In crisis-hit Argentina, cancer researcher turns to game show for funds via CassLGarrison and Miguel Lo Bianco
BUENOS AIRES - Amid a swirling economic crisis and protests over budget cuts for research in Argentina, one scientist has found a novel way to fundraise: winning money on a television game show.
Simian, the head of a nanobiology lab researching oncology treatments for breast cancer and other forms of the disease, used her intellect on the game show to win 500,000 pesos to pay for laboratory supplies. Jorge Aguado, a senior government science and technology official, told Reuters that research budgets have increased since President Mauricio Macri took office in 2015, but acknowledged the economic volatility has caused delays in doling out the funds.
The funding hold-ups are why Simian threw her hat into the ring on Tuesday night as the nation watched on live television.
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