Raúl Gonzalo Cuero Rengifo (born 1948 in
Buenaventura,
Colombia
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) is a
Colombian professor of microbiology. From 1988 through 2012 he was a professor at
Prairie View A&M University
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researching biological resistance to
ultraviolet
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light.
[
] The work was supported in part by NASA
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and led to at least one publication and patent. During this period, Colombian media portrayed Cuero as "one of the greatest scientists in the world"[ who was internationally acknowledged as one of the greatest Colombian inventors,][ stated he had over 100 publications in scientific journals,][ and claimed he had won a significant award from NASA.][ Since 2012, he has been the research director of International Park of Creativity, an organization of which he is the founder.]
References
External links
Raul Cuero's website
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Living people
Microbiologists
Colombian biologists
Prairie View A&M University people
People from Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca
University of Valle alumni
Heidelberg University (Ohio) alumni
1948 births
Colombian people of African descent