Sachindra Nath Gupta
Sachindra Nath Dasgupta, Indian mycologist and plant pathologist (Jalpaiguri 04 November 1902 – 11 September 1990) Demonstrated the cause of tip necrosis of mango and developed economic means to control this disease spraying borax Described the dieback of mango With A.T. Zachariah. Dieback of mango. A new disease in India. Ind. J. Bot. 24(1):101-8, 1945 Proposed that the sum of metabolic pattern that should be basically considered for the determination of aggressiveness of a pathogen (1959) His work Saltation of Fungi (1936) earned him great international repute Described at least 77 species of aquatic fungi (63 of them with Rachel John) HONOURS Honorary Member, American Phytopathological Society & Société Botanique de France
Roberto Donoso Barros
Roberto Donoso Barros, Chilean herpetologist (Santiago 05 October 1921 – Concepción 02 August 1975) DESCRIBED TAXA Amphibia Species Alsodes vanzolinii 1974 Engystomops freibergi 1969 Mannophryne riveroi 1965 Pristimantis lancinii 1965 Reptilia Genus Garthia 1965 with Vanzolini Species Garthia penai 1966 Gonatodes ceciliae 1966 Gonatodes ligiae 1967 Gonatodes petersi 1967 Gonatodes seigliei 1966 Liolaemus archeforus 1971 with Cei Liolaemus ceii 1971 Liolaemus constanzae 1961 Liolaemus cranweli 1973 Liolaemus hellmichi 1975 Liolaemus paulinae 1961 Liolaemus petrophilus 1971 with Cei Liolaemus ruibali 1961 Liolaemus sarmientoi 1973 Liolaemus silvanae 1971 with Cei Microlophus atacamensis 1960 Microlophus tarapacensis 1966 Microlophus theresioides 1966 Pristidactylus alvaroi 1975 Pristidactylus valeriae 1966 Subspecies Bachia heteropa marcelae 1964 with Garrido Caiman yacare medemi 1974 Callopistes palluma atacamensis 1960 Callopistes palluma manni 1960 Homonota gaudichaudii klugei 1970 Liolaemus archeforus archeforus 1971 with Cei Liolaemus cyanogaster brattstroemi 1961 Liolaemus zapallarensis sieversi 1954 HONORS Subgenus Donosolaemus Pincheira-Donoso & Nuñez 2005 (Reptilia)
Roberto Dabbene
Roberto Raul Dabbene, Italian-born Argentine ornithologist (Torino 17 January 1864 – La Plata, Buenos Aires Province 20 October 1938) DESCRIBED VALID AVIAN TAXA Species Ara glaucogularis 1921 Geopsitta punensis 1917 Subspecies Cinclodes antarcticus maculirostris 1917 Cinclodes oustaleti hornensis 1913 Cyanoliseus patagonus andinus 1913 with Lillo Eudromia elegans intermedia 1913 with Lillo Leptasthenura aegithalioides pallida 1920 HONORS Subgenus Prodabbenea Kraglievich 1940 (Fossil Mammalia)
Robert Allen Dyer
Robert Allen Dyer, South-African botanist (Pietermaritzburg 21 September 1900 – Johannesburg 26 October 1987) Authored over 450 publications Described 181 new plant species Honored in genus Radyera Bullock 1956 (Malvaceae) Received Herbert Medal, International Bulb Society (1948)
Richard Von Diringshofen
Richard Von Diringshofen, Brazilian entrepneur and amateur entomologist (Joinville, Santa Catarina State 04 August 1900 – São Paulo 20 May 1986) CO-DESCRIBED HOMOPTERA TAXA (with Fonseca) Genera Achantomedes 1974 Hypsoprorachis 1969 Species Achantomedes flavocephala 1974 Alcmeone flavostriata 1969 Alcmeone sinuata 1974 Aspona gibbosa 1969 Aspona quadrinodosa 1969 Cladonota trilobosa 1969 Hemikypta atracta 1969 Heteronotus sakakibarai 1974 Hypsoprora maculata 1974 Hypsoprorachis tuberosa 1969 Leioscyta foleata 1969 Leioscyta hemacroma 1969 Leioscyta similis 1969 Potnia orthosoma 1974 Sundarium achantocornus 1969 HONORS Diringsiella Martins & Galileo 1991 (Coleoptera) LINKS https://www.scielo.br/j/rbent/a/YZcYkwkBx5TmKb6PYc8rgWK/?lang=en
Rene Drucker-Colin
René Raul Drucker-Colin, Mexican neuroscientist (Ciudad de Mexico 15 May 1937 – Ciudad de Mexico 17 September 2017) Authored studies with 4,000 citations (H-index 19) Showed the role of proteins and peptides in regulation of REM sleep With C.W. Spanis, C.W. Cotman & J.L. McGaugh. Changes in protein levels in perfusates of freely moving cats relation to behavioral state. Science 187:963-5, 1975 With C.W. Spanis. Neurohumoral correlates of sleep:increase of proteins during rapid eye movement sleep. Experientia 31:551-2, 1975 First to find the precise localization of biological clock With R. Aguiar-Roblero, F. Garcia Hernandez, F. Fernandez Cancino & F.B. Rattoni. Fetal supraschiamatic nucleus transplants: diurnal rhythm recovery of lesioned rats. Brain Res. 311:353, 1984 With I. Madrazo Navarro suggested autotransplantation of suprarenal glands segments to brain for treating Parkinson disease (1986) With I. Madrazo, V. Díaz, J. Martínez-Mata, C.F. Torres & J.J. Becerril. Open microsurgical autograft of adrenal medulla to the right caudate nucleus in two patients with intractable Parkinson’s disease. New England J. Med. (1987) With I. Madrazo, M. Madrazo, A. Zarate, V. León, C.F. Torres & P. Reyes. Tecnica quirurgica del injerto autologo de medula suprarrenal al nucleo caudado para tratamiento de la enfermedad de Parkinson. Gac. Med. Mex. 124 (9-10):365-9, 1988 Proposed an innovative technique for investigating brain activity during sleep using Fos-like immunostaining With H. Merchant-Nancy, J. Vazquez de Rose & F. Garcia. Brain distribution of c-fos expression as a result of prolonged rapid eye movement (REM) sleep period duration. Brain Res. 681:15-22, 1995 Developed recording technique of simultaneous unit activity at intracerebral perfusion in free-running animals OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS With A.K. de la Herrán & R. Vidaltamayo. A new model of narcolepsy arising from OE/3 (Ebf2)-NULL mutant mice (2010) With R. J. Sallin Pascual. A novel effect of nicotine on mood and sleep in major depression (1998) The function of sleep is to regulate brain excitability in order to satisfy the requirements imposed by waking (1995) With F. Garcia Hernandez. A new motor test sensitive to aging and dopaminergic function (1991)