Émile Roubaud
Encyclopedia
Émile Roubaud was a French biologist and entomologist known for his work on paludism, yellow fever
and sleeping sickness. In 1920, he and Félix Mesnil
achieved the first experimental infection of chimpanzee
s with Plasmodium vivax
.
He made his career at Pasteur Institute
. He is a recipient of the Montyon Prize
.
He was President of la Société entomologique de France in 1927 and a member of the French Academy of Sciences
in 1938.
Yellow fever
Yellow fever is an acute viral hemorrhagic disease. The virus is a 40 to 50 nm enveloped RNA virus with positive sense of the Flaviviridae family....
and sleeping sickness. In 1920, he and Félix Mesnil
Félix Mesnil
Félix Étienne Pierre Mesnil was a French zoologist, biologist, botanist, mycologist and algologist....
achieved the first experimental infection of chimpanzee
Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee, sometimes colloquially chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan. The Congo River forms the boundary between the native habitat of the two species:...
s with Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium vivax
Plasmodium vivax is a protozoal parasite and a human pathogen. The most frequent and widely distributed cause of recurring malaria, P. vivax is one of the four species of malarial parasite that commonly infect humans. It is less virulent than Plasmodium falciparum, which is the deadliest of the...
.
He made his career at Pasteur Institute
Pasteur Institute
The Pasteur Institute is a French non-profit private foundation dedicated to the study of biology, micro-organisms, diseases, and vaccines. It is named after Louis Pasteur, who made some of the greatest breakthroughs in modern medicine at the time, including pasteurization and vaccines for anthrax...
. He is a recipient of the Montyon Prize
Montyon Prizes
Montyon Prizes are a series of prizes awarded annually by the Académie Française. They were endowed by the French benefactor Baron de Montyon....
.
He was President of la Société entomologique de France in 1927 and a member of the French Academy of Sciences
French Academy of Sciences
The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research...
in 1938.