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Alberto J. Schuhmacher, ARAID at the IIS Aragón, has revealed some of the lesser-known aspects of the life of the Nobel Prize winner this Tuesday in Huesca. The event, organized by the Spanish Association Against Cancer, wanted to honor the figure and discoveries of Ramón y Cajal
Alberto J. Schuhmacher has revealed some of the lesser-known aspects of the life of the Nobel Prize winner
The researcher Alberto J. Schuhmacher This Tuesday he was in charge of giving the talk 'Santiago Ramón y Cajal, much more than research', in which he outlined the most unknown aspects of the Nobel Prize, whom he described as "a scientific hero." The conference held at the Ibercaja Huesca Center was framed within the activities organized by the Spanish Association Against Cancer to honor the figure and discoveries of the Nobel Prize winner.
Has said that “We all identified Cajal as a bearded, elderly, gray-haired man looking into a microscope,” and gave some glimpses of his life. “He was a person who did not study well, who was very unruly, who made a cannon and blew up the walls of the neighbors who were imprisoned…” he listed.
In this way, offeringto the “more human part of the character” Schuhmacher aims to “attract young people to research” since, he argues, “he was a person with the same tastes as them, who go through his passion for nature, sports and painting…".
He also recalled what the arrival of Ramón y Cajal to Huesca was like.the biggest city I had ever been to until now”, and his painting classes with León Abadías -the author of the ceilings of La Confianza-.
And numerous other aspects about his career that have led the speaker to want to delve into his figure because, he added, “Unfortunately in Spain we don't have many scientific heroes.
He also highlighted that some of his research is closely related to the fight against cancer and has considered it “an influencer because he is still talked about more than 100 years later.”
Source: Upper Aragon Newspaper
Photos: The researcher Alberto J. Schuhmacher; Laura Ayerbe.
