WHO Immunology Research and Training Centre in São Paulo, a milestone in the history of immunology in South America

Authors

  • Paulo Henrique Monteiro Instituto Butantan
  • Olga Sofia Fabergé Alves Instituto Butantan
  • Cristiano Correa de Azevedo Marques Instituto Butantan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/khronos.v0i5.143228

Keywords:

Training in Service, Development of Personnel, Public Health, Education, Allergy and Immunology

Abstract

 In the early 60s the World Health Organization (WHO) recognized immunology as a good perspective for the control of infectious diseases, in terms of diagnostic and immun-ization. In 1963 a worldwide program has been established in order to improve immunology research by developing the Immunology Research and Training Centres (IRTC), one of which was inaugurated in São Paulo. This article aims to describe the context of creation of this cen-ter, its objectives and contents, target audience and activities. In addition, we intent to identify the main characters and their repercussion in the science and technology scenario. Method: A descriptive study using document research and interviews with former teachers and alumni of the São Paulo IRTC. Results: Initially installed at the Escola Paulista de Medicina in 1966, it was transferred to the Butantan Institute in 1969 where its activities have been held until 1987. These activities were based on the teaching-research binomial, with theoretical classes and laboratory practices. In the first ten years of its operation, São Paulo IRTC received 21 foreign teachers from 18 institutions of seven different countries. Conclusion: Between 1966 and 1983, at least 131 Brazilian and Latin American immunologists were trained. São Paulo IRCT con-tributed with the formation of researchers and the scientific development of immunology in Brazil and South America.

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Author Biography

  • Paulo Henrique Monteiro, Instituto Butantan

    Mestre em Ciências (Saúde Coletiva), Doutor em Educação (Ensino de Ciências e Matemática) pela Universidade de Sâo Paulo. Pesquisador Científico do Laboratório Especial de História da Ciência do Instituto Butantan

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Published

2018-06-05

Issue

No. 5 (2018)

Section

Dossiê “História das doenças e artes de curar"

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How to Cite

Monteiro, P. H., Alves, O. S. F., & Marques, C. C. de A. (2018). WHO Immunology Research and Training Centre in São Paulo, a milestone in the history of immunology in South America. Khronos, 5, 16. https://doi.org/10.11606/khronos.v0i5.143228