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MArgarita salas

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Name and her life

Margarita Salas

Her life

Margarita Salas was a spanish biochemist and chairman of the Carmen and Severo Ochoa foundation.

She was born in Valdés in 30th November of 1938 and she died in 7th November of 2019 in Madrid, with 80 years old.

Family

  • José Salas Martinez was her father, and he worked on medicine.
  • She married Eladio Viñuela, was a Spanish biochemist.
  • Margarita Falgueras Gatell was her mother, and she was a scientist.
  • Lucía Viñuela was her daughter

Why is she important?

Margarita salas won a L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for Laureates prize.

Margarita Salas introduced research into molecular genetics in Spain, and his great discovery was Phi29 polymerase DNA.

Famous sentences

"Women will be position in the scientific world according to their ability, and we will not need quotas or any of that."

"The important thing is not to have wrinkles in the brain."

"As a young I was discriminated for being a woman, today for being older"

"Above all, my life is research."

Questions

  • Margarita Salas is alive?
  • Does she have children?
  • Why is important?
  • Do she win any prizes?

Answer of the questions

  • Margarita Salas is alive?
  • Does she have children?
  • Why is important?
  • Do she win any prizes?

No, she died in 2019 with 80 years old.

Yes, she have on daugther that her name are Lucía Viñuela.

Because she introduced research into molecular genetics in Spain, and his great discovery was Phi29 polymerase DNA.

Yes, Margarita salas won a L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Award for Laureates prize.