Background
Ospina, Julio Enrique was born on January 12, 1936 in Ibagué, Tolima, Colombia. Son of Julio and Teodolinda (Lugo) Ospina.
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Julio Enrique Ospina
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Education
Bachelor of Science, Colegio Mayor del Rosario, Bogotá, 1953; Doctor of Medicine, U. Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, 1961; Diploma, Ednl. Council Foreign Medical Graduates, Evanston, Illinois, 1965.
Career
Intern in pathology, Hospital Santa Clara de Misericordia, Rio de Janeiro, 1960;
resident in pathology, U. Nacional de Colombia, 1961-1963;
instructor pathology/faculty medicine/professor/faculty odontology, U. Nacional de Colombia, 1963-1964;
assistant professor, U. Nacional de Colombia, 1969-1991;
postdoctoral fellow in cancer research, Roswell Park Memorial Institute, Buffalo, 1968;
chief of pathology, Clinica Palermo, Bogotá, Colombia, since 1972;
executive director, Colombian Association Medical Schools, Bogotá, since 1992. Director Institute National de Cancerologia, Bogotá, 1974-1986. Science director Hospital San Juan de Dios, Bogotá, 1987-1988.
Director Center of Research, Escuela College Medicina, Bogotá, 1988-1989. Coordinator projects U. National de Colombia,1988-1992. Director projects faculty medicine U. de la Sabana, Bogotá, 1992.
Consultant expert in cancer O.M.S. (World Health Organization), Ginebra, Switzerland, since 1992. President CICA-Union for International Cancer Control, Ginebra, since 1992. Professor ultraestructura celular department biology U. Los Andes, Bogotá, 1972-1975.
President congress Latinoamericanos e Iberoamericanos de Microscopa Electrónica y Biología Celular, 1981. Executive director Nacional de Hospitales e Instituciones de Salud Pública, 1980. Founding member Cooperative Trabajo Médico Asociado, Bogotá, 1993.
Member Committee Year 2000 Plan, U. Nacional de Colombia, 1989. Science evaluator Proy. Investigac. Colciencias, Bogotá, 1986.
Science assessor Biolog Experimental Institute Nal. de Cancerologia, Bogotá,1986.
Achievements
Membership
Member International Association Breast Cancer Research (Board of Governors 1985), Federal L.Am.Soc. Cancerologia (vice president 1981), Society Iberoam. Biology Celular (advisory board since 1981), L.Am.
Society Electronic Microscopics (president 1978-1985, delegate for Colombia 1972-1978), L.Am. Association for Institutions of Cancer (vice president 1981), Society Colonel Medic Fisica y Rehabilit., Society Colonel del Cancerologia, Pathology Society of Bogotá, International Union contra el Cáncer, Columbian Society pediatrics, American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Academy Pathology, Sociedad Mexicanade Estudios Oncológicos, Association de exalumnos University de Yale (founding member), Association de Exalumnos del Institute Nacional de Cancerologia (founding member), Fundador Centro International de Fisica, Association Colombiana para el Avance de la Ciencia (science assessor 1986).
Interests
Connections
Married Clara Téllez, November 21, 1964;children: Mónica, Tatiana.
