Isabel Lastres Becker
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Born1974 (age 51–52)
Citizenship
- Spain
- Germany
AlmamaterComplutense University of Madrid
KnownforBiochemistry
Isabel Lastres Becker | |
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| Born | 1974 (age 51–52) |
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| Alma mater | Complutense University of Madrid |
| Known for | Biochemistry |
| Awards | L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science |
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| Institutions | Autonomous University of Madrid |
Isabel Ballasts Becker (born 1974) is a German-Spanish scientist and chemist on the faculty of biochemistry in the medical department at the Autonomous University of Madrid.
She graduated in chemical sciences, specialising in biochemistry from the Complutense University of Madrid.[1] Her work centres on the molecular basis of several neurodegenerative illnesses, like Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease. In her project, she studies the cause of neuron death in Parkinson's, and experiments with drugs to delay the advance of the illness.[1][2]
