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'''Gabriella Morreale de Castro''' (1930{{spnd}}4 December 2017) was an Italian-born Spanish [[chemist]] who specialised in the [[thyroid]]. She and her husband {{ill|Francisco Escobar del Rey|es}} showed that thyroid hormones cross the placenta during pregnancy and are essential for fetal brain development. She established a national [[newborn screening]] program for [[congenital hypothyroidism]] in Spain and helped to introduce [[iodised salt]] to prevent thyroid problems caused by iodine deficiency. |
'''Gabriella Morreale de Castro''' (7 April 1930{{spnd}}4 December 2017) was an Italian-born Spanish [[chemist]] who specialised in the [[thyroid]]. She and her husband {{ill|Francisco Escobar del Rey|es}} showed that thyroid hormones cross the placenta during pregnancy and are essential for fetal brain development. She established a national [[newborn screening]] program for [[congenital hypothyroidism]] in Spain and helped to introduce [[iodised salt]] to prevent thyroid problems caused by iodine deficiency. |
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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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Gabriella Morreale was born in 1930 in [[Milan]], Italy. Her father, Eugenio Morreale, was a Sicilian biologist and diplomat, and her mother, Emilia de Castro, was a biologist and a curator for the [[Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano]] (Milan Natural History Museum).<ref name=ese>{{cite news|url=https://www.ese-hormones.org/media/1398/ese-news-2017-_issue-35_v7-web.pdf|title=Gabriella Morreale de Escobar: queen of Spanish endocrinology|first=Héctor F.|last=Escobar-Morreale|page=14|work=ESE News: the newsletter of the European Society of Endocrinology|issue=35|year=2018|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref> She attended schools in [[Vienna]], Austria and [[Baltimore]], United States, before finishing the [[Spanish Baccalaureate|Baccalaureate]] in [[Málaga]], Spain. She studied chemistry at the [[University of Granada]], earning a doctoral degree.<ref name=karger>{{cite journal|url=https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/486368|title=In Memoriam: Gabriella Morreale de Escobar|work=European Thyroid Journal|year=2018|doi=10.1159/000486368|last1=Bernal|first1=J.|last2=Obregon|first2=M.J.|last3=Santisteban|first3=P.S.|volume=7|issue=2|pages=109–110|doi-access=free}}</ref> Her doctoral thesis showed that the incidence of [[endemic goitre]] in the [[Alpujarras]] region was closely linked to [[iodine deficiency]].<ref name=elpais>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/politica/2017/12/10/actualidad/1512933188_242567.html|title=Muere Gabriela Morreale de Escobar, una gran científica de la salud pública|first=Juan|last=Bernal|work=[[El País]]|language=Spanish|date=10 December 2017|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref> In 1953, she married Francisco Escobar del Rey, with whom she would collaborate for the rest of her scientific career.<ref name=karger/> |
Gabriella Morreale was born in 7 April 1930 in [[Milan]], Italy. Her father, Eugenio Morreale, was a Sicilian biologist and diplomat, and her mother, Emilia de Castro, was a biologist and a curator for the [[Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano]] (Milan Natural History Museum).<ref name=ese>{{cite news|url=https://www.ese-hormones.org/media/1398/ese-news-2017-_issue-35_v7-web.pdf|title=Gabriella Morreale de Escobar: queen of Spanish endocrinology|first=Héctor F.|last=Escobar-Morreale|page=14|work=ESE News: the newsletter of the European Society of Endocrinology|issue=35|year=2018|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref> She attended schools in [[Vienna]], Austria and [[Baltimore]], United States, before finishing the [[Spanish Baccalaureate|Baccalaureate]] in [[Málaga]], Spain. She studied chemistry at the [[University of Granada]], earning a doctoral degree.<ref name=karger>{{cite journal|url=https://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/486368|title=In Memoriam: Gabriella Morreale de Escobar|work=European Thyroid Journal|year=2018|doi=10.1159/000486368|last1=Bernal|first1=J.|last2=Obregon|first2=M.J.|last3=Santisteban|first3=P.S.|volume=7|issue=2|pages=109–110|doi-access=free}}</ref> Her doctoral thesis showed that the incidence of [[endemic goitre]] in the [[Alpujarras]] region was closely linked to [[iodine deficiency]].<ref name=elpais>{{cite news|url=https://elpais.com/politica/2017/12/10/actualidad/1512933188_242567.html|title=Muere Gabriela Morreale de Escobar, una gran científica de la salud pública|first=Juan|last=Bernal|work=[[El País]]|language=Spanish|date=10 December 2017|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref> In 1953, she married Francisco Escobar del Rey, with whom she would collaborate for the rest of her scientific career.<ref name=karger/> |
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Morreale and Escobar travelled to [[Leiden]], the Netherlands, to perform post-doctoral research on [[thyroid hormone]] metabolism using [[radioisotopes]] of [[iodine]]. They returned to Spain in 1958 and began working in the [[Spanish National Research Council]].<ref name=springer>{{cite journal|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40618-018-0878-0|title=Gabriella Morreale de Escobar (1930–2017)|journal=Journal of Endocrinological Investigation|year=2018|volume=41|page=497|last1=Trimarchi|first=F.|last2=Vitti|first2=P.|doi=10.1007/s40618-018-0878-0|doi-access=free}}</ref> From 1963 to 1975, she led the thyroid studies division of the Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute in Madrid.<ref name=publico>{{cite news|url=https://www.publico.es/ciencias/adios-gran-cientifica-gabriela-morreale.html|title= Adiós a la gran científica Gabriela Morreale|work=[[Público (Spain)|Público]]|language=Spanish|date=11 December 2017|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref> In 1974, Morreale and Escobar became employed by the [[Autonomous University of Madrid]], where they co-founded the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas. Morreale's early research demonstrated through [[animal studies]] that [[thyroxine]] (T4) is converted to [[triiodothyronine]] (T3),<ref name=springer/> and she developed sensitive [[radioimmunoassay]]s for the detection of T3 and T4.<ref name=karger/> She showed that, in pregnant women, maternal thyroid hormones are transferred via the [[placenta]] to the fetus and maternal-fetal transfer of T4 is important for fetal brain development.<ref name=springer/> She implemented a national [[newborn screening]] program for [[congenital hypothyroidism]] in Spain and her research led to the introduction of [[iodised salt]] in Spain to prevent endemic goitre caused by iodine deficiency.<ref name=karger/><ref name=springer/> |
Morreale and Escobar travelled to [[Leiden]], the Netherlands, to perform post-doctoral research on [[thyroid hormone]] metabolism using [[radioisotopes]] of [[iodine]]. They returned to Spain in 1958 and began working in the [[Spanish National Research Council]].<ref name=springer>{{cite journal|url=https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40618-018-0878-0|title=Gabriella Morreale de Escobar (1930–2017)|journal=Journal of Endocrinological Investigation|year=2018|volume=41|page=497|last1=Trimarchi|first=F.|last2=Vitti|first2=P.|doi=10.1007/s40618-018-0878-0|doi-access=free}}</ref> From 1963 to 1975, she led the thyroid studies division of the Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute in Madrid.<ref name=publico>{{cite news|url=https://www.publico.es/ciencias/adios-gran-cientifica-gabriela-morreale.html|title= Adiós a la gran científica Gabriela Morreale|work=[[Público (Spain)|Público]]|language=Spanish|date=11 December 2017|accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref> In 1974, Morreale and Escobar became employed by the [[Autonomous University of Madrid]], where they co-founded the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas. Morreale's early research demonstrated through [[animal studies]] that [[thyroxine]] (T4) is converted to [[triiodothyronine]] (T3),<ref name=springer/> and she developed sensitive [[radioimmunoassay]]s for the detection of T3 and T4.<ref name=karger/> She showed that, in pregnant women, maternal thyroid hormones are transferred via the [[placenta]] to the fetus and maternal-fetal transfer of T4 is important for fetal brain development.<ref name=springer/> She implemented a national [[newborn screening]] program for [[congenital hypothyroidism]] in Spain and her research led to the introduction of [[iodised salt]] in Spain to prevent endemic goitre caused by iodine deficiency.<ref name=karger/><ref name=springer/> |
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Gabriella Morreale de Castro (7 April 1930 – 4 December 2017) was an Italian-born Spanish chemist who specialised in the thyroid. She and her husband Francisco Escobar del Rey showed that thyroid hormones cross the placenta during pregnancy and are essential for fetal brain development. She established a national newborn screening program for congenital hypothyroidism in Spain and helped to introduce iodised salt to prevent thyroid problems caused by iodine deficiency.
Biography
Gabriella Morreale was born in 7 April 1930 in Milan, Italy. Her father, Eugenio Morreale, was a Sicilian biologist and diplomat, and her mother, Emilia de Castro, was a biologist and a curator for the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Milano (Milan Natural History Museum).[1] She attended schools in Vienna, Austria and Baltimore, United States, before finishing the Baccalaureate in Málaga, Spain. She studied chemistry at the University of Granada, earning a doctoral degree.[2] Her doctoral thesis showed that the incidence of endemic goitre in the Alpujarras region was closely linked to iodine deficiency.[3] In 1953, she married Francisco Escobar del Rey, with whom she would collaborate for the rest of her scientific career.[2]
Morreale and Escobar travelled to Leiden, the Netherlands, to perform post-doctoral research on thyroid hormone metabolism using radioisotopes of iodine. They returned to Spain in 1958 and began working in the Spanish National Research Council.[4] From 1963 to 1975, she led the thyroid studies division of the Gregorio Marañón Health Research Institute in Madrid.[5] In 1974, Morreale and Escobar became employed by the Autonomous University of Madrid, where they co-founded the Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas. Morreale's early research demonstrated through animal studies that thyroxine (T4) is converted to triiodothyronine (T3),[4] and she developed sensitive radioimmunoassays for the detection of T3 and T4.[2] She showed that, in pregnant women, maternal thyroid hormones are transferred via the placenta to the fetus and maternal-fetal transfer of T4 is important for fetal brain development.[4] She implemented a national newborn screening program for congenital hypothyroidism in Spain and her research led to the introduction of iodised salt in Spain to prevent endemic goitre caused by iodine deficiency.[2][4]
Morreale was a co-founder of the European Thyroid Association and served as its president from 1978 to 1980.[4] She was awarded an honorary doctorate in medicine from the University of Alcalá in 2001[5] and became an honorary member of the European Society of Endocrinology in 2008.[1] She died on 4 December 2017 at 87 years old.[2]
References
- ^ a b Escobar-Morreale, Héctor F. (2018). "Gabriella Morreale de Escobar: queen of Spanish endocrinology" (PDF). ESE News: the newsletter of the European Society of Endocrinology. No. 35. p. 14. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Bernal, J.; Obregon, M.J.; Santisteban, P.S. (2018). "In Memoriam: Gabriella Morreale de Escobar". European Thyroid Journal. 7 (2): 109–110. doi:10.1159/000486368.
- ^ Bernal, Juan (10 December 2017). "Muere Gabriela Morreale de Escobar, una gran científica de la salud pública". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Trimarchi, F.; Vitti, P. (2018). "Gabriella Morreale de Escobar (1930–2017)". Journal of Endocrinological Investigation. 41: 497. doi:10.1007/s40618-018-0878-0.
- ^ a b "Adiós a la gran científica Gabriela Morreale". Público (in Spanish). 11 December 2017. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
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