
Ep. 5 Francisco Lopera: el médico que bautizó la maldición del olvido
Descripción del Episodio
Darle nombre al olvido fue su manera de no olvidarlo
Un estudiante antioqueño que trabajó como monaguillo, lotero y vendedor de helados para pagar sus estudios de medicina.
Un joven que vio a su abuela olvidar a su propio hijo.
Un médico que descubrió una mutación única en el mundo.
En este episodio, la historia de Francisco Lopera, el médico colombiano que desentrañó una herencia silenciosa que condenaba a miles de familias como una maldición: una mutación en Antioquia.
Una historia de ciencia, memoria y compasión, contada desde el corazón de quien cambió para siempre la investigación sobre el Alzheimer en el mundo.
Entrevistas exclusivas para este episodio de Fiebres lúcidas:
Lucía Madrigal Zapata, enfermera, coinvestigadora de Francisco Lopera.
Kenneth Kosik, Profesor de neurociencias de la Universidad de California en Santa Bárbara, codirector de la Unidad de Investigación en Neurociencias, coinvestigador de Francisco Lopera.
Argiro Lopera, filósofo, hermano de Francisco Lopera
José Lopera, médico, hermano de Francisco Lopera
Marlene Jiménez del Río y Carlos Vélez Pardo, colegas de Francisco Lopera en el Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia
Fuentes consultadas para este episodio:
Erin Smith, Jennie. El ‘médico rural’ que transformó nuestra manera de ver la demencia. The New York Times. 14 de septiembre de 2024.
- Erin Smith, Jennie. En vida desafió el alzhéimer. En la muerte, su cerebro puede mostrar cómo lo hizo. The New York Times. 14 de diciembre de 2020.
Francisco Lopera, Nobel de la investigación contra el alzhéimer. Revista Cambio. 2 de junio de 2024.
La mutación paisa. Radio Ambulante. 14 de diciembre de 2021.
Lopera Cruz, Johansson. Francisco Lopera, investigador UdeA, recibió el Premio Potamkin de la Academia Americana de Neurología. Portal Universidad de Antioquia. 14 de abril de 2024.
Lopera, Francisco. Agenda de celebración de 20 años del Grupo de Neurociencias de Antioquia. 2012.
Yakeel Quiroz y Diego Sepulveda-Falla. El cerebro de Aliria, un legado que desafía al alzhéimer. Portal Universidad de Antioquia. 4 de septiembre de 2022.
U de A - Grupo de Neurociencias de la UdeA busca prevenir y curar el alzhéimer. Universidad de Antioquia Televisión.
Francisco Lopera, máximo investigador del Alzheimer en Colombia, se retira. Noticias Caracol. 2024.
Archivo usado en la postproducción de este episodio:
Conozca más de Francisco Lopera, el neurólogo paisa que ganó el premio Potamkin. Noticias Telemedellín. 15 de mayo de 2024.
Consulte el ensayo investigativo completo en el que se basó este episodio en www.faae.org.co. Escrito e investigado por Lisbeth Fog Corradine.
Fe de erratas: En este episodio mencionamos a Juan Pablo Arango, pero nos referíamos al neuropatólogo de la Universidad de Antioquia Juan Carlos Arango.
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