Women Neuroscientist Disciples of Pío del Río-Hortega: the Cajal School Spreads in Europe and South America
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Published:2021-05-10
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Volume:15
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ISSN:1662-5129
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Container-title:Frontiers in Neuroanatomy
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Short-container-title:Front. Neuroanat.
Author:
Nombela Cristina,Fernández-Egea Emilio,Giné Elena,Worbe Yulia,del Río-Hortega Bereciartu Juan,de Castro Fernando
Abstract
Pio del Rio-Hortega was not only the discoverer of the microglia and oligodendroglia but also possibly the most prolific mentor of all Santiago Ramon y Cajal’s disciples (Nobel awardee in Physiology or Medicine 1906 and considered as the father of modern Neuroscience). Among Río-Hortega’s mentees, three exceptional women are frequently forgotten, chronologically: Pio’s niece Asunción Amo del Río who worked with Río-Hortega at Madrid, Paris, and Oxford; the distinguished British neuropathologist Dorothy Russell who also worked with Don Pío at Oxford; and Amanda Pellegrino de Iraldi, the last mentee in his career. Our present work analyzes the figures of these three women who were in contact and collaborated with Don Pío del Río-Hortega, describing the influences received and the impact on their careers and the History of Neuroscience. The present work completes the contribution of women neuroscientists who worked with Cajal and his main disciples of the Spanish Neurological School both in Spain (previous work) and in other countries (present work).
Funder
Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
Fundación Ramón Areces
Comunidad de Madrid
Federation of European Neuroscience Societies
Publisher
Frontiers Media SA
Subject
Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience,Neuroscience (miscellaneous),Anatomy
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