Eduardo Braun-Menendez
Eduardo Braun-Menendez, Chilean-born Argentine physiologist (Punta Arenas, Chile 16 January 1903 – Mar del Plata 16 January 1959) Worldwide respected as an authority on hypertension Discovered angiotensin and angiotensogen With J.M. Muñoz, J.C. Fasciolo & L.F. Leloir. Hypertensin: the substance causing renal hypertension. Nature 144:980, 1939. With L.F. Leloir, J.C. Fasciolo and A. Taquini described enzymatic nature of renin-angiotensin system and its link to arterial hypertension With J.M. Muñoz, A. Taquini, J.C. Fasciolo & L.F. Leloir. Metodo para la medición de la renina humana. Rev. Soc. Arg. Biol. 19:321-31, 1943 With Oscar Orías published Los Ruidos Cardíacos en condiciones normales y patologicas / Heart Sounds in Normal and Pathological Conditions (1937) edited in English by Oxford University Press (1939), regarded as a classical text in the field. In this book they perfected a phonocardiogram via a process of optical amplification With A.C. Paladini & O.A. Scornik. Further improvements on a method for the estimation of angiotensin in blood. Acta Physiol. Lat. Am. 10:64-7, 1960 Papers in top journals With J.C. Fasciolo, J.M. Muñoz & L.F. Leloir. On the specificity of renin. Science 92 (2398):554-5, 1940 With U.S. Euler. Hypertension after bilateral nephrectomy in the rat. Nature 160 (478):905, 1947 With B.A. Houssay, J.C. Fasciolo, L.F. Leloir, J.M. Muñoz & A.C. Taquini. Angiotonin or hypertensin. Science 98(2553):495, 1953 With I.H. Page. Suggested revision of nomenclature – angiotensin. Science 127(3292):242, 1958 HONORS Doctor Honoris Causa, University of California LINKS See http://www.houssay.org.ar/hh/bio/braun-m.htm (in Spanish)
Eduardo Blanco Acevedo
Eduardo Blanco Acevedo, Uruguayan surgeon (Montevideo 14 March 1884 – 07 July 1971) Brother in law of physician Francisco Soca Developed an operation for treatment of acute encephalitis (Blanco Acevedo incision) Developed a procedure for prevention of hydatid anaphylaxis SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Cancer primitivo del apéndice (1926) Evolución de las apendicitis agudas (1933-4) With C.M. Domínguez. La radiografia de la mamma dinamica. Anales Dept. Cient. Salud Publ. 2:1, 1935 Posibilidad en el tratamiento del cancer del cuello uterino. Rev. Med. Hond. 7(70):253-61, 1936 Litiasis del colédoco. Anales Ateneo Clin. Cir. 5:279, 1939 Paralisis radial producida por una inyección mercurial em El brazo. Rev. Med. Uruguay 10:178, With J.L. Morador & R. Minetti. Los quistes hidátidicos musculares. Arch. Int. Hidat. LINKS http://www.smu.org.uy/publicaciones/libros/ejemplares_ii/art_39_blancoacevedo.pdf (complete bibliography)
Dorairajan Balasubramanian
Dorairajan Balasubramanian, Indian cytologist and molecular biologist (Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu State 28 August 1939 – Authored over 450 publications (6 books) Showed that biochemical damage to visual proteins compromise lenticular transparency and lead to cataract Isolated limbal stem cells of eye cornea Showed the importance of optineurin in regulating the process of endocytic recycling
Donglu Bai
Donglu Bai, Chinese organic chemist (Dinghai County, Zhejiang Province 08 February 1936 – CONTRIBUTIONS With X. Xiao developed an efficient and selective method for hydrolysis of acetonides (2010) With L. Zhou, Q. Yang, Y. Wang et al. designed novel isopropanolamine derivatives (2008) With L. You, S. Feng, R. An & X. Wang developed a new method to synthesize β-amino amide (2008) With Z. Liu, D. Li, S. Li et al. described a method for the synthesis of 5,6-disubstituted furo[2,3d]pyrimidine derivatives (2006) With J. Li, J. Chen, Z. Li et al. reported a novel quinoxaline derivative as a potent human cyclophilin A inhibitor (2006) With K. Xiao, L. Xuan, Y.Xu et al. discovered a dimeric stilbene glycosides with a novel four-membered ring (2002) With X.C. He, B. Wang & G. Yu developed new chiral ferrocenylphosphine ligands (2001) With L. Ou developed a new method for detrifluoroacetylation of esters with triethylamine pretreated silica gel (1999) With Y. Hu developed a new and efficient method for obtaining α-bromoesters (1998) With B. Wu obtained the first total synthesis of huperzine B (1997) With G. Chu & Q. Zhou obtained the first total synthesis of sarmentosin (1993) With Y. Bo & Q. Zhou developed an easy and efficient method for macrolactamization (1990) PATENTS With Y. Hu & J. Yan. Biaryl alcohol diamine compound, its pharmaceutical composition, preparation method and application (2010) With X. Tang, X. He & Y. Fu. 16-site substituted double functional group huperzine B derivative, preparation method and use thereof (2006) With C. Qi & X. He. Novel method for splitting and producing natural (-) huperzine and non-natural (+) huperzine by racemate of diastereoisomer salt (2006) With X. He, D. Li, Z. Liu, S. Li & Y. Hu. Polysubstituted furanpyrimidine compounds and synthetic method thereof (2006) With J. Shen, H. Jiang, X. Shen, J. Zuo et al. 3D structure model of SARS coronavirus 3CL protease and anti-SARS drugs. 7662860 (2005) With W. Chen, Y. Bu, Y. Wang, Y. Dong & A. Kang. N-substituted benzyl or phenyl aromatic sulfamides compounds and the use thereof. 6605635 or WO 2001042204A1 (2002)
Donald George Broadley
Donald George Broadley, English-born Zimbabwean herpetologist (Stanford, Lincolnshire 29 May 1932 – Bulawayo, Matabeleland 10 March 2016) DESCRIBED AMPHIBIAN & REPTILE TAXA (Living & Fossil) Family Prosymnidae 2009 with Kelly, Barker & Villet (Fossil) Genera & Subgenera Afronaja 2010 with Wallach & Wuster Afrotyphlops 2009 with Wallach Cryptolycus 1968 Gracilima 2018 with Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum Limaformosa 2018 with Tolley, Conradie, Wishart, Trape, Burger, Kusamba, Zassi-Boulou & Greenbaum Megatyphlops 2009 with Wallach Montatheris 1996 Perretia 1989 Proatheris 1996 Xyelodontophis 2002 with Wallach Species & Subspecies 115 (being 103 of them are valid) HONORS Broadleysaurus Bates, Tolley, Edwards, Davids, da Silva & Branch 2013 (Reptilia) LINKS https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325450946_Donald_George_Broadley_Bibliography_taxonomic_discoveries_and_patronyms
Domingos Baggio
Domingos Baggio, Brazilian parasitologist (fl.1963-2000) Developed a vaccine for allegry caused by mites Developed a chemical for fighting mites Described Baggio-Yoshinari syndrome or Brazilian Lyme-like disease With N.H. Yoshinari, P.J.L. Barros, F.C.M. Cruz, L.K.Oyafuso, M. Mendonça et al. Clinica e sorologia da doença de Lyme no Brasil. Rev. Bras. Reumatol. 32 (Suppl.):57, 1992 DESCRIBED ACARI TAXA (with Perez-Iñigo) Genera Belemacarus 1997 Brasilobates 1980 Brasiloppia 1986 Dinoxenillus 1980 Furcodamaeus 1980 Minasbates 1996 Pseudogalumna 1994 Xenilloides 1989 Species & Subspecies 91 species and 4 subspecies