GENyO celebra el Día Internacional de la Mujer y la Niña en la Ciencia

In commemoration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the Pfizer-University of Granada-Junta de Andalucía Center for Genomics and Oncology Research (GENyO) announces a series of activities aimed at celebrating and promoting female participation in science.

On February 11, the International Day of Women and Girls in Science was celebrated, a date that aims to recognize and promote the active participation of women and girls in science. This commemoration aims to make visible the achievements of women in science, as well as to highlight the importance of eliminating gender barriers and prejudices that still persist in this field.

During this week, the GENyO center proposes a series of activities to commemorate this special date. Today, February 12 at 12:00h, the GENyO Conference on Women and Girls in Science will be held. In this event, five researchers from the center will travel to the Town Hall of Ogíjares, in Granada, to give a lecture to the students of the IES Blas Infante Ogíjares. The main objective is to give visibility to the outstanding role played by women in the field of science, while seeking to inspire new generations to consider a career in science. The participants in this activity are Janet Martín, Rita Caracuel, Mª Carmen Ortega, Araceli López and María Tristán.

In addition, on Tuesday, February 13, GENyO will receive the visit of 35 students from the 4th year of ESO of the Monaita Bilingual School. During this visit, Dr. Marta Cuadros will offer guidance on possible careers and academic paths in the scientific field and the students will have the opportunity to learn about the activities and research projects carried out at the center.

“At GENyO, we are committed to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women in science,” said Marta E. Alarcón Riquelme, Deputy Scientific Director of the center. “These activities represent an opportunity to inspire and motivate future generations of women scientists, so we are excited to contribute to this important movement, and what better way than through young women researchers.