Agustín Domingo Marenzi
Agustín Domingo Marenzi Bula, Argentine biochemist and pharmacist (Buenos Aires 20 December 1900 – 1967) Authored 265 publications Adapted Pulfrich photometer to a number of quantitative techniques Established that sulfoconjugation process is found in almost all organs and mainly in small intestine (1933-4) DEVELOPED METHODS/TECHNIQUES With R. Gerschman developed Gerschman-Marenzi method for studying changes in blood potassium concentration under distinct physiopathological conditions in Anales Farm. Bioquim. 3:107-11, 1932 Developed a new procedure for determination of choline With C. E. Cardini. The colorimetric determination of choline. J. Biol. Chem. 147:363, 1943 Folin-Marenzi method and uric acid reagent With O. Folin. An improved colorimetric method for the determination of cystine in proteins. J. Biol. Chem. 83:103-8, 1929 Microméthode permettant de déterminer la cystine des protéines. Comp. Rend. Soc. Biol. 104:405-7, 1930 With C.J. Gómez. A new simple and colorimetric method for the determination of fibrinogen. Bull. Soc. Chem. Biol. 33(3-4):409-12, 1951 With E.C. Cardini. Colorimetric micromethod for determining total and unsaturated fat acids of blood. Rev. Soc. Arg. Biol. 19:118-30, 1930 Marenzi-Banfi technique for determination of sulphates Marenzi-Moglia-Villalonga technique for total proteins (1946) Marenzi-Bragger colorimetric method for ketosteroids (1949) Marenzi method for determination of total phenols (modification of Theis-Benedict method) Modified Briggs method for determination of magnesium (1939) Modified McCarthy-Sullivan method for determination of methionine Modified Wintrobe technique for globular volume
Adolfo Martínez Palomo
Adolfo Martínez Palomo, Mexican experimental pathologist (Ciudad de Mexico 15 March 1941 – Son of physician Manuel Martínez Baez Authored over 200 papers and 5 books (about 9,000 citations) Respected as world authority in intercellular junctions in epithelia (1970s) and amebiasis ACHIEVEMENTS First to show clearly the relationship between specific granules of cardiac auricle and the regulation of arterial pressure The fine structure of the heart muscle cells with special reference to specific granules. Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada. Master Thesis (1966) Performed classical papers on adenovirus replication (1967-8) Detailed the ultramicroscopic changes of cell cover and intercellular junctions and the surface of cancerous cells (1969-70) Authored a classic paper on cell cover of normal and cancerous animal cells The surface coats of animal cells. International Review of Cytology 29:29, 1970 Described transitional cells in dog heart With J. Alanís & D. Benítez. Transitional cardiac cells of the conductive system of the dog heart. Distinguishing morphological and electrophysiological features. J. Cell Biology 47:1-17, 1970 First to demonstrate the existence of pathogenic and non-pathogenic Entamoeba sp. Authored the important book the Biology of Entamoeba histolytica (1982) With H. Aréchiga & A. Huberman discovered neurodepressing hormone that regulates the excitability of nervous system in Crustacea (1977) Described the apparent association between varicella zoster virus and multiple sclerosis With J. Sotelo, G. Ordoñez, B. Pineda et al. Varicella zoster virus in progressive forms of multiple sclerosis. Clin. Neurol. Neurosurg. 112(8):653-7, 2010 Papers in top-journals With M. Rojkind. Increase in type I and type III colagens in human alcoholic liver cirrhosis. Proceed. Natl. Acad. Sci. 73(2):539-43, 1976 With D. Erliji. Structure of tight junctions in epithelia with different permeability. Proceed. Natl. Acad. Sci. 72(11):4487-91, 1975 With P.P. da Silva. Distribution of membrane particles and gap junctions in normal and transformed 3T3 cells studied in situ, in suspension and treated with concavalin A. Proceed. Natl. Acad. Sci. 72(2):572-6, 1975 With P.P. da Silva. Induced redistribution of membrane particles, anionic sites and conA receptors in Entamoeba histolytica. Nature 249(5453):170-1, 1974 HONOURS International Award for Scientific Research, Karger Society (1967) LINKS http://www.colegionacional.org.mx/SACSCMS/XStatic/colegionacional/docs/espanol/martinez_palomo.pdf (in Spanish)
Adolfo Leandro Montes
Adolfo Leandro Montes Higueras, Argentine organic chemist and pharmacist (Buenos Aires 13 March 1913 – Florianópolis, Brazil 04 September 1977) Recognized as an expert on essential oils and aromatic products Authored Analitica de los productos aromaticos (1961) a volumous treatise about aromatic products Developed and/or modified techniques Developed a number of techniques specially for chromatography and ultraviolet spectrophotometry With A.L. Gordillo. Chromatography of fatty acids: a semi micro method for determination of C-C acids. Anales Soc. Cient. Arg. 170:53, 1960 Los perfumes: nuevos metodos empleados en su estudio (1959) With B.R. Cortina. Nuevo metodo para investigar tuyona en bebidas (1953) Developed a rotating drum
Adil Mustafa
Adil Mustafa Sehzadebasi, Turkish veterinarian (Istanbul 11 June 1871 – 19 January 1904) With M. Nicolle claimed that rinderpest is caused by a virus (1902) With M. Nicolle first to prepare bovine plague serum With M. Nicolle demonstrated that the causative agente of varíola was filterable 5 years before Negri (published only in 1906)
Abraão de Moraes
Abraão de Moraes, Brazilian astronomer and mathematician (Itapecerica da Serra, São Paulo State 17 November 1916 – São Paulo 11 December 1970) ACHIEVEMENTS First to include a rigorous treatment for motion equations resulting from a particle in a field with spherical symmetry in General Relativity Theory Effects of the Earth’s oblateness on the orbit of an artificial satellite. Anais da Acad. Bras. Ciencias 30:465-510, 1958. Introduced new criteria of randomness (1961) With P.A.Pompéia. Time distribution analysis related to Statistical Physics. Anais da Acad. Bras. Ciencias 33:13-23, 1961. HONORS Palmes Academiques, France Diplome, National Science Foundation, United States De Moraes crater in Moon http://www.astro.iag.usp.br/~dinamica/abrahao.html (link)
Abelardo Moreno
Abelardo Moreno Bonilla, Cuban malacologist and arachnologist (Sagua La Grande, Villa Clara Province 13 February 1913 – La Habana 03 May 1992) Authored over 100 publications DESCRIBED NEW TAXA Arachnida Genus Paraphrynus 1940 Species Alayotityus nanus 1939 Centruroides aguayoi 1939 Centruroides johannis 1939 Centruroides pectinatissimus 1939 Diplocentrus torrei 1938 Heteronebo bermudezi 1938 Paraphrynus williamsi 1940 Tityus inexpectatus 1940 Subspecies Rhopalurus junceus cadenasi 1939 Mollusca Genus Torrechrysias 1936 Subspecies Zachrysia petitiana virescens 1943 with Torre HONORS Subg Morenodendrium Odening 1969 (Trematoda)