<div dir="ltr">Dear Martín, other Leishmaniacs, Hansen's disease workers, tropical medicine friends:<div><br></div><div>Having visited the<span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> </span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">National Institute of Dermatology / Institute of Biomedicine</span><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"> almost every time I was in Caracas, I realize the tremendous sense of loss our Venezuelan colleagues must be feeling. Jacinto Convit was a giant, and it's their task to continue building on his efforts and achievements.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">My sincere condolences to all who knew him, his family, his coworkers, and the many friends and admirers he's left behind.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Most cordially,</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Humberto Guerra, M.D., Ph.D., Dr.Med.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px"><a href="mailto:humberto.guerra@upch.pe">humberto.guerra@upch.pe</a></span></div>
<div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Emeritus Professor of Medicine</span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:13px">Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia</span></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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<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>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"> </span></p>
<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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