Carlos Arias Ortiz
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Carlos Federico Arias Ortiz is a prominent Mexican
biochemist
specialized in rotaviri
. He was a co-recipient of the Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology
(UNESCO
, 2001) along his wife, Susana López Charreton
.
Arias Ortiz holds a bachelor's degree in Pharmacology
and both a master's and a doctorate degree in basic biomedical research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
(UNAM). He currently works for the Institute of Biotechnology of the same university.
He was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute
International Research Scholar from 1991 to 2006.
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
biochemist
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
specialized in rotaviri
Rotavirus
Rotavirus is the most common cause of severe diarrhoea among infants and young children, and is one of several viruses that cause infections often called stomach flu, despite having no relation to influenza. It is a genus of double-stranded RNA virus in the family Reoviridae. By the age of five,...
. He was a co-recipient of the Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology
Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology
The Carlos J. Finlay Prize is a biennal scientific prize sponsored by the Government of Cuba and awarded since 1980 by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization to people or organizations for their outstanding contributions to microbiology and its applications...
(UNESCO
UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization is a specialized agency of the United Nations...
, 2001) along his wife, Susana López Charreton
Susana López Charreton
Susana López Charreton is a prominent Mexican virologist specialized in rotaviruses. She was a co-recipient of the Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology along her husband, Carlos Arias Ortiz....
.
Arias Ortiz holds a bachelor's degree in Pharmacology
Pharmacology
Pharmacology is the branch of medicine and biology concerned with the study of drug action. More specifically, it is the study of the interactions that occur between a living organism and chemicals that affect normal or abnormal biochemical function...
and both a master's and a doctorate degree in basic biomedical research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
National Autonomous University of Mexico
The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México is a university in Mexico. UNAM was founded on 22 September 1910 by Justo Sierra as a liberal alternative to the Roman Catholic-sponsored Royal and Pontifical University of Mexico The Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) (National Autonomous...
(UNAM). He currently works for the Institute of Biotechnology of the same university.
He was a Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Howard Hughes Medical Institute is a United States non-profit medical research organization based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. It was founded by the American businessman Howard Hughes in 1953. It is one of the largest private funding organizations for biological and medical research in the United...
International Research Scholar from 1991 to 2006.