Biography
Bernardo Beiguelman, Jewish Brazilian human geneticist (Santos, São Paulo State 15 May 1932 – São Paulo 05 October 2010)
Authored 428 scientific works between papers, communications, books and book chapters.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Performed first studies in the world about resistance and hereditary susceptibility to leprosy
First to demonstrate that resistance and susceptibility to Virchowian Hanseniasis is genetically determined
With M.F. Feitosa, F.P. Alves, M.M.F. Moura, V. Engracia, R.C. Pagotto, L.H.P. Silva, E.P. Camargo & H. Krieger. A major genetic mechanism involved in resistance to malaria in western Amazonia. Intern. J. Hum. Genet. 2(2):77-80, 2002
With W. Pinto Jr. Ficha clínica para recém-nascidos com alguma alteração da morfogênese: uma proposta. Braz. J. Genetics 3:819-26, 1991
Um método simples para o estudo da mistura racial no Brasil. Cien. Cult 32 (Suppl):745, 1980
With A.F.N. Magalhães, W. Pinto Jr. A.S. Pereira & R.A. Pereira Filho. Simplificação da prova de respiração calórica para o diagnóstico da síndrome de Gilbert. Arq. Gastroent. 15:73-8, 1978
With W. Pinto Jr. A new approach to dermatoglyphic studies. Rev. Bras. Pesq. Med. Biol. 4:305-9, 1971
Uma teoria genética para explicar as diferentes formas clinicas da lepra. Cien. Cult. 21:228, 1969
Devised an in vitro test for studies of macrophages in relation to Mycobacterium leprae (1966)
Described Recessive juvenile glaucoma
With Durval Prado. Recessive juvenile glaucoma. J. Genet. Hum. 12:53-54, 1963.
Demonstrated that the lepromin reaction has a familial pattern
Hereditariedade da reação de Mitsuda. Rev. Bras. Leprol. 30(4):153-72, 1962
LINKS/CURRICULUM
WWW.abc.org.br/~beiguel (Portuguese)
HTTP://desvirtual.com/bbeiguel/curriculum.htm (Portuguese)