Cambridge scientist Marta Shahbazi confirmed dead after Spain crash

The death of Cambridge scientist Marta Shahbazi, who was initially reported missing after Spain’s October 28 train collision, was confirmed by a Spanish research institute. At least 69 people were killed in the crash, which involved two high-speed trains in the province of Toledo. The Centre for Research in Molecular Medicine and Chronic Diseases, known as CiMUS, issued a statement mourning Shahbazi’s death in the railway accident. The institute said she was the niece of María José Alonso, one of its principal investigators, and offered condolences to her family, colleagues and collaborators. Shahbazi, 41, led a research group at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in Cambridge and was an affiliate associate professor at the Cambridge Stem Cell Institute. She was travelling on one of the trains, the MRC laboratory said in an earlier statement, adding that her whereabouts were unknown as it remained in contact with her family. Her brother, Carlos Shahbazi, told El País that the family had little information about her condition and was holding on to hope. The family had provided DNA samples to help authorities identify victims, according to reports published while she was...