Cambridge scientist dies in Spanish train crash
Dr. Marta Shahbazi, a prominent University of Cambridge scientist, has died following a train crash near Madrid, Spain. The researcher was traveling to an awards ceremony when the accident occurred.
Why it matters
The loss of a leading researcher in early human development is a significant blow to the scientific community and highlights the human cost of the Spanish rail disaster.
Image source, MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology Image caption, Marta Shahbazi was on her way to an awards ceremony when the train crash happened
A University of Cambridge scientist died in the Spanish train disaster which killed at least 69 people, a research institute has confirmed.
Dr Marta Shahbazi was travelling on one of the trains involved in the collision near Urda, south of Madrid, according to the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) in the city, where she led a group of researchers.
The University of Cambridge lists Dr Shahbazi as an affiliate associate professor.
The Spanish CiMUS institute paid tribute to the "brilliant young researcher" in a social media post.
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