Lynn Margulis, 1938--2011

Organismic and Evolutionary Biolog

Lynn Margulis (1938-2011): la bióloga con visión revolucionaria

Perfil biográfico de la bióloga Lynn Marguli

The Arago Laboratory of Banyuls and some of its Academicians

Since its founding in 1881 by Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1821–1901), the Arago Laboratory of Banyuls has been one of the three marine stations of the University Pierre and Marie Curie-Paris 6. It is located in Banyuls (Banyuls-sur-Mer) in Northern Catalonia. The center hosts researchers and students from all over the world. Some became famous, including four Nobel Prize winners: André Lwoff (1965), Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1991), Albert Fert (2007) and Jules Hoffmann (2011). This article focuses on five scientists closely related to the center. The first three are Henri de Lacaze-Duthiers (1821–1901), the founder; Édouard Chatton (1883–1947), eminent director of the center; and André Lwoff (1902–1994), who before being known for his work in bacterial genetics and virology was an outstanding protozoologist under the direction of Chatton. Lynn Margulis (1938–2011), a great friend of the Arago Laboratory and personal friend of the author, is also remembered. Finally, there is a mention of Walter J. Gehring (1939–2014), professor at the University of Basel, Switzerland. [Int Microbiol 19(4): 183-190 (2016)]Keywords: Arago Laboratory of Banyuls · Lacaze-Duthiers, Henri de (1821–1901) · Chatton, Édouard (1883–1947) · Lwoff, André (1902–1994) · Margulis, Lynn (1938–2011) · Gehring, Walter J. (1939–2014

The 24th Congress of the Spanish Society for Microbiology (L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, 10-13 July 2013)

The 24th Congress of the Spanish Society for Microbiology (SEM) took place on 10-13 July, 2013 at the Bellvitge Campus of the University of Barcelona (UB), in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona [http://congresosem2013.semicro-biologia.org](Fig. 1). This meeting brought together 618 microbiologists from several prestigious universities and research centers throughou Spain, as well as experts from 24 countries including the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Canada, France, Italy, Belgium, Mexico, Austria, Chile, China, Denmark, Slovenia, the Netherlands, Peru, Sweden, Scotland, Turkey, Uruguay, and Venezuela

The AE-BKH Women’s Week, 2013–2016

The article describes the activities of the Barcelona Knowledge Hub of the Academia Europaea (AE-BKH) on the occasion of the BKH-AE Women’s Week, from 2013 to 2016. This Week will be continued in the coming years. Two major changes have revolutionised society and specifically higher education in only one century. Firstly, higher education and scientific research have rapidly expanded throughout the world. Secondly, this exceptional opportunity to promote and strengthen the values of science in the service of humanism, development and peace is partially the consequence of the achievements of women in science. Women have been able to apply their knowledge and skills to many fields of science and humanities, and their contributions to progress in all of them have been highly significant. [Contrib Sci 12(2):93-98 (2016)]Keywords: International Women’s Day lectures · AE-BKH Women’s Week · Academia Europaea’s activities · higher education for women · gender equalit