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'''Margarita Silva-Hutner''' (28 November 1915 – 6 February 2002).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Margarita Silva-Hutner Medical Mycology Laboratory collection {{!}} Archives and Special Collections|url=https://www.library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu/finding-aid/margarita-silva-hutner-medical-mycology-laboratory-collection-1929-1996-bulk-1948-1988|access-date=2020-10-24|website=www.library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu}}</ref> was a [[Mycology|mycologist]], and known as the “Matriarch of Medical Mycology”.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=cmm_admin|date=2016-05-29|title=Women—Long Denied a Role at P&S—Helped Shape Medicine in the 20th Century|url=http://www.columbiamedicinemagazine.org/features/spring-2016/women%E2%80%94long-denied-role-ps%E2%80%94helped-shape-medicine-20th-century|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Columbia Medicine Magazine|language=en}}</ref> |
'''Margarita Silva-Hutner''' (28 November 1915 – 6 February 2002).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Margarita Silva-Hutner Medical Mycology Laboratory collection {{!}} Archives and Special Collections|url=https://www.library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu/finding-aid/margarita-silva-hutner-medical-mycology-laboratory-collection-1929-1996-bulk-1948-1988|access-date=2020-10-24|website=www.library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu}}</ref> was a [[Mycology|mycologist]], and known as the “Matriarch of Medical Mycology”.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=cmm_admin|date=2016-05-29|title=Women—Long Denied a Role at P&S—Helped Shape Medicine in the 20th Century|url=http://www.columbiamedicinemagazine.org/features/spring-2016/women%E2%80%94long-denied-role-ps%E2%80%94helped-shape-medicine-20th-century|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Columbia Medicine Magazine|language=en}}</ref> |
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Silva-Hutner was born in [[Río Piedras, Puerto Rico|Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico]].<ref name=":0" /> She graduated with a B.A. from the [[University of Puerto Rico]] in 1936.<ref name=":0" /> She then worked at the [[Columbia University]] School of Tropical Medicine in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] under Arturo L. Carrión for 13 years.<ref name=":1" /> Silva-Hunter’s work with Carrión focused on fungal infections, especially chromoblastomycosis.<ref name=":1" /> |
Silva-Hutner was born in [[Río Piedras, Puerto Rico|Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico]].<ref name=":0" /> She graduated with a B.A. from the [[University of Puerto Rico]] in 1936.<ref name=":0" /> She then worked at the [[Columbia University]] School of Tropical Medicine in [[San Juan, Puerto Rico|San Juan]] under Arturo L. Carrión for 13 years.<ref name=":1" /> Silva-Hunter’s work with Carrión focused on fungal infections, especially chromoblastomycosis.<ref name=":1" /> |
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Silva-Hutner began attending Harvard University on a scholarship in 1950 and joined the Mycology Laboratory at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center later that year.<ref name=":1" /> She received her doctorate in 1952.<ref name=":0" /> |
Silva-Hutner began attending Harvard University on a scholarship in 1950 and joined the Mycology Laboratory at [[Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center]] later that year.<ref name=":1" /> She received her doctorate in 1952.<ref name=":0" /> |
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In 1956, Silva-Hutner became director of the Mycology Laboratory and an assistant professor in the College of Physicians & Surgeons.<ref name=":0" /> She was promoted to associate professor in 1963<ref name=":0" /> and remained on the faculty at Columbia University for over fifty years.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Margarita Hutner - Obituary|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/nytimes/243388|access-date=2020-10-24|website=www.legacy.com|language=en}}</ref> She retired from her position as director in 1981 but continued to teach.<ref name=":0" /> Silva-Hutner died |
In 1956, Silva-Hutner became director of the Mycology Laboratory and an assistant professor in the College of Physicians & Surgeons.<ref name=":0" /> She was promoted to associate professor in 1963<ref name=":0" /> and remained on the faculty at Columbia University for over fifty years.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Margarita Hutner - Obituary|url=https://www.legacy.com/amp/obituaries/nytimes/243388|access-date=2020-10-24|website=www.legacy.com|language=en}}</ref> She retired from her position as director in 1981 but continued to teach.<ref name=":0" /> Silva-Hutner died February 6, 2002, in [[New York, NY]] after a lengthy illness.<ref name=":0" /> |
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=== Personal life === |
=== Personal life === |
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In 1956, she married Seymour H. Hutner.<ref name=":0" /> |
In 1956, she married [[Seymour Hutner|Seymour H. Hutner]].<ref name=":0" /> |
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== Legacy == |
== Legacy == |
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Silva-Hutner was a founding member of the Medical Mycological Society of New York.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Espinel-Ingroff|first=A.|date=April 1996|title=History of medical mycology in the united states |
Silva-Hutner was a founding member of the Medical Mycological Society of New York.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Espinel-Ingroff|first=A.|date=April 1996|title=History of medical mycology in the united states|journal=Clinical Microbiology Reviews|volume=9|issue=2|pages=235–272|doi=10.1128/CMR.9.2.235-272.1996|issn=0893-8512|pmc=172892|pmid=8964037}}</ref> Her research contributed to the development of Nystatin, the first antifungal medicine approved for human use.<ref name=":2" /> She served as Chair of the Nomination Committee for the Medical Mycological Society of the Americas at the time of its founding and was active within the organization.<ref>{{Cite web|title=History|url=https://www.mycologicalsociety.org/history|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Medical Mycological Society of the Americas}}</ref> |
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Silva-Hutner’s work on chromoblastomycosis laid the groundwork for further research on this pathogen, which remains among the most difficult fungal infections to manage.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Krzyściak|first1=Paweł M.|last2=Pindycka-Piaszczyńska|first2=Małgorzata|last3=Piaszczyński|first3=Michał|date=October 2014|title=Chromoblastomycosis|journal=Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postȩpy Dermatologii i Alergologii|volume=31|issue=5|pages=310–321|doi=10.5114/pdia.2014.40949|issn=1642-395X|pmc=4221348|pmid=25395928}}</ref> She published more than fifty articles on the biology and taxonomy of pathogenic fungi over the course of her career.<ref name=":1" /> |
Silva-Hutner’s work on chromoblastomycosis laid the groundwork for further research on this pathogen, which remains among the most difficult fungal infections to manage.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Krzyściak|first1=Paweł M.|last2=Pindycka-Piaszczyńska|first2=Małgorzata|last3=Piaszczyński|first3=Michał|date=October 2014|title=Chromoblastomycosis|journal=Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postȩpy Dermatologii i Alergologii|volume=31|issue=5|pages=310–321|doi=10.5114/pdia.2014.40949|issn=1642-395X|pmc=4221348|pmid=25395928}}</ref> She published more than fifty articles on the biology and taxonomy of pathogenic fungi over the course of her career.<ref name=":1" /> |
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== Honors and |
== Honors and awards == |
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In 1986 she was the recipient of the Medical Mycological Society of the America’s Rhonda Benham Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rhoda Benham Awardees|url=https://www.mycologicalsociety.org/rhoda_benham_awardees|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Medical Mycological Society of the Americas}}</ref> In 1996, she was given an award for “Excellence in Medical Mycology” at a symposium called “A Diagnostic Medley of Medical Mycology.”<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last1=Espinel-Ingroff|first1=A.|last2=Weitzman|first2=I.|date=2004|title=Obituary: Margarita Silva-Hutner |
In 1986 she was the recipient of the Medical Mycological Society of the America’s Rhonda Benham Award.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rhoda Benham Awardees|url=https://www.mycologicalsociety.org/rhoda_benham_awardees|access-date=2020-10-24|website=Medical Mycological Society of the Americas}}</ref> In 1996, she was given an award for “Excellence in Medical Mycology” at a symposium called “A Diagnostic Medley of Medical Mycology.”<ref name=":3">{{Cite journal|last1=Espinel-Ingroff|first1=A.|last2=Weitzman|first2=I.|date=2004|title=Obituary: Margarita Silva-Hutner|journal=Mycopathologia|volume=154|issue=3|pages=109–110|doi=10.1023/A:1016002215210|s2cid=36292253|doi-access=free}}</ref> Silva-Hutner was also a Fellow and Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology.<ref name=":3" /> |
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== References == |
== References == |
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Latest revision as of 08:05, 25 October 2023
Margarita Silva-Hutner (28 November 1915 – 6 February 2002).[1] was a mycologist, and known as the “Matriarch of Medical Mycology”.[2]
Biography
[edit]Silva-Hutner was born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.[1] She graduated with a B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1936.[1] She then worked at the Columbia University School of Tropical Medicine in San Juan under Arturo L. Carrión for 13 years.[2] Silva-Hunter’s work with Carrión focused on fungal infections, especially chromoblastomycosis.[2]
Silva-Hutner began attending Harvard University on a scholarship in 1950 and joined the Mycology Laboratory at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center later that year.[2] She received her doctorate in 1952.[1]
In 1956, Silva-Hutner became director of the Mycology Laboratory and an assistant professor in the College of Physicians & Surgeons.[1] She was promoted to associate professor in 1963[1] and remained on the faculty at Columbia University for over fifty years.[3] She retired from her position as director in 1981 but continued to teach.[1] Silva-Hutner died February 6, 2002, in New York, NY after a lengthy illness.[1]
Personal life
[edit]In 1956, she married Seymour H. Hutner.[1]
Legacy
[edit]Silva-Hutner was a founding member of the Medical Mycological Society of New York.[3][4] Her research contributed to the development of Nystatin, the first antifungal medicine approved for human use.[3] She served as Chair of the Nomination Committee for the Medical Mycological Society of the Americas at the time of its founding and was active within the organization.[5]
Silva-Hutner’s work on chromoblastomycosis laid the groundwork for further research on this pathogen, which remains among the most difficult fungal infections to manage.[6] She published more than fifty articles on the biology and taxonomy of pathogenic fungi over the course of her career.[2]
Honors and awards
[edit]In 1986 she was the recipient of the Medical Mycological Society of the America’s Rhonda Benham Award.[7] In 1996, she was given an award for “Excellence in Medical Mycology” at a symposium called “A Diagnostic Medley of Medical Mycology.”[8] Silva-Hutner was also a Fellow and Diplomate of the American Board of Medical Microbiology.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Margarita Silva-Hutner Medical Mycology Laboratory collection | Archives and Special Collections". www.library-archives.cumc.columbia.edu. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ a b c d e cmm_admin (2016-05-29). "Women—Long Denied a Role at P&S—Helped Shape Medicine in the 20th Century". Columbia Medicine Magazine. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ a b c "Margarita Hutner - Obituary". www.legacy.com. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ Espinel-Ingroff, A. (April 1996). "History of medical mycology in the united states". Clinical Microbiology Reviews. 9 (2): 235–272. doi:10.1128/CMR.9.2.235-272.1996. ISSN 0893-8512. PMC 172892. PMID 8964037.
- ^ "History". Medical Mycological Society of the Americas. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ Krzyściak, Paweł M.; Pindycka-Piaszczyńska, Małgorzata; Piaszczyński, Michał (October 2014). "Chromoblastomycosis". Advances in Dermatology and Allergology/Postȩpy Dermatologii i Alergologii. 31 (5): 310–321. doi:10.5114/pdia.2014.40949. ISSN 1642-395X. PMC 4221348. PMID 25395928.
- ^ "Rhoda Benham Awardees". Medical Mycological Society of the Americas. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ a b Espinel-Ingroff, A.; Weitzman, I. (2004). "Obituary: Margarita Silva-Hutner". Mycopathologia. 154 (3): 109–110. doi:10.1023/A:1016002215210. S2CID 36292253.