Ana Clarisa López Bularte runs the facility’s radiopharmacy division, at which a team produce compounds, such as lutetium-177 and technetium-99m, used in radiation therapy and medical imaging.
After graduating from Argentina’s National University of Quilmes in Bernal, only 30 kilometres from Ezeiza, López Bularte joined the CNEA as a research scientist in 2008 before specializing in radiochemistry — a leap from her degree in biotechnology.
During her time at the CNEA, López Bularte has travelled to international conferences and workshops in countries, such as the United States and Greece, but this hasn’t always been easy. She recalls packing her bags for two weeks of training in South Korea and saying goodbye to her two-year-old and husband.
“Balancing a career with motherhood is a significant challenge for women,” she says. “I worried about pregnancy affecting my work, but surprisingly, it didn’t. Travelling for training or conferences abroad can also be tough, especially when your child is young — you want to progress but you also don’t want to be separated.”
“Without family support it is impossible,” she says.
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