Scientific Committee
President
Dr. Gustavo Negri ✝
General Coordinator
Dr. Nilda Fink
Members
Dr. Daniel Aquilano
Dr. Sixto Raúl Costamagna
Dr. Cecilia María Brissón
Dr. María Esther Lasta
Dr. Gabriela Mendeluk
Dr. Gabriela Berg
✝ Dr. Gustavo Negri has passed away
The Argentine Biochemistry Foundation (Fundación Bioquímica Argentina, FBA) deeply regrets to report the death of Dr. Gustavo Negri, a valuable academic collaborator of this institution and the current president of VirtuaLAB 2017 Scientific Committee.
Dr. Negri held a PhD in Biochemistry. He was Lead Professor of Clinic Biochemistry II in the Department of Clinic Biochemistry (University of Buenos Aires, UBA). He held office as Vice-president of the UBA and Vice-dean for the College of Pharmacy and Biochemistry at the UBA. He was an Alternate Director at the Institute of Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry (INFIBIOC according to its acronym in Spanish) and Director of the UBA Professional Course for Specialization in Clinical Biochemistry – Area: Clinical Chemistry. He participated in the different editions of the Calilab, and was a member of Calilab 2016 Scientific Committee. He also served as Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the two virtual congresses organized by FBA: VirtuaLAB 2015 and 2017.
He was an active collaborator of FBA, having honoured the institution with his academic level –backed by more than 77 scientific publications and almost 200 papers presented in different congresses– and his honest way of doing things.
After suffering a painful illness, Dr. Gustavo Negri died at the age of 72, on September 21, 2017. The burial took place at the Los Pinos Park Cemetery in Luján.
Dr. Negri held a PhD in Biochemistry. He was Lead Professor of Clinic Biochemistry II in the Department of Clinic Biochemistry (University of Buenos Aires, UBA). He held office as Vice-president of the UBA and Vice-dean for the College of Pharmacy and Biochemistry at the UBA. He was an Alternate Director at the Institute of Pathophysiology and Clinical Biochemistry (INFIBIOC according to its acronym in Spanish) and Director of the UBA Professional Course for Specialization in Clinical Biochemistry – Area: Clinical Chemistry. He participated in the different editions of the Calilab, and was a member of Calilab 2016 Scientific Committee. He also served as Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the two virtual congresses organized by FBA: VirtuaLAB 2015 and 2017.
He was an active collaborator of FBA, having honoured the institution with his academic level –backed by more than 77 scientific publications and almost 200 papers presented in different congresses– and his honest way of doing things.
After suffering a painful illness, Dr. Gustavo Negri died at the age of 72, on September 21, 2017. The burial took place at the Los Pinos Park Cemetery in Luján.