χρήστη 'Stefano Schiaffino' | 6 Οκτωβρίου 2012, 23:17

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  TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN I am seriously worried about the planned closure of the Center of Research Technology Thessaly (CERERETH). I recently attended the European Muscle Conference held in Rodos, where I presented a keynote lecture. This international meeting was organized by the head of Kinesiology Department of the Center of Research Technology Thessaly (CERERETH), Giorgos Sakkas, and by Christina Karatzaferi, also a member of CERERETH. The meeting was perfectly orhanized and was a great success. On this occasion I could appreciate the excellent research activity reported by the partecipating CERERETH groups, their active interactions with foreign research centers, the enthusiasm of the greek young researchers present at the meeting. I learned that they are supported by european grants and are active partners in EC networks. To create such efficient research groups requires a lot of time and effort, therefore it would be a wrong decision to destroy what has been built with great effort in many years. I do understand very well the situation in Greece because in Italy we have similar problems. Greek and italian goverments must cut expenses, no doubt. The problem is what to cut. I believe that our countries should ponder with great attention these decisions, and certainly should not cut good science and technology, because they represent our future, only by investing in good science we can hope to get out of the tunnel. The last point I want to make is that in my opinion good research centers should be spread throughout the territory and not only in a few selected places, say Rome and Milan in Italy, or Athens and Thessaloniki in Greece, because in this way they can act as a stimulus for local industry and start-up companies, as well as local universities, when present. For all these reasons I invite greek authorities to reconsider the decision to close the Center of Research Technology Thessaly (CERERETH). Stefano Schiaffino Professore Emeritus, University of Padova, Italy Group Leader, Venetian Institute of Molecular Medicine