The university of Granada (UGR) has lamented this Friday the death of María Castellanothe first woman Professor of Medicine in Spainwho received in 2020 the Andalusia Gold Medal in the category of Social Sciences and Letters for their specialization work on gender violence.
In a message of condolences through its profile on the social network X, consulted by Europa Press, the UGR has highlighted precisely the “studies and work against family and gender violence” of this former student of the Granada academic institution, where she was a professor and professor.
According to the Board in the concession decree of the medal, it was “an Andalusian pioneer in the university environment and in the study of violence against women.”
Born in Jaén (1948) Within a humble family, he studied medicine and surgery at the UGR and in 1977 he was a doctorate from the same university. A year later, she was appointed attached teacher of Legal Medicine and became a teacher’s student Armand André in the Institute of Legal Medicine of Liege (Belgium). There he deepened in his studies on genetic-molecular markers applied to the investigation of paternity and the identification of biological indications.
Only two years later, in 1980, it became the first professor of a Spanish Faculty of Medicine, specifically in the Zaragozain the discipline of Legal Medicine, said the Decree of the Board in 2020.
In parallel, she was appointed Head of the Legal Medicine and Toxicology Service of the Lozano Blesa University Clinical Hospital, from Zaragoza, where he continued to develop his task until 1996.
The First class cross of San Raimundo de Peñafort In 1983 thanks to his collaboration with the Administration of Justice and the Medal of Police Merit, with Blanco Distinctive, for his collaboration in the formation of the Spanish Judicial Police in 1992. He also received the Honoris Causa doctorate from the University of Extremadura in 2018.
Other condolences
The mayor of Jaén, Julio Millánhe has also shown this Friday his “deep regret” for the death of María Castellano, which he has defined as “an example for future generations of how The effort and the determination break social and gender barriers».
The councilor has transferred to the family the condolences of the city and the corporation for his death. “Maria was a dear and much appreciated woman, with a great vital simplicity that makes her professional achievements even bigger,” he said in a statement.
Has also recalled that The City Council dedicated a street Together with the University of Jaén in April 2023 “to this woman who demonstrated that there were no gender or social limitations in access to knowledge and the exercise of a profession.”
Also from the Official College of Medical of Jaén The “deepest condolences” has been expressed by the death of María Castellano Arroyo. In a note, they have described it as “an indisputable reference of legal medicine in Spain and essential figure having been specially recognized for their pioneering work in the research and approach of gender violence.”
«He made his way to medical generations with his example of rigor, commitment and vocation. His scientific, teacher and human career leaves an indelible mark both in the university and professional practice, ”they have highlighted.
His link with the province, his tireless defense of the values of medicine and his collaboration with the Jiennense school over the years were recognized with their appointment as Collegiate of Honor. Together with this distinction, the headquarters of this entity hosted the act of delivery of the Andalusia flag In 2019, also chaired by Juanma Moreno.
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