| Antonio Peña Díaz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936 Durango, Mexico |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Awards | Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology (UNESCO, 2003). |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Institute for Cellular Physiology, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) |
Antonio Peña Díaz (born in 1936) is a Mexican biochemist who received the Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology (UNESCO, 2003) and chaired both the Mexican Academy of Sciences (1992–93) and the Mexican Society of Biochemistry (1981–83).
Peña Díaz holds a bachelor's degree in Medicine and both a master's and a doctorate degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is currently an emeritus professor of the Institute for Cellular Physiology of the same university and has worked as a visiting scholar at the University of Rochester.
Selected works
- Bioquímica ("Biochemistry", 1979)
- Las membranas de las células ("The Membranes of the Cell", 1986)
- La energía y la vida: bioenergética ("Energy and Life: Bioenergetics", with Georges Dreyfus Cortés, 1990)
- Cómo funciona una célula: fisiología celular ("How Does a Cell Work: Cellular Physiology", 1995)
- ¿Qué es el metabolismo? ("What is Metabolism?", 2001)
Notes and references
- ^ Erdelen, Walter (2003-10-10). "UNESCO Awards Science Prizes Ceremony". UNESCO. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- "Gaceta UNAM". (2928-2976) (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 1995. p. 8. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
- Torres Camargo, Lourdes (2005-02-15). "La mejor época de la ciencia en México" (in Spanish). Academia Mexicana de Ciencias. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- ^ "Distingue la UNESCO al científico universitario Antonio Peña con el premio "Carlos J. Finlay"". Boletín UNAM-DGCS-779 (in Spanish). Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México. 2003-10-16. Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- "La energía y la vida: bioenergética" (in Spanish). Fondo de Cultura Económica. Retrieved 2009-07-07.
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