University of Cambridge scientist died in Spain train crash
A University of Cambridge professor has been named as one of the 69 people killed in the deadly high-speed train crash in Spain.
Dr Marta Shahbazi, a 41-year-old University of Cambridge scientist, was among at least 69 people killed in a train collision near Urda in Spain's Toledo province on Wednesday. Shahbazi was an affiliate associate professor at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute and a group leader at the Medical Research Council Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB).
According to Euronews, Shahbazi was traveling to receive a prize for scientific excellence from the Spanish Society of Developmental Biology. The Olive Press notes she was on her way to collect the award, while Euronews specifies she was due to arrive in El Rompido, Huelva, to collect the 2026 José Luis Gómez-Skar prize.
The LMB released a statement describing Shahbazi as an inspiring, talented, and passionate scientist, adding that her death is a profound shock and a huge loss. The CiMUS research centre in Santiago de Compostela confirmed her death, calling her a brilliant young researcher and expressing sympathy for her aunt, María José Alonso.
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