Helena Groot | |
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| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) Bogota |
| Nationality | Colombian |
| Alma mater | Universidad de los Andes |
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| Fields | Genetics, microbiology and cancer research |
Helena Groot de Restrepo (Bogotá, 1947)[citation needed] is a Colombian microbiologist and geneticist.
She is a full professor in the Biological Sciences Department and the Medicine School at Universidad de los Andes. Since 1984 she has been the Human Genetics Laboratory director and her research has focused on cancer molecular epidemiology, genetic toxicology and environmental mutagenesis.[1] She is one of the eight women members of the Colombian Academy of Sciences (ACCEFyN).[2][3]