First woman to head Vall d'Hebron Research Institute in its 30-year history. Cardiologist Begoña Benito: “Now research is being done with a gender perspective” “We have the talent and we must conserve it, but the world of research is very hard,” she says.

“Having introduced the gender perspective does not mean having achieved equity. We are aware that, for example, at a cardiovascular level, women can present a heart attack differently,’ she adds.