Rodolfo Pasqualini
Rodolfo Quirino Pasqualini Guzzetti, Argentine endocrinologist (Buenos Aires 20 May 1909 – Buenos Aires 18 March 2004) ACHIEVEMENTS Developed Pasqualini-Etala test or pitressin test for exploration of renal function With E. Etala. Hipófisis y excreción de cloruro de sodio. Rev. Soc. Arg. Biol. 16:161-73, 1940 Discovered Pasqualini syndrome or pseudoeunuchoidism With G. E. Bur. Sindrome hipoandrogenico con gametogenesis conservada: clasificación de La insuficiência testicular. Rev. Assoc. Med. Arg. 64:6, 1950 First to demonstrate the therapeutic action of sodium salicylate upon rheumatic fever El tratamiento de la fiebre reumatica,una larga experiencia y una hipótesis personal. Prensa Med. Arg. 37(15):757-69, 1950 Discovered oligophrenia associated with Klinefelter syndrome With G. Vidal & G.E. Bur. Psychopathology of Klinefelter’s syndrome. (Review of thirty-one cases). Lancet 273(6987):164-7, 1957 Demonstrated antidipsetic action of pitressin (ADH) With A. Codeville. Thirst-suppressing (antidipsetic) effect of pitressin in diabetes insipidus. Acta Endocrinol. 30:37-41, 1959 His wife, Christiane Dosne de Pasqualini, French-born Argentine oncologist (Paris 09 February 1920 – Buenos Aires 23 December 2022) Authored over 400 publications CONTRIBUTIONS Papel bivalente del sistema inmune en el crecimiento tumoral (Bivalent role of the immune system in tumor growth). Medicina 64(3):277-80, 2004 With F. Benavides, M. Giordano, L. Fiette, A.L.B. Bruniatti, N.M. Palenzuela, S. Vanzulli, P. Baldi, R. Schmidt & J.L. Guenet. Nackt (nkt), a new hair loss mutation of the mouse with associated CD4 deficiency. Immunogenetics 49(5):413-9, 1999 With R. Laguens. A new approach to immunotherapy of cancer based on autologous T-lymphocytes (1987) With L. Rumi, M.E. Colmerauer, R. Braylan & S.L. Rabasa. Phenomenon of enhancement associated with murine leukemia. Medicina 31(5):372-6, 1971 With F. Saal. New approach to the etiology of human lymphomas based on a murine model (1971) METHODS With C. Giraudo Conesa & L. Rumi. An improved method for PHA culturing mouse lymphocytes using Ficoll Hypaque gradient (1976) With L. Rumi. I. Larripa & S. Brieux de Salum. An improved method for cytogenetic studies of solid murine tumors (1974)
Rocco Van Pletzen
Jan Jacobus Rocco Van Pletzen, South African acarologist (24 July 1922 – Bloemfontein 27 October 2009) DESCRIBED ACARI SPECIES Alaskozetes bouvetoyanensis 1971 with Kok Brasilobates durbanensis 1963 Dometorina marionensis 1971 with Kok Halozetes edwardensis 1971 with Kok Ischeloribates minutus 1965 Ischeloribates rustenburgensis 1963 Ischeloribates tzizikamaensis 1965 Oribatula subantarctica 1971 with Kok Pedrocortesella africana 1963 Pedrocortesella parva 1963 Protoribates natalensis 1963 Scheloribates elsi 1965 Scheloribates louwi 1965 Scheloribates obtusus 1963 Scheloribates robustus 1963 Scheloribates variabilis 1965 Topobates heterodactylus 1963 HONORS Pletzenoppia Balogh 1983 (Acari)
Roberto Magalhaes Pinto
Roberto Regis Magalhães Pinto, Brazilian helminthologist and parasitologist (Abadia dos Dourados, Minas Gerais State ? ) DEVELOPED METHODS With M. Tendler. A simple device to immobilize mice for infection with Schistosoma mansoni cercariae. J. Parasitol. 67(4):583-4, 1981 With L. Gonçalves, D. Noronha, J.J. Vicente & D.C. Gomes. Introdução da técnica modificada do “swab” anal como diagnóstico de oxiurídeos em animais de laboratório (1991) With L. Gonçalves, D. Noronha, J.J. Vicente & D.C. Gomes. Helminth parasites of conventionally maintained laboratory mice. II. Inbred strains with an adaptation of the anal swab technique. Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz 93(1):121-6, 1998 DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Genera Deliria 1980 with Vicente & Noronha Freitastrongylus 2007 with Queiroga, Gonçalves & Durette-Dresset Golvanorhynchus 1978 with Noronha & Fabio Hoazinstrongylus 1985 with Correa Gomes Nicanoria 1970 with Freitas & Vicente Oswaldotrema 2000 with Muniz Pereira Species Aprocta pitangi 1980 with Vicente & Noronha Ascarophis brasiliensis 1984 with Vicente & Noronha Ascocotyle (Phagicola) rara 2002 with Arruda & Muniz Pereora Aspidocera vicentei 1982 with Kohn, Fernandes & Melo Avellaria intermedia 2006 with Durette-Dresset & Gonçalves Cucullanellus rodriguesi 1971 with Fabio & Noronha Deliria gomesae 1980 with Vicente & Noronha Diplotriaena delirae 1970 with Noronha Diplotriaena microspiculum 1971 with Fabio & Noronha Diplotriaena sylvinae 1970 with Noronha Diplotriaena ursulae 1971 with Fabio & Noronha Diplotriaena zederi 1981 with Vicente & Noronha Freitastrongylus angelae 2007 with Queiroga, Gonçalves & Durette-Dresset Golvanorhynchus golvani 1978 with Noronha & Fabio Gorgorhynchus trachinotus 1986 with Noronha, Vicente & Fabio Hassalstrongylus dessetae 1978 Heterakis inglisi 1993 with Vicente & Noronha Hoazinstrongylus amazonensis 1985 with Correa Gomes Hysterothylacium deardoffoverstreetorum 2012 with Knoff, Felizardo, Mayo Iñiguez, Maldonado Jr, Torres & Correa Gomes Maritremopsis mariettavogeae 1981 with Kohn, Fernandes & Melo Ophidascaris durissus 2003 with Panizzutti, Santos, Vicente & Muniz Pereira Ophisdacaris tuberculatum 2005 with Siqueira, Panizzutti & Muniz Pereira Oswaldotrema nacinovici 2000 with Muniz Pereira Phaneropsolus inquassatus 1972 with Correa Gomes Procamallanus probus 1972 with Fernandes Procamallanus (Procamallanus) peracuratus 1976 with Fabio, Noronha & Rolas Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) intermedius 1974 with Fabio, Noronha & Rolas Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) paraensis 1975 with Noronha Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pexatus 1976 with Fabio, Noronha & Rolas Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) pimelodus 1974 with Fabio, Noronha & Rolas Procamallanus (Spirocamallanus) solani 1975 with Fabio, Noronha & Rolas Procyrnea anterovulvata 1996 with Noronha & Vicente Schistophorus molini 1999 with Vicente, Muniz Pereira & Noronha Skrjabinodon heliocostai 2000 with Vicente, Vrcibradic & Muniz Pereira Skrjabinodon spinulosus 2002 with Vicente, Vrcibradic & Rocha Spirura delicata 1992 with Vicente & Faria Sublura alfenensis 1968 Synhimantus (Synhimantus) magnipapillatus 1996 with Vicente & Noronha Tetrameres (Tetrameres) spirospiculum 1995 with Vicente Trichuris travassosi 1992 with Correa Gomes, Lanfredi & de Souza Viannella trichospicula 2006 with Durette-Dresset & Gonçalves Viktorocara brasiliensis 1997 with Vicente & Noronha HONORS Robertiella Rego 1999 (Cestoda) His wife, Dely Noronha de Bragança, helminthologist (Rio de Janeiro 24 November 1942 – DESCRIBED TAXA Genus Machadosentis 1992 Species Machadosentis travassosi 1992 Neoechinorhynchus curemai 1973 See above for more taxa and contributions
Ricardo Pablo Platzeck
Ricardo Pablo Platzeck, Argentine optics physicist (Tres Arroyos, Buenos Aires Province 15 October 1912 – City Bell, Buenos Aires Province 02 February 1979) From Bohemian descent Specialist on construction, testing and treatment of telescope mirrors ACHIEVEMENTS Gaviola-Platzeck caustic test With E. Gaviola. On the errors of testing and a new method for surveying optical surfaces and systems. Journal of the Optical Society of America 29:484-500, 1939. Platzeck-Gaviola spectrograph Designed the first all-reflection optics spectrograph with E. Gaviola (1943) Designed the Platzeck-Littrow nebular spectrograph (1946) Platzeck Non-focal Method With A. Maiztegui & E. Gaviola. Non-focal methods for determining 2nd and 3rd contacts in total-center and angular solar eclipses. Veröff.Finn.Geod.Inst. 36:191-208, 1949. A new visual photometer With O.E. Ferrer. Focal Grating photometer for the determination of the difference of magnitude in double stars. Astron. Astrophys. 84:106-7, 1980. Proposed a new type of kernel camera having only one optical surface With J. Landi Dessy. La camara de Meinel telecêntrica. Bol. Asoc. Arg. Astron. 2 (1960) With J. Landi Dessy. A new type of collimator for Meridian mark (1962) With J.C. Muzzio & H.G. Marraco. Prisma “no objectivo”. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. La Plata 20:192, 1981 HONORS Asteroid 2179 Platzeck
Raul Pereira Valdés
Raul Agustín Pereira Valdés, Cuban pediatrician and radiologist (La Habana 05 May 1904 – United States August 1994) Authored about 100 papers Created intravenous angiocardiography or radio opaque angiography (1937) With A. Castellanos & A. Garcia López. La angio-cardiografia radio-opaca. Arch. Soc. Est. Clin. 523:31, 1937 Performed the first retrograde dye injection into aorta (chest retrograde aortography) and developed an automatic apparatus for rapid injection of the dye With A.W. Castellanos & A. Garcia López. L’angiocardiographie chez l’enfant. Presse Med. 46:1474, 1938 With A. Castellanos developed lower and upper cavographies Described a new radiological sign for diagnosing aorta coarctation With A.W. Castellanos. Un nuevo signo radiológico indirecto en el diagnostico de la coarctación de la aorta por la arteriografia retrograda superior (1946) With A. Castellanos introduced new technical terms With A. Castellanos & A.V. Pausa. On a special automatic device for angiocardiography. Bol. Soc. Cuban. Pediatr. 10:209, 1938 HONORS Medicine & Physiology Nobel Prize nominee (1956, 1959 & 1960)
Raghavan Sridharan Pillai
Raghavan Sridharan Pillai, Indian zoologist (1932 – DESCRIBED VALID TAXA Amphibia Genus Bufoides 1973 with Yazdani Species Bufoides meghalayanus 1973 with Yazdani Duttaphrynus silentvalleyensis 1981 Gegeneophis krishni 1999 with Ravichandran Ghatophryne rubigina 1981 with Pattabiraman Ichthyophis garoensis 1999 with Ravichandran Ichthyophis husaini 1999 with Ravichandran Ichthtyophis longicephalus 1986 Micrixalus gadgili 1990 with Pattabiraman Micrixalus nudis 1978 Micrixalus thampii 1981 Microhyla chakrapani 1977 Odorrana mawphlangensis 1977 with Chanda Raorchestes shillongensis 1973 with Chanda Uraeotyphlus interruptus 1999 with Ravichandran Zakerana murthii 1979 Pisces Species Lepidocephalichthys goalparensis 1976 with Yazdani HONORS (Pisces) Pillaia Yazdani 1972 Pillaibrachia Britz 2016 (Pisces)