Louis Hsiao Yun Chen
Louis Hsiao Yun Chen, Singaporean mathematician (1940 – Turned Stein concentration inequality concept into an effective tool for providing error bounds for the normal approximation in many settings Eponym of Stein-Chen method of Poisson approximation BIBLIOGRAPHY/CONTRIBUTIONS With Q.M. Shaq. A non-uniform Berry-Esseen bound via Stein’s method. Probab. Theory Relat. Fields 120 (92):236-54, 2001 An inequality for the multivariate normal distribution. J. Multiv. Anal. 12(2):306-15, 1982 With S.T. Ho. An Lp bound for the remainder in a combinatorial central limit theorem. Ann. Probability 6:231-49, 1978 An approximation theorem for convolutions of probability measures. Ann. Probab. 3:992-9, 1975 Ann approximation theorem for sums of certain randomly selected indicators. Zeitsch. f. Wahrschein. Verw. Geb. 33:69-74, 1975
Louis Ferdinand Cruls
Louis Ferdinand Cruls, Belgian-born Brazilian astronomer and geodesist (Diest, Brabant 21 January 1848 – Paris 21 June 1906) ACHIEVEMENTS Determined the rotation period of Mars and measured apparent semi diameter of this planet Published a memoir about spots and the time of Mars rotation motion (1878) Made relevant studies about Jove rotation and its satellites and binary stars With E. Liais & emperor Pedro II determined semi-diameter of Sun and Mercury (1878) Saw the Great Comet of 1882 that was known as Cruls Comet (discovered by English-Australian astronomer Ellery) Performed the first spectroscopic analysis of comets (1882) by using spectroscope (British William Huggins used photography for the same purpose in 1881) Proposed formulae for magnetic declination as a function of time Methode graphique pour la determination des heures approchées des éclipses du soleil et des occultations (1894) Methodo para determinar as horas das occultações de estrellas pela lua baseado sobre o conhecimento exacto do instante da conjuncção apparente dos dous astros (1899) Invented a differential barometer Organized Dictionnaire Climatologique Universelle reckoning on scientists of world renown HONORS Valz Medal, Academie de Sciences de Paris (1882) for his work on spectroscopical analysis in the study of comets Cruls Crater (in Mars)
Lila Castellanos
Lila Rosa Castellanos Serra, Cuban biotechnologist (18 September 1948 – Developed new original methods for the detection of proteins, nucleic acids and lipopolysaccharides on electrophoresis gels The methods developed in her laboratory on gel-staining technology are frequently cited in the international literature, and are now routinely employed by international scientific community Introduced the use of imidazole in combination with zinc salts for detection of proteins, nucleic acids, lipopolysaccharides and lipooligosaccharides CONTRIBUTIONS With Y. Ramos, V. Besadá, L.J. Gonzalez, Ya García et al. Double fractionation by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (DF-PAGE): new method for quantitative proteomics studies. Biotecn. Aplic. 34:4501-3, 2016 With Y. Ramos, Y. García, Y. Perez Riverol et al. Peptide fractionation by acid pH SDS-free electrophoresis. Electrophoresis 32(11):1323-6, 2011 With E. Hardy. Negative detection of biomolecules separated in polyacrylamide electrophoresis gels. Nature Protocols 1(3):1551, 2006 With Y. Ramos & V. Huerta. An in-gel digestion procedure that facilitates the identification of highly hydrophobic proteins by electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry analysis. Proteomics 5:2729-38, 2005 With L.J. Gonzalez, V. Badock, M. Díaz, A. Moro et al. Identification of nuclear proteins of small cell lung cancer cell line H82: an improved procedure for the analysis of silver-stained proteins. Electrophoresis 24 (2003) With A. Vallin, W. Proenza, J.P. LeCaer & J. Rossier. An optimized procedure for detection of proteins on carrier ampholyte isoelectric focusing and immobilized pH gradient gels with imidazole and zinc salts. Its application to the identification of isoelectric focusing separated isoforms by in-gel proteolysis and mass spectrometry. Electrophoresis (2001) With W. Proenza, V. Huerta & R.J. Simpson. Proteome analysis of polyacrylamide gel-separated proteins visualized by reversible negative staining using imidazole-zinc salts. Electrophoresis 20:7 32-7, 1999 With C. Fernandez-Patrón, E. Hardy Rando, M. Guerra, E. Estevez, E. Mehl & R.W. Frank. Understanding the mechanism of the zinc-ion stains of biomacromolecules in electrophoresis gels: generalization of the reverse-staining technique. Electrophoresis (1998) With E. Hardy, E. Pupo, H. Santana & M. Guerra. Elution of lipopolysaccharides from polyacrylamide gels. Anal. Biochem. (1998) With C. Fernandez-Patrón, E. Hardy, H. Santana & V. Huerta. High yield elution of proteins from sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels at the low picomole level. Application to N-terminal sequencing of a scarce protein and to in-solution biological activity analysis of on-gel renatured proteins. J. Protein Chem. (1997) With C. Fernandez-Patrón, E. Hardy & V. Huerta. A procedure for protein elution from reverse stained polyacrylamide gels applicable at the low picomole level: an alternative route to the preparation of low abundant proteins for microanalysis. Electrophoresis 17:1564-72, 1996 With C. Fernandez-Patrón, J. Madrazo, E. Hardy, E. Mendez & R.W. Frank. Single-step electrotransfer of reverse stained proteins from sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel onto reversed-phase minicartridge and subsequent desalting and elution with a conventional high-performance liquid chromatography gradient system for analysis. Electrophoresis (1995) With C. Fernandez-Patrón & P. Rodríguez. Reverse staining of sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gels by imidazole-zinc salts: sensitive detection of unmodified proteins. BioTechniques 12:564-73, 1992
Leslie Edward Codd
Leslie Edward Wostall Codd, South African botanist (Vants Drift, Dundee District, KwaZulu-Natal Province 16 September 1908 – Pretoria, Gauteng Province 02 March 1999) DESCRIBED PLANT TAXA Valid Genera Hartogiella 1983 (Celastraceae) Pseudosalacia 1972 (Celastraceae) Rabdosiella 1984 (Lamiaceae) Subgenera (Lamiaceae) Calceolanthus 1975 Nodiflorus 1975 Xerophilus 1975 Species 54 new HONORS Coddia Verdcourt 1981 (Rubiaceae)
Leopoldo Caltagirone
Leopoldo Enrique Caltagirone Zamora, US / Chilean agricultural entomologist (Valparaiso 01 March 1927 – DESCRIBED SPECIES Phanerotoma inopinata 1965 Copidosomopsis (Pentalitomastix) plethorica 1966 Opsophagus cortesi 1966 Phanerotoma toreutae 1967 Tomicobia paratomicobia 1968 (with Hagen) Copidosomopsis tanytmemus 1985 Metaphycus haageni 1999 (with Daane) HONORS Caltagironea Cortes & Campos 1974 (Diptera)
Leonila Corpuz-Raros
Leonila Alzate Corpuz-Raros, Philippine agricultural entomologist (Gamu, Isabela Province 14 January 1941 – DESCRIBED ACARI TAXA Tribe Eutetranychini 1996 with Rimando Genera/Subgenera Basiceremaeus 1979 Chaudhria 1997 with Rimando Hydroecocepheus 1979 Ischeloribates 1980 Kaibacepheus 2004 Kalayaan 1998 Makilingeria 1996 with Rimando Makischeloribates 1980 Mullederiopsis 1996 with Rimando Orinchobates 2017 with Miko & Ermilov Otopentacepheus 2007 Pentacepheus 2004 Philippicheyla 1972 Philippipalpus 1978 Philippizetes 1979 Philoribates 1980 Polillozotes 2009 Pseudoneoribates 2015 with Ermilov Rimandocepheus 1998 Samarocepheus 1990 Tutacheyla 1972 Wooderia 1997 with Rimando Zygepigynia 19085 with Gaud Species About 370 Discovered and named 13 species of aphids from North America