[Leish-l] Obituary

Montalvo, Ana Margarita AMontalvo at ipk.sld.cu
Wed May 14 14:59:34 BRT 2014


The Cuban scientific community that knew Prof. Convit´s work on leishmaniasis and other diseases, regret very much his lost.

 

His legacy will be a good example of long  dedication to Science for new generations.

 

Ana M. Montalvo PhD

Laboratorio de Leishmania

Departamento de Parasitología

Instituto de Medicina Tropical Pedro Kourí

 

De: leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br [mailto:leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br] En nombre de Martin Sanchez
Enviado el: miércoles, 14 de mayo de 2014 8:38
Para: Leish-l at lineu.icb.usp.br; Jeffrey Shaw
Asunto: [Leish-l] Obituary

 

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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