[Leish-l] Obituary

Prof. Dr. Moazzem Hossain directordcbd at gmail.com
Thu May 15 11:18:47 BRT 2014


15 May 2014
Dear all

I pray for the departed soul of Professor Jacinto Convit and for his family.

Professor Dr. Moazzem Hossain
Bangladesh.


On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 7:07 AM, <ehrenbergj at wpro.who.int> wrote:

>  Terribly sorry to hear Professor Jacinto Convit passed away. He is
> leaving a huge big mark behind, not sure anyone will be able to fill the
> void. Thanks for including me in this sad news.
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> John P Ehrenberg
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> Consultant
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> WHO/WPRO
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> *From:* leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br [mailto:
> leish-l-bounces at lineu.icb.usp.br] *On Behalf Of *Martin Sanchez
> *Sent:* 14 May 2014 20:38
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> *To:* Leish-l at lineu.icb.usp.br; Jeffrey Shaw
> *Subject:* [Leish-l] Obituary
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> 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
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> 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 .
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>  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 .
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> 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
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> 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 ) .
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> 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
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> may his soul rest in peace
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> 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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-- 
Professor Dr. Moazzem Hossain
                              Chairman
Institute of Allergy & Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh (IACIB)
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