Aurora Sánchez Sousa
Scientific area.
Microbiologist/Micologist.
Develops her specialty at Clínica Puerta de Hierro (Madrid), and at the Pasteur Institute (Paris).
Currently Head of the Department of Microbiology at the Hospital Ramón y Cajal (Madrid).
Has been working for 26 years at the Micology Unit of said Department, in laboratory diagnoses of diseases caused by fungi.
Musical area.
Composer
- At 6 years old starts her musical studies, including piano, composing and harmony, and obtaining a professional degree in piano by the Royal Music Conservatory of Madrid (Real Conservatorio de Música de Madrid). Finishes her piano studies when going into Pharmacy School, where she later obtains a PhD.
Goal: to bring music closer to science.
This approach starts with scientific films, by filming the behavior of microscopical fungi, and composing the music of the following films with the assistance of musician Richard Krull.
A. SANCHEZ-SOUSA, Y. ALVAREZ, G. ALVAREZ.
"Sertaconazol, consecuencias en la vida y muerte de un hongo" (Sertaconazol, consequences in the life and death of a fungus).
- VII Bienal de Cine y Video Científico Español.Universidad de Zaragoza.
- Finalist. 12th Edition of the International Festival of Scientific Films.
Ville de Palaiseau. November 13- 20, 1996.
- Finalist and diploma. Video Med Cuba 1996.-
I International Meeting of Medical Video in the Caribbean. June 24-30, 1996.
A. SANCHEZ SOUSA, ALVAREZ ME.
"Aspergillus y Scedosporium dos hongos que matan" (Aspergillus and Scedosporium, two killer fungi)
- PRIZE TO THE BEST SCIENTIFIC IMAGE
12th International Edition of Medical Films.
VIDEOMED-2000 . (Badajoz, November 2000)
- NOMINATED FOR THE SPECIAL AWARD VIDEOPRIMARIA '01 to the best film in the area of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases. 1st International Edition of Medical Films "Atención Primaria" (Vigo, May 2001)
- SPECIAL AWARD VIDEOPRIMARIA '01 TO THE BES FILM IN THE AREA OF CLINICAL PATHOLOGY. 1st International Edition of Medical Films "Atención
Primaria" (Vigo, May 2001)
A. SANCHEZ SOUSA, ME. ALVAREZ
"Opportunistic Pathogen Fungi : Candida albicans and Penicillium marnefeii"
13th International Edition of Medical Films.
VIDEOMED-2002 . (Badajoz, November 2002)
- 1st Prize by the Spanish Association of Scientific Films (ASOCIACIÓN ESPAÑOLA DE CINE CIENTÍFICO).Richard Krull
Renowned musician, born in France, studied music in Madrid. He has played jazz music, and has participated and won several composition awards in this musical style.
Finalist in the Bienal Jazz SGAE Tete- Montoliú (2001).
Piano player for the sessions of mute cinema of the Filmoteca Española,
Collaborator with the Goethe Institut, and the "Asociación Cien años de Cine".
Expert in digital music production systems.
OTHER PEOPLE WHO COLLABORATED IN THIS PROJECT
Mrs.Concepción Hernández Chico
Born in Madrid, August 7,1956.
BS Chemistry (Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics) by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 1978.
PhD. Chemistry, UAM, 1985.
Postdoctoral Intern at the Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas (CSIC), 1985-87.
Specialist researcher at the Molecular Genetics Unit (Unidad de Genética Molecular) of the Hospital Ramón y Cajal (Madrid), since 1987.
Starts her research in the area of bacteria genetics, studying the genetic control of the cell cicle and the división of Escherichia coli. Thereafter she continues her research on microcines (peptid antibiotics produced by Enterobacteria) aimed at characterizing the production genetic determining agents of said antibiotics, their resístanse mechanisms and their behaviour. In 1987, she begins her research in Human Genetics, by studying the molecular bases of hereditary human diseases, among others Spinal muscual atrophy, Neurofybromathosys, Cystic Fibrosis, X-Fragile Syndrome. These works have been particularly relevant for the development of a molecular diagnosis and the prevention of said diseases.
Has authored over forty articles in international publications, and has directed PhD theses. In 2002 she was awarded “ex aequo” the Deficiency Prevention Reina Sofía Award.Dr. Fernando Baquero
Head of the Department of Microbiology at the Ramón y Cajal Hospital in Madrid, Spain. He played in his country an important role in the development of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases as Medical Specialities. His main lines of interest in research are focused on the ecology, genetics and evolution of antibiotic resistance and pathogenesis, with more than 300 published papers in international journals. Elected Fellow of the American Academy for Microbiology, he received last year in San Diego the prestigious Aventis Award 2002 for excellence in antimicrobial chemotherapy.
Professor Cesar Nombela
Born in Carriches (Toledo, Spain), in 1946, married to Nohelly Arrieta, three children. He graduated simultaneously in Pharmacy and in Chemistry, in 1969, in the Complutense University of Madrid. Ph.D in Microbiology in 1972, under the supervision of Prof. Villanueva, in the University of Salamanca. Postdoctoral training with Prof. Severo Ochoa (1972-75), in New York University and the Roche Institute of Molecular Biology (New Jersey). He also holds a degree of Pharmacist specialized in Microbiology and Parasitology, has been President of the Spanish Society for Microbiology (1982-90) and the Federation of European Microbiology Societies (1995-98).
Full Professor of Microbiology in the Faculty of Pharmacy (Complutense University) where he currently holds a Special Chair in Genomics and Proteomics (sponsored by Merck, Sharp & Dhome). He has been President of the Spanish Council for Scientific Research (CSIC) between 1996 and 2000. He has promoted and is director of a research group integrated by more than 30 scientists working in Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology. He is a member of the UNESCO International Bioethics Committee and President of the Foundation Carmen and Severo Ochoa, created by the Nobel Price winner in his last will. He has also been the first president of the National Council of Pharmaceutical Specializations (1988). Recently appointed President of the Advisory Committee on Ethics of Scientific and Technological Research. Among other distinctions he was awarded the CEOE Award in Sciences, the Great Cross of Civil Merit and the Medal of the Council of Pharmaceutical Professional Associations.
The discovery of the gene SLT2 of yeast, carried out by the group of Prof. Nombela, was essential for the identification of the “cell integrity” signalling pathway, that connects cell wall generation with fundamental cell processes such as cell division and morphogenesis. A review article describing these phenomena, jointly published in 1995 with A. Duran and F. del Rey of the University of Salamanca, in the journal Microbiological Reviews, has been the most internationally cited paper of Spanish Microbiology in the period 1994-2000, according to a recent survey of the Institute of Health Carlos III.