<div dir="ltr"><div>What an amazing life and example of persistence! Dr. Convit left a large footprint on the field of lishmaniasis and many generations of investigators who will carry on with this noble cause.</div><div>
<br></div><div>Thank you for informing us.</div><div><br></div><div>Kind regards,</div><div>Nancy Gore Saravia</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">2014-05-14 7:37 GMT-05:00 Martin Sanchez <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:martinsanchez1@gmail.com" target="_blank">martinsanchez1@gmail.com</a>></span>:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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 .</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> 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 .</span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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 ) .</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">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 </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">may his
soul rest in peace</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><br></span></p><div>Martín A. Sánchez S. PhD<br>Laboratorio de Biología Celular<br>Instituto de Biomedicina<br>
UCV- MSDS<br>Sàn nicolas a Providencia Apdo.4043<br>Caracas 1010A Venezuela<br>Tel: +58-212-8625326/8305323<br>Fax:+58-212-8619593/8611258</div>
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