Jesus María Jimenez Porras

Background

Porras, Jesus María Jimenez was born on March 25, 1929 in San Jose, Costa Rica. Son of Gonzalo Jimenez López and Graciela Porras Elizondo.

Education

Bachelor of Science and Letters, Liceo de Costa Rica, San Jose, 1946. Licentiate Microbiol. & Clinical Chemistry, University Costa Rica, San Jose, 1953.

Master of Science in Biochemsitry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy in Biochemistry, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1963.

Career

Member of faculty, U. Costa Rica, San Jose, 1950-1984; chief organic chemistry laboratories, U. Costa Rica, San Jose, 1958; professor, researcher biochemistry, founder department biochemistry, U. Costa Rica, San Jose, since 1961; head biochemistry Department, University Costa Rica, San Jose, 1961-1974; organizer graduate school, U. Costa Rica, San Jose, 1962-1966. Consultant and lecturer in field. Member Committee for Development Biochemistry in LatinAm., Mexico city, 1967-1968.

Organizer international symposium on snake venoms, Costa Rica, 1973. Visiting professor Intoxications General Center, Caracas, Venezuela, 1977-1982.

Achievements

• Jesus María Jimenez Porras has been listed as a noteworthy biochemist, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member First Atomic Energy Commission Costa Rica, San Jose, 1957-1958. Member campaign for improving physical fitness, Costa Rica, since 1973. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Society Sigma Xi (member-at-large).

Interests

• Comparative study indoeuropean languages and etymology, geography, photography, stamp collecting/philately, collecting foreign coins and notes.

Connections

Married Nora Brenes Baudrit, July 19, 1958 (divorced January 1982). Children: Adolfo, Lucía, Floria, Paula. Married Silvia Beirute Bonilla, August 20, 1982.

1 child, María-Jesus.

Father:

Gonzalo Jimenez López

Mother:

Graciela Porras Elizondo

Spouse:

Nora Brenes Baudrit

Spouse:

Silvia Beirute Bonilla

child:

Paula Porras

child:

María-Jesus Porras

child:

Adolfo Porras

child:

Lucía Porras

child:

Floria Porras