Lúcia Mendonça Previato (born 1949) is a
Brazilian biologist. She was awarded the
L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science in 2004 for her research into preventing
Chagas disease
Chagas disease, also known as American trypanosomiasis, is a tropical parasitic disease caused by ''Trypanosoma cruzi''. It is spread mostly by insects in the subfamily ''Triatominae'', known as "kissing bugs". The symptoms change over the cou ...
.
She is married to Jose Osvaldo Previato and has two children, Anna and Peter. She graduated from St. Ursula University and earned her Doctorate at the
Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
The Federal University of Rio de Janeiro or University of Brazil (UFRJ; pt, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro or ') is a public research university located in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is the largest federal university in the ...
in Microbiology and Immunology.
She is also a recipient of the
TWAS Prize
This is a list of recipients of the TWAS Prize, awarded annually by The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS).
Summary
Agricultural Sciences
Biology
Chemistry
Earth Sciences
Engineering Sciences
Mathematics
Medical Sc ...
in Biology.
References
1949 births
Living people
Brazilian women academics
Academic staff of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian biologists
L'Oréal-UNESCO Awards for Women in Science laureates
21st-century Brazilian women scientists
TWAS laureates
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