Maria Norte at CEIP Maria Moliner

DAY OF WOMEN AND GIRLS IN SCIENCE

María Norte Muñoz. Graduated in Biochemistry motivated by her interest in understanding the origin of diseases. She decided to pursue basic laboratory research by doing a Master’s degree in Molecular Biology. She applied for a competitive grant to study for a PhD in Vision Sciences. Her work focuses on using the retina as a window into the brain, looking for pathological markers or clues that can provide information about brain conditions, including glioblastoma, the most aggressive type of brain tumour.