By: Kymberly Calica                                                                                                                          Yr/Course: BSBA I

FILIPINO BIOLOGISTS :

Carmen Velasquez - Discoveries:

Noted Filipino biologist, Carmen Velasquez is a specialist in fish parasitology - the study of parasites and hosts among fish. Carmen Velasquez discovered thirty-two species and one new genus of digenetic trematodes (parasites) in local fish from the Philippines.

Angel Alcala - Filipino Biologist

Angel Alcal has more than thirty years of experience in tropical marine resource conservationa. Angel Alcala is considered a world class authority in ecology and biogeography of amphibians and reptiles, and is behind the invention of artifical coral reefs to be used for fisheries in Southeast Asia. Angel Alcala is the Director of the Angelo King Center for Research and Environmental Management.

Work with Philippine Amphibians & Reptiles:

Angel Alcala has done the most comprehensive studies on Philippine amphibians and reptiles, and minor studies on birds and mammals. His research done between 1954 to 1999 lead to the addition of fifty new species of amphibians and reptiles.

Eduardo Quisumbing 1895 -1986

Filipino botanist, Eduardo Quisumbing was a noted expert in the medicinal plants of the Philippines. He was author of more than 129 scientific articles. many on orchids. Eduardo Quisumbing served as the Director of the National Museum of the Philippines, where he rebuilt the Herbarium. The plant "saccolabium quisumbingii" is named in honor of Eduardo Quisumbing.

Magdalena Cantoria

Magdalena Cantoria is a noted Filipino botanist who is known for her research in the morphology, physiology, and biochemistry of drug plants, in particular agar, rauwolfia, datura, mint and Piper.

Emerita De Guzman

Filipino scientist Emerita De Guzman researched the propagation of pure makapuno trees. In particular, she studied the growth and development, in vitro, of the makapuno coconut embryo. Emerita De Guzman research led to the faster propagation of pure macapuno trees and increased makapuno nut production from 3-5 makapuno nuts to 14-19 nuts. Emerita De Guzman also invented tissue culture techniques for the rapid propagation of abaca and banana plants.

Pedro B. Escuro
- rice breeding
- he developed the dwarf, high-yielding C4 rice varieties.

Edgardo Gomez
Research achievements on marine ecosystems

Bienvinido O. Juliano
At 42, he has already more than a hundred scientific articles mostly published in international journals.

Milagrosa R. Martinez
- Pioneering efforts in the development of micro algaculture;
- Research in the field of phycology, including ecological studies of NOSTOC COMMUNE and CHLORELLA

Evelyn Mae T. Mendoza
Born on August 7, 1947. Research in plant biochemistry.

Quirino O. Navarro
The determination of nuclear property in the isotopes of californium, einsteinium and dysprosium using cryogenic techniques.

Baldomero Olivera, Jr.
Research in the field of biochemistry and molecular biology.

Asuncion Raymundo
Soil Microbiology

Alfredo Santos
Research in the chemistry of natural products.

Reynaldo A. Tabada
a) air pollution and water resource development (development academy of the Philippines and center for economic development)
b) environment impact assessment of air pollutants from coal-fired thermal power plants (national power corporation)
c) Influence of hydrogen sulfide and heavy metal emission from operation of tiwi (albay) geothermal plant on d vegetation (NPC)
d) compartmentalization of nitrogen and phosphorus in laguna lake (SEAFDEC)

Carmen Velasquez is a specialist in fish parasitology - the study of parasites and hosts among fish.

Benito S. Vergara
Leading authority on the flowering response of rice to photoperiodsm and physiology and improvement of deep water rice
- He authored a numbered of technical materials on rice science

Prescillano M. Zamora
Dr. Zamora is recognized for his contributions to plant anatomy-morphology, pteridophyte biology, and the conservation of environment and natural resources policy research.

Cabrera, Benjamin D.
M.D., M.P.H. Medical Parasitology and Public Health especially for filariasis and ascariasis

Eduardo Quisimbing
He is an expert in medicinal plants.

Carmen Velasquez
Discovered 32 species and one new genus of digenetic trematodes