Reinaldo Augusto Carestia
Reinaldo Augusto Carestia, Argentine astronomer (San Juan 23 April 1932 – 23 August 1993) From Italian descent METHODS Global method for the astronomical determination of geographic coordinates in the CIO system. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 34:158-66, 1988 With R.A. Marquez & C.E. Svendsen. Lugares aparentes – Metodo vector transformación comparación APFS. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 28:131-8, 1984 With A. Zaragoza & M. Gallego. Procedimiento para la reducción en declinación de series FK4. Resultados obtenidos. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 23:384, 1981 With A. Zaragoza & M. Gallego. Procedures for the reduction in declination of the Kustner series. Results obtained with the meridian circle of San Juan, Argentina (1979) DEVICES With C.C. Mallamaci & J.A. Pérez. On the design and installation of a new collimator’s system of the San Juan meridian circle. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 34:172-6, 1988 With C.C. Mallamaci. Dispositivo foto-electronico para registros de tránsitos del circulo meridiano. Bol. Asoc. Argent. Astron. 26:145-8, 1981 HONORS Asteroid 3578 Carestia
Raymundo Martins de Castro
Raymundo Martins de Castro, Brazilian dermatologist (São Paulo 14 July 1927 – São Paulo State 11 September 1993) Showed the effectiveness of amphotericin B for treating mucosal forms of American cutaneous leishmaniasis With S. A. Sampaio, N.L. Dillon & J.E. Martins. Treatment of mucocutaneous (American) leishmaniasis with amphotericin B: report of 70 cases. Int. J. Dermatology, 1971 Classified clinically fogo selvagem (endemic pemphigus foliaceus) in 4 distinct phases with clinical and immunological characteristics With N.G. Proença. South American pemphigus foliaceus. The Glaxo Volume 36:17-30, 1972 Distinguished immunopathologically fogo selvagem from other varieties of pemphigus With N.G. Proença. Ahnlichkeiten und untershiede zwischen brasilianischem fogo selvagem und pemphigus foliaceus Cazenave. Hautarzt 33:574-77, 1982
Raul Cortés
Raul Eduardo Cortés Peña, Chilean entomologist (Coquimbo 18 March 1915 – Santiago August 2001) DESCRIBED DIPTERA GENERA Acroceronia 1951 Alexogloblinia 1944 Androsoma 1970 with Campos Aneriophora 1952 with Stuardo Araucogonia 1976 Baculocaptus 1968 Caltagironea 1974 with Campos Camposodes 1967 Comopsis 1986 Coscaronia 1979 Desantisodes 1973 Dischotrichia 1944 Gonzalezodoria 1967 Hypsomyia 1983 Irwinia 1967 Marnefia 1982 Myiochaeta 1967 Myiodexia 1970 with Campos Nothovoria 1989 Notoderus 1986 Oraeosoma 1976 Periostoma 1986 Phasmovora 1968 Proteloglutus 1972 with Valencia Ruiziella 1951 Schlingermyia 1967 Stuardomyia 1945 Telonotomyia 1986 Trichoraea 1975 Trichoceronia 1945 Species Over 100 HONORS Raulcortesia Artigas & Papavero 1991 (Diptera)
Ranwel Caputto
Ranwel Caputto DeRosa, Argentine bio and neurochemist (Buenos Aires 01 January 1914 – Cordoba 19 April 1994) With R.E. Trucco. Neuramin-lactose, a new compound isolated from the mammary gland of rats. J. Biol. Chem. 206 (2):901-9, 1954 With H.J. Maccioni & A. Arce. A method of determining the sequence of incorporation of monosaccharides in the synthesis of the branched oligosaccharide chain of a structural compound. The biosynthesis of Tay-Sachs gangliosides. FEBS Lett 23(2):136-8, 1972 With R.E. Trucco, J. Tang & S. Wolf isolated and crystallized the gastricsin (1958) Characterized new enzymatic activities DISCOVERED Codiscovered glucose 1,6 diphosphate as coenzyme of phosphoglucomutase (1948) and its enzymatic synthesis (1949) With L.F. Leloir, C. Cardini & A. Paladini UDPG and UDP-gal (1950) With L.F. Leloir general synthetic mechanism of disaccharides in yeasts, showing the same mechanism in plants (1950) With L.F. Leloir discovered and determined structure of glucose-1,6 di-phosphate (1958) Adenosinkinase, sialil-lactose, neuramin lactose sulphate, mammalian neuraminidase and lactose 3-phosphate The biosynthesis of sulphatides as a reaction between cerebrosides and phospho adenosine phosphosulphate (PAPS) With C. Landa & H.C. F. Maccioni identified the site of ganglioside synthesis in the chick optic system With M. Mestrallet & F.A. Cumar the synthesis of trisialogangliosides With M.E. Hallak, J.A. Rodríguez & H.S. Barra a new carboxipeptidase With H.S. Barra, J.A. Rodríguez & C. Arce a metabolic step that adds tyrosine and phenylalanine to tubulin as a novel post-translational event With S. Quiroga & B.I. Caputto an inhibitor of n-acetylgalactosamyl transferase in GM2 synthesis With R.O. Duffard, I. Albarracín & F.E. Lassaga an endogenous inhibitor of sialyl transferase in GM3 ganglioside synthesis With B.I. Caputto, A.H.R. Landa & C. Landa the effect of light as a model of neuronal stimulation on ganglioside turnover in the chick visual system Papers in top journals With M. Dixon. Crystallization and identity of the triose and triose phosphate dehydrogenases of muscle. Nature 156:630, 1945 With R.E. Trucco.A new galactose-containing compound from mammary glands. Nature 169 (4312):1061-2, 1952 With S. El Khatib, U.A. Chenau, M.P. Carpenter & R.E. Trucco. Possible presence of lipid peroxides in tissues of tocopherol-deficient animals. Nature 201 (4915):188-9, 1964 With B.L. Caputto & A. H. Maccioni. Light inhibits the labeling of gangliosides in chicken retina. Nature 257 (5526):492-3, 1975 LINKS http://www.springerlink.com/content/2122278543263340/ http://www.ciquibic.gov.ar/RANWELCV2.pdf
Ranjit Kumar Chandra
Ranjit Kumar Chandra, Indian physician (Mailsi, Punjab Province, Pakistan 02 February 1938 – Authored about 200 papers Discovered Chandra-Ketharpal syndrome Levocardia with bronchiectasis and paranasal sinus abnormalities. Indian J. Pedia. 30:78-80, 1963 First established a direct link between nutritional deficiencies and immune system responses SOME INFLUENT PAPERS Prospective studies of the effect of breast feeding on incidence of infection and allergy. Acta Paediatrica Scand. 68:691-4, 1979 Excessive intake of zinc impairs immune responses. JAMA 252:1442-5, 1984 Nutrition and immunity: lessons from the past and new insights into the future. Amer. J. Clin. Nutr. 53:1087-1101, 1991 HONORS Medicine & Physiology Nobel Prize nominee for two times
Ramón Carrillo
Ramón Carrillo Gómez, Argentine neuroscientist (Santiago Del Estero 07 March 1906 – Belém, Brazil 20 December 1956) Authored 140 monographs on neurology, psychiatry, histology and pathology of nervous system and history of medicine Performed the first comparative study of neuroglia and its development Discovered that neuroglia phylogenetically develops in parallel manner to vascular system Discovered that development of vessels presented a parallel trophic action on neurogliae layers a phenomenon that named vasculo-gliotaxis Reported original contributions in Anatomia functional del lobulo frontal and Leucotomia Selectiva With C.A. Alvarado observed that the biology of Anopheles argentinus is distinct from that European species DESCRIBED Accurately cerebral sclerosis and identified a new form of brain sclerosis named scleroatrophic form of Carrillo Brain structures that bore his name DEVELOPED Methods of observation and staining for neurogliae Iodine ventriculography Tomoencephalography (with Manuel Oribe & Manuel Malenchini) Principles of hospital architecture worldwide adopted With R.F. Matera. Nueva tecnica operatoria minima. Leucotomia selectiva en el dolor visceral. Seara Medica 5(2-4):133-42, 1950 Nueva técnica para la coloración de la neuroglia sobre cortes a congelación, por el verde luz EPONYMY Carrillo disease (epidemical acute papilitis) Carrillo sign (1937) Carrillo leucotomy technique (1944) Carrillo-Matera procedure OFFICES/MEMBERSHIP Argentine Health Minister (1946-54) President, International Congress of Surgery (1950) Honorary Adviser, Austrian Society of Public Health Correspondent Member, Societé de Neurochirurgie de France LINKS http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-282X1958000100008