Esther Orozco

Esther Orozco
Born (1945-04-25) 25 April 1945
Guerrero, Chihuahua, Mexico
Alma materAutonomous University of Chihuahua and National Polytechnic Institute
AwardsUNESCO/Institut Pasteur Medal (1997) and L'Oréal-UNESCO Award for Women in Science (2006)
Scientific career
FieldsAmoebiasis
InstitutionsCinvestav

María Esther Orozco Orozco (born 18 April 1945 in San Isidro Pascual Orozco, Chihuahua, Mexico) is a Mexican chemist, bacteriologist, parasitologist and teacher. Her research has been the mechanisms by which Entamoeba histolytica causes disease. She is currently the Minister of International Cooperation in Science and Technology at the Mexican Embassy in France.

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