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Marcos Cueto, recognized medical historian, at the 4th CIUHCT Distinguished Lecture

03-12-2020

Marcos Cueto

Marcos Cueto, a renowned historian of science and medicine, especially in Latin America, Europe and the United States, is the guest speaker at the 4th edition of the CIUHCT Distinguished Lectures, which will take place on December 10, at 17:00.

With the theme “Historia Y Epidemias”, the historian will focus on case studies of the 20th century, in the context of historical studies on epidemics, which include their social, political and cultural aspects.  

Marcos Cueto is a historian of Science and Medicine, also focusing on World Health History and the History of HIV / AIDS in Brazil. He is a professor of History at Casa de Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, in Rio de Janeiro and editor of the academic journal História, Ciências, Saúde-Manguinhos.

This year the lecture will take place online via the zoom platform .

More information here.