▁Dr . ▁Miguel ▁Rol ando ▁Cov ian ▁cha ired ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Phys i ology ▁of ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Medicine ▁of ▁R ibe ir ão ▁Pre to ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁São ▁Paulo ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁giving ▁origin ▁to ▁a ▁large ▁scientific ▁group ▁in ▁Brazil . ▁ ▁On ▁January ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁Edu ardo ▁Braun ▁Men énd ez , ▁who ▁played ▁an ▁out standing ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁life ▁of ▁the ▁Institute , ▁died . ▁His ▁vac ancy ▁in ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁was ▁filled ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Luis ▁F . ▁L el oir ▁who ▁would ▁later ▁receive ▁the ▁Nobel ▁Prize ▁in ▁Chem istry ▁( 1 9 7 0 ). ▁ ▁After ▁Dr . ▁H ous say ▁and ▁others ▁were ▁re integr ated ▁into ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Buenos ▁Aires , ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁Institute ▁was ▁affili ated ▁to ▁this ▁University , ▁remaining ▁so ▁until ▁today . ▁Dr . ▁Bern ardo ▁H ous say ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁There up on , ▁an ▁Administr ative ▁Commission ▁led ▁by ▁Prof . ▁Dr . ▁Vir g ilio ▁F og lia , ▁assist ed ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Julia ▁V . ▁Ur anga ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Luis ▁F . ▁L el oir , ▁under to ok ▁the ▁Institute ' s ▁affairs . ▁The ▁Institute ▁established ▁legal ▁associations ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Scient ific ▁and