Arturo Luis Luna
Arturo Luis Luna | |
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Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation | |
In office August 17, 2022 – April 26, 2023 | |
President | Gustavo Petro |
Preceded by | Tito José Criessen |
Succeeded by | Yesenia Olaya |
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Born | Arturo Luis Luna Tapia (1984-06-14) June 14, 1984 (age 40) Ovejas, Sucre, Colombia |
Political party | Humane Colombia |
Alma mater | University of Sucre National University University of Tennessee Louisiana State University |
Arturo Luis Luna Tapia (born June 14, 1984) is a Colombian biologist, biochemist, immunologist, microbiologist, biotechnologist, biomedical doctor, parasitologist and scientist. Having served from August 17, 2022 to April 26, 2023 as Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, during the Administration of Gustavo Petro.[1]
Early life
Arturo Luis Luna Tapia was born on June 14, 1984 in the Flor del Monte district located in the municipality of Ovejas, Sucre in northern Colombia. His father was a farmer and merchant, his mother was a peasant and an illiterate housewife. Luna has six siblings, one of them a woman. During his youth he had to suffer the violence unleashed by the paramilitaries in his region and experience up close acts of extreme violence that affected some of his family and friends, such as the El Salado massacre.[2]
Studies
At the beginning of 2002 he moved to the city of Sincelejo to carry out his university studies at the University of Sucre where he studied biology with an emphasis on Biotechnology and Biomedicine. He applied for a Fulbright scholarship and after obtaining it, he traveled in 2011 to the United States to study at Louisiana State University and in 2015 he moved to the University of Tennessee in the city of Memphis where he completed his studies and obtained a doctorate in Biomedical Sciences with an emphasis in Microbiology, Immunology, Biochemistry.[3]
In this institution he carried out his postdoctoral studies in a research of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Translational Science. He also obtained a specialization in Public Management from the Higher School of Public Administration (ESAP).
Professional life
During the time he lived in the United States, Luna carried out multiple studies in the field of biotechnology and biomedicine. He served as research chair of the Louisiana State University Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Parasitology and the Integrated Biomedical Sciences Program, Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Division of Experimental Clinical Therapies, and the University of Tennessee School of Pharmacy.[4]
Luna continued to live and work in the United States until 2018 when his father died and he decided to return to Colombia. From February 14, 2019 to June 19, 2022, he served as Manager of Science and Technology of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation.[5]
On August 14, 2022, he was appointed Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation of his country by President Gustavo Petro.[6] He took office on the 17th of the same month.[7]
References
- ^ "Gustavo Petro elige a Arturo Luna como ministro de Ciencia". elespectador.com. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Ministro de Ciencia, Arturo Luna narra su historia de vida, su trayectoria académica y profesional on YouTube
- ^ "Arturo Luna será el nuevo ministro de Ciencia". eltiempo.com. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "¿Quién es Arturo Luna, el nuevo ministro de Ciencia de Gustavo Petro?". El Espectador. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Arturo Luna será el ministro de Ciencia del Gobierno de Gustavo Petro". W Radio. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
- ^ "Gustavo Petro elige a Arturo Luna como ministro de Ciencia". El Espectador. 14 August 2022. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ "Presidente Petro posesionó a Néstor Osuna como ministro de Justicia y Arturo Luna, ministro de Ciencia". semana.com. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
External links
Media related to Arturo Luna Tapia at Wikimedia Commons
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Preceded by Tito José Criessen | Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation 2022–2023 | Succeeded by Yesenia Olaya |
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Preceded byas Former Minister of Sports | Order of precedence of Colombia as Former Cabinet Member | Succeeded by María Paula Correa as Former Chief of Staff of the Presidency |
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