Doctor elkin patarroyo biography
Manuel Elkin Patarroyo
Colombian scientist (–)
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Patarroyo and the second or maternal family name is Murillo.
Manuel Elkin Patarroyo Murillo (November 3, – January 9, ) was a Colombian immunologist, pathologist and academic who was Professor of Pathology and Immunology.
He was behind the world's first attempt to create a synthetic vaccine against the protozoal parasite Plasmodium falciparum, the cause of severe malaria,[1] and which is responsible for the death of ~ million people per year in tropical and subtropical regions, including parts of the Americas, Asia, and Africa.
The vaccine candidate, first developed in in Colombia, was evaluated in clinical trials carried out by the WHO in Gambia, Tanzania and Thailand, and had mixed results.[2] In , a comprehensive Cochrane review assessed the SPf66 as being not efficacious in Africa and Asia, and as having a low but statistically significant efficacy of 28% in South America.[3] Researchers and vaccine developers have been working on many approaches to bring forward the availability of a malaria vaccine."[4] More research and clinical trials are required for implementing a universal vaccine.
Patarroyo was a recipient of the TWAS Prize ().[5]
Early life
Patarroyo was born in Ataco, Tolima, Colombia on November 3, [6]
Scientific work
Patarroyo started experimenting with animals in the s, paying for wild monkeys captured in the Amazonian rainforest generating illegal traffic carried on by indigenous people who hunt the elusive monkeys for sale.[7]
The Corporation for the Sustainable Development of the South of the Amazon (Corpoamazonía), has opened a file (number ) for complaints about irregularities committed by the FIDIC (Fundación Instituto de Inmunología de Colombia) research team led by Manuel Elkin Patarroyo.
The Ministry of Environment, Housing and Territorial Development of Colombia carried out an investigation motivated by the Corpoamazonía denunciations, which there were evidenced within the facilities of the FIDIC monkeys of the species Aotus nancymaae [Night_monkey], which had only been registered in Brazil and Peru and not in Colombian territory.[8] The export of these animals was not registered in the permits of the administrative authorities.
Doctor elkin patarroyo biography wife Search Results placeholder. We are all convinced that finally we are on the right track. Colombian scientist — They considered that the best thing a person could do was to make himself useful to others; and that the most fascinating thing in life was knowledge.For , the alleged illegal trade in this animal species is under investigation by the Colombian government against the FIDIC. In the Administrative Court of Cundinamarca in Colombia revoked the permits to experiment with 4, night monkeys (Aotus trivirgatus) for Patarroyo's jungle laboratory[9] but in March the decision was reversed and the experiments with primates were allowed to continue.
In April , Patarroyo was awarded the honorary doctorate from the Ricardo Palma University, in whose official ceremony there was a controversy against defenders of the biodiversity of Peruvian wildlife. He, using in its clinical trials species of green-tailed monkeys Aotus nancymaae, using more than specimens, which returned to its wild state without spleen, deprived of the immune system,[10] reason why it was recriminated in the mentioned act.
Doctor elkin patarroyo biography Drucker , Jeffrey M. Latin America Reports: The Podcast is an inside look into the process our journalists go through to report on the top stories in the region. Peru Reports. Sharing expertise to boost patent quality.The ecologists supported their accusations based on allegations in SERFOR of Peru, for which the investigator had no response.
In November a Colombian journalistic investigation revealed the traffic and the environmental impact of Patarroyo's investigation.[11]
Death
Patarroyo died in Bogotá on January 9, , at the age of [12]
References
- ^Holloway, M.
() Profile: Manuel Elkin Patarroyo &#; The Man Who Would Conquer Malaria, Scientific American(6),
- ^- Susan Aldridge, Magic Molecules: How Drugs Work (Cambridge University Press, ), p. 89
- ^- Graves, P. M. and Gelband, H. () Vaccines for preventing malaria (SPf66) (Review), The Cochrane Library , (2), ppArchived at the Wayback Machine
- ^- WHO () Tables of Malaria Vaccine Projects Globally (Updated December ), Initiative for Vaccine Research.
- ^"Prizes and Awards".
The World Academy of Sciences.
Juan pablo montoya In April , Patarroyo was awarded the honorary doctorate from the Ricardo Palma University, in whose official ceremony there was a controversy against defenders of the biodiversity of Peruvian wildlife. In he was also awarded the Sabino Arana Award, for individuals who have demonstrated outstanding commitment to social service. Identification of Plasmodium falciparum MSP-1 peptides able to bind to human red blood cells. Search Episodes. - ^Fundación Príncipe de Asturias. Manuel Elkin PatarroyoArchived at the Wayback Machine (Spanish). Premiados, Investigación Científica y Técnica,
- ^Environmental Crime in Latin America: The Theft of Nature and the Poisoning on the land
- ^Primate Rights vs Research: Battle in Colombian Rainforest
- ^A legal victory for night monkeys.
International Primate Protection League
- ^Controversy Still Surrounds Malaria Vaccine
- ^Hunting of the nocturnal monkey for scientific purposes threatens the species and devastates the environment(Spanish)
- ^"Murió el científico colombiano Manuel Elkin Patarroyo". EE. 9 January Retrieved 11 January
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