Alejandra Bravo

Alejandra Bravo
Born (1961-04-29) 29 April 1961
Mexico
Residence Cuernavaca, Morelos
Nationality Mexican
Fields Biochemistry
Institutions National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)
Notable awards 2010 L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (Latin America).

María Alejandra Bravo de la Parra (born 29 April 1961) is a Mexican biochemist who was laureated with the 2010 L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science – Latin America for her work on a bacterial toxin that acts as a powerful insecticide.[1] Bravo has co-authored numerous papers with her husband Dr. Mario Soberon.[2][3]

Bravo is a researcher at the Institute of Molecular Microbiology of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM).[4] She holds a bachelor, master and doctoral degrees in Basic Biomedical Research from the same university and she is a member of the Mexican Academy of Sciences.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "12th Annual L'ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science Honours Five Exceptional Women Scientists". Paris, France: UNESCO News Service. 2009-10-15. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  2. ↑ "you tube video".
  3. ↑ "pubmed".
  4. ↑ "Desarrollan en la UNAM insecticida ecológico que sólo ataca a plagas". Boletin UNAM-DGCS-650 (in Spanish) (Cuernavaca, Mexico: Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). 2009-11-02. Archived from the original on 21 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  5. ↑ "Dra. Maria Alejandra Bravo de la Parra" (in Spanish). Instituto de Biotecnología de la Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. Archived from the original on 2 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-03.



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