Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia, MD
Dr. Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia (September 26, 1921 – November 2, 1996) was born in Montevideo, Uruguay. Dr. Caldeyro-Barcia was the father of Perinatology and was nominated for the Nobel Prize. He obtained his MD (1947) from the University of the Republic in Uruguay specializing in obstetrical physiology. He and his professor developed the Montevideo Units, which […]
Dr. Mireya Correa
Dr. Mireya Correa (February 6, 1940 – November 22, 2022) was born in 1940 Panama. She obtained a Licenciada or BS (1963) in Biology and Chemistry from the University of Panama and her MS (1967) in Botany from Duke University. She was given an Honorary Doctorate (2012) from the University of Panama. After her MS, […]
Julio Garavito Armero
Julio Garavito Armero (January 5, 1865 – March 11, 1920) was born in Bogotá, Colombia. He was a prodigy that studied mathematics and lunar interactions on oceanic and weather fluctuations. Born amidst two major civil wars, the latter of which ended in 1877, Colombia introduced public education, allowing Julio to attend high school until 1884. […]
Cesar Ricardo Bressani Castignoli, PhD
Cesar Ricardo Bressani Castignoli, PhD (September 28, 1926 – January 30, 2015) was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala and his parents were immigrant Italians. He received his BS (1948) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton, his MS (1951) in Biochemistry from Iowa State University, and his PhD (1956) in Biochemistry focusing on Food […]
Antonia Coello Novello, MPH, MD
Dr. Antonia Coello Novello was born on August 23, 1944 in Fajardo, Puerto Rico. She became the first woman and first Hispanic to serve as the US Surgeon General. After spending the first 18 years of her life continuously hospitalized due to congenital megacolon, before she was allowed to obtain corrective surgery, she dedicated her […]
Andrés Manuel Del Río
Andrés Manuel del Rio y Fernández (November 10, 1764 – March 23, 1849) was born in Madrid. He was the original person to discover the element Vanadium. After receiving his BS (1780) from the University of Alcalá de Hernares through his studies in analytical chemistry and metallurgy, he received a scholarship to study at Spain’s […]
Cervical Cancer in Women of Low and Middle Income Countries
This infographic from the SCHEQ Foundation highlights the global health equity challenge of cervical cancer in women from low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). It explains why cervical cancer disproportionately affects these regions, outlines the magnitude of the problem, and emphasizes the role of healthcare system failures. The infographic also presents actionable solutions such as increased […]
Bernardo Alberto Houssay, MD
Bernardo Alberto Houssay (April 10, 1887 – September 21, 1971). Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Dr. Houssay was a physiologist who would go on to be the first Latin American Nobel Laureate for his work on understanding the pituitary gland and its connection to regulating glucose. As one of eight children of French immigrants, Bernardo […]
David Joaquín Guzmán, MD
David Joaquín Guzmán (August 15, 1843 – January 20, 1927). Born in 1843 in San Miguel, San Salvador, El Salvador, to the future president of El Salvador. After the war with Guatemala, Dr. Guzmán would go on to focus on public education and vaccination while undergoing multiple geological and archeological studies of El Salvador. He […]
Eugenia Maria del Pino Veintimilla, PhD
Dr. Eugeneia Maria del Pino was born on April 19, 1945 in Quito, Ecuador. She received a Licentiate Degree (1967) from the Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador (PUCE), a MSc (1969) from Vassar College, and PhD (1972) in Biology from Emory University. After her PhD she accepted a professorship back at PUCE to establish the field […]