Irene Bosch
Irene Bosch | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Venezuelan |
| Alma mater | Central University of Venezuela Harvard University |
| Occupation | Biologist |
Irene Bosch is a Venezuelan biologist and researcher graduated from the Central University of Venezuela with two doctorates from Harvard University in molecular biology and tropical medicine, with extensive experience in research on dengue, zika and chikungunya.[1]
Career
[edit]By 2012, she developed rapid tests to detect these mosquito-borne diseases, creating the rapid test for dengue fever, on sale in Colombia, and the device for zika and chikungunya, which also allows early detection of the diseases.[2]
In 2018, Bosch founded with a group of scientists and Lee Gehrke, a professor at Harvard University and MIT, E25Bio, a company dedicated to making rapid tests for infectious diseases. By 2020, the group created a rapid test for diagnosing virus diseases aimed at helping to contain the spread of COVID-19: the Dart Direct Antigen Rapid Test.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rodríguez, Margarita (25 March 2020). "Coronavirus: 3 científicos latinoamericanos que están a la vanguardia de la lucha contra covid-19 (y los retos que enfrentan)". BBC. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ a b Marrón, Mardú (6 April 2020). "Irene Bosch descubrió en Venezuela el germen del test rápido para coronavirus" (in Spanish). El Pitazo. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
   | This article about a Venezuelan scientist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |