Career
Marcel Roche was a fonder and the head of a great number of scientific institutions: the Institute of Medical Research at the Central University, the Institute of Neurology and Brain Investigation, the Venezuelan National Council of Scientific Investigation and the magazine Intersciencia, as well as being involved in the publishing of several other scientific periodicals. Dr. Roche was also a pioneer in the area of public understanding of science and a pioneer in the production of TV programs and documentary films on many science subjects. He was very active in promoting science to the public and participated in many national and international organizations promoting scien