Silvia Blair Trujillo

Silvia Blair Trujillo is a Colombian scientist, known for her research on antimalarial compounds found in traditional plants from her country. During her research career, Blair has received various awards and recognitions, such as the Héctor Abad Gómez Medal to merits in Public Health in 1992, an honorable mention in the area of Basic Experimental Sciences in 2000, a Francisco José de Caldas Medal for University Excellence in 2008, and was named emeritus Professor of the University of Antioquia in 2017.

Career

Silvia Blair studied medicine at the University of Antioquia, graduating in 1974. In 1990 she founded the Malaria Group at the university, which was the first to report on cases of Plasmodium ovale (a rare species in Colombia) and human Babesiosis (disease transmitted by ticks).

Awards and recognitions 1992 – "Héctor Abad Gómez" Medal for Merits in Public Health, by the Government of Antioquia. 2017 – Emeritus professor, University of Antioquia.

Quintero J., Siqueira A., Tobón A., Blair S., Moreno A., Arévalo-Herrera M., Lacerda M., Valencia S. Malaria-related anaemia: A Latin American perspective. 2011. Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz; 106(1): 91–104. doi:10.1590/S0074-02762011000900012 Blair-Trujillo, S., Lacharme-Lora, L., and Carmona-Fonseca, J. 1998. Resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to Antimalarial Drugs in Zaragoza (Antioquia, Colombia). Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz [online]; 97(3): 401–406. doi:10.1590/S0074-02762002000300022 Piñeros-Jiménez J.G., Álvarez G., Tobón A., Arboleda M., Carrero, S., Blair, S. 2011. Congenital malaria in Urabá, Colombia. Malaria Journal; 10, 239. doi:10.1186/1475-2875-10-239

Books 1991 – Plantas Antimaláricas, una revisión bibliográfica. . 2005 – Plantas Antimaláricas de la Costa Pacífica Colombiana. .

Book chapters 1997 – Búsqueda de antimaláricos a partir de plantas medicinales. 1999 – Resistencia a los antimaláricos. 2008 – Malaria Gestacional, Obstetricia y Ginecología. . 2014 – Malaria, Enfermedades Infecciosas de Homo sapiens. . 2014 – Babesia spp, Enfermedades Infecciosas de Homo sapiens. .