With blood in orbit: from the desire to know to the pleasure of telling
City and Science Biennial
Participates:
Elizabeth FontsShe holds a degree in Biological Sciences from the Autonomous University of Madrid (UAM) and a doctorate in Museology from the National Museum of Natural History (MNHN) in Paris. She has worked at institutions such as the MNCN (Spanish National Research Council) and the Residencia de Estudiantes (Student Residence). She directed the CosmoCaixa museum in Alcobendas and, since 2009, has been the director of CaixaForum Madrid. She is the author of Hemoglobin (Roca, 2025), in 2015 he published his first novel A gene outside the law (Turpial), a candidate for the 2016 RAE literary creation prize.
Sara Garcia AlonsoA biomedical researcher and backup astronaut for the European Space Agency (ESA), she works on the development of cancer therapies at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO). In 2022, she was selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) as the first Spanish woman in an astronaut corps. She is the author of Orbits. Notes from a life in continuous exploration (Sine Qua Non, 2025).
- Date:
- 20.11.2025
- Schedule:
- 17 hrs
- Conference room:
- Fernando de Rojas Theater
- Price:
- Free entry until complete seats
- Organized by:
Event organized jointly by the City and Science Biennial and the Eñe Festival.