| Antonio Peña Díaz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1936 Durango, Mexico[1] |
| Nationality | Mexican |
| Fields | Biochemistry |
| Institutions | Institute for Cellular Physiology, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)[2] |
| Alma mater | National Autonomous University of Mexico |
| Notable awards | Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology (UNESCO, 2003).[2] |
Antonio Peña Díaz (born in 1936) is a Mexican biochemist who received the Carlos J. Finlay Prize for Microbiology (UNESCO, 2003)[2] and chaired both the Mexican Academy of Sciences (1992-93)[3] and the Mexican Society of Biochemistry (1981-83).[4]
Peña Díaz holds a bachelor's degree in Medicine and both a master's and a doctorate degree from the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). He is currently an emeritus professor of the Institute for Cellular Physiology of the same university[4] and has worked as a visiting scholar at the University of Rochester.