Javier Maldonado Ocampo
Javier Alejandro Maldonado Ocampo, Colombian ichthyologist (Ubaté, Ubaté Province, Cundinamarca Department 06 February 1977 – Vaupés River, Vaupés Department 02 March 2019) DESCRIBED VALID PISCES TAXA Genus Akawaio 2014 with López Fernandez, Taphorn, Bernard, Crampton & Lovejoy Species Akawaio penak 2014 with López Fernandez, Taphorn, Bernard, Crampton & Lovejoy Apteronotus eschmeyeri 2004 with Santana, Severi & Mendes Apteronotus galvisi 2007 with Santana & Crampton Apteronotus milesi 2005 with Santana Chaetostoma joropo 2016 with Ballén & Urbano-Bonilla Eigenmannia camposi 2020 with Herrera Collazos, Galindo Cuervo & Rincón Sandoval Eigenmannia magoi 2020 with Herrera Collazos, Galindo Cuervo & Rincón Sandoval Eigenmannia zenuensis 2020 with Herrera Collazos, Galindo Cuervo & Rincón Sandoval Gymnotus ardilai 2004 with Albert Gymnotus choco 2003 with Albert & Crampton Gymnotus henni 2003 with Albert & Crampton Hemibrycon iqueima 2018 with Garcia Melo, Albornoz Garzón, Garcia Melo & Villa Navarro Imparfinis timana 2011 with Ortega Lara, Milani, doNascimiento & Villa Navarro Imparfinis usmai 2011 with Ortega Lara, Milani, doNascimiento & Villa Navarro
Jai Pal Mittal
Jai Pal Mittal, Indian chemist (Meerut, Uttar Pradesh State 21 September 1940 – Identified for the first time various transient species participating in multiphoton isotope specific reaction pathways in molecules First to demonstrate the vibrational-vibration energy transfer in SF6-UF6 system With L.V. Shastri, N.P.K. Krishnan & T.K.S. Murthy. Development of a photochemical route for upgrading Europium from aqueous lanthanide mixtures. Materials Science Forum 30:57-60, 1991 With L.C.T. Shoute. A new versatile system for matrix isolation and spectroscopic studies of cations at 77K: perfluoro-2-butyltetrahydrofuran. Spectrochim. Acta Part A Mol. Spectr. 45(8):863-7, 1989 With R. Mahadeva Iyer. A modified design of a high temperature argon beta-ray detector for gas chromatography. J. Chromat. A 11:404-5, 1963
Jacques Edouard Joseph Martini
Jacques Edouard Joseph Martini, Swiss-born South African geologist and mineralogist (1936- DESCRIBED NEW MINERAL SPECIES Sasaite, a new phosphate mineral from West Driefontein Cave, Transvaal, South Africa (1978) Mbobomkulite, hydrombobomkulite and nickelalumite, new minerals from Mbobo Mkulu Cave, Eastern Transvaal. Ann. Geol. Surv. South Africa 14:1-11, 1980 Sveite, a new mineral from Autana Cave, Território Federal Amazonas, Venezuela. Trans. Geol. Surv. South Africa 83:239-41, 1980 Lonecreekite, sabieite and clairite, new secondary ammonium ferric-ioron sulphates from Lone Creek Fall Cave, near Sabie, Eastern Transvaal. Ann. Geol. Surv. South Africa 17:29-34, 1983 (mineral clairite in honor to his wife Claire Zingg Martini (1936 – Swaknoite (Ca(NH4)2(HPO4)2.H20, orthorhombic), a new mineral from Arnhem Cave, Namibia (1991) Two new minerals originated from bat guano combustion in Arnhem Cave, Namibia (1994) (pyrophoshite and arnhemite) Gwihabaite (NH4,K)NO3, orthorhombic – a new mineral from Gwihaba Cave, Botswana (1996) Pyrocoproite (Mg (K,Na)2 P207, monoclinic), a new mineral from Arnhem Cave, (Namibia) derived from bat guano combustion (1997)
Ivan Mota Albuquerque
Ivan da Mota e Albuquerque, Brazilian immunologist (Recife 09 October 1920 – São Paulo 25 September 2014) Authored at least 132 papers ACHIEVEMENTS Demonstrated that granulations of mast cells store histamine With L.C.U. Junqueira, W.T. Beraldo & R.G. Ferri. Intracellular distribution of histamine. Nature 174:698-9, 1954 With L.C.U. Junqueira, W.T. Beraldo & A.G. Ferri. Action of peptone on mastcells of the dog. Nature 173:547, 1954 Possibly the first demonstration of apparent abundance of RNA in retinal cones and rods With M.Rabinovitch & S. Yoneda. Note on the histochemical localization of glycogen and pentose polynucleotides in the visual cells of the chick (Gallus gallus). Quart. J. Micr. Science 95(1):5, 1954 Described antigen-induced mast cell degranulation in vitro (1956) and in vivo With I. Vugman. Effect of anaphylactic shock and compound 48-80 on the mast cells of the guinea-pig lung. Nature 177:427-9, 1956 Concluded that mast cells have antibodies fixed on them With W. Dias da Silva. Antigen-induced damage to isolated sensitized cells. Nature 186:245-6, 1960 With W. Dias da Silva demonstrated that in low concentration of anti-histamine substances inhibit their release by mast cells and in high concentration occur the inverse (1960) With W. Dias da Silva showed that anaphylactic antibodies perform reactions only after binding to surface receptors on mast cells Discovered IgE antibodies before Ishizaka Suggested the existence of mast cell sensitizing antibody Mast cell lytic antibodies. Nature 192:1201, 1961 Characterized the mast cell sensitizing antibody Biological characterization of mast cell sensitizing antibodies. Life sciences 1:465-74, 1963 First obtained the induction of an antibody able to sensitize mast cells The mechanism of anaphylaxis. I. Production and biological properties of mast cell sensitizing antibodies. Immunol. 7:681-99, 1963 With J.M. Peixoto. A skin-sensitizing and thermolabile antibody in the mouse. Life Sciences 5:1723-5, 1966 Demonstrated mast cells role in anaphylaxis and other IgE-dependent phenomena First to identify the biological activity and properties of IgE and IgG1 antibodies Obtained a new rattle snake antivenin serum (1999) With O. Bier, W. Dias da Silva & N. Vaz, authored Imunologia Básica e Aplicada (Fundamentals of Immunology), translated to English and German (1973) METHODS A method for quantitative estimation of mast cells in the bone marrow of the rat. Blood 6:81, 1951 With S. Yoneda & I. Rabinovich. Plasmal reaction in the blood and haemopoietic organs. Proc. Soc. exper. Biol. Med. 81:338, 1952 Developed Braga-Mota method With F. Braga. Homologous passive cutaneous anaphylaxis (PCA) in mice and heterologous PCA induced in rats with mouse IgE. Immunol. 30:655-57, 1976 With I. Fernandes, F. Gourmont, D. Latinne et al. A rapid and efficient purification method for horse IgG(T) using a rat monoclonal antibody. Braz. J. Med. Biol. Research 27:2599-06, 1994 HONOURS Visiting Professor, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Georgetown University, United States Honorary Research Assistant, University College of London (1957-8)
Hugo Iván Moyano
Hugo Ivan Moyano Gonzalez, Chilean marine zoologist (Temuco 14 August 1939 – Concepción 30 October 2014) Authored over 85 scientific works DESCRIBED BRYOZOA TAXA Families Cellarinellidae 1970 Polliciporidae 2000 Genera Antarctothoa 1987 Austrothoa 1987 Cellarinelloides 1970 Dakariella 1968 Dendroperistoma 1985 Figularia 1991 Flustrapora 1970 Hippoflustra 1972 Klugeflustra 1972 Klugerella 1972 Larvapora 1970 Metastomatopora 1991 Nematoflustra 1991 Neothoa 1987 Orthoporidroides 1974 Paracellaria 1969 Parafigularia 1984 Pollicipora 2000 Peristomatopora 1991 Serratiflustra 1972 Tetrastomatopora 1991 Trilaminopora 1970 Xenoflustra 2011 Species At least 105 (until 2008)
Hugh Kenneth Munro
Hugh Kenneth Munro, South African entomologist (Pretoria 01 July 1894 – 1973) World authority on fruit flies Described about 100 new Diptera genera HONORS (Diptera) Munromyia Bezzi 1922 Munroella Bezzi 1924