Humberto Guerra Allison(1940-), is an internationally renowned physician and scientist. He graduated from Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (MD) and Baylor College of Medicine (PhD in Microbiology). With Dr. Hugo Lumbreras, co-founded a Tropical Medicine Institute at Cayetano Heredia University ( Instituto de Medicina Tropical Alexander von Humboldt, Lima, Peru ). Dr. Guerra later directed the Institute, turning it into a world-class research center.
Dr. Guerra's research focuses on the pathogenesis and immunology of bacterial diseases including brucellosis, leishmania and tuberculosis. He is currently the head of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory at the IMT AvH.
Source: The Peru Report's Guide to Top People in Peru. Vol 1, p 303, 1992
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