Silvia Blair Explained

Silvia Blair Trujillo
Other Names:Silvia Blair
Silvia Blair-Trujillo
Fields:Parasitology
Tropical Medicine
History
Nationality:Colombian
Alma Mater:University of Antioquia
National University of Colombia
Known For:Malaria

Silvia Blair Trujillo is a Colombian scientist, known for her research on antimalarial compounds found in traditional plants from her country.[1] During her research career, Blair has received various awards and recognitions, such as the Héctor Abad Gómez Medal to merits in Public Health in 1992, an honorable mention in the area of Basic Experimental Sciences in 2000, a Francisco José de Caldas Medal for University Excellence in 2008, and was named emeritus Professor of the University of Antioquia in 2017.[2]

Career

Silvia Blair studied medicine at the University of Antioquia, graduating in 1974. In 2002, she enrolled at the National University of Colombia in Medellín, where she got a master's degree in science history and philosophy.

Her work is mainly linked to the Universidad de Antioquia, where she has been a teacher and researcher since the 1970s. Her areas of research have focused mainly on malaria and its treatment with Colombian traditional plants.[3] In 1990 she founded the Malaria Group at the university, which was the first to report on cases of Plasmodium ovale (a rare species in Colombia) and human Babesiosis (disease transmitted by ticks).

Together with her research group, Silvia Blair travelled to different regions of Colombia such as the Pacific Coast, Urabá Antioqueño and the Bajo Cauca, to collect data on the plants used by locals to treat malaria. They reported species such as Solanum nudum and Austroeupatorium inulifolium as effective treatments for this disease.[4]

Awards and recognitions

Selected publications

Journal articles[6] [7]

Books

Book chapters

Notes and References

  1. https://cienciagora.universia.net.co/infodetail/galeria_de_cientificos/ciencias-salud-afines/silvia-blair-31.html Silvia Blair
  2. http://scienti.colciencias.gov.co:8081/cvlac/visualizador/generarCurriculoCv.do?cod_rh=0000112143 Silvia Blair
  3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImInPn6yBnY La Malaria, sus espacios y sus límites
  4. http://www.imbiomed.com.mx/1/1/autores.php?method=listArticlebyAuthor&id_revista=160&id_autor=23228 Silvia Blair Trujillo
  5. Web site: MinCiencias. Resolución Colciencias 1185 de 2016 - Investigadores Eméritos. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200831215225/https://minciencias.gov.co/sites/default/files/investigadoresemeritos-resolucion-1185.pdf. 31 August 2020. 28 August 2020.
  6. Web site: Silvia Blair Trujillo Mendeley. 2020-08-28. www.mendeley.com. en-GB. 2020-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20200831215226/https://www.mendeley.com/authors/7203060158/. live.
  7. Web site: Google Scholar. 2020-08-28. scholar.google.com. 2020-08-31. https://web.archive.org/web/20200831215249/https://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=%22Silvia+Blair+Trujillo%22. live.