Professor
Margarita Salas
(
–
)
1938
2019
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas
;
Madrid, Spain
Molecular biologist; Educator
Area
Biological Sciences
Specialty
Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology
Elected
2005
International Honorary Member
Professor Salas served as Research Professor within the National Research Council Research (CSIC) and ex-President of the Institute of Spain, with over 300 publications in international journals. She was a Co-Inventor in a Biotechnology Patent Protecting phi29 DNA polymerase and its uses, which raised more than USD $10 million in the first year of marketing. She served as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Genetrix S.L. and was a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO). She received Carlos J. Finlay Award (UNESCO) and the Rey Jaime I Prize for Research and the Santiago Ramon y Cajal National Award for Research, among other accolades.
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