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María Nubia Muñoz Calero

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  • Was born

    Was born
    María Nubia Muñoz Calero was born in Cali, Colombia, on February/7/1940.

  • Studied

    Studied
    She studied at the Departmental Women's High School in Cali.

  • Father Died

    Father Died
    In 1945, her father died of diphtheria.

  • Entered

    Entered
    In 1958, she entered the Faculty of Medicine at the Valle University.

  • Graduated

    Graduated
    She graduated in 1964.

  • Studied

    Studied
    She studied Virology and Epidemiology at the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda.

  • Specialization

    Specialization
    She completed a specialization in Pathology in 1967 at the Valle University.

  • Master's

    Master's
    She obtained a master's degree in Public Health with an emphasis on cancer epidemiology at Johns Hopkins University.

  • Agency

    Agency
    In 1986, she became the head of the Field Studies and Intervention Unit at the International Agency for Research on Cancer

  • Organized

    Organized
    In 1993, Nubia Muñoz organized the first international meeting on VPH vaccines.

  • Nominated

    Nominated
    In 2008, she was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the cause of cervical cancer.

  • Awarded

    Awarded
    She was awarded the Boyacá Cross in 2011.