Pamela Rodgers Johnson
Pamela E. B. Rodgers Johnson, Jamaican neuropathologist (1930 – 28 April 1999) Recognized as world expert on neurovirology Authored the first paper about treating acute schizophrenia in general medical wards With F.W. Hickling, M. McCallum & L. Nooks. Treatment of acute schizophrenia in open general medical wards in Jamaica. Psychiatr. Serv. 51(5):659-63, 2000 DISEASES With P. Brown, F. Cathala et al. Creutzfeld-Jakob disease of long duration: clinicopathological characteristics, transmissibility, and differential diagnosis. Ann. Neurol. 16:295-304, 1984 Identified HTLV-I virus as being the etiological agent for Tropical Spastic Paraparesis or Jamaican Neuropathy With D.C. Gajdusek, O. St C. Morgan, V. Zaninovic, P.S. Sarin & D.S. Graham. HTLV-I and HTLV-II antibodies and tropical spastic paraparesis. Lancet 2:1247-8, 1985 With J.W. Lee, E.P. Fox et al. A case report implicating HTLV-I as a cause of three diseases. Ann. Intern. Med. 110:239-41, 1988 With D.C. Gajdusek & R.M. Garruto. Tropical myeloneuropathies, a new aetiology. Trends in Neurosciences 11(12):526-32, 1988 OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS With P. Brown, C.J. Gibbs Jr., D.M. Asher et al. Human spongiform encephalopathy: the National Institutes of Health series of 300 cases of experimentally transmitted disease. Ann. Neurol. 35(5):513-9, 1994 With B.W. Little, P.W. Brown. D.P. Perl & D.C. Gajdusek. Familial myoclonic dementia masquerading as Creutzfeld-Jakob disease. Ann. Neurol. 20(2):231-9, 1986
Nahum Joel
Nahum Joel S., Chilean crystallographer (07 August 1924 – Santiago 07 August 2010) With C. Martinoya created the chromatic abstractoscope or abstract painting robot (1960; published in 1968) With W.A. Wooster. On six new relations between the elastic constants of crystals. Acta Cryst. 14:571, 1961 With I.D. Muir. New techniques for the universal stage. I. An extinction curve method for the determination of the optical indicatrix. Min. Mag. 31:860, 1958 With R. Vera & I. Garaycochea. A method for the estimation of transmission factors in crystals of uniform cross section. Actra Cryst. 6:465, 1953 A method to determine the optical indicatrix of small crystals. Min. Mag. 29:206, 1950 A stereographic construction for determining the optical axes of a biaxial crystal directly from a few extinction measurements Papers in Nature With W.A. Wooster. Number of elastic constants required in crystal elasticity. Nature 182:1078, 1958 With W.A. Wooster. Theories of crystal elasticity. Nature 180 (4583):430-1, 1957 HONOURS ICPE Medal (1992)
Mu-Shik Jhon
Mu-Shik Jhon, South Korean physical chemist (Daegu 22 January 1932 – 13 August 2004) Authored over 250 scientific publications Announced that water exist in the form of combinations of 5 (pentagonal) or 6 (hexagonal) water molecules (1990s) EPONYMY Eyring-Jhon parameters Hobbs-Jhon-Eyring domains Eyring-Jhon equation
Mohammad Shamim Jairajpuri
Mohammad Shamim Jairajpuri, Indian helminthologist (Azamgarh District, Uttar Pradesh State 08 April 1942 – New Delhi 10 January 2024) Considered a world authority on plant and soil nematodes Authored 28 books and monographs and about 400 research papers DESCRIBED NEMATODA TAXA Established the Order Mononchida 1969 Genera & Subgenera Acephalodorylaimus 1982 with Ahmad Actus 1973 with Baqri Amphilobendira 1987 with Rahman, Ahmad & Ahmad Amphitylencholaimus 1992 with Ahmad Annulospira 1969 with Siddiqi Aporcedorus 1983 with Ahmad Arcidorylaimoides 1992 with Ahmad Athernema 1978 with Ahmad Athusia 1976 with Anwar Axodorylaimellus 1980 with Ahmad Baqriella 1998 with Ahmed Basirotyleptus 1964 Belondorylaimellus 1980 with Ahmad Calvatylus 1977 with Siddiqi Cephalodorylaimellus 1980 with Ahmad Clarkus 1970 Clavidorylaimellus 1980 with Ahmad Clavilenchus 1966 Comiconchus 1982 with Khan Coomansinema 1989 with Ahmad Coomansus 1977 with Khan Coronatylencholaimellus 1992 with Ahmad Crestonchulus 2002 with Siddiqi Curvidorylaimus 1982 with Rahman Digidorylaimoides 1992 with Ahmad Disctylencholaimus 1992 with Ahmad Divittus 1984 Dominicactinolaimus 1992 with Ahmad Dorella 1984 Dorsalla 1966 Drepanodorylaimus 1966 Duriella 1999 with Dhanam Elongidorylaimellus 1980 with Ahmad Farooqifilaria 1970 with Siddiqi Filidorylaimellus 1980 with Ahmad Francofilaria 1970 with Siddiqi Francolinema 1970 with Siddiqi Goferus 1992 with Ahmad Gopalus 1988 with Khan & Ahmad Gymnotyleptus 1982 with Ahmad Hadronchoides 1983 with Rahman Imphalenchus 1980 with Dhanachand Jensenonchus 1982 with Khan Kunjudorylaimus 2000 with Dhanam Leptotylencholaimus 1992 with Ahmad Longidorylaimoides 1992 with Ahmad Loofilaimus 1998 with Ahmad & Sturhan Megaonchulus 1982 with Khan Mesodorylaimellus 1980 with Ahmad Metadorylaimus 1966 with Goodey Metadorylaimellus 1980 with Ahmad Metarhabditis 2004 with Tahseen, Hussain, Tomar & Shah Micatonchus 2001 with Tahseen & Choi Miconchoides 1982 with Khan Morasia 1969 with Baqri Mulkorhynchus 1988 Neodolichorhynchus 1984 with Hunt Neometadorylaimus 1992 with Ahmad Nepalus 1980 with Ahmad Nordia 1964 with Siddiqi Nygellolaimellus 1999 with Dhanam Oostenbrinkella 1965 Opisthodorylaimus 1982 with Ahmad Ophisthotylencholaimus 1992 with Ahmad Ophisthotyleptus 1992 with Ahmad Orientylus 1977 with Siddiqi Oxybelondira 1979 with Ahmad Paracrassibucca 1973 with Baqri Paractinolaimoides 1994 with Khan & Ahmad Paraenchodelus 1980 with Ahmad Paraleptonchus 1999 with Dhanam Paramylonchulus 1982 with Khan Paraoxybelondira 1999 with Dhanam Paraoxydirus 1979 with Ahmad Parkellus 2001 with Tahseen & Choi Paurodontoides 1969 with Siddiqi Phallaxonchium 1979 with Dhanachand Prodolichorhynchus 1985 Prodorylaimellus 1980 with Ahmad Promiconchus 1982 with Khan Protylencholaimus 1992 with Ahmad Pseudotylencholaimus 1992 with Ahmad Qudsianema 1965 & Qudsiella 1967 (in honor to his mother Qudsia) Ramphidorylaimus 2010 with Baniyamuddin & Ahmad Rotundus 1980 with Ahmad Sclerolaimus 1992 with Ahmad Scutylenchus 1971 Silvallis 1986 with Ahmad Spiculaxonchium 1992 with Ahmad Stopractinca 1994 with Khan & Ahmad Tessellus 1984 with Hunt Unigaxonchium 1999 with Dhanam Willinema 1967 with Baqri Species Over 500 HONORS (Nematoda) Genus Moshajia Siddiqi 1982 Subgenus Shamimonema Chawla, Khan & Prasad 1965
Miguel L. Jaume
Miguel Luis Jaume García, Cuban malacologist (La Habana 11 November 1905 – La Habana 13 December 1990) DESCRIBED MOLLUSCA TAXA Genera With De la Torre 1972 Acrocoptis Amphistemma Anafecoptis Arangocoptis Asthenocoptis Bermudezicoptis Bialasmus Blaincoptis Callocoptis Capillacea Carcinostemma Cavicoptis Cenocoptis Centralia Clenchicoptis Cylindrocoptis Garciacoptis Geminicoptis Gravicoptis Heterocoptis Johaniceramus Juanocoptis Levicoptis Levistemma Mimiaxis Nodulia Organocoptis Orienticoptis Palenquecoptis Pfeiffericoptis Planostemma Poeycoptis Sagracoptis Scalaricoptis Teneria Tenuistemma Trilamellaxis Uncinicoptis Ventricochlis With others Aguayodiscus 1946 with Borro Bakerviana 1957 with Aguayo Cupulella 1948 with Aguayo Eucryptelasmus 1943 with Fuentes Plicathyrium 1943 with Fuentes Semitrochatella 1958 with Aguayo Species About 700 between Fossil and Living mollusks HONORS (Mollusca) Genera Jaumeia Aguayo 1943 & Jaumea Torre & Bartsch 1972 Subgenus Jaumeoconcha Alcalde Ledón 1945
Miguel Francisco Jimenez
José Miguel Francisco de la Luz Jimenez Garcia, Mexican physician (Amozoc, Puebla 10 October 1813 – Ciudad de Mexico 02 April 1876) HEPATIC ABSCESSES First to describe amoebic hepatic abscess (1842) and to diagnose it in relation to bronchii (1843) Performed the most complete clinical and anatomopathological description of hepatic abscess Absceso del hígado en comunicación con los brônquios (1843) Lecciones dadas en la Escuela de Medicina de México. Primera parte. Abscesos del higado (1856) Tratamiento de los abscesos del hígado. Gac. Med. Mex. 2:12, 1866 Diagnostico diferencial entre los abscesos del hígado. Gac. Med. Mex. 10:345, 1875 Introduced hydro-abdominal succussion for treatment of hepatic abscesses Developed Jimenez method for treating hepatic abscesses consisting of simple and repeated punctures in the liver for tapping through the intercostal spaces by the common trocar (1856) Gave the first account of an amoebic complication in the skin (1872) OTHERS Distinguished typhus from typhoid fever before Jenner and proposed a new differential diagnosis Los apuntes para La historia de la fiebre petequial o tabardillo que reina en Mexico (1846) Sobre la identidad de las fiebres (1864) Introduced improvements to percussion and auscultation Reported proteinuria in Scarlet fever (1856)