Severo Ochoa

Imagine if you won co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize and came up with a enzyme that helps scientist. Well that's what Severo Ochoa did. Severo was born in September 24,1906 in Spain. He was the youngest in his seven brothers. Severo's dad was a lawyer and a business man. But sadly his dad died when Severo was 7 years old. Severo went to a medical school at the University of Madrid which is a very good university. After Severo graduated in 1929, he went to Germany to study. He came back to Spain with a smarter Ochoa. Severo's study was on human anatomy and physiology. Ochoa made his first publication in biochemistry. Later he became a chairman in the department of pharmacology, and again he switched and became a chairman for the department of biochemistry, he was a chairman so many times. Later on he met a man named Arthur Komberg, they teamed up to make a enzyme that can synthesize DNA. After a lot of hard work they had accomplished their goal they had created a enzyme what will help the scientist recreate DNA so they can help injured people. Later on Severo Ochoa became the co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Their where many obstacles Severo had to face. His father died when Severo Ochoa was 7 years old. It was a tough time for him and his family, his mom had to take care of 8 kids! When things where about to get better the Spanish war broke out. Severo's family where moving back and forth everywhere! This was probably the hardest time for Ochoa. They ran out of food,dirty water,and smoke everywhere. But even the obstacles could not stop Severo from stop studying. He overcame the obstacles and ended up being co-winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. Severo's influence was Jimenez Diaz. Jimenez Diaz was also a we'll know

man,their is a hospital named after him. Diaz encouraged Severo to keep going. When Arthur and Severo was going down he put them back up. Severo thinks that Jimenez is a hero to him. Severo was a

hero in so many ways, he overcame a lot of obstacles and kept studying. Even when Arthur wanted to quit, he encouraged him that they could do it. Things would look different if he did not invent the enzyme, we would have no medicine.Ochoa is a great hero and he changed society in a GREAT way.

Severo Ochoa

University of Madrid

Brilliant

Out going

Hard working

Good friend

Famous

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