Antonio Peña Díaz (born in 1936) is a Mexican biochemist who received the Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology (UNESCO, 2003)[1] and chaired both the Mexican Academy of Sciences (1992–93)[3] and the Mexican Society of Biochemistry (1981–83).[4]
Antonio Peña Díaz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936 |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Awards | Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology (UNESCO, 2003).[1] |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Institute for Cellular Physiology, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)[1] |
Peña Díaz holds a bachelor's degree in Medicine and both a master's and a doctorate degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is currently an emeritus professor of the Institute for Cellular Physiology of the same university[4] and has worked as a visiting scholar at the University of Rochester.
Selected works
edit- Bioquímica ("Biochemistry", 1979)
- Las membranas de las células ("The Membranes of the Cell", 1986)
- La energía y la vida: bioenergética ("Energy and Life: Bioenergetics", with Georges Dreyfus Cortés, 1990)[5]
- Cómo funciona una célula: fisiología celular ("How Does a Cell Work: Cellular Physiology", 1995)
- ¿Qué es el metabolismo? ("What is Metabolism?", 2001)
Notes and references
edit- ^ a b c Erdelen, Walter (2003-10-10). "UNESCO Awards Science Prizes Ceremony". UNESCO. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Gaceta UNAM". (2928-2976) (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 1995. p. 8. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- ^ Torres Camargo, Lourdes (2005-02-15). "La mejor época de la ciencia en México" (in Spanish). Academia Mexicana de Ciencias. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ a b "Distingue la UNESCO al científico universitario Antonio Peña con el premio "Carlos J. Finlay"". Boletín UNAM-DGCS-779 (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 2003-10-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "La energía y la vida: bioenergética" (in Spanish). Fondo de Cultura Económica. Retrieved 2009-07-07.[permanent dead link]
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