Margarita Salas

Prof. Salas serves 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 serves as a Member of Scientific Advisory Board of Genetrix S.L. She is a Member of the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. She received Carlos J. Finlay Award (UNESCO). She received the Rey Jaime I Prize for Research and the Santiago Ramon y Cajal National Award for Research, among other accolades.