[Leish-l] Obituary

Dr Abubakar Yaro editor at atmph.org
Fri May 16 02:27:55 BRT 2014


A great loss. May his hard work continue to lighten the profession he  
so much love.
Dr Abubakar Yaro
Editor-In-Chief
Annals of Tropical Medicine & Public Health
Editorial Office


Quoting Antonieta Rojas de Arias <rojasdearias at gmail.com>:

> It. a great loss!! May his soul rest in peace.Thanks for this information,
> we just inform to the paraguayan scientific community.
>
> http://cedicpy.wordpress.com/2014/05/14/fallecio-el-profesor-jacinto-convit-un-baluarte-de-la-investigacion-cientifica-de-america/
>
>
>
> 2014-05-14 8:37 GMT-04:00 Martin Sanchez <martinsanchez1 at gmail.com>:
>
>> 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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