Abundio Sagastegui Alva
Abundio Sagastegui Alva, Peruvian botanist and geographer (Guzmango, Contumazá Province, Cajamarca Dept 23 October 1932 – Trujillo, Trujillo Province, La Libertad Dept. 26 October 2012) DESCRIBED PLANTAE TAXA Genera (with Dillon) Caxamarca 1999 Jalcophila 1986 Parachionolaena 1992 Pseudoligandra 1990 Species About 100 HONORS International Biographic Center (2005) Associate Researcher, Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago) Associate Researcher, Ohio State University of Columbus Associate Researcher, University of Chicago Honor Medal, English Biodiversity Institute
Abel Ambrosio Sarasola
Abel Ambrosio Sarasola, Argentine plant pathologist (1912 – ?) Authored some papers with his wife Maria Amalia Rocca de Sarasola DESCRIBED NEW DISEASES With M.A.Rocca de Sarasola. Una enfermedad de la lechuga producida por Stemphylium botryosum en la Argentina. Rev. Fac. Agr. La Plata 33:83-91, 1957 Nueva enfermedad del olivo en la Argentina causada por Cercospora cladosporioides Sacc. Rev. Fac. Agr. La Plata 41-7, 1951 Alternaria tenuis Nees como etiologico de una nueva enfermedad del olivo. Lilloa 21:7-24, 1949 Dos enfermedades semejantes causadas por Botrytis cinerea y Ovularia viciae en las alverillas forrajeras (Vicia spp.). Dagu 3(3), 1946 Dos septoriosis de las alamedas argentinas. Rev. Arg. Agron. 2:20-43, 1944 Una nueva enfermedad de los manzanos en el Delta del Paraná METHODS With M.A.Rocca de Sarasola. Tecnica simple para seleccionar productos aptos para predisposición quimica y quimioterapia en patologia vegetal. Bol. Soc. Arg. Bot. 28(1-2):138-44, 1977 With M.A.Rocca de Sarasola. Nuevos tratamientos contra el torque del Duraznero en la Argentina. Rev. Invest. Agric. Buenos Aires 13:111-6, 1959 Un metodo practico para el cultivo aseptico de plantas (1946)
Abdus Salam
Abdus Salam, Pakistani physicist and mathematician (Santok Das village, Sahiwal district, Punjab Province 29 January 1926 – Oxford, England 21 November 1996) ACHIEVEMENTS Predicted parity violation in weak interaction independent from Lee & Yang and Landau (1956) Introduced chiral symmetry in the neutrino’s theory Theorized the existence of proton decay With S. Glashow and J. Goldstone proved mathematically the Goldstone’s theorem With S. Weinberg first to apply Higgs mechanism to electroweak symmetry breaking (1964) Predicted magnetic photon (1966) Predicted existence of weak neutral currents, Z particles and W particles (1967) Named electroweak force (1967) With S.Weinberg and S. Glashow unified weak and electromagnetic forces With Jogesh Pati proposed that nuclear forces occur in unification (1971) and developed Pati-Salam model in particle physics (1973) With John Strathdee introduced the notion of superspace (1974) With J. Weiss, B. Zumino & J. Strathlee discovered the supergravity (1974) HONORS Physics Nobel Prize (1979) LINKS HTTP://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdus_Salam http://www.alislam.org/library/salam-1.html
Abbas Shafiee
Abbas Shafiee, Iranian pharmaceutical and organic chemist (01 September 1937 – 15 June 2016) Authored 473 papers, 8 essays and 5 books CONTRIBUTIONS With M. Madhavi, S. Dianat, B. Khavari, S. Moghini et al. Synthesis and biological evaluation of novel imidazo-pyrimidin-3-amines as anticancer agents. Chem. Biol. Drug Des. 89(5):797-805, 2017 With R. Hariri, Z. Ashfar, M. Madhavi, M. Safavi et al. Novel tacrine-based pyrano[3’,4’,5, 6]pyrano[2,3-b]quinolones:synthesis and cholinesterase inhibitory activity. Arch. Pharm. 349(12):915-24, 2016 With S. Dianat, S. Moghimi, M. Madhavi, H. Nadri et al. Quinoline-based imidazole-fused heterocycles as new inhibitors of 15-lipoxygenase. J. Enzyme Inhib. Med. Chem. 31 (Sup3):205-9, 2016 With M. Alipour, M. Khoobi, A. Foroumadi, H. Nadri et al. Novel coumarin derivatives bearing N-benzyl pyridinium moiety: potent and dual binding site acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (2012) With A. Zarghi, Z. Hajimahdi, S. Mohebbi, H. Rashidi, S. Mozaffari, S. Sarraf, M. Faizi & S.A. Tabatabaee. Design and synthesis of new 2-substituted-5-[2-(2-halobenzyloxy)phenyl]-1,3,4-oxadiazoles as anticonvulsant agents. Chem. Pharm. Bull. (2008) With M. Amini & L. Navidpour. Synthesis and antitubercular activity of new N, N-diaryl-4-(4,5-dichloroimidazole-2-yl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6- dimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxamides. DARU 16:9-12, 2008 With S. Rabajalian, A. Foroumadi & S. Emami. Functionalized N(2-oxyiminoethyl) piperazinyl quinolones as new cytotoxic agents. J. Pharm. Pharmac. Sci. (2007) With E. Souri & H. Jalalizadeh. Optimization of an HPLC method for determination of gabapentin in dosage forms through derivatization with 1-fluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene. Chem. Pharm. Bull. (2007) With N. Hadj-Esfandiari, L. Navidpour, H. Shadnia, M. Amini, N. Samadi & M.A.Faramarzi. Synthesis, antibacterial activity, and quantitative structure-activity relationships of new (Z)-2-(nitroimidazolylmethylene)-3(2H)-benzofuranone derivatives. Bioorg Med Chem Lett (2007) With L. Amini & L. Navidpour. Synthesis and antitubercular activity of new N,N-diaryl-4-(4,5-dichloroimidazole-2-yl)-1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-3,5-pyridinedicarboxamides. DARU 16 (2008) With A. Foroumadi, N. Mohammadhosseini, S. Emami, B. Letafat, M.A. Faramarzi & N. Samadi. Synthesis and antibacterial activity of new 7-piperazinyl-quinolones containing a functionalized 2-(furan-3-yl)ethyl moiety. Archiv der Pharmazie (2007) With B. Letafat, S. Emami, N. Mohammadhosseini, M.A. Faramarzi, N. Samadi & A. Foroumadi. Synthesis and antibacterial activity of new N-[2-(thiophen-3-yl)ethyl] piperazinyl quinolones. Chem. Pharm. Bull. (2007) With N. Hadj- Esfandiari, L. Navidpour, H. Shadnia, M. Amini, N. Samadi & M. A. Faramarzi. Synthesis, antibacterial activity, and quantitative structure-activity relationships of new (Z)-2-(nitroimidazolylmethlene)-3(2H)-bezofuranone derivatives. Bioorg. Med Chem Lett 17:6354-6363, 2007 With A. Foroumadi, L. Firoozpour, N. Nematollahi & A. Asadipour. Synthesis of New Fluroquinolones Containing a N-[5-(Fluorobenzylthio)- 1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]piperazine moiety. Asian J. Chem. 19(6); 4547-52, 2007 With K. M. Taghi-Ganji, Sh. Ghodsi, A. Alipour, M. Amini & M. Hosseini. Synthesis and Characterization of Some New 1,4-Dihydropyridine Derivatives Containing Dichlorothiazolyl Substituents. Asian J. Chem. 19(4):2521-6, 2007 With N. Daryabari, T. Akbarzadeh, M. Amini, R. Miri & H. Mirkhani. Synthesis and Calcium Channel Antagonist Activities of New Derivatives of Dialkyl 1,4-Dihydro-26-dimethyl-4-(5-phenylisoxazol-3-yl)pyridine, 3,5- dicarboxylates. J. Iran. Chem. Soc. 4(1):30-6, 2007 With S. Rejabalian, A. Foroumadi & S. Emami. Functionalized N-(2-oxyiminoethyl)piperzinyul quinolones as new cytotoxic agents. J. Pharm. Pharmaceut. Sci 10(2):123-128, 2007 With M.Z. Kassaee & A.R. Bekhradnia. Synthesis of novel 3,4 diaryl-1H-pyrroles. J. Heteroc. Chem. 44(2):471-4, 2007 With L. Navidpour, M. Amini & H. Shafaroodi. A Convenient Synthesis of 5-Alkylthio-3,4-diarylisoxazoles by Palladium- Catalyzed Coupling Reactions. J. Heterocyclic Chem 44:471, 2007 With L. Navidpour, M. Amini, H. Shafaroodi, K. Abdi, M.H. Ghahremani & A.R. Dehpour. Design and synthesis of new water-soluble tetrazolide derivatives of celecoxib and rofecoxib as selective cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) inhibitors. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. (2006) With S. Emami & A. Foroumadi. Structural features of new quinolones and relationship to antibacterial activity against Gram-positive bacteria. Mini reviews Med. Chem. (2006) With A. Davvod, N. Mansouri, A. R. Dehpour, H. Shafaroudi & E. Alipour. Design, synthesis, and calcium channel antagonist activity of new 1,4-dihydropyridines containing 4-(5)-chloro-2-ethyl-5-(4)-imidazolyl substituent. Arch. Pharm. (2006) With S. Emami, A. Kebriaeezadeh & M.J. Zamani. Azolychromans as a novel scaffold for anticonvulsant activity. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. 16:1804-6, 2006 With S. Ghodsi, M. Amini, R. Miri, K.M. Tagi-Ganji, J. Hosseini & H. Mirkhani. The Synthesis and Characterization New Asymmetrical Dihydropyridine Derivatives Containing a 2,4-Dichloro-5-Thiazolyl Substituent. Phosphorus, Sulfur & Silicon. 181:2435-44, 2006 With S. R.A. Ali Khalaj, M. Daneshtalab, A. Madadkar-Sobhani, S. Fouladdel & E. Azizi. Anti-tumor Activity of New quinolone Derivatives in Human Breast Cancer T47D Cells. Int. J. Cancer Res. 2(2):102-8, 2006 With A. Zarghi, M. Faizi, B. Shafaghi, A. Ahadian, H.R. Khojastehpoor, V. Zanganeh & S.A. Tabatabai. Design and synthesis of new 2-substituted-5-(2-benzylthiophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles as benzodiazepine receptor agonists. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. (2005) With A. Zarghi, S.A. Tabatabai, M. Faizi, A. Ahadian, P. Navabi & V. Zanganeh. Synthesis and anticonvulsant activity of new 2-substituted-5-(2-benzyloxyphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazoles. Bioorg. Med. Chem. Lett. (2005) With A. Foroumadi, S. Emami, N. Rezvani & A. Asadipour. Synthesis of Certain Diarylsulfonylurea Derivatives As New Potential Antitumor Agents. Chem. Ind. J. 1(12):745-8, 2005 With L. Navidpour & R. Miri. Synthesis and calcium channel antagonist activity of new 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives containing lipophilic 4-imidazolyl substituents. Arzneim. Forsch. (2004) With O. Sabzevari, K. Abdi & M. Amini. Application of a simple and sensitive GC-MS method for determination of morphine in the hair of opium abusers. Anal. Bioanal. Chem. (2004) With G. Amin & M. Iranshahi. A New Coumarin from Ferula persica. Pharmac. Biol. 42(6):440-3, 2004 With Y. Ghasemi, M. T. Yazdi, M. Amini, S. Shokravi & G. Zarrini. Parsiguine, A Novel Antimicrobial Substance from Fischerella ambigua. Pharmac. Biol. 42:318-22, 2004With V. Ziaee, H. Jalalizadeh & M. Iranshahi. Improved Synthesis of Vasicinone. Iran. J. Chem. & Chem. Eng. 23:33-36, 2004 With M. Amini & M. Khanavi. Simple High-Performance Liquid Chromatographic Method for Determination of Ciprofloxacin in Human Plasma. Iran. J. Pharm. Res. 2:99-101, 2004 With N. Rastkary & M. Sharifzadeh. Anticonvulsant Activities of New 1,4- Dihydropyridine Derivatives Containing 4-Nitroimidazolyl substituents. DARU 12:81-6, 2004 With S. Badakhshannoory & F. Hadizadeh. Assessment of Human AT1 Binding Affinity of some Novel 2-Alkylthio-1-[4-(N-a-Ethoxycarbonyl-Benzyl)Aminobenzyl]-5- Hydroxymethylimidazoles. DARU 12:31-5, 2004 With M.M. Akhavan, J.S. Mojarrad, A. Rouzrokh, S.A. Ebrahimi & M. Mahmoudian. Synthesis and antagonistic activity of four new 2-alkyl-N-biphenyl fused imidazoles on angiotensin II receptors. Farmaco (2003) With A. Zarghi, A.H. Ebrahimabadi, F. Hassanzadeh & M.R. Heydari. Synthesis and anti-inflammatory activity of new 1-methyl-4-(4-X-benzenesulfonyl)pyrrolo[2,3-d] imidazole-5-carboxylates. Boll. Chim. Farmac. (2003) With M. Iranshahi, G.R. Amin & H. Jalalizadeh. New Germacrane Derivative from Ferula perica. Pharmac. Biol. 41:431-3, 2003 With M. Amini & Hajmahmodi. Improved Chromatographic Method for Determination of Sodium Diclofenac in Injectable Solution and Prediction of Chemical Stability. J. Sci. Iran 14(1):21-5, 2003 With A. Zarghi, K. Derakhshandeh, F. Roshanzamir, M. Jorjani, H. Rastegar & M. Varmazyari. Synthesis and calcium antagonist activity of new
Wilma Rose Coelho Ribeiro
Wilma Rose Coelho Ribeiro, Brazilian mycologist and plant pathologist (died 1998) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY With L.J. Tozetto. Tratamento pós colheita de goiaba (Psidium guajava L.) contra podridão de Guignardia psidii. Rev. Bras. Frutic. 20(2):229-34, 1998 With F. Gauch. Ocorrência de espécies de Pythium potencialmente micoparasitas, com oogônio equinulado, em solos de Brasilia., Distrito Federal. Fitop. Bras. 23:176-9, 1998 With M.F. Santos, M.G.R. Faiad & A.N. Salomão. Avaliação da qualidade sanitária e fisiológica das sementes de caroba. Rev. Bras. Sementes 20(1):1-6, 1998 With M.F. Santos, M.G.R. Faiad & S.M. Sano. Fungos associados as sementes de baru (Dipteryx alata Vog.). Rev. Bras. Sementes 19:1359, 1997 With L. Tozetto. Leaf spot of mangoes caused by Cylindrocladium scoparium in central Brazil. J. Phytopathol. 144:471-2, 1996 With E.E. Butler. Comparison of the mycoparasites Pythium periplocum, Pythium acanthicum and Pythium oligandrum. Mycol. Res. 99:963-8, 1995 With L.J. Tozetto. Obtenção de conídios e ascosporos de Guignardia psidii (Phyllosticta psidii) e sua inoculação em frutos e folhas de goiaba (Psidium guaiavae) e outras hospedeiras. Fitop. Bras. 20:318, 1995 With L.J. Tozetto. Germinação in vitro de conídios e ascosporos de Guignardia psidii (Phyllosticta psidii), causador da podridão em frutos de goiaba. Fitop. Bras. 20:318, 1995 With E.E. Butler. Isolation of mycoparasitic species of Pythium with spiny oogonia from soil in California. Mycol. Res. 95:857-62, 1992 Mycoparasitism by Pythium periplocum and related species of Pythium with spiny oogonia. Ph. D. thesis, University of California (1991) With J.C. Dianese, R.D. Sharma, M.A.S.V. Ferreira & A.F. Urben. Chickpea: a new host of Cylindrocladium clavatum. Fitop. Bras. 12:403-4, 1987 With J.C. Dianese & A.F. Urben. Root-rot of soybean caused by Cylindrocladium clavatum in central Brazil. Plant Disease 70(10):977-80, 1986 With H.A. Bolkan. Anastomosis groups and pathogenicity of Rhizoctonia solani isolates from Brazil. Plant Disease 69(7):599-601, 1985 With J.C. Dianese & T.S.A. Moraes. Colletotrichum gloesporioides associated with lesions on branches of Eucalyptus pellita affected by the Mal do Rio Doce disease. Turrialba 35:29-32, 1985 With J.C. Dianese & C.S. Huang. Podridão radicular da soja causado principalmente por Cylindrocladium clavatum em Brasilia. Fitop. Bras. 9:316, 1984 With H.A. Bolkan & J.C. Dianese. Occurrence and pathogenicity of Alternaria brassicicola in Brazil. Plant Disease 67:825-7, 1983 With H.A. Bolkan & O.C. Almeida. Pathogenicity of Cylindroclavatum causing potato tuber rot. Plant Disease 56:47-9, 1981 With H.A. Bolkan. Efeito do extrato do alho em Cylindrocladium clavatum, Fusarium moniliforme var. subglutinans e Rhizoctonia solani. Fitop. Bras. 6:565-6, 1981 With H.A. Bolkan. Micoflora de frutos da bananeira (Musa spp.) comercializadas no Distrito Federal. Fitopat. Bras. 6(3):445-50, 1981 With H.A. Bolkan. Micoflora de frutos de tomate comercializados no Distrito Federal. Fitopat. Bras. 6:367-75, 1981 With J.C. Dianese, H.A. Bolkan & F.A.A. Couto. Espécies de fungos do gênero Fusarium associados com a rizosfera do abacaxizeiro em Monte Alegre, Minas Gerais. Fitop. Bras. 6(2):217-21, 1981 With H.A. Bolkan, J.C. Dianese & O.C. de Almeida. Disease caused by Cylindrocladium on potato tubers in Brazil. Plant Disease 64:225, 1980 With H.A. Bolkan. Ocorrencia do gênero Fusarium e suas espécies em solos cultivados do cerrado no Distrito Federal. Fitopat. Bras. 5:75-85, 1980 HONORS Wilmia Dianese, Inacio & Dornelo-Silva 2001 (Fungi)
William Antonio Rodrigues
William Antonio Rodrigues, Brazilian botanist (São João del Rei, Minas Gerais State 26 June 1928 – Authored over 160 works including 75 papers, 34 book chapters and 2 books DESCRIBED PLANTAE TAXA Genus Micrandropsis 1973 (Euphorbiaceae) Species Allantoma pauciramosa 1974 Aniba lancifolia 1976 with Kubitzki Anisophyllea manausensis 1971 with Pires Chrysophyllum durifructum 1974 Compsoneura rigidifolia 1989 Corythophora rimosa 1974 Couratari longipedicellata 1974 Couratari prancei 1974 Dalechampia olympiana 1957 with Kuhlmann Dicymbe arenicola 1980 Dicypellium manausense 1968 Erythroxylum albertianum 1957 with Kuhlmann Guatteria friesiana 2008 Hymenolobium discolor 1980 with Mattos Iryanthera campinae 1982 Iryanthera inpae 1981 Micrandropsis scleroxylon 1971 Monopteryx inpae 1975 Ophiocaryon manausense 1972 Peltogyne subsessilis 1974 Phyllanthus manausensis 1971 Pouteria echinocarpa 1974 Rauia prancei 1971 with Silva Vantanea denisae 1982 Virola caducifolia 1977 Virola coelhoi 1977 Virola guggenheimii 1977 Virola marleneae 1977 Virola polyneura 1977 Virola steyermarkii 1989 Vochysia rufescens 1971 HONORS Williamodendron Kubitzki & Richter 1987 (Lauraceae)