Aixa Rodríguez, tenured professor in the area of Cell Biology at the University of La Laguna and head of the research group Peptides and cell signaling stars in the first chapter of the fourth season from the series of educational videos “Girls with Science@ULL”, which premiered last Friday, October 13.
This initiative began in 2020 as an educational and guidance resource primarily aimed at young women in the Canary Islands, within the framework of the Chicas con Cienci@ULL Educational Project, from which it takes its name. Its main objective is to reduce and prevent gender-based violence by fostering scientific and technological vocations among 3rd and 4th year ESO (Compulsory Secondary Education) and 1st year Bachillerato (Upper Secondary Education) students in schools across the Canary Islands. This is achieved by highlighting the achievements and contributions of female researchers at the University of La Laguna, representing diverse scientific and social fields.
The series, which has over 40,000 views since the Cienci@ULL YouTube Channel, The series aims to continue highlighting the achievements and contributions of women in research and technology, especially those of the researcher from the University of La Laguna, who serves as a role model for young women in the Canary Islands. It comprises 100 episodes across four seasons, each featuring a different researcher from the University of La Laguna.
This project also aims to motivate and guide students, especially girls, to identify their professional future in accordance with their dreams and personal interests, thus fostering their creativity and entrepreneurial spirit. Another key objective is to inform students about the main career paths offered by the various training programs at the University of La Laguna and to raise awareness among faculty about the importance of incorporating a gender perspective into their classrooms.
Fourth season
The fourth season consists of 25 episodes that will premiere every Friday from October 13, 2023 to May 5, 2024, on Cienci@ULL's social channels.
The participating researchers, in order of broadcast, are: Aixa Celina Rodríguez Bello (Cell Biology), María Eugenia Monzón Perdomo (Modern History), Laura Aguilera Ávila (Social Work and Social Services), Isabel López Bazzocchi (Organic Chemistry), Margarita Jambrina Enríquez (Petrology and Geochemistry), Lara Carrascosa Puertas (Journalism), Sara Arenillas Meléndez (Music), Laura Díaz Rodríguez (Chemical Engineering), María José Trujillo Rodríguez (Analytical Chemistry), Sonia Byrne (Developmental and Educational Psychology), Veronique Smits (Research Unit of the University Hospital of the Canary Islands), María Hernández Molina (Materials Engineering), Arianna Di Cintio (Astrophysics), Rocío Peña Vázquez (Applied Economics), Nathália Nocchi (Organic Chemistry), María del Mar del Pino (Genetics), and Naira Delgado Rodríguez (Social Psychology), Irene Márquez Corbella (Algebra), Sara González Pérez (Didactics of Experimental Sciences), Noemí Cinelli (History of Art), Patricia García García (Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Technology), María Luisa Tejedor (Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry), Carolina Castillo Ruiz (Paleontology), Olga María Alegre de la Rosa (Didactics and School Organization), and Itahisa Pérez Conesa (Sculpture).
The Girls with Science@ULL series is an initiative jointly promoted by the University of La Laguna and the Cepsa Foundation. It also has the collaboration of the Canary Islands Government's Directorate General for Youth, CajaSiete, and the Canary Islands Government's Agency for Research, Innovation and the Information Society.
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