Barcelona Hypatia European Science Prize awarded Dr. Ilaria Capua

The Academia Europaea Barcelona Knowledge Hub is pleased to announce that Dr. Ilaria Capua, current Director of the “One Health” Center of Excellence at the Univeristy of Florida, and a member of the Biochemistry and molecular biology section of the Academy, has been selected as winner of the second edition of the Barcelona Hypatia European Science Prize, for her research career conducted at the highest international level, for her leadership in the promotion of open access to genetic information on emerging viruses, and for the social impact that she has made through her contributions to the multidisciplinary concept of “one health,” encompassing human, animal and environmental health.