Susana López Charreton
Encyclopedia
Susana López Charreton is a prominent Mexican
virologist
specialized in rotavirus
es. She was a co-recipient of the Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology
(UNESCO
, 2001) along her husband, Carlos Arias Ortiz
.
López Charreton holds a bachelor's degree, a master's degree and a doctorate degree in basic biomedical research from the National Autonomous University of Mexico
(UNAM) and currently works for the Institute of Biotechnology of the same university.
She has been a Howard Hughes Medical Institute
International Research Scholar since 2000.
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....
virologist
Virology
Virology is the study of viruses and virus-like agents: their structure, classification and evolution, their ways to infect and exploit cells for virus reproduction, the diseases they cause, the techniques to isolate and culture them, and their use in research and therapy...
specialized in rotavirus
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,...
es. She 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 her husband, Carlos Arias Ortiz
Carlos Arias Ortiz
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 along his wife, Susana López Charreton....
.
López Charreton holds a bachelor's degree, a master's degree 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) and currently works for the Institute of Biotechnology of the same university.
She has been 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 since 2000.