Suzanne Urverg-Ratsimamanga

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Professor
Suzanne Urverg-Ratsimamanga
FAAS FTWAS
Suzanne Urverg in 1972
Born18 June 1928
Paris, France
DiedMarch 16, 2016(2016-03-16) (aged 87)
Cimetière parisien de Bagneux, Paris, France
CitizenshipFrance
Madagascar
SpouseAlbert Rakoto Ratsimamanga
Scientific career
FieldsNutraceutical
Pharmacopoeia
Herbal medicine
InstitutionsMalagasy Institute of Applied Research

Suzanne Urverg-Ratsimamanga (18 June 1928 - 16 March 2016) was a French-Malagasy Ashkenazi Jewish physician and biochemist.[1] She was married to Albert Rakoto Ratsimamanga, with whom she founded the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research [fr].

Early life and education[edit]

Suzanne Urverg was born in Paris on 18 June 1928.[2] She received her Bachelor of Science in 1953, Doctor of Medicine in 1954, and Diploma and Master of Science in Industrial Hygiene and Medicine in 1955, all from the University of Paris.[3]

Research and career[edit]

Urverg married Albert Rakoto Ratsimamanga on 23 March 1963, and was his closest scientific collaborator.[4][5] Together they founded the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research [fr] (IMRA) in 1957 (today’s Albert and Suzanne Rakoto Ratsimamanga Foundation).[6][7] She was IMRA’s Chair and Professor of Medicine.[8] IMRA focused on Phytotherapy to use local plants and traditional practices to cure diseases, i.e., traditional pharmacopoeia.[9][10] IMRA succeeded in using the Syzygium cumini tree as an anti-diabetic agent, [11] and creating alternative medicines against malaria,[12][13] leprosy, asthma, lithiasis, blood pressure, hepatitis and other common conditions.[14][15][16] This has established IMRA as a research centre;[17][18] however, IMRA’s reputation was all but ruined due to the Covid-Organics controversy.[19][20]

Awards and honours[edit]

She was made a Knight of the Legion of Honour on the 12 of July 1996,[21] a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences (1989),[22] and the African Academy of Sciences (1987).[23] She was the African Academy of Sciences' President of the Scientific Committee in 1992.[24] She was awarded the National Order of Malagasy.[2]

Death[edit]

Suzanne died on 16 March 2016 and was buried at Cimetière Parisien de Bagneux.[25]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "DE LA POUSSIÈRE À L'ÉTOILE - Itinéraire d'une scientifique Suzanne Ratsimamanga, Hai Viet Ho - livre, ebook, epub". www.editions-harmattan.fr (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  2. ^ a b Profiles of African Scientists. African Academy of Sciences. 1991. ISBN 978-9966-831-07-1.
  3. ^ Profiles of African Scientists. African Academy of Sciences. 1991. ISBN 978-9966-831-07-1.
  4. ^ Rasoanaivo, Philippe; Ratsimamanga-Urverg, Suzanne; Ramanitrahasimbola, David; Rafatro, Herintsoa; Rakoto-Ratsimamanga, Albert (1999-02-01). "Criblage d'extraits de plantes de Madagascar pour recherche d'activité antipaludique et d'effet potentialisateur de la chloroquine". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 64 (2): 117–126. doi:10.1016/S0378-8741(98)00114-7. ISSN 0378-8741.
  5. ^ Ratsimamanga-Urverg, Suzanne; Rasoanaivo, Philippe; Rakoto-Ratsimamanga, Albert; le Bras, Jacques; Ramiliarisoa, Olivao; Savel, Jean (1991). "Antimalarial activity and cytotoxicity ofFicus pyrifolia andRhus (=Baronia)taratana leaf extracts". Phytotherapy Research. 5 (1): 32–34. doi:10.1002/ptr.2650050109. ISSN 0951-418X. S2CID 82876817.
  6. ^ "Madagascar pushes untested herbal coronavirus remedy on its neighbors". Coda Story. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  7. ^ "[Tribune] Artemisia et plantes médicinales : le « Covid-Organics », symbole de la recherche malgache – Jeune Afrique". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  8. ^ Profiles of African Scientific Institutions. African Academy of Sciences and Network of African Scientific Organizations. 1992. ISBN 978-9966-831-11-8.
  9. ^ Osseo-Asare, Abena Dove (2014-01-13). Bitter Roots: The Search for Healing Plants in Africa. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-08616-3.
  10. ^ Goodman, Steven M. (2022-11-15). The New Natural History of Madagascar. Princeton University Press. ISBN 978-0-691-22262-2.
  11. ^ Official Gazette of the United States Patent and Trademark Office: Patents. U.S. Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office. 2001.
  12. ^ Rafatro, Herintsoa; Ramanitrahasimbola, David; Rasoanaivo, Philippe; Ratsimamanga-Urverg, Suzanne; Rakoto-Ratsimamanga, Albert; Frappier, François (2000-05-01). "Reversal activity of the naturally occurring chemosensitizer malagashanine in Plasmodium malaria". Biochemical Pharmacology. 59 (9): 1053–1061. doi:10.1016/S0006-2952(99)00400-1. ISSN 0006-2952. PMID 10704934.
  13. ^ Rasoanaivo, P.; Petitjean, A.; Ratsimamanga-Urverg, S.; Rakoto-Ratsimamanga, A. (1992-09-01). "Medicinal plants used to treat malaria in Madagascar". Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 37 (2): 117–127. doi:10.1016/0378-8741(92)90070-8. ISSN 0378-8741. PMID 1434686.
  14. ^ Eddouks, Mohamed (2016-02-02). Phytotherapy in the Management of Diabetes and Hypertension. Bentham Science Publishers. ISBN 978-1-68108-161-8.
  15. ^ Wambebe, Charles (2018-01-29). African Indigenous Medical Knowledge and Human Health. CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-351-71049-7.
  16. ^ "Albert Rakoto Ratsimamanga Inventions, Patents and Patent Applications - Justia Patents Search". patents.justia.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  17. ^ Puri, Manveen; Masum, Hassan; Heys, Jennifer; Singer, Peter A (2010-12-13). "Harnessing biodiversity: the Malagasy Institute of Applied Research (IMRA)". BMC International Health and Human Rights. 10 (Suppl 1): S9. doi:10.1186/1472-698X-10-S1-S9. ISSN 1472-698X. PMC 3001617. PMID 21144080.
  18. ^ "IMRA - TWAS" (PDF). TWAS.
  19. ^ "Madagascar pushes untested herbal coronavirus remedy on its neighbors". Coda Story. 2020-05-14. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  20. ^ "Albert Rakoto Ratsimamanga : un nom digne de confiance aujourd'hui associé au Covid organics - Détours Madagascar Voyages". voyagemadagascar.com. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  21. ^ "ORDRE DE LA LEGION D'HONNEUR Décret du 12 juillet 1996 portant promotion et nomination". Legi France. Retrieved 2022-11-18.
  22. ^ "Urverg Ratsimamanga, Suzanne". TWAS. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  23. ^ "Ratsimamanga Susan U. | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Archived from the original on 2022-11-17. Retrieved 2022-11-17.
  24. ^ Profiles of African Scientific Institutions. African Academy of Sciences and Network of African Scientific Organizations. 1992. ISBN 978-9966-831-11-8.
  25. ^ "Suzanne URVERG-RATSIMAMANGA obituary". dansnoscoeurs.fr. Retrieved 5 March 2024.

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