[Leish-l] Obituary

Clarisa Beatriz Palatnik de Sousa immgcpa at micro.ufrj.br
Wed May 14 16:24:50 BRT 2014


Dear Martin,
I knew about the extremely sad news by the newspaper and thought that the
work of Professor Convit will remain alive in the minds and hearts of all
leishmaniologists and vaccinologists.
I hope that his works and ideas will continue in the work of his disciples.
Warm regards,
Clarisa


On 14 May 2014 09:37, Martin Sanchez <martinsanchez1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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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-- 
Clarisa B Palatnik de Sousa
Full Professor. Fellow of the International Society for Vaccines.
Instituto de Microbiologia "Professor Paulo de Góes"
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro,
CCS, Bloco I sala 036
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Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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