IESO Quercus wants to introduce you to two`Chinatas´ (and cousins!) Scientists to celebrate the International Day of Women and Girls in Science: Eva Sánchez Tomé and Blanca Fernández Tomé. Their destinies have been completely different, but they have something in common: both of them have researched on how to improve humans´quality of life. Eva researched on looking for mutations in the DNA related to hereditary colon cancer, as well as on an illness that affected amphibians, whereas Blanca works in research projects related to laparoscopic surgeries, making simulators to avoid the use of animals for such experiments, and using biomaterials that assist the osseointegration to reduce the infections in humans. The town of Malpartida de Plasencia can be really proud of having women scientists like them! Thank you both for showing us your research works!

Eva Sánchez