Octavio Augusto Ceva Antunes
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DiedJune 1, 2009
Atlantic Ocean
KnownforProduction of anti-HIV drugs
InstitutionsFederal University of Rio de Janeiro
Octavio Augusto Ceva Antunes | |
|---|---|
| Died | June 1, 2009 Atlantic Ocean |
| Known for | Production of anti-HIV drugs |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Federal University of Rio de Janeiro |
Octávio Augusto Ceva Antunes was a professor of chemistry and pharmaceutics at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro who had published over 200 scientific articles[1] during his veteran career at the university. Antunes had also served as consultant to the World Health Organization for the production of anti-HIV drugs for four years until 2008.[1]
He was among 228 passengers aboard Air France Flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to Paris, France, which crashed into the Atlantic Ocean on 1 June 2009.[1] His wife Patricia Nazareth Antunes and their 3-year-old son Matthew were also aboard.[2]
