On his return from England, he joined the prestigious team at the Institute of Physiology, with Luis Federico Leloir, Juan Fasciolo, Juan Muñoz, and Alberto Taquini to work for a few years on the mechanism of nephrogenic hypertension. He made the most important discovery in his career during this research, that of angiotensin, in 1939.[2]
At the Institute, Braun-Menéndez became a research leader in cardiovascular physiology in 1945, and served as a senior lecturer and teaching assistant in the same area until 1946. He directed the Institute of Experimental Biology and Medicine until 1946 and was also the head of electrocardiography and physiotherapy at the Municipal Institute of Radiology and Physiotherapy of Buenos Aires. He returned as Houssay Chair at the Institute of Physiology in 1955, and served as a professor. Additionally, he was a member of the Buenos Aires National Academy of Medicine and was honored with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of California and the University of Brazil. In addition, he was vice president of the Argentine Society of Biology and secretary of the Argentine Association for the Advancement of Sciences. He received the National Award for Science twice.[1]
Braun-Menéndez also helped to create the important scientific journal Ciencia y Investigación which published its first issue in 1945. It was directed by him until 1959, the year that he died. Another of his initiatives included the Acta Physiologica Latinoamericana, a publication written in multiple languages for the publication of the work of Latin American physiologists.
Dr. Braun-Menéndez died in a plane crash near Mar del Plata with his daughter on January 16, 1959. The accident was Austral Air Lines' first.[1]
Referencesedit
^ abcdHomenaje: Dr. Eduardo Braún Menéndez (1903-1959) 2011-07-06 at the Wayback Machine(in Spanish)
^[1] 2011-04-27 at the Wayback MachineHypertension (vol. 32, 1998). In Memoriam: Professor Alberto C. Taquini.
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eduardo, braun, menéndez, january, 1903, january, 1959, noted, argentine, physiologist, bornjanuary, 1903punta, arenas, chilediedjanuary, 1959, 1959, aged, buenos, aires, argentinanationalityargentinelife, work, editborn, punta, arenas, chile, naturalized, arg. Eduardo Braun Menendez January 16 1903 January 16 1959 was a noted Argentine physiologist Eduardo Braun MenendezBornJanuary 16 1903Punta Arenas ChileDiedJanuary 16 1959 1959 01 16 aged 56 Buenos Aires ArgentinaNationalityArgentineLife and work editBorn in Punta Arenas Chile he was a naturalized Argentine citizen from a very early age clarification needed and was raised in Buenos Aires 1 He studied at the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires choosing cardiovascular medicine and physiology as his specialties His doctoral thesis dealt with the relationship between the pituitary gland and diencephalon to blood pressure and was developed at the Institute of Physiology under the supervision of Noble laureate Dr Bernardo Houssay in 1934 After receiving his doctoral degree he went to England to study at the University College London where he investigated the metabolism of the heart 1 On his return from England he joined the prestigious team at the Institute of Physiology with Luis Federico Leloir Juan Fasciolo Juan Munoz and Alberto Taquini to work for a few years on the mechanism of nephrogenic hypertension He made the most important discovery in his career during this research that of angiotensin in 1939 2 At the Institute Braun Menendez became a research leader in cardiovascular physiology in 1945 and served as a senior lecturer and teaching assistant in the same area until 1946 He directed the Institute of Experimental Biology and Medicine until 1946 and was also the head of electrocardiography and physiotherapy at the Municipal Institute of Radiology and Physiotherapy of Buenos Aires He returned as Houssay Chair at the Institute of Physiology in 1955 and served as a professor Additionally he was a member of the Buenos Aires National Academy of Medicine and was honored with the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of California and the University of Brazil In addition he was vice president of the Argentine Society of Biology and secretary of the Argentine Association for the Advancement of Sciences He received the National Award for Science twice 1 Braun Menendez also helped to create the important scientific journal Ciencia y Investigacion which published its first issue in 1945 It was directed by him until 1959 the year that he died Another of his initiatives included the Acta Physiologica Latinoamericana a publication written in multiple languages for the publication of the work of Latin American physiologists Dr Braun Menendez died in a plane crash near Mar del Plata with his daughter on January 16 1959 The accident was Austral Air Lines first 1 References edit a b c d Homenaje Dr Eduardo Braun Menendez 1903 1959 Archived 2011 07 06 at the Wayback Machine in Spanish 1 Archived 2011 04 27 at the Wayback Machine Hypertension vol 32 1998 In Memoriam Professor Alberto C Taquini Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eduardo Braun Menendez amp oldid 1145654071, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
