José Willibaldo Thomé
José Willibaldo Becker-Delwing Thomé, Brazilian malacologist (Estrela, Rio Grande do Sul State 09 October 1930 – Porto Alegre 29 May 2016) From German descent With R.S. Silva & S.R. Gomes reported the first record of albinism in Gastropoda Veronicellidae (2000) DESCRIBED MOLLUSCA TAXA Genera Colosius 1975 Diplosolenodes 1975 Forcartulus 1975 Microveronicella 1975 Montivaginula 1976 Potamojanuarius 1975 Retidiscus 1995 with Fonseca Simrothula 1975 Zilchulus 1975 Subgenus Glabogyra 1993 with Fonseca Species Angustipes missionis 1981 Latipes lisei 1999 with Gomes Leidyula goodfriendi 1993 Littorina davisi 1985 with Silva Novovaginula rosaneae 1999 with Gomes Phyllocaulis boraceiensis 1972 Phyllocaulis renschi 1965 Radiodiscus bolachaensis 1995 with Fonseca Radiodiscus cuprinus 2000 with Fonseca Radiodiscus protamensis 2004 with Miquel & Ramírez Radiodiscus sanchicoensis 2007 with Miquel & Ramírez Radiodiscus vazi 1995 with Fonseca Retidiscus reticulatus 1995 with Fonseca Semperula insularis 1983 Semperula tailandensis 1994 with Brites & Oliveira Simpulopsis protamensis 2007 with Silva Simpulopsis gomesae 2007 with Silva Simrothula paraensis 2006 with Gomes, Picanço & Mendes Veronicella davisii 1995 with Santos & Pedott Zilchogyra zulmae 2004 with Miquel & Ramírez HONORS Thometrema Amato 1968 (Trematoda)
José Francisco Torrealba
José Francisco Torrealba Gonzalez, Venezuelan parasitologist (Santa María de Ipire, Guarico State 16 June 1896 – Caracas 24 July 1973) Authored about 150 publications First in the world applied xenodiagnosis method for demonstrate Chagas disease (1934) Despistaje de la Enfermedad del Chagas por el método xenodiagnostico Conceived a new fast method for diagnosing Chagas disease in its chronic stage With J.V. Scorza, A. Alvarez, I. Ramos, C. Dagert & V. Díaz. Nuevo método rápido para El diagnostico de La enfermedad de Chagas en su fase cronica. Arch. Venez. Med. Trop. Parasit. Med. 3:121-35, 1959 DESCRIBED PARASITIC SPECIES Protozoa Klossiella tejerai 1957 with Scorza Sarcocystis cervi 1957 with Scorza Sarcocystis didelphis 1957 with Scorza Trypanosoma barnolai 1955 Trypanosoma itriagoi 1954 Nematoda Carcharolaimus acutus 1968 Peltamigratus arcuatus 1968 HONORS Brault Award, Academie de Medicine de Paris Member, Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, London LINKS http://vitae.ucv.ve/?module=articulo&rv=11&n=138
Jose Jeronimo Triana
José Jerônimo Triana Silva, Colombian botanist, physician and explorer (Bogotá 22 May 1828 –Bogotá 31 October 1890) Developed many therapeutic products such as Triana cough syrup, Triana patches or Andean plaster (bandages to treat corns), powder toothpastes, Colombian powder and a quine-based medicinal wine Popularized the industrial use of a plant pigment known as Triana green for staining Contributed to discovery of new alkaloids such as cinchonamine DESCRIBED VALID PLANTAE GENERA Achatocarpus 1858 Brachyotum 1867 Burmeistera 1857 with Karsten Calycophysum 1855 with Karsten Cephalotomandra 1855 with Karsten Clusiella 1860 Comatoglossum 1855 with Karsten Cuervea 1872 Dendrostylis 1854 with Karsten Diplarpea 1867 Gloeospermum 1862 with Planchon Havetiopsis 1860 with Planchon Llerasia 1858 Monolena 1867 Oedematopus 1860 with Planchon Pelliciera 1862 with Planchon Stephanogastra 1854 with Karsten Thinouia 1862 with Planchon Tovomitopsis 1860 with Planchon Trichantha 1854 with Karsten HONOURS Vice president, International Congress of Botany, London for his fame as expert on South American tropical flora (1866) Gold Medal at International Exposition of Paris for his herbarium and archaeological collection (1867) Award at Universal Exposition of Paris (1889) Medal of Société de Agriculture de France due to his work La Quinologia de Mutis (1872) HONORS Trianaea Planchon & Linden 1853 (Solanaceae) Trianaeopiper Trelease 1928 (Piperaceae)
Jose Ignacio Torralbas
José Ignacio Torralbas y Manresa, Cuban physician and naturalist (Matanzas 23 January 1842 – La Habana 06 December 1903) SOME BIBLIOGRAPHY Informe sobre el nombre cientifico y vulgar de un arbol cubano (Bijaguará). Anal. Acad. Cien. Med. Fís. Natur. La Habana 43:217-20, 1906-7 Informes sobre la pesca de esponjas en Caibarién. Anal. Acad. Cien. Med. Fís. Natur. La Habana 43:210-5, 1906-7 With J. Gundlach. Contribución al estudio de los crustaceos de Cuba. Notas compiladas y completadas por el Dr. J.I. Torralbas. Anal. Acad. Cien. Med. Fís. Natur. La Habana 37(36), 1900 With M. Gómez de la Maza. Flórula fanerogâmica del jardín botânico y del vedado (1895) Notas para el estudio de la hematoquiluria. Anales Real Acad. Cien. Med. Fís. Natur. La Habana 28:208-25, 1891-2 Los insectos y la selección natural de las plantas. Thesis, Universidad de La Habana (1890) Consideraciones sobre la antropologia de la Oceania. Bol. Soc. Antrop. Cuba 1(6):135-44, 1885 Estudio teratológico de un caso de encefalia (1876) HONORS Torralbasia Krug & Urban 1904 (Celastraceae)
Joe Hin Tjio
Joe Hin Tjio, US / Indonesian cytogeneticist (Java Island 02 November 1919 – Gaithersburg, Maryland 27 November 2001) Son of Chinese immigrants ACHIEVEMENTS First to recognize the correct number of human chromosomes (46) With A. Levan. The chromosome number of man. Hereditas 42:1-6, 1956 With C.E.Ford & P.E. Jacobs elucidated chromosomal basis of certain genetic abnormalities and sex determination in man (1959) Discovered chromosome abnormalities in leukemias and developed a method for aspirating bone marrow cells With J. Whang. Direct chromosome preparation of bone marrow cells. Stain Techn. 37:17-20, 1962 Developed Tjio-Whang acetic orcein squash procedure (1960)
Jiazhen Tan
Jiazhen Tan / Chia-chen Tan, Chinese geneticist (Ningbo, Zhejiang Province 15 September 1909 – Shanghai 01 November 2008) Authored over 100 articles Produced many influential works (known as Chinese Morgan) With T. Dobzhansky & A.H. Sturtevant used the overlapping inversions to infer the phylogeny of the different chromosome types (1930s) Pioneer in studying the genetic basis of sexual isolation With H. Dobzhansky. Studies on hybrid sterility. III. A comparison of the chromosome structure in two related species, Drosophila pseudoobscura and Drosophila miranda. Zeits. In-dukt. Abstammung. Verebrungsl. 72:88-113, 1936 Proved how gene evolved through repetition and differentiation by investigating the nature of the race-differential chromosomes in Drosophila montium The nature of the race-differential chromosomes in Drosophila montium De Meijere. Sci. Rec. 1:178-87, 1942 Found the phenomenon of mosaic dominance in the color pattern inheritance of the beetle Mosaic dominance in the inheritance of color patterns in the lady-bird beetles Harmonia axyridis. Genetics 31:195-210, 1946 HONOURS Honorary Life Member, New York Academy of Sciences (1999) Foreign Member, US National Academy of Sciences (1985) & Italian National Academy of Sciences (1987) Asteroid 3542 Tanjiazhen