Susana López Charretón
Mexican virologist specialized in rotaviri (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Susana López Charretón (born 19 June 1957) is a Mexican virologist specialized in understanding the mechanisms of infection of rotavirus. López Charretón has led a research program as principal investigator at the Biotechnology Institute (UNAM) in Cuernavaca, Mexico for over 25 years.[2]
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Susana López Charretón | |
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Born | (1957-06-19) 19 June 1957 (age 66)[1] |
Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
Awards | Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology (UNESCO, 2001), TWAS Prize (Biology, 2008) and L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (Latin America, 2012). |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Virology |
Institutions | National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) |
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From 2000 to 2010, she was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute International Research Scholar.[3]
In 2012, López Charretón received the L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science – Latin America "for identifying how rotaviruses cause the death of 600,000 children each year".[4]