[Leish-l] Obituary

[Martin Sanchez]

I regret to inform the scientific community of the list today we buried our
Maestro! Professor. Jacinto Convit who passed away on Monday, May 12 at the
age of 100



Professor Convit  a great medical researcher  born in Caracas Venezuelan in
September 1913,  stood out nationally and internationally as a leader in
studies in the field of Dermatology and Public Health , developing models
immunization against leprosy and leishmaniasis at the end of the eighties ,
which led him to be among the nominees for the Nobel Prize in Medicine .



 Dr. Convit created in the decade of the seventies, the National Institute
of Dermatology, current (Institute of Biomedicine  , which to date was its
director. Added to this , among his achievements the creation of the
network of national dermatological outpatient programs and the
establishment of monitoring and control of diseases such as leprosy ,
leishmaniasis, and onchocerciasis,  paracoccidioidomycosis .



Author of over 200 scientific publications, , recognized nationally and
internationally  by his immunization models of endemic diseases in the
country, and  in recent years for development studies in cancer
immunotherapy



Jacinto Convit received numerous national and international awards , some
of which the Sovereign Order of Malta, Knight Grade " Religionis " (1969 )
, Armand Frappier Institute Medal Armand Frappier in Canada (1979 ) ,
Prince of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research of Spain
(1987 ) , "Health for all by the Year 2000 " WHO - PAHO (1988 ) , " Abraham
Horwitz for American Health " Prize for the Pan American Health and
Education Foundation (PAHEF ), Washington Medal (1989 ) , Guy Number (
chair No. XXXI) of the National Academy of Medicine, Venezuela (1990 ) , "
Mexico Science and Technology " award from the Government of the United
States of Mexico (1990) and the Legion of Honor of France ( 2011 ) .



Dr Convit always be remembered for his patients, his humility, constant
service vocation for over 75 years and her dedication to the health of
Latin American



may his soul rest in peace



Martín A. Sánchez S. PhD
Laboratorio de Biología Celular
Instituto de Biomedicina
UCV- MSDS
Sàn nicolas a Providencia Apdo.4043
Caracas 1010A Venezuela
Tel: +58-212-8625326/8305323
Fax:+58-212-8619593/8611258
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