Margarita Salas

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Margarita Salas (June 2019)

Margarita Salas Falgueras, 1st Marquesa de Canero (born November 30, 1938 in Valdés (Asturias) , Spain ; † November 7, 2019 in Madrid ), was a Spanish biochemist , molecular geneticist and university professor. She invented a quick, easy, and reliable way to replicate traces of DNA large enough for full genetic analysis .

Live and act

Salas took the chemistry and medicine entrance exams in Madrid at the age of 16 and studied chemistry at Complutense University in Madrid . She did her doctorate with Alberto Sols on the anomeric specificity of glucose-6-phosphate isomerase. From 1964 to 1967 she conducted research at the science faculty of the School of Medicine at the University of New York in the laboratory of Nobel Prize winner Severo Ochoa . In Spain, she then established the country's first research team in the field of molecular biology . She taught molecular biology at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid for 24 years and, together with her husband Eladio Viñuela, was responsible for promoting Spanish research in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology. She developed a fast and reliable DNA analysis that was able to establish itself in a variety of practical applications. Her invention, in which she used the φ29 DNA polymerase , has become indispensable in areas such as oncology , forensics and archeology . She has supervised more than 40 PhD students, published over 200 scientific articles and held 8 patents. In 2008 she was raised to the Spanish nobility by King Juan Carlos as Marquesa de Canero . She was an honorary professor at the Spanish National Research Council ( CSIC ) in the field of biotechnology .

Salas died in November 2019 at the age of 80.

Memberships

Awards

  • 1997: Medalla del Principado de Asturias
  • 1998: Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología
  • 1999: Premio Nacional de Investigación Santiago Ramón y Cajal
  • 1999: UNESCO L'Oréal Prize for Women in Science
  • 2000: UNESCO L'Oréal Prize
  • 2001: Selected among 100 Women of the 20th Century Who Paved the Way for Equality in the 21st Century, Council of Women of the Community of Madrid
  • 2002: Isabel Ferrer Award, Generalitat Valenciana
  • 2002: Gold Medal, Comunidad de Madrid
  • 2003: Gran Cruz de la Orden Civil de Alfonso X el Sabio
  • 2004: Premio Internacional de Ciencia e Investigación de la Fundación Cristóbal Gabarrón
  • 2005: Gold Medal for Merit in Work
  • 2005: Medal of Honor of the Complutense University of Madrid
  • 2006: Award of Excellence granted by FEDEPE (Spanish Federation of Women Directors, Executives, Professionals and Entrepreneurs)
  • Medalla de Oro del Colegio Oficial de Veterinarios del Principado de Asturias
  • 2008: Spanish nobility as Marquesa de Canero
  • 2009: Title of Honorary Ambassador de la Marca España, categoría de Ciencias e Innovación, que falla el Foro de Marcas Renombradas Españolas con el beneplácito del Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores y Cooperación
  • 2009: Women Leader Award, Rafael del Pino, Aliter and Merck Foundation
  • 2009: Award "An entire professional life" from the Mapfre Foundation
  • 2014: Premio a la Excelencia Química, concedido por el Consejo General de Colegios Oficiales de Químicos de España
  • 2016: Medalla Echegaray de la Academia de Ciencias Exactas, Físicas y Naturales
  • 2019: European Inventor Award Lifetime Achievement Award and Audience Award

Web links

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Jesús Avila, Federico Mayor and Lourdes Ruiz-Desviat: Margarita Salas (1938-2019). In: Nature . Volume 576, 2019, p. 208, doi: 10.1038 / d41586-019-03758-z , full text .
  2. ↑ Book of Members 1780 – present, Chapter S. (PDF; 1.4 MB) In: American Academy of Arts and Sciences (amacad.org). Retrieved September 26, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Salas, Margarita
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Margarita Salas Falgueras, Margarita; Salas Falgueras, Margarita, 1st Marquise of Canero
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Spanish biochemist, molecular geneticist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH November 30, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Valdés (Asturias) , Spain
DATE OF DEATH 7th November 2019