Jacinto Convit García was a Venezuelan physician and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to prevent leprosy and his studies to treat cancer. He played a role in founding Venezuela's National Institute of Biomedicine and held many leprosy-related positions.
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Boaventura de Sousa SantosAlso won Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología
Julio FrenkAlso won Abraham Horwitz Award
Juan Luis ArsuagaAlso won Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
Mayana ZatzAlso won Premio México de Ciencia y Tecnología
Richard LernerAlso won Princess of Asturias Award for Technical and Scientific Research
Peter J. HotezAlso won Abraham Horwitz AwardAbout this person
Jacinto Convit García was a Venezuelan physician and scientist, known for developing a vaccine to prevent leprosy and his studies to treat cancer. He played a role in founding Venezuela's National Institute of Biomedicine and held many leprosy-related positions. Among Convit's many honors for his work on leprosy and tropical diseases was Spain's Prince of Asturias Award in the Scientific and Technical Research category and France's Legion of Honor. In 1988, Convit was nominated for a Nobel Prize in Medicine for his experimental anti-leprosy vaccine.
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