Margarita Salas
Margarita Salas | |
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| Born | 30 November 1938 |
| Nationality | Spanish |
| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Awards | Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología (1998) |
Margarita Salas Falgueras, 1st Marquise of Canero (born 30 November 1938), commonly known as Margarita Salas, is a well-known Spanish scientist in the fields of Biochemistry, and Molecular genetics.
Life
Salas was born in Canero (Asturias), Spain. She graduated in chemistry at the Complutense University of Madrid and obtained a PhD degree in 1961, with as supervisor Alberto Sols (CSIC). In 1967, she travelled to the United States to work with Severo Ochoa. Salas, with her husband Eladio Viñuela, have been responsible for promoting Spanish research in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology. She has supervised more than 40 PhD-students, and has published over 200 scientific articles. She works as a professor at the CSIC in the field of Biotechnology.[1]
Salas won the L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science in 2000.[2]
Salas is a member of Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, European Academy of Sciences and Arts, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Academy of Microbiology, United States National Academy of Sciences, and the Severo Ochoa Foundation.[3]
Salas was elected to Seat i of the Real Academia Española on 20 December 2001, she took up her seat on 4 June 2003.[4]
On 11 July 2008, Salas was raised into the Spanish nobility by King Juan Carlos I with the hereditary title of Marquesa de Canero (English: Marquise of Canero).[5]
References
- ^ "Prof. Margarita Salas Falgueras". sibi.org. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ DNA researcher Okazaki wins int'l award for female scientists., the Free Library, 5 April 2015
- ^ "Margarita_Salas" (PDF). Instituto de Educacíon Secundaria, Malaga (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 August 2010.
- ^ "Margarita Salas Falgueras" (in Spanish). Real Academia Española. Archived from the original on 27 April 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- ^ "Otras disposiciones" (PDF). Boletín Oficial del Estado (in Spanish). 12 July 2008. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
External links
- Maragrita Salas biography. Mujer y Ciencia (in Spanish)
- Maragrita Salas biography (PDF) (in Spanish)
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- 1938 births
- Living people
- People from Valdés, Asturias
- Spanish biochemists
- Complutense University of Madrid alumni
- Members of the Royal Spanish Academy
- Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences
- Members of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts
- Women scientists
- L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science laureates