Celina Turchi
Celina Turchi | |
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| Born | Celina Maria Turchi Martelli 1952-1953 (64 years old) |
| Alma mater | Federal University of Goias, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Diseases, University of Sao Paulo |
| Known for | Research of mosquito-borne diseases |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Infectiology |
| Institutions | Federal University of Goias, Oswaldo Cruz Foundation |
Celina Maria Turchi Martelli is a Brazilian epidemiologist, graduated by Federal University of Goiás and researcher at Fundação Oswaldo Cruz in Recife. She first associated the link between zika virus and microcephaly in newborn babies during the 2015 disease outbreak in Brazil; she was listed by Nature magazine as one of the 10 most notable people in science in 2016, and by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of 2017.