Alfred George Oettlé
Alfred George Oettlé, South African oncologist (Port Elizabeth 22 June 1918 – 06 January 1967) Became convinced that at least 80 percent of cancers were induced by environmental factors SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Cancer research in Africa illustrated by a recent epidemic of cancer of the gullet (1967) With F. de Waard. A cytological survey of postmenopausal estrus in Africa. Cancer 18:450-9, 1965 The aetiology of primary carcinoma of the liver with an outline of the myotoxin hypothesis. J. Natl Cancer Inst. 39:817-25, 1965 Tumours of the testis in South Africa. Leech 34:142-8, 1964 Cancer in Africa, especially in regions South of the Sahara. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 33:383-9, 1964 Cigarette smoking as the major cause of lung cancer. S. Afr. Med. J. 37:935-41, 1963 Regional variations in the frequency of Bantu oesophageal cancer cases admitted to hospital in South Africa. S. Afr. Med.J. 37:434-9, 1963 Skin cancer in Africa. Natl. Cancer Inst. Monog. 10-11:197-214, 1963 Geographical and racial differences in the frequency of Kaposi’s sarcoma as evidence of environmental or genetic causes. Acta Un. Int. Cancer 18:330-63, 1962 Malignant neoplasms of the uterus in the white, coloured, indian and bantu races of the Union of South Africa. Un. Int. Cancer 7, 1961 With J. Higginson. Cancer of the bladder in South African Bantu (1961) With J. Higginson. Gastro-intestinal cancer in Africa, south of the Sahara. Acta Unio Intern. Contra Cancer 17:333-8, 1961 With J. Higgnson. Cancer incidence in the Bantu and “Cape coloured” races of South Africa (Report of a cancer survey in the Transvaal, 1953-5. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 24:589-671, 1960 With B. de Meillon & B. Lazer. Carcinomas of the glandular stomach and hepatomas in Rattus mastomys natalensis with Bilharzia mansoni (1959) With J. Higginson. Carcinoma of the oesophagus in South African Bantu. Acta Un. Int. Cancer 14:554, 1958 The incidence of primary carcinoma of the liver in the Southern Bantu. I. Critical review of the literature. J. Natl. Cancer Inst. 17:249-80, 1956 With D.H.S. Davis. The multimmamate mouse Rattus (Mastomys) natalensis Smith: a laboratory adapted African wild rodent. Proc. Zool. Soc. London 131:293-9, 1955 Racial differences in cancer in South Africas. S. Afr. Biol. Soc. Pamphlet 17:40-9, 1955 Spontaneous carcinoma of the glandular stomach in a laboratory stock of Rattus (Mastomys) natalensis. S. Afr. J. Med. Sci. 20:86, 1955 The technique of testicular biopsy with a note on testicular pain (1954) Recent theories of the nature and cause of cancer (1952) Rodent ulcers in identical twins. A.M.A. Arch. Dermat.
Alejandro Ogloblin
Alejandro Aleksandrovich Ogloblin, Russian-born Argentine entomologist (Samarkand, Uzebekistan 29 July 1891 – Castelar, Buenos Aires Province 17 September 1967) Described 53 new genera in Hymenoptera Valid Genera Bruchomymar 1939 Callodicopus 1955 Chaetomymar 1946 Cnecomymar 1963 Cremnomymar 1952 Dicopomorpha 1955 Eucleruchus 1940 Gahanopsis 1946 Kalopolynema 1960 Neolitus 1935 Neosthethynium 1964 Nesopolynema 1952 Oncomymar 1957 Platypolynema 1960 Platysthenium 1946 Polynemula 1967 Schizophragma 1949 Scolopsopteron 1952 Tetrapolynema 1946 Zemicamptoptera 1961 with Annecke HONORS Alexogloblinia Cortés 1944 (Diptera) Ogloblinia Canals 1933 (Arachnida) Ogloblinisca Hedqvist 1968 (Hymenoptera)
Alaide Braga de Oliveira
Alaíde Braga de Oliveira, Brazilian plant chemist (Morada Nova de Minas, Minas Gerais State 10 March 1941 – NEW CHEMICALS With L.R. Simões, G.M. Maciel, G.C. Brandão, J.D. Souza Filho & R.O. Castilho. Chemical constituents of Distictella elongata (Vahl) Urb. (Bignoniaceae). Anais Acad. Bras. Ciencias 85(3):873-9, 2013 (first report of a flavone heteroside in a species of the Bignoniaceae family) With R. Batista, P.A. Garcia, M. Castro, JM. Miguel del Corral et al. Synthesis, cytotoxicity and antiplasmodial activity of novel ent-kaurane derivatives. Eur. J. Medic. Chem. 62C:168-76, 2012 With R. Batista, J.M. Miguel del Corral & A. San Feliciano. New oxidized ent-kaurane and ent-nor-kaurane derivatives from kaurenoic acid. J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 18:622-7, 2007 With J.M.Miguel del Corral, M. Castro, S. Gualberto, C. Cuevas & A. Feliciano. New cytotoxic furoquinones obtained from terpenyl-1,4 naphthoquinones and 1,4 anthracenediones. Bioorg. Medic. Chem. 14:7231-40, 2006 With T.H.A. Silva, M.T. Oliveira, H.F. Santos & W.B. Almeida. Estudo de modelagem molecular de complexos de ferriprotoporfirina IX e quinolinocarbinolaminas antimaláricas: proposta de um farmacóforo. Quimica Nova 28(2):244-9, 2005 With B.B. Cota, K.G. Guimarães, M.P. Mendonça, J.D. Souza Filho & F.C. Braga. Chemistry and antifungal activity of Xyris species (Xyridaceae): a new anthraquinone from Xyris pilosa. Biochem. System. Ecol. 32:391-7, 2004 With E.A. Silva & J.A. Takahashi. An interesting backbone rearrangement and novel derivatives from the biotransformation of trachyloban-19-oic acid by Rhyzopus stolonifer. J. Braz. Chem. Soc. 13(1):101-5, 2002 With L.P.S. Pimenta, F.C. Nascimento, A.C.S. Assunção & M.A.D. Oliveira. Laurifolin, a novel acetogenin from Rollinia laurifolia leaves. Tetrahedron Lett. 42:8433-4, 2001 With J.P. Leite, L. Rastrelli, G. Romussi, J.H.Y. Villegas, C. Pizza & W.W. Villegas. New flavonoid glycosides from the infusion of Maytenus aquifolium and M. ilicifolia leaves. Rev. Latinoam. Quim. 28:179-80, 2001 (Suppl.) With F.C. Braga, M.G.R. Duarte & J.D. Souza Filho. Isolation and structure elucidation of a new flavonol glycoside from the lyophylized infusion of Maytenus ilicifolia leaves (2001) With L.P. Santos, M.A.D. Boaventura, N. Sun & J.M. Cassady. Araticulin, a new bis-tetrahydrofuran polyketide from Annona crassiflora seeds. Phytochem. 42:705-7, 1996 With D.P. Lima & D.S. Raslan. New nitrogen derivatives of podophyllotoxin and a novel access to dehydroanhydropicapodophyllin. Synth. Comm. 24(18):2675-83, 1994 With L.P. Santos & M.A.D. Boaventura. Crassiflorina, uma acetogenina tetraidrofurânica citotóxica de Annona crassiflora. Quim. Nova 17(5):387-91, 1994 With D.S. Raslan, E. Chiari & D.S. Duarte. Lychnophoic acid, a new trypanocidal agent and other constituents of Lychnophora pinaster Mart. (1994) With D. Cortes, H. Dadoun & R.L.R. Paiva. Nouveaux alcaloides bis-benzylisoquinoleiques isolés des feuilles de Aristolochia gigantea. J. Natur. Products 50(5):910-4, 1987 With F. Carazza & J.G.S. Maia. Geovanine, a new azanthracene alkaloid from Annona ambotay Aubl. Phytochem. 26(9):2650-1, 1987 With M.O.F. Goulart, A.E.G. Santana, G.G. Oliveira & J.G.S. Maia. Novos alcalóides de Guatteria dielsiana R.E. Fries. Oreades 8(14-5):341-5, 1982 With T.M. Braz, F.R. Bauer, L. Siqueira & N.C.S. Silva. Laevigatin, a sesquiterpenoid furan from Eupatorium laevigatum Lam. Tetrahedron Lett. 2653:4, 1978 Developed benzyleugenol, a convulsant drug (1978) With E. Wenkert, H.E. Gottlieb & Hagmann isolated emmotines, terpenoids from Emmotum nitens (1974) With R. Braz Filho, V.T. Shaat, M.F.F. Leite & O.R. Gottlieb. Novel constituents of Virola multinervia. Cien. Cult. 25:563, 1973 First report of natural occurrence of isoflavans With K. Kurosawa, W.D. Ollis,, B.T. Redman, I.D. Sutherland, O.R. Gottlieb & H.M. Alves. The natural occurrence of isoflavans and an isoflavan quinone. Chem. Comm.20:1263-4, 1968 DEVELOPED METHODS/TECHNIQUES With S.K.V. Bertolucci, A.B.D. Pereira, J.E.B.P. Pinto, J.A.A. Ribeiro & F.C. Braga. Development and validation of an RP-HPLC method for quantification of cinnamic acid derivatives and kaurane-type diterpenes in Mikania laevigata and Mikania glomerata. Planta Medica 75:280-5, 2008 With M.A.F. Brandão & V. Snieckus. Combined directed metalation cross coupling strategies. A regiospecific route to heteroring annelated ortho-naphthoquinones and a short synthesis of β-lapachone. Tetrahedron Lett. 34:2437, 1993 A short and efficient route to azafluorenones (1988) Ortho-furanonaphthoquinones. A simple route to angular analogs (1988) Process for production of threonine methyl esther (1987) PATENTS With M.F. Dolabela, M.T. Martins, D.L.N. Brandão, E.S. Borges, S. Percario, A.M.R. Marinho et al. Method for producing a plant extract and fraction, pharmaceutical compositions and use thereof WO20150132421 (2013) With A.O. da Silva, A.D. Almeida, D.L.N. Brandão, E.S. Borges, E.F. Mota, F. Vasconcelos et al. Composition and use of Aspidosperma nitidum ethanolic extract as antiplasmodic agent BR 10 2012 019426 A2 (2012) With M.F. Dolabela, F.D. Rocha, R.L.R.P. Jacome, R.M.T. Neiva, F.M.A. Gomes & R.C. Paula. Pharmaceutical compositions containing extract and/or bark fractions of Aspidosperma subincanum and use BR 13 2012 033307 3 E2 (2012) With M.F. Dolabela, G.C. Brandão, M.T. Martins, E.S. Borges, D.L.N. Brandão et al. Composition of ethanolic extract and dichloromethane fraction rich in naphthoquinones and use as antimalarial agent BR 10 2012 0194236 A2 (2012) With E.G. Kroon & G.C. Brandão. Pharmaceutical composition containing Myracrodruon urundeuva and use BR 10 2012 001453 0 A8 (2012) With E.G. Kroon & G.C. Brandão. Antiviral pharmaceutical compositions containing extract, fractions and/or isolated compounds of Arrabidaea pulchra and use PI1106466-8 A2 (2011) With F.P. Varotti & R. Batista. Anti-malaria pharmaceutical compositions containing kaurenic diterpene derivatives BR PI1015495-7 (2010) & WO2012 083408 A8 (2012) With E.G. Kroon & G.C. Brandão. Pharmaceutical composition containing acylated mangiferin derivatives and use PI1001164-1 A2 (2010) With M.F. Dolabela, F.D. Rocha, R.L.R.P. Jacome, R.M.T. Neiva & F.M.A. Gomes. Tandardized extract and fraction of barks of Aspidosperma parvifolium and/or ulein and their pharmaceutical composition PI0905584-3 A2 (2009) With M.F. Dolabela, M.T. Martins, D.L.N. Brandão, E.S. Borges, S. Percario, C.C. Quaresma et al. Process for obtaining ethyl acetate and methanolic fractions and antimalarial use BR 10 2012 0118645 A2 (2006)
Wilhelm Otto Neitz
Wilhelm Otto Daniel Martin Neitz, South African veterinarian and protozoologist (Potgeietersus, today Mokopane 17 November 1906 – Pretoria 18 August 1979) Authored over 133 scientific publications With G. de Kock, R.M. Du Toit & C.J. Van Heerden described Tzaneen disease (1937) With R.M. du Toit identified the plurality of strains of the bluetongue virus (1948) Discovered the enigmatic disease of calves known as sweating sickness is caused by bite of Hyalomma truncatum (1954) Identified and described Theileria parva lawrencei as causative agent of Corridor disease (1955) Named Corridor disease (1956) Discovered the chemotherapeutic cure for ruminant heartwater employing sulphonamides being the first use of this drug against rickettsial infections of animals and humans (1930s) Developed method of immunization against heartwater With R.A. Alexander developed a heartwater blood vaccine Discovered that development of macroschizonts of Theileria parva parva is suppressed by tetracyclines DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Genus Cytauxzoon 1948 with Thomas (Protozoa) Species Bacteria Grahamella couchi 1938 Mycoplasma ovis 1934 Protozoa Cytauxzoon strepsicerosi 1956 with Lange Cytauxzoon sylvicaprae 1948 with Thomas Acari Haemaphysalis (Rhipistoma) hyracophila 1971 with Hoogstral & Walker Subspecies Theileria parva parva 1957 HONOURS Doctor Honoris Causa, Tierärztliche Hochschule, Hannover (1963) LINKS http://www.parsa.ac.za/#!wilhelm-neitz/c1b4y
Vishwa Nath
Vishwa Nath, Indian zoologist and microscopist (Amritsar, Punjab 25 June 1897 – 19 December 1976) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY A morphological and cytochemical account of spermatogenesis (1965) With B.L. Gupta & P. Sehgal. Mitochondria and Golgi bodies in the spermatogenesis of Periplaneta americana as studied under the phase contrast microscope. Res. Bull. Punjab Univ. Sci. 112:317-26, 1957 Cytology of spermatogenesis. Intern. Rev. Cytol. 5:395-453, 1956 With S. Singh. The nematode sperm. Res. Bull. Punjab University 91:121-35, 1956 Golgi bodies in the spermatogenesis of pulmonate gastropods (1955) With S. Dyal. On the nature of the yolk nucleus of spider. J.R. Micr. Soc. 53(2):122-8, 1933 A demonstration of the vacuome and the Golgi apparatus as independent cytoplasmic components in the fresh eggs of the frog. Zeitschr. F. Zeforsch. Mikros.Anat. 13:82-108, 1931 With K.T. Husain. Studies on the origin of yolk. II. Oogenesis of scolopendra Otostigmus peae. Quart. Journ. Micr. Sci. 72:403-18, 1929 Studies on the shape of the Golgi apparatus. I. Egg-follicle of Culex. Zeit. F. Zellforsch. U. Mikr. Anat. 8, 1929 Studies in the origin of yolk. I. Oogenesis of the spider Crossopriza lyoni. Quart. J. Micr. Sci. 72, 1928 On the present position of the mitochondria and the Golgi apparatus. Biol. Rev. Cambr. Phlic Soc. 2:52-79,l 1926 With J. Bronte. The oogenesis of certain invertebrata with special reference to Lumbricus. Quart. J. Microsc. Science 70(3):371-89, 1926 Mitochondria and sperm-tail formation with particular reference to moths, scorpions and centipedes. Quart. Jour. Micr. Science 69:643-59, 1926 Cell inclusions in the oogenesis of Scorpions. Proc. Roy. Soc. London series B 98:44-68, 1925 Oogenesis of Lithobius forficatus. Proc. Phil. Soc. Cambridge (1924) Egg-follicle of Culex. Quart. J. Micr. Sci. 69, 1924 With N.D. Pandey. Anatomy of mature larva of castor butterfly Ergolis merione Cramer Origin of yolk in the eggs of spiders HONORS Nathella Singh 1953 (Protozoa)
Virpi Niemela
Virpi Sinikka Niemela, Finnish-born Argentine astronomer (Helsinki 26 December 1936 – La Plata 18 December 2006) Authored over 130 papers about massive stars First to show that stars with Wolf-Rayet emission spectrum display absorption intrinsic lines too Discovered and analysed spectroscopic orbits of many binary systems with Wolf-Rayet component in Southern Hemisphere Proposed the analysis of interstellar medium around Theta Muscae in order to find his HI interstellar bubble With C. Cappa de Nicolauu. The interstellar bubble around Theta Muscae. Astron. J. 89:1398-03, 1984 Studied the Supernova 1983K spectrum before reach its maximum luminosity With M.T. Ruiz & M.M. Phillips. The supernova 1983k in NGC4699: clues to the nature of type II progenitors. Astrophys. J. 289:52-7, 1985 DISCOVERIES With W.A. Weidmann, R. Gamen & R.J. Díaz. Discovery of a (WO) central star in the planetary nebula Th-2 A. Astron. Astrophys. 488(1):245-7, 2008 With R.C. Gamen, G.R. Solivella, P. Benaglia, P. Reig & M.J. Coe. Wack 2134 (=WR21A): a new Wolf-Rayet binary (2006) With W. Weidmann. Discovery of a WO star in the nucleus of the planetary nebula Th-2 A. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 49:98, 2006 With J.F. Albacete Colombo, N.I. Morrell, G. Rauw, M.F. Corcoran & H. Sana. Optical spectroscopy of X-Mega targets. IV. CDP-59º2636: a new O-type multiple system in the Carina Nebula. Mont. Not. Roy. Astron. Soc. 336(4):1099-08, 2002 Two new massive binary stars in the Magellanic Clouds (2002) With M.A. Corti, N.I.Morrell, P.G. Ostrov & G.L. Bosch. Identificación de nuevos miembros del cúmulo abierto Bochum 7. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 44:60, 2000 With M. Orellana, N. Morrell & R. Barbá. Una nueva binaria de tipo O en Carina. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 44:39, 2000 With J.F. Albacete Coutinho & N.I. Morrell. CPD-59º2635: Una nueva binaria de tipo O en la Nebulosa de Carina. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 43:29, 1999 With P.G. Ostrov & N.I. Morrell. Discovery of a stellar association surrounding the massive binary SK-67º105 in the Large Magellanic Cloud (1999) With P.G. Ostrov & N.I. Morrell. Descubrimiento de una nueva asociación OB em la Gran Nube de Magallanes. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 42:39, 1998 (A new OB association in the HII region N50 in the LMC) With J.F. Albacete Colombo & N.I. Morrell. Descubrimiento de un nuevo sistema binario em el cumulo abierto Trumpler 16. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 42:25, 1998 Revised Wolf-Rayet binary orbits and new binaries (1995) New Wolf-Rayet binaries (1991) With N.I. Morrell. LSS3074 – A new double-lined early O-type binary (1990) HONORS / HONOURS Elected Member of Royal Astronomical Society 5289 Niemela (Asteroid)