Awards and Distinctions
Event - granting institution |
Award - Category |
Work |
Year |
Category |
XXIII National Congress and II International Veterinary Medicine ACOVEZ |
First place |
"Advances in the understanding and diagnosis of Brucella canis:zoonotic disease orphan |
2014 |
National |
VIII International Symposium on Phlebotomine Sandflies |
Best poster |
"Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary rapid epidemiologycal protocol for the evaluation of an active focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis: Cure, Antioquia, Colombia" |
2014 |
International |
Conference for Latin America and the Caribbean of the World Programme for Climate Research (WCRP-LAC) |
Best poster |
"Strong Statistical Association Between Incidence Dengue in Colombia and El Niño / Southern Oscillation (ENSO) at National and Regional Scales" |
2014 |
International |
international competition Teach-Discovery-Treat 2014, in the category of "Open Initiatives for Computational Drug Discovery in Neglected Tropical Diseases |
First place |
myChEMBL Virtual Machine: Integration of open cheminformatics tools and open bioactivity data. |
2014 |
International |
Biomaterials and Orthodonticsen the ISCOMS Congress (International Student Congress of Biomedical Sciences |
Best job |
Osseointegration improvement by plasma electrolytic oxidation of titanium alloys modified surfaces. |
2014 |
International |
MDPI Challenges: Open Cheminformatics Tool of the Year - 2014 |
First place |
myChEMBL Virtual Machine: Integration of open cheminformatics tools and open bioactivity data. |
2014 |
International |
23 Congress of the Italo-Latin American Society of Ethnobotany |
Best oral presentation |
In vitro and in vivo screening of colombian plants for potential antileishmanial, and antitrypanosomal antimalarial compounds. |
2014 |
International |
Germán Saldarriaga del Valle Award |
Product model from a research process |
Development of a cream for treating skin leishamniasis |
2013 |
National |
Research prize for mayor of Medellin |
Special mention |
Bioinformatics applied to the rational pursuit of anti-leishmania |
12/06/2013 |
National |
Council of the School of Natural Sciences |
MAGNA CUM LAUDE |
Photodynamic therapy with new porphyrin derivatives |
2012 |
National |
ICONTEC |
ISO 9001: 2008 |
For activities of providing health services in medical practice specializing in tropical medicine and pharmaceutical service of medium complexity; |
29/10/2012 |
National |
III Congress of Microbiology |
Second Place (Clinical Microbiology Modality) |
Proteome analysis of mammalian cells infected with reference strains of Dengue virus serotype 2 |
28-30 / 04/2012 |
National |
Research prize for mayor of Medellin |
Special mention |
Distinction to a life dedicated to research |
2012 |
National |
Special mention |
In vitro evaluation of anti-inflammatory and healing potential of essential oils of camomile (Matricaria Chamomilla), oregano (oreganum vulgare) and thyme (Thymus vulgaris) by the production of PGE2, PGD2, and cell migration LKTB4 |
2011 |
National |
|
XXXVI National Congress of Entomology |
Ernesto Osorno Mesa award by taking the lead as the best work in the area of Medical Entomology |
Identification of mosquitoes subfamily Culicinae (Diptera: Culicidae) associated with Guadua angustifolia (Cyperales: Poaceae) in areas of montane rain forest and tropical rain forest |
2010 |
National |
XXXVI National Congress of Entomology |
Ernesto Osorno Mesa award. Medical Entomology |
Studies on vector competence with Colombian Aedes aegypti dengue 2 virus strains and 3 isolated in different years |
2010 |
National |
VII Meeting of Infectious Diseases of the Colombian Association of Infectious Diseases. |
Second place in Basic Research |
Serotype 2 dengue virus replicates more efficiently encélulasde Aedes aegypti: In vitro and in vivo study |
2010 |
National |
Microbiology II Congress |
Award for best oral presentation at the category |
Prediction and topological analysis of the interaction network of proteins in Leishmania major as a tool for detection of new molecular targets |
2010 |
National |
Microbiology II Congress |
Prize for the best paper in the poster category |
Evaluation of the replicative capacity of Dengue virus strains isolated from clinical in insect cells |
2010 |
National |
Newspaper El Colombiano |
El Colombiano Ejemplar - Institution |
Research Career |
2009 |
National |
Casa Editorial El Tiempo |
Valuable experience in health of the project “así vamos en salud”: monitor the health sector in Colombia of the Publishing House “El Tiempo”. 2009 |
"Control of the Epidemic Cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Army of Colombia" |
2009 |
National |
Casa Editorial El Tiempo |
Valuable experience in health of the project “así vamos en salud”: monitor the health sector in Colombia of the Publishing House “El Tiempo”. 2009 |
2009 |
National |
|
Casa Editorial El Tiempo |
Valuable experience in health of the project “así vamos en salud”: monitor the health sector in Colombia of the Publishing House “El Tiempo”. 2009 |
2009 |
National |
|
XIV Colombian Congress of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2009 |
First Place in the category ‘undergraduate thesis‘ Competition |
Molecular identification and diagnosis of Leishmaniasis in Colombia using isothermal PCR and their potential usefulness in field conditions |
2009 |
National |
XIV Colombian Congress of Parasitology and Tropical Medicine, 2009 |
First Place category postgraduate thesis contest |
2009 |
National |
|
Third Place in the Category of Hematology National Award for Clinical Research in Oncology and Hematology |
Acute promyelocytic leukemia |
2009 |
National |
|
The V Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
First place in the Student Research Award in Health Sciences at the Universidad de Antioquia |
Molecular diagnosis of leishmaniasis in Colombia through isothermal PCR and its potential usefulness in field conditions |
2009 |
National |
Universidad de Antioquia |
Second place in the Student Research Award in Health Sciences at the Universidad de Antioquia work |
Detection and identification of Leishmania species in Colombia in clinical samples using PCR-RFLP |
2008 |
National |
Congress of Bacteriology |
First place of the posters competition in the First Colombian Congress of Clinical Microbiology, Environmental Industrial and Bioanalysis |
Identification of species of Leishmania panamensis, and Leishmania braziliensis by PCR-RFLP of gene coding for cysteine protease type I |
2008 |
National |
Alejandro Angel Escobar Foundation |
Honorable Mention. Physical and Natural Sciences |
2007 |
National |
|
Universidad de Antioquia |
First Student Research Award in Health Sciences |
Point mutations in the associated gene pfcrt chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum strains isolated from four natural regions of Colombia |
2007 |
National |
8th International Congress of the National Association of Bacteriology |
third place Distinction of "Research" |
2007 |
International |
|
The V Congress of Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Francisco Jose de Caldas First Place Award given to the best work of Industrial Pharmacy |
Bioactive Molecules Against Leishmania (V.) panamensis |
2006 |
National |
International distinction as one of the Top 10 Research Papers (among 530) in the XXII Brazilian Congress of Anatomy, XXVII Chilean Congress of Anatomy, and VIII Congress of Anatomy Southern Cone |
Autologous chondrocyte culture and the contribution of Bioengineering at chondral Injury Treatment |
2006 |
International |
|
Spain |
First prize in Estudios Iberiroamericanos of ‘La Rabida’ in the Scientific and Technical Area |
Developing an early warning system for malaria in Colombia |
2006 |
International |
Colombian Society of Entomology - SOCOLEN |
Nominated Francisco Luis Gallego Prize at the XXXIII Congress of Entomology SOCLOEN |
Molecular evidence of the utility of the pigmentation of the pleura as a diagnostic character in Lutzomyia (Diptera: Psychodidae) |
2006 |
National |
Nominated Ernesto Osorno Mesa Prize award at the XXXIII Congress of Entomology SOCLOEN |
Thermal model to estimate the amount gonotrophic cycle Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) vector of malaria in Colombia |
2006 |
National |
|
Colombian Society of Entomology - SOCOLEN |
Nominated Ernesto Osorno Mesa Prize award at the XXXIII Congress of Entomology SOCLOEN |
Effect of temperature on the vectorial capacity of Anopheles albimanus (Diptrera: Culicidae) |
2006 |
National |
Colombian Association of Biological Sciences |
National Award in Systematics, Animal Structure and Function |
Some flukes flukes Colombian Vertebrate |
2004 |
National |
Colombian Association of Biological Sciences |
National Award in Ecology |
Ecological aspects of Limnea (Mollusca: Limnaeidae) in the region of Aguas Tibias, Municipality of Puracé-Coconuco. |
2004 |
National |
National Academy of Medicine |
Sanofi-Aventis Prize XV. |
Clinical evaluation, immunogenicity and and efficacy of a vaccine against leishmaniasis in Colombia |
2004 |
National |
Alejandro Angel Escobar Foundation |
Exact Sciences Award, Physical and Natural |
Leishmaniasis: What is skin deep |
2003 |
National |
Colombian Society of Entomology |
Second National Entomology Award Hernan Alcaraz Viecco |
Temperature Effect on the development of ovaries and gonotrophic cycle of Anopheles albimanus (Diptera: Culicidae) in relation to the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) |
2002 |
National |
Alejandro Angel Escobar Foundation |
Honorable mention. |
Relation between Malaria Outbreak and El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) |
2001 |
National |
Colombian Association of Infectious Diseases. |
Second Place Award for Basic Research |
Characterization of the cellular immune response during infection by Leishmania panamensis human Viannia |
2000 |
National |
School of Bacteriology and Clinical Laboratory Universidad de Antioquia |
Recognized individual research |
State premunition malaria in the Amazon Region Colombian diagnosed by PCR Multiple seminested |
2000 |
National |
Colombian Association of Biological Sciences |
Prize for the best work in the animal systematic structure and function |
Pseudacaenodera samariensis n.sp (Trematoda: Digenia) Acanthocolpide the Colombian Caribbean (Santa Marta) |
1999 |
National |
National Academy of Medicine |
Competition Honorable Mention X Rhone Poulenc Rhorer / National Academy of Medicine |
A step forward in the development of a vaccine against Leishmaniasis in Colombia |
1999 |
National |
Universidad del Bosque |
Prize for the best research work in the second contest of Medicine University interfaculty Forest |
Determining the risk of infection with Leishmania spp in the area of influence of the Mile I project in the department of Caldas |
1998 |
National |
Proantioquia |
Antioquia Thesis |
Molecular and antigenic characterization of the Leishmania panamensis Viannia Kinetoplastid membrane protein-11 |
1998 |
National |
Colombian Association of Biological Sciences, Ibague |
Best Work in Basic Medical Sciences |
Eco-epidemiologic aspects snail spp Aroapyrgus |
1998 |
National |
Colombian Association of Bacteriology students ASEBAC |
Orquidea Science Award for the best work in research. |
"Standardization of the Dot-ELISA for diagnosis of cutaneous and visceral leishmaniasis." |
1998 |
National |
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia |
Research Award. |
Epidemiological characterization of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in the village municipality of Maracaibo Yolombó |
1997 |
National |
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia |
Honorable Mention in IV National Ecuentro of Researchers in Animal Sciences |
Leishmanicidal in vitro effect of verapamil on L. (V) panamensis evaluation |
1997 |
National |
Rotary Club of Medellín |
Research Prize Germán Saldarriaga del Valle |
1997 |
National |
|
Navy, Cartagena.1997 |
First Research Award |
Control of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Southern Naval Force |
1997 |
National |
International Forum for Social Sciences in Health |
International Award: The Application of Social Sciences to Health Problems: Best Case Study |
From "milk bread" to control visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian community ‘Zenu’ at the Colombian Caribbean Coast |
1996 |
National |
Universidad de Antioquia |
Award Faculty of Medicine Research |
1996 |
National |
|
Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, Universidad de Antioquia |
Honorable Mention Third National Encentro researchers in Animal Sciences |
Canine Visceral leishmaniasis in the municipality of San Andres de Sotavento, Cordoba 1991-1993 |
1995 |
National |
National Academy of Medicine |
Honorable mention. |
First focus of human paragonimosis in Colombia |
1995 |
National |
Universidad de Antioquia |
Student Research Award |
Knowledge and epidemiological aspects of Cutaneous leishmaniasis in five villages in the municipality of La Macarena, Meta |
1995 |
National |
Universidad de Antioquia |
Student Research Award |
Flebotomínea wildlife on the island of Santa Cruz de Mompox-Bolívar, Colombia |
1995 |
National |
Colombian Society of Entomology. |
First Place "Hernán Alcaraz Viecco" Award at the XXI Colombian Congress of Entomology |
Eco-epidemiologic application method in the study of visceral leishmaniasis in the Colombian Caribbean coast: First Step to Control |
1994 |
National |
Colombian Association of infectology |
Honorable Mention Contest III medical photography. |
Paragonimosis |
1994 |
National |
Universidad de Antioquia |
"Investigations Exceptional" award |
Eco-epidemiological assessment in Zenu.Visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian community of San Andrés de Sotavento Cordoba: First step for Control |
1994 |
National |
XII Colombian Congress of Internal Medicine |
First Prize Poster presented in posters |
First focus of human paragonimosis in Colombia |
1994 |
National |
Alejandro Angel Escobar Foundation |
Exact Sciences Award, Physical and Natural |
Eco-epidemiological evaluation of visceral leishmaniasis in the Indian community Zenu, in San Andrés de Sotavento, Cordoba: First step for Control |
1994 |
National |