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Meet the Houston doctor who has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi is a part of the dynamic duo that developed what’s being referred to as “The World’s COVID-19 Vaccine.”
HOUSTON — In celebration of Girls’s Historical past Month, we’re honoring a Houston physician who has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.
Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi is a part of the dynamic duo that developed what’s being referred to as “The World’s COVID-19 Vaccine.”
She, together with Houston physician Peter Hotez, who was additionally nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize, labored collectively to create and distribute a low-cost COVID-19 vaccine, CORBEVAX, for low and middle-income nations.
“Once we obtained the information of the nomination of the peace prize, it completely went viral in Honduras, similar to it went viral in Italy, and went viral within the U.S,” mentioned Dr. Bottazzi.
These Houston medical doctors have been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. Botatzzi grew up in Honduras and Italy. She lives in Houston now however mentioned her worldwide upbringing formed her into the girl she is as we speak.
“I believe that is made me a stronger girl, but additionally a extra empathetic girl who actually understands how we – by we I imply individuals who come from many walks of life – haven’t solely struggled however on the similar time many benefits that places us with a distinct cultural intelligence,” Botatzzi mentioned.
Dr. Bottazzi says she’s all the time needed to work in public well being, at the same time as a younger woman.
Now, she and Dr. Hotez lead the Texas Kids’s Hospital Middle for Vaccine Improvement. She’s additionally affiliate dean of the Nationwide Faculty of Tropical Drugs at Baylor School of Drugs.
The Latina scientist mentioned she by no means actually doubted that she may obtain nice issues due to the sturdy girls who raised her.
“My father was raised by a single mom. My mother and her three sisters and my grandmother come from an entrepreneurial household,” Bottazzi mentioned.
Her recommendation for different girls is to do what you like and all the time be good to the individuals round you.
That outlook has guided her to the place she is as we speak, nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for her efforts to finish a world pandemic.
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