Ruth Glover Wordsworth
Ruth Glover Wordsworth, South African botanist (fl.1908-18) DESCRIBED PLANT SPECIES Acmadenia heterophylla 1915 Acmadenia macropetala Agathosma sladeniana 1915 Albuca karasbergensis 1915 Diosma guthriei 1915 Empleurum fragrans 1918 Hermannia meyeriana 1915 Lachenalia pearsonii 1915 Tetraena tenius 1913 HONORS Gloveria Jordaan 1998 (Celastraceae)
Ruth Gall
Ruth Sonabend de Gall, Jewish Polish-born Mexican physicist (Dobrzyn 27 April 1920 – Ciudad de Mexico 26 April 2003) Authored over 75 papers Gave the first evidence about variation along day in values of geomagnetic rigidity cutoff of cosmic rays in polar latitudes Determined the effect of magneto spherical currents on paths of cosmic rays Produced asymptotic direction maps of cosmic rays Authored classical works on field of cosmic rays Daily variation of the asymptotic directions of cosmic rays. J. Geophys. Res. Space Phys. 73:13, 1968 Penetration through the magnetopause and the trapping in its vicinity. J. Geophys. Res. Space Phys. 69(19):4157-61, 1964 The secular variation of the geomagnetic field and the cutoff momenta. J. Phys. Soc. Japan 17 Suppl. A II: 44-8, 1962 HONOURS Invited as lecturer or visiting professor to many research centers in United States, Europe and Asia Known as Madame Cosmic Rays in world academic community Received a medal from College de France (1981)
Rosalvo Guidolin
Rosalvo Guidolin, Brazilian veterinarian (São Paulo 18 January 1924 – São Paulo 15 December 2011) With R.G. Ferri. Fluorescence and photoinactivation of snake poisons. Science 113:300, 1951 DEVELOPED With I. Gondo & W. Dias da Silva an immunization scheme of horses for antivenins production (1985) Antivenom in powder form (2000) With F. Fratelli, J. Abrahão Neto, A.T. Caricati, M.M. Borges & C.P. Caricati. An alternative method for purifying and detoxifying diphtheria toxin. Toxicon 57(78):1093-1100, 2001 With W. Dias da Silva, J.R. Marcelino, H.H. Gondo, T.L. Kipnis, C.L. da Silva et al. Development of Process to Produce Polyvalent Horse F(ab`)2 Antibodies Anti-African snake venom. African J Biotechnology, 9:2446-2455, 2010. PATENTS With S. Lima Netto, F.S. Kubrusly, P.S. Araújo & I. Raw. Process for obtaining natural exogenous surfactant from swine origin and resulting product (2000) With P. S. Araújo et al. Lipossomal formulations, its uses and processes for obtaining, process for production of hyperimmune serum and method of profilactic or curative treatment of the disease (2003) With colleagues. Process for obtaining equine serum anti Lachesis (2005) With colleagues. Equine serum for anti bee venom, method for recognition and process for obtaining it (2010)
Rolando Garcia
Rolando Victor Garcia Boutique, Argentine meteorologist and philosopher (Azul, Buenos Aires Province 20 February 1919 – Ciudad de Mexico 15 November 2012) Married to world-famous psychopedagogist Emilia Ferreiro His thesis at University of California was relevant for rocket launching to Moon by NASA On the condition of the Steady state Atmospheric Motion (1953) Headed the first atmosheric surveying employing meteorological satellites at Geneve (United Nations Organization) 1967-71 With Jean Piaget authored works about epistemology and science history Elaborated a theory about complex systems Sistemas complejos (2006)
Rodrigo Gamez
Rodrigo Gamez Lobo, Costa Rican plant virologist and ecologist (Esparza, Puntarenas 07 August 1936 – ACHIEVEMENTS Discovered several viruses and vector insects as well as virus-vector biological relationships new to science Discovered, characterized and described the features and biological properties of the rayado fino maize virus that gave basis to the creation of a new viruses family (Marafiviridae) A new leafhopper-borne virus of cvorn in Central America. Plant Disease Reporter 53:929-32, 1969 Described bean rugose mosaic virus With A. Osores & E. Echandi. Una raza nueva del virus do mosaico común del frijol. Turrialba 20:397-400, 1970 Los vírus del frijol en Centroamerica II. Algumas propiedades y transmisión por crisomélidos del vírus del mosaico rugoso del frijol. Turrialba 22:249-57, 1972 Una enfermedad virosa de los chiles causada por el vírus Y de la papa. Rev. Biol. Trop. 10(1):91-7, 1962 PATENT With G. Tamayo-Castillo, K. Rosales-Ovares et al. Pharmaceutical composition for preventing or treating inflammatory diseases, allergic diseases or asthma, containing Diospyros blancoi A.DC extract as active ingredient. US Patent 20130164395A1 (2010) HONORS Houssay Prize, OAS (1983) Prince of Asturias Prize in Science and Technology (1995) Genus Rodrigama Gauld 1991 (Hymenoptera) LINKS http://163.178.205.6/cientificos/biorgamez.html (Curriculum Vitae)
Rodolfo Golbach
Rodolfo Luis Pablo Golbach, German-born Argentine entomologist (Leipzig 08 June 1916 –San Miguel de Tucumán 17 October 2000) World expert on Elateridae Coleoptera Presented a device to collect Thysanoptera Aparato para la recolección de tisanópteros. Rev. Soc. Entom. Argent. 13(1-3):187-9, 1951 DESCRIBED NEW COLEOPTERA TAXA Tribe Anaissini 1984 Subfamily Semiotinae Genera Apteroelater 1964 Arnettia 1969 Duretia 1984 Latilacon 1969 Monocyrton 1969 Paraloboderus 1990 Pyrganus 1968 Stangellus 1976 Species At Least 40 HONORS Golbachia Cobos 1955 (Coleoptera) Golbachiella Townes 1969 (Hymenoptera)