Alejandra Bravo

For the Canadian politician, see Alejandra Bravo (politician).
Alejandra Bravo
Born (1961-04-29) 29 April 1961 (age 63)
Mexico
Awards2010 L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (Latin America).
Scientific career
FieldsBiochemistry
InstitutionsNational Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

María Alejandra Bravo de la Parra (born 29 April 1961) is a Mexican biochemist who was laureated with the 2010 L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science – Latin America for her work on a bacterial toxin that acts as a powerful insecticide.[1] Bravo has co-authored multiple papers with her husband Mario Soberon.[2][3]

  1. ^ "12th Annual L'ORÉAL-UNESCO Awards For Women in Science Honours Five Exceptional Women Scientists". Paris, France: UNESCO News Service. 2009-10-15. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-11-03.
  2. ^ L’Oréal Foundation (March 2, 2010). "Prof. Alejandra Bravo, 2010 For Women in Science Laureate for Latin America (Mexico)". YouTube.[dead YouTube link]
  3. ^ "pubmed".