![]() ![]() ![]() He noticed my devotion towards biomedicine and he introduced me to Houssay, with whom I started some research works on endocrinology. I met Leloir at the University, where he was the professor of one of the subjects I attended. When I finished that course, I felt the need to learn biomedical sciences, where I first met Leloir and then Houssay. After having very good teachers of Chemistry, Physics and Mathematics, I decided to study Exact Sciences. Maybe, what influenced on me most was the fact that some relatives worked with Medicine and Biology. The inclination towards biologic sciences emerged early in my life. The research of the unknown was something that has always been inside me since I was a kid. Scientific research provides an unthinkable notion of freedom.ĭo you remember the first time you felt that your path was the investigation? We scientists know that we are going to ‘die’ the behind the lab bench and I enjoyed it then and now. I have never felt bored, not even now that I don’t spend that much time at the laboratory. It is a very particular life choice: all the days of my life were different and not all professions have that interesting aspect. Besides, I did not think that at the end of it- so to speak- the most prestigious institution of the Argentine scientific system was going to honor me with the Emeritus Researcher award.įor you, what is the meaning of being a scientist? It was an extraordinary path for me and I would never leave it. I was not expecting it and I never imagined it when I started this path more than half a century ago, with the help of Houssay. This distinction of Emeritus Researcher is presented by your peers to those who excelled in career, investigations and contributions to science. Besides, he ensures that research is “a very particular life choice: all days of my life were different”. The former president of the CONICET (2002-2008) was also a student of Luis Federico Leloir and disciple of Bernardo Houssay, Nobel Award winners in 19, respectively. The beginnings of his vocation, his work experience abroad and his career at the CONICET. After more than 50 years from the beginning of his career, Eduardo Charreu remembers the road travelled and the meaning of being a scientist.
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