University of Cambridge scientist among victims of deadly Spain train crash

Dr. Marta Shahbazi, an affiliate associate professor at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and a group leader at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology, died in a Spanish train collision near Urda in Toledo province on Wednesday. Sky News reports that a University of Cambridge professor was among the at least 69 people killed in the deadly high-speed train crash.

Shahbazi, who was 41 years old, was traveling to a conference to receive an award. The Olive Press reports she was on her way to collect a scientific excellence prize from the Spanish Society of Developmental Biology. Euronews notes she was traveling to collect the 2026 José Luis Gómez-Skarmeta prize for her contributions to the study of the early stages of human development.

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