astronomy

María Soengas

María Soengas is a astronomy topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand María Soengas rather than just read about it. In short: María S. (Marisol) Soengas (born 1968) is a Spanish immunologist who is a senior scientist at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO).

Key takeaways

María Soengas belongs to astronomy; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect María Soengas to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of María Soengas from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

María S. (Marisol) Soengas (born 1968) is a Spanish immunologist who is a senior scientist at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO). Her research considers melanoma and the development of new therapeutic strategies. She was elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization in 2022.

Early life and education Soengas was born in Agolada. She was an undergraduate student at the University of A Coruña, and moved to the Autonomous University of Madrid for doctoral research. She worked in molecular biology with M. Salas in the Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa. She worked as a postdoctoral scholar at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and at the University of Michigan. At the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, she characterised the apoptotic factors as melanoma suppressors. After deciding to expand beyond cellular/animal models, Soengas moved to the dermatology department in Michigan, home to the Multidisciplinary Melanoma Clinics.

Research and career In 2008, Soengas joined the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO), where she established a research program that looked to understand melanoma, and to translate cutting-edge scientific research into clinical practice. Soengas looks to identify new biomarkers of disease, and the mechanisms of cellular stress that are deregulated in melanoma. Her group was the first to describe a lymphoreporter (MetAlert) mice for non-invasive imaging of pre-metastatic niches in melanoma. This allowed her to understand the mechanisms of immune resistance as well as to generate nanoparticle-based treatments.

Awards and honors Dana Ashby Young Investigator Award of the Society for Melanoma Research 2009 Premio M. Josefa Wonenburger from the Xunta de Galicia 2013 Melanoma Research Alliance Award 2016 L’Oreal-MRA Women-Lead Team Award 2022 Elected to the European Molecular Biology Organization 2022 Pezcoller-Marina Larcher Fogazzaro-EACR Women in Cancer Research Award

Selected publications Soengas MS; Capodieci P; Polsky D; et al. (1 January 2001). "Inactivation of the apoptosis effector Apaf-1 in malignant melanoma". Nature. 409 (6817): 207–211. doi:10.1038/35051606. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 11196646. Wikidata Q31984891. Chrysiis Michaloglou; Liesbeth C W Vredeveld; Marisol Soengas; et al. (1 August 2005). "BRAFE600-associated senescence-like cell cycle arrest of human naevi". Nature. 436 (7051): 720–724. doi:10.1038/nature03890. ISSN 1476-4687. PMID 16079850. Wikidata Q29619550. María S Soengas; Scott W Lowe (1 May 2003). "Apoptosis and melanoma chemoresistance". Oncogene. 22 (20): 3138–3151. doi:10.1038/sj.onc.1206454. ISSN 0950-9232. PMID 12789290. Wikidata Q35146577. Marisol Soengas; Alarcón RM; Yoshida H; Giaccia AJ; Hakem R; Mak TW; Lowe SW (1 April 1999). "Apaf-1 and caspase-9 in p53-dependent apoptosis and tumor inhibition". Science. 284 (5411): 156–159. doi:10.1126/science.284.5411.156. ISSN 0036-8075. PMID 10102818. Wikidata Q53425055.

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Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with María Soengas

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what María Soengas claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In astronomy, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to María Soengas before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about María Soengas ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of María Soengas

In research: María Soengas appears in astronomy research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses María Soengas in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: María Soengas is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1968 births, Autonomous University of Madrid alumni, Immunologists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for María Soengas outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study María Soengas in 20 minutes

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Frequently asked questions

What is María Soengas in simple terms?

María S. (Marisol) Soengas (born 1968) is a Spanish immunologist who is a senior scientist at the Spanish National Cancer Research Center (CNIO).

Why does María Soengas matter?

Because it connects several astronomy ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study María Soengas?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on María Soengas.