Llicenciada i doctora en biologia per la Universitat Aut\u00f2noma de Barcelona, Virginia Nunes va iniciar la seva carrera cient\u00edfica a finals dels anys 70, quan es va incorporar al servei d\u2019Hematologia de l\u2019Hospital de Sant Pau amb el seu amic i company de la carrera de biologia, en F\u00e8lix Rueda. Destacava per la seva gran intel\u00b7lig\u00e8ncia i capacitat de treball, aix\u00ed com per la seva empatia, generositat, amistat i valentia.<\/p>\n
Despr\u00e9s d\u2019una estada a Par\u00eds per formar-se en gen\u00e8tica humana, va tornar a l’Hospital de Sant Pau per treballar amb el grup de gen\u00e8tica humana liderat per la Dra. Baget i el Dr. Estivill. A finals dels anys 90, es va traslladar a l\u2019Institut de Recerca Oncol\u00f2gica (IRO), que m\u00e9s tard esdevindria l’IDIBELL, del qual en va ser una de les membres fundadores i on va esdevenir cap del Centre de Gen\u00e8tica M\u00e8dica i Molecular. M\u00e9s endavant es va convertir en la cap del grup de Gen\u00e8tica Molecular Humana i coordinadora del Programa de Gens, Malaltia i Ter\u00e0pia, tamb\u00e9 de l\u2019IDIBELL.<\/p>\n
El focus de la seva recerca es va centrar en la identificaci\u00f3 de les bases gen\u00e8tiques de diverses malalties heredit\u00e0ries. Va contribuir significativament al desenvolupament de noves t\u00e8cniques de diagn\u00f2stic molecular, avan\u00e7ant en la comprensi\u00f3 dels mecanismes gen\u00e8tics que provoquen malalties com la cistin\u00faria o el S\u00edndrome de Wolfram i en la creaci\u00f3 de tractaments m\u00e9s efectius.<\/p>\n
La Dra. Nunes era coneguda per la seva gran empatia, mantenint sempre les portes del seu despatx obertes per escoltar i ajudar a qui ho necessitava. La seva valentia era palpable en la defensa de les causes que considerava justes, parlant amb sinceritat i sense embuts, fet que li va guanyar el respecte i l\u2019amistat de molts companys. A m\u00e9s, era una persona enormement generosa, ajudant a tothom, tant emocionalment com materialment, sempre que podia.<\/p>\n
Virginia Nunes tamb\u00e9 era una persona poc convencional, que prioritzava les seves idees i creences, fent gala d’una alegria i originalitat que la feien \u00fanica. Els seus col\u00b7legues i amics la recordaran com una gran amiga i molt ocurrent.<\/p>\n
La seva contribuci\u00f3 a la gen\u00e8tica i la seva dedicaci\u00f3 a la investigaci\u00f3 han estat fonamentals per als aven\u00e7os en aquest camp. La seva p\u00e8rdua deixa un buit enorme a l’IDIBELL i a tota la comunitat cient\u00edfica.<\/p>\n
Des de l’IDIBELL volem transmetre el nostre m\u00e9s sentit condol a la fam\u00edlia i amics de la Dra. Nunes. La seva dedicaci\u00f3, humanitat i excel\u00b7l\u00e8ncia cient\u00edfica seran recordades per sempre.<\/p>\n
Descansa en pau, Virginia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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