Evangelina Villegas

Evangelina Villegas
Born	October 24, 1924 (1924-10-24) (age 87) Mexico City
Nationality	Mexican
Fields	Cereal chemistry
Institutions	National Institute of Nutrition, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).
Alma mater	National Polytechnic Institute, Kansas State University and North Dakota State University.
Known for	Quality Protein Maize
Notable awards	2000 World Food Prize

Evangelina Villegas (born 24 October 1924) is a Mexican cereal biochemist whose work with maize led to the development of high-quality protein maize (QPM). She and her colleague, Dr. Surinder Vasal, shared the 2000 World Food Prize for this achievement.^[1]

References

^ "The Millenium World Food Prize Laureates". The World Food Prize. http://www.worldfoodprize.org/laureates/Past/2000.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-09.

Persondata
Name	Villegas, Evangelina
Alternative names
Short description	Mexican biochemist laureated with the 2000 World Food Prize.
Date of birth	1924-10-24
Place of birth	Mexico City, Mexico
Date of death
Place of death