Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month SEVERO OCHOA (1905 - 1993) • Nobel prize winning chemist • Discovered an enzyme that enables the synthesis of RNA Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month DR. HELEN RODRIGUEZ-TRIAS (1929 - 2001) • First Latina President of the American Health Association • Founded the first center for newborn children in Puerto Rico • Led the New York City Department of Health Mental Hygiene Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month LUIS FEDERICO LELOIR (1906 – 1987) • 1970 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovery and study of sugar nucleotides • He established the Institute for Biochemical Research in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1947 Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month Serena Auñón, M.D., M.P.H. (b. 1976) • The first Hispanic female medical doctor to become a NASA astronaut. • She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering at George Washington University. Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month Carlos Conseco González, M.D. (1921 - 2009) • He was named a “Public Health Hero of the Americas” in 2002 by the Pan American Health Organization. • In Mexico he made history teaching the first university class ever in Allergology. Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month Enrique González Martínez, M.D. (1871-1952) • He was a surgeon, professor, honored poet, publisher and government servant. • In Mexico he was the Undersecretary of Public Education and Fine Arts. Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month Catalina Esperanza Garcia, M.D. (b. unknown) • She was one of the first Hispanic women to graduate from the University of Texas- Southwestern Medical School. • She is an honored recipient of the Hispanic 100’s Latina Living Legend Award (2013). Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month Elizabeth Lopez-Murray DHEd, PA-C, MSPAS, MPH (b. unknown) • Arizona School of Health Sciences Physician Assistant graduate • Volunteers at churches providing medical care for immigrant families • Recently published in AAPA for her humanitarian assistance to Arizona’s underserved communities and immigrant families Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month Dr. Eduardo D Rodriguez (b. unknown) • Son of Cuban Immigrants • Dr. Rodriguez and his team performed NYU Langone’s first and most extensive face transplant in Aug 2015 on firefighter, Patrick Hardison • He is a Helen L Kimmel Professor of Reconstructive Surgery .