María Blasco is a Spanish biologist who has made significant contributions to the field of molecular biology. She was born in 1965 in Alicante, Spain and obtained her doctorate studying telomeres. Blasco's research on telomeres and telomerase showed their association with aging and diseases like cancer. She has published extensively on telomerase and its importance. Blasco's objectives include investigating the causes of cell aging, disseminating scientific knowledge, and promoting equal opportunities for women in science. She has received several prestigious awards for her scientific achievements and currently serves as the director of the National Cancer Research Centre in Spain.

1. MARÍA BLASCO
Amazing Biology

2. It will be useful for you to know your biological
age and maybe to change your lifestyles Habits
if you find you have short telomeres.
María Blasco

3. Blasco ’s LIFE
 She was born in Alicante in 1965.
 She graduated in Biological sciences from the
Autonomous University in Madrid.
 She obtained a doctorate at the Severo Ochoa Biology
Molecular centre under the tutelage of Margarita Salas.

4. Blasco decided to move to the United States in order to be in
touch with the most advanced science.
There she obtained a postdoctoral fellowship at the Cold Spring
Harbour Laboratory of Dr. Carol Greider from 1993 to 1997.
There she investigated the telomeres, the ends of the
chromosomes of the cells.

5. In 1997 she returned to Madrid and began to work as a scientist.
She was appointed group leader in the Department of Immunology
and Oncology of the CSIC.
In 2003 she joined the National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO).
In 2013 she was appointed director of the CNIO.

6. HER TRIUMPHS IN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
The results on her research showed that the role played by
telomerase was closely associated to aging and serious illnesses
such as cancer.
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She has published some articles on the importance of telomerase.

7. OBJECTIVES PROPOSED BY BLASCO
There are three objectives proposed by Blasco:
1)Investigate the causes of cell aging.
2)Disseminate the knowledge of science.
3)Fight to ensure that women have the right to equal
profesional opportunities.

8. HONOURS AND AWARDS
.Blasco is the first woman scientist to obtain the Josef Steiner
Award for cancer research in 2003.
.She obtained the Severo Ochoa award in molecular biology in
2005, the Körber European Science award in 2008 and the Miguel
Catalan Career Achievement Award in 2016 among others.
.She was appointed fellow of the Royal Academy of Pharmacy of
Spain in 2013.

9. leaflet on Blasco´s life and
SCIENTIFIC achievements

10. our genius figure
This genius figure represents
the Spanish biologist María
Blasco.
Blasco promotes active
lifestyles to live longer and
healthier.

11. comic on Blasco´s life and
scientific achievements

12. comic on Blasco´s life and
scientific achievements

13. comic on Blasco´s life and
scientific achievements

14. comic on Blasco´s life and
scientific achievements

15. comic on Blasco´s life and
scientific achievements

16. comic on Blasco´s life and
scientific achievements

17. comic on Blasco´s life and
scientific achievements

18. comic on Blasco´s life and
scientific achievements

19. posters on Healthy habits
5th grade students made
posters on healthy habits
fostering active lifestyles
and balanced diets.

20. posters on Healthy habits

21. posters on Healthy habits

22. posters on Healthy habits

23. posters on Healthy habits

24. posters on Healthy habits

25. BIOLOGY EXPERIMENTS
5th and 6th grade students recorded biology experiments.
Extracting chlorophyll
The gastric juices of your stomach
The Blood vessels
Egg-cell-ent
Cell Membrane Exxperiment

26. STUDENTS IMAGINED BLASCO´S
REFLECTIONS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

27. STUDENTS IMAGINED BLASCO´S
REFLECTIONS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

28. STUDENTS IMAGINED BLASCO´S
REFLECTIONS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

29. STUDENTS IMAGINED BLASCO´S
REFLECTIONS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

30. STUDENTS IMAGINED BLASCO´S
REFLECTIONS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

31. STUDENTS IMAGINED BLASCO´S
REFLECTIONS ON SCIENCE AND SOCIETY

32. Projects made by the 5th and 6th grade
students of Atenea Primary.
Thanks for watching!

33. BIBLIOGRAPHY
 Pictures:
https://fundacionconexus.es/la-valenciana-maria-blasco-investiga-como-tratar-el-cancer-
atacando-a-los-telomeros/
https://mujeresconciencia.com/2017/05/03/maria-blasco-ejemplaridad-la-vanguardia-la-ciencia/
https://ethic.es/entrevistas/maria-blasco/
https://www.abc.es/economia/20140319/abci-mariablasco-innovacion-cnio-2014-
201403181637.html
https://www.elmundo.es/ciencia/2015/05/20/555b962fe2704e864d8b45a3.html
https://valenciaplaza.com/maria-blasco-insta-a-apoyar-la-ciencia-y-dice-que-premios-como-el-
merito-cientifico-animan-a-seguir-trabajando
http://ortomolecularforce.blogspot.com/2014/01/investigaciones-sobre-la-activacion-de.html
https://www.elperiodic.com/valencia/biologa-molecular-maria-blasco-nueva-protagonista-murales-
mujeres-ciencia-naves_703221
 Websites:
https://www.cnio.es/personas/maria-a-blasco/
https://www.mujeresnotables.com/2018/10/17/biografia-de-maria-blasco-cientifica-
espanola-a-la-vanguardia-de-la-ciencia/