Cambridge scientist dies in Spanish high-speed train crash
Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 1 Nov, 11:49 · Archive
Dr Marta Shahbazi, a 41-year-old researcher at Cambridge, was among 69 people killed in a train collision near Madrid on 28 October.
Dr Marta Shahbazi, a 41-year-old group leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and affiliate associate professor at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, was among 69 people killed when two trains collided near Urda, south of Madrid, on 28 October. Her death was confirmed by the Centre for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases in Santiago de Compostela three days after the crash.
Dr Shahbazi had been travelling to receive the scientific excellence prize from the Spanish Society for Developmental Biology. She had been nominated for her research into stem cells and the early stages of human development. Born in Spain, she held a degree in Biology from the Autonomous University of Madrid, an MSc in Molecular Biomedicine, and a PhD from the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre.
The centre paid tribute to her as a 'brilliant young researcher' and extended condolences to her family and colleagues. She was the mother of two children, aged three and seven, whom she had been raising in Cambridge.
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- Cambridgeshire scientist dies in high-speed Spanish train crashA university scientist living in Cambridge has been named as one of 69 people killed in a deadly high-speed train crash in Spain.Cambs Times · 1 Nov, 11:30
- Cambridgeshire scientist dies in high-speed Spanish train crashA university scientist living in Cambridge has been named as one of 69 people killed in a deadly high-speed train crash in Spain.Ely Standard · 1 Nov, 11:30
In this story: Dr Marta Shahbazi · University of Cambridge · Madrid · MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology · Spanish Society for Developmental Biology · Cambridge Stem Cell Institute
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