<div dir="ltr"><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">15 May 2014<br></span></div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Dear all<br>
<br></span><div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">I pray for the departed soul of Professor Jacinto Convit and for his family.<br><br></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Professor Dr. Moazzem Hossain<br></span></div><div><span style="font-size:11pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:rgb(31,73,125)">Bangladesh.<br>
</span></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 7:07 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ehrenbergj@wpro.who.int" target="_blank">ehrenbergj@wpro.who.int</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">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. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1f497d">John P Ehrenberg<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Martin Sanchez<br>
<b>Sent:</b> 14 May 2014 20:38</span></p><div class=""><br>
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<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><u></u><u></u></p><div><div class="h5">
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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><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></p>
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<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><u></u><u></u></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><u></u><u></u></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
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">may his soul rest in peace</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">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: <a href="tel:%2B58-212-8625326" value="+582128625326" target="_blank">+58-212-8625326</a>/8305323<br>
Fax:<a href="tel:%2B58-212-8619593" value="+582128619593" target="_blank">+58-212-8619593</a>/8611258<u></u><u></u></p>
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<br></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Professor Dr. Moazzem Hossain<br> Chairman <br>Institute of Allergy & Clinical Immunology of Bangladesh (IACIB)<br>Room 4 - 5 (2nd Floor), Green Super Market, Green Road<br>
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