Laura Ayres

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Laura Ayres

Laura Guilhermina Martins Ayres (born June 1, 1922 in Loulé , † January 16, 1992 in Lisbon ) was a Portuguese doctor and virologist .

Life

Ayres graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Lisbon in 1946 with a degree in human medicine . She devoted herself to research in the field of public health, particularly in the field of epidemiology . To do this, she conducted studies on the flu and respiratory diseases. In 1955 she founded the virological laboratory at the Instituto Nacional de Saúde .

For her trachoma studies , which she carried out from 1956, she was awarded the Prémio Ricardo Jorge in 1963 . In 1979/80 she organized the first national serological survey and received the Prémio Ricardo Jorge de Saúde Pública in 1983 .

In the 1980s it played an important role in the first measures in the fight against AIDS . From 1985 she coordinated the working group on AIDS and from 1985 to 1991 she was President of the National Commission for the Fight against AIDS (Comissão Nacional de Luta Contra a Sida) .

Honors

  • July 13, 1990: Officer of the Order of St. Jacob of the Sword
  • February 26, 1992: Grand Officer of the Order of St. Jacob of the Sword (posthumous)
  • Medal of Honor of the Município de Loulé
  • Designation of a high school and a school center in Quarteira
  • Designation of the Laboratório Regional de Saúde Pública do Algarve Dra Laura Ayres
  • Designation of the Centro de Virologia of the Instituto Nacional de Saúde

literature

  • Glória Marreiros: Quem foi quem ?: 200 algarvios do séc. XX . Lisbon, Colibri, 2nd edition, 2001.
  • Ministério da Saúde: Discurso , 8 May 2009
  • Ministério da Saúde, Administração Regional de Saúde do Algarve: Dra Laura Ayres: 1922-1992: Uma vida dedicada à saúde pública . Faro, Administração Regional de Saúde do Algarve, 2009.
  • Ministério da Saúde. Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge: Biography
  • Ministério da Saúde. Instituto Nacional de Saúde Dr. Ricardo Jorge: Homenagem à Professora Laura Ayres , In: Arquivos do Instituto Nacional de Saúde , Lisbon, Vol. XVIII, 1992, pp. 5-72.

Web links

Commons : Laura Ayres  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Laura Aires: Contribuição para o estudo do tracoma . - Lisbon: Soctip 1963
  2. ^ Arquivos do Instituto Nacional de Saúde , Lisbon, Vol. VIII (1983)
personal data
SURNAME Ayres, Laura
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ayres, Laura Guilhermina Martins (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Portuguese doctor and virologist
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Loulé
DATE OF DEATH January 16, 1992
Place of death Lisbon