<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:HelveticaNeue, Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, Lucida Grande, sans-serif;font-size:14pt"><div><span>May his Soul rest in peace! </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>A sad loss for Venezuela and the scientific community at large. I keep the memory of a great and humble scientist whom I met in his lab in the early 90's. A leading and inspirational example for many of us. </span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Heartfelt and sincere condolences to his family and friends.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 19px;
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sans-serif; font-size: 14pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Thursday, May 15, 2014 2:54 AM, Jenefer Blackwell <Jenefer.Blackwell@telethonkids.org.au> wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv7144193061"><div>
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<div>A fantastic innings! Find memories of working at the institute in Caracas.<br clear="none">
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On 14 May 2014, at 16:37, Martin Sanchez <<a rel="nofollow" shape="rect" ymailto="mailto:martinsanchez1@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:martinsanchez1@gmail.com">martinsanchez1@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br clear="none">
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<div class="yiv7144193061MsoNormal"><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></div>
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<div class="yiv7144193061MsoNormal"><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></div>
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<div class="yiv7144193061MsoNormal"><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></div>
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<div class="yiv7144193061MsoNormal"><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></div>
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<div class="yiv7144193061MsoNormal"><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></div>
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<div class="yiv7144193061MsoNormal"><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
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<div class="yiv7144193061MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">may his soul rest in peace</span></div>
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<div>Martín A. Sánchez S. PhD<br clear="none">
Laboratorio de Biología Celular<br clear="none">
Instituto de Biomedicina<br clear="none">
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Sàn nicolas a Providencia Apdo.4043<br clear="none">
Caracas 1010A Venezuela<br clear="none">
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