María Teresa Miras Portugal
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María Teresa Miras Portugal | |
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| Born | 19 February 1948 Carballiño, Orense, Spain |
| Died | 27 May 2021 (aged 73) |
| Education | University of Santiago de Compostela, University of Strasbourg (PhD), Complutense University of Madrid |
| Known for | First woman elected President of a Spanish "Real Academia" |
| Awards | Alberto Sols medal for Research in Biochemistry, María Josefa Wonenburger Planells Prize by the Xunta de Galicia, Miguel Catalán Research Award, Castelao Medal |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry: nucleotide receptors and neurodegenerative diseases |
| Institutions | University of Oviedo, University of Murcia, Complutense University of Madrid |
María Teresa Miras Portugal (19 February 1948 – 27 May 2021)[1] was a Spanish scientist, pharmacist, biochemist, molecular biologist and Emeritus professor at the Complutense University of Madrid. She was a member of the Spanish "Real Academia Nacional de Farmacia" and served as President of this Institution from 2007 to 2013, becoming the first woman to be elected for this position in a Spanish "Real Academia".[2][3] She was Honorary President.[4]
She was also a member of several scientific institutions such as the Spanish Biophysical Society, the Spanish Society of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, the Spanish Society of Neuroscience, the European Society for Neurochemistry, the International Society for Neurochemistry, the Advisory Board of Chromaffin Cells, the Purinergic Club, the editorial board of the Journal of Neurochemistry, the IUPHAR sub-committee for the nomenclature of P2Y nucleotide receptors and the Scientific Panel of the NATO.[5][6][7][8][9]
