Chung Yik Wang
Chung Yik Wang, Chinese pathologist (Hong Kong 1888 – Malaysia 1930) METHODS A simple method of collecting blood for the Wassermann test. J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 22:85, 1918 A modified Wassermann test. J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 23(1):15-29, 1920 A precipitation test for syphilis. Lancet 199:274-6, 1922 A new culture medium. Lancet 212:446-7, 1928 SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With J.P. M’Gowan. The occurrence of pleomorphism and mutation among members of the hemorrhagic septicemia group of organisms. J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 20(1):21-40, 1915 Isolation of tubercle bacilli from sputum and determination of their type. J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 21:14, 1916 An experimental study of latent tuberculosis. Lancet 188 (4853): 417-9, 1916 Incidence of bovine tuberculosis in man. J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 21:131, 1917 Detection of diphtheria bacilli in swabs by means of fluid serum. J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 22:229, 1918 With J. Crocket. Diagnosis of tuberculosis by the complement deviation method. Brit. Med. J. 3053:7, 1919 Some experiments dealing with the question whether lipoids can act as antigens. J. Pathol. Bacteriol. 22(3):224-8, 1919 With R.A. Basto. Further study of a precipitation test for syphilis. Lancet 201:1262-3, 1923
Chien-shiung Wu
Chien-Shiung Wu, Chinese-born US nuclear physicist (Luihe, Jiangsu Province 31 May 1912 – New York City 16 February 1997) ACHIEVEMENTS Recognized as an authority in beta decay Established parity violation and the symmetry of charge conjugation independent from others authors With E. Ambler, D.D. Hoppes, R.P. Hudson & R.W. Hayward. Experimental test of parity conservation in beta decay. Phys.Rev. 105:1413, 1957. With Y.K. Lee & L.W. Mo confirmed experimentally the conservation of the vector current in nuclear beta decay (1963) Observed polarized electromagnetic radiation is released on electron-positron annihilation and proved that electron and positron displays positive parity HONORS First woman to receive an honorary doctorate at Princeton University First living scientist to have an asteroid named after (Wu Chien-Shiung 2752) Wolf Prize in Physics (1978) Physics Nobel Prize nominee
Cheng Yih Wu
Cheng Yih Wu or Zhengyi Wu, Chinese botanist and plant geographer (Jiujiang, Jiangxi Province 13 June 1916 – 20 June 2013) Authored more than 140 papers and edited 20 monographs DESCRIBED PLANTAE TAXA Genera Archakebia 1995 with Chen & Qin Calcareoboea 1982 Cardioteucris 1962 Circaeocarpus 1957 Heterolamium 1965 Houpoea 2008 with Xia Pleiosorbus 2000 with Zhou Psammosilene 1945 with Wu Pseudocerastium 1998 with Guo & Zhang Saniculiphyllum 1992 with Ku Sinadoxa 1981 with Wu & Huang Skapanthus 1975 with Li Tetradoxa 1981 Thoreliella 1957 Wenchengia 1965 with Chow Yunnanopilia 2000 with Li Species About 800 Other Taxonomic categories 4 tribes, one subgenus, 25 sections, 3 subsections, 100 series, 10 subspecies, 243 varieties and 17 forms HONORS Baijiania Lu & Li 1993 (Cucurbitaceae) Sinobaijiania Jeffrey & De Wilde 2006 (Cucurbitaceae) Zhengyia Deng, Zhang & Sun 2003 (Urticaceae) Wuacanthus Deng, Peng, Xia & Peng 2016 (Acanthaceae) Wuodendron Xue, Tan & Chaowasku 2018 (Annonaceae)
Chenfu Francis Wu
Chenfu Francis Wu, Chinese entomologist (1896 – 1972) DESCRIBED VALID PLECOPTERA TAXA Genera Claassenia 1934 Styloperla 1935 Species About 140 Described new species in Homoptera too HONORS Wuiessa Hsiao 1964 (Hemiptera) Neowuia Li & Muranyi 2017 (Plecoptera)
Charles Wambebe
Charles Obadiah Nimma Wambebe, Nigerian pharmacologist (Emi-Tsado, Benu State 08 August 1946 – Authored over 150 papers CONTRIBUTIONS Developed drugs from local plants for the treatment of sickle cell anaemia, peptic ulcer, tropical skin infection and diabetes Developed a technique of HPLC for simultaneous determination of monoamines With D. Naur & G. Osuide. Simultaneous determination of monoamines and their principal metabolites in brain tissue of the young chick by reversed-phase ion-pair high performance liquid chromatography. J. Pharmacol. Biomed. Anal. 7(7):899-905, 1989 PAPERS IN TOP JOURNALS With K. Bryc, A. Auton, M.R. Nelson, J.R. Oksenberg, S.L. Hauser et al. Genome-wide patterns of population structure and admixture in West Africans and African Americans. Proceed. Natl. Acad. Sci. 107(2):786-91, 2010 With S.A. Tishkoff, F.A. Reed, F.R. Friedlaender, C. Ehret, A. Ranciaro et al. The genetic structure and history of Africans and African Americans. Science 324 (5930):1035-44, 2009 PATENTS With P.O. Ogunyale, K.S. Gamaniel, R.N. Nasipuri, J.I. Okogun, B. Samuel, A. Olusola & A. Orisadipo. Piper guineense, Pterocarpus osun, Eugenia caryophylla and Sorghum bicolor extracts for treating sickle cell disease USPTO 5,800,819 (1998) Phytodrug for treating skin fungal infections and methods of preparing and using the same. (NIPRIFAN) US5,840,310 (1998) and 40 countries Phytodrug for management of peptic ulcer and method of preparing and using the same. (NIPRIPAN) Nigerian patent RP12581 & USPTO and 40 countries Phytodrug for treating and management of sickle cell anemia and methods of preparing and using the same (NIPRISAN) HONOURS Twentieth Century Award for Achievement, International Biographical Centre, Cambridge (1998)
Carlos Werckle
Karl (Carlos) Wercklé, French-born Costa Rican botanist and plant geographer (Wiebersweiler, Moselle Department, Lorraine 18 July 1860 – San Jose de Costa Rica 24 November 1924) DESCRIBED VALID PLANTAE SPECIES Catopsis juncifolia 1904 Catopsis wangerini 1916 Guzmania condensata 1904 Guzmania glomerata 1916 Guzmania patula 1916 Guzmania polycephala 1916 Guzmania spectabilis 1916 Josemania singularis 1905 Nyctocereus kalbreyerianus 1907 Racinaea venusta 1905 Rhipsalis frondosa 1909 Tillandsia cauliflora 1905 Tillandsia singularis 1905 Vriesea acuminata 1904 Vriesea bracteosa 1916 Vriesea brunei 1904 Vriesea camptoclada 1916 Vriesea capitata 1904 Vriesea castaneo-bulbosa 1903 Vriesea comata 1904 Vriesea graminifolia 1904 Vriesea latissima 1904 Vriesea macrochlamys 1904 Vriesea pedicellata 1903 Vriesea picta 1904 Vriesea singuliflora 1904 Vriesea stenophylla 1904 Vriesea virida 1904 Vriesea vittata 1904 Werauhia macrantha 1904 Werauhia rugosa 1904 HONORS Wercklea Pittier & Standley 1916 (Malvaceae)