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Cambridge scientist Marta Shahbazi confirmed dead in Spain train crash

The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology group leader was travelling to receive an award when the fatal collision occurred near Urda, Spain.

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What to know

  • Dr Marta Shahbazi, a Cambridge-affiliated cell biology group leader, died in the 28 October Spanish train crash that killed at least 69 people.
  • She had been missing for days before Spain's CiMUS institute confirmed her death via social media.
  • She was travelling to El Rompido, Andalusia, to receive a Spanish Society for Developmental Biology award for her work on early human development.
  • The crash involved a Renfe high-speed train striking a stationary Iryo train near Urda, and ranks among the worst rail disasters in modern European history.

“Marta was a brilliant young researcher, group leader at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology and Affiliate Associate Professor at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute, University of Cambridge.”

CiMUS, Spanish research institute · Social media post, quoted by BBC News ↗ · Oct 30

Dr Marta Shahbazi Group leader, MRC Laboratory of Molecular BiologyMaría José Alonso Principal Investigator, CiMUSEsther Padilla Spokesperson, government of Castilla-La ManchaMRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) Shahbazi's research institute in CambridgeCiMUS (Centro de Investigación en Medicina Molecular y Enfermedades Crónicas) Spanish research institute

Cambridge scientist Marta Shahbazi confirmed dead in Spain train crash
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    BBC reports confirmation of Cambridge scientist's death

    BBC News publishes confirmation that the Cambridge-affiliated scientist died in the crash, detailing her academic career and the award she was due to receive.

    “The CiMUS community would like to express its support and deepest sympathies to our dear PI María José Alonso, following the death of her niece, Marta Shahbazi, in the railway accident that occurred on 28 October.”
    — CiMUS, Spanish research institute · source
    1. 7 outlets Cambridge scientist dies in Spanish train crash

      first by BBC, 7d ago · also Sky News, Guardian Science, Guardian, Euronews, Evening Standard, ITVX

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    Spanish institute CiMUS confirms Shahbazi's death

    CiMUS, based in Santiago de Compostela, announced in a social media post that Dr Shahbazi, niece of CiMUS researcher María José Alonso, had died in the 28 October railway accident.

  3. background

    Dr Marta Shahbazi reported missing after the crash — The MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology confirmed Dr Shahbazi had been travelling on one of the trains involved but said her whereabouts were unknown.

  4. background

    High-speed train collision kills at least 69 near Urda, Spain — A Renfe high-speed train crashed into a stationary Iryo train near Urda, south of Madrid, in one of Europe's worst modern rail disasters and Spain's deadliest crash since 2013.