A tribute to José María ("Chema") Cantú

Genetics and Molecular Biology

Victor B. Penchaszadeh²  Augusto Rojas-martinez¹  Adrián Llerena¹ 

[1] ,University of La Matanza Department of Health Sciences Buenos Aires,Argentina

关键词: Cantú José María;    medical genetics;    human genetics;    bioethics;    Latin America;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S1415-47572014000200018

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

José María ("Chema") Cantú (1938-2007), born in Mexico, was a pioneering, loved and respected leader in medical and human genetics and bioethics in Latin America. He graduated as a physician in Mexico and then trained in medical and human genetics in France and the United States. He was instrumental in developing a first-rate research, training and genetic services program in medical and human genetics in Guadalajara, in northwestern Mexico. He acted forcefully at national, regional and international levels to promote scientific development through collaboration and education in science and humanities, while he simultaneously strived for justice, peace, love and human rights. He attained some of the highest honors a scientist and humanist could aspire to as well as the recognition of the communities he served. Hundreds of disciples throughout Latin America and the world have been inspired by his vision of a better world through the conjunction of science, respect for humankind, ethics and love.

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