Margarita Salas#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 91 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1988 |
| Main Country of Residence: | SPAIN |
Maria Salas passed away November 7, 2019.
Positions Held
- Professor at the CSIC in the field of Biotechnology
- 1968 - 1992 Lecturer of Molecular Genetics, Chemistry Faculty, Complutense University of Madrid
- 1964 - 1967 Post-doctoral work at the University of New York
- 1963 PhD degree
Fields of Scholarship
- Biochemistry
- Molecular genetics
Honours and Awards
- Member of Spanish Royal Academy of Sciences, Royal Spanish Academy, 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, Member of EMBO, Academia Europae, Royal Academy of Exact, Physical and Natural Sciences and American Academy of Microbiology
- 2008 Hereditary title of Marquesa de Canero
- 2000 L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards
- 1998 Human Values Prize of the Correo Group
- 1997 Medal of the Regional Government of Asturias
- 1996 Doctor Honoris Causa of the University of Oviedo
- 1995 President of the Spanish Institute
- 1994 King Jaime I Research Award
- 1986 Severo Ochoa Research award of the Ferrer Foundation
- 1961 Carlos J. Finlay of the UNESCO
