# Elisa Orth

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{{short description|Brazilian chemist}}
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| known_for   = research of [artificial enzyme](/source/artificial_enzyme)s
| education   = [Federal University of Santa Catarina](/source/Federal_University_of_Santa_Catarina)
| employer    = [Federal University of Paraná](/source/Federal_University_of_Paran%C3%A1)
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'''Elisa Orth''' (born c. 1984) works in the Department of Chemistry of the [Federal University of Paraná](/source/Federal_University_of_Paran%C3%A1) in Brazil. She came to notice in 2015 when she won an award from L'Oreal and UNESCO for her work on [artificial enzyme](/source/artificial_enzyme)s.

==Life==
Orth was born in about 1984.<ref name=scientblog>[https://www.ufpr.br/portalufpr/blog/noticias/entrevista-elisa-orth-pesquisadora-do-departamento-de-quimica-ganha-premio-para-mulheres-na-ciencia/ Interview: Elisa Orth, a researcher at the Department of Chemistry, wins Award for Women in Science] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160827182603/https://www.ufpr.br/portalufpr/blog/noticias/entrevista-elisa-orth-pesquisadora-do-departamento-de-quimica-ganha-premio-para-mulheres-na-ciencia/ |date=2016-08-27 }}, Jessica Maes, Retrieved 23 July 2016</ref> Her parents were both scientists and as a girl she looked to the work of [Jane Goodall](/source/Jane_Goodall) for inspiration. She went on to take graduate, masters and a doctorate in Chemistry at the [Federal University of Santa Catarina](/source/Federal_University_of_Santa_Catarina).<ref name=scientblog/>

She and her research team at the Federal University of Paraná in Brazil (2015) are looking at minimising the damage caused by [pesticides](/source/pesticides). They are looking at [nanocatalysts](/source/nanocatalysts) which they believe can act as artificial [enzymes](/source/enzymes) to remove the effects of pesticides in food.<ref name=cient>[http://revistagalileu.globo.com/Ciencia/noticia/2016/03/cientista-brasileira-recebe-premio-na-franca.html Cientista brasileira recebe prêmio na França], Globo.com, Retrieved 23 July 2016</ref> Her work leads to the development of nano-catalysts for multi-purpose sensors.<ref name=unesco2016>[http://www.unesco.org/new/en/natural-sciences/priority-areas/gender-and-science/for-women-in-science-programme/2016-international-rising-talents/ 2016 International Rising Talents], UNESCO, retrieved 23 July 2016</ref> The same enzyme technology may also be applied to remove the effects of diseases such as cancer, fibrosis, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease.<ref name=scientblog/>

In 2015 she was part of the Post-Graduate Program in Chemistry, Catalysis and Kinetic Laboratory when she was given an award - Women in Science, created by [UNESCO](/source/UNESCO) and the [L'Oréal Foundation](/source/L'Or%C3%A9al_Foundation).<ref name=cient/> The award was given in Paris and she was chosen from hundreds of competitors to receive the prize of 20,000 euros for her Technology and engineering contribution.<ref name=unesco2016/> Orth reports that she has suffered from discrimination in academia due to her gender but she believes that her success can be a role model to girls to follow her career.<ref name=cient/>

She was recognized with the ''Women in Chemistry and Related Sciences'' award, sponsored by CAS, a division of ACS, and Chemical & Engineering News.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=27 October 2023 |archive-date=24 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210624212944/https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/programs/CEN-CAS-honor-women-scientists/97/i42 |date=26 October 2019 |first=Linda |language=en |last=Wang |title=C&EN and CAS honor women scientists in Brazil |url=https://cen.acs.org/acs-news/programs/CEN-CAS-honor-women-scientists/97/i42 |work=Chemical & Engineering News}}<!-- auto-translated from Portuguese by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> Elisa Orth has a total of 25 awards and titles in her curriculum.

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