FAMOUS FILIPINO SCIENTISTS AND INVENTORS

Emerita de Guzman
Dr. Emerita de Guzman gave an excellent contribution in her series of job on the enlargement
and progress in vitro of the makapuno coconut embryo. As an outcome of this, she has
transformed the old ratio of the makapuno-bearing nuts in the tropics.

Ceferino Follosco
He was known as Ph. D. (honoris causa) Mechanical, Electrical and Agricultural Engineering.
Follosco was known for his excellent works and undertakings in the field of engineering
(agricultural mechanization and automotive), technology modernization, public sector
domination embracing a wild field of creative approaches in re engineering and bureaucracy,
formulating and implementing laws and programs for small and medium enterprises and S&T
administration, with technology transfer, R&D, Engineering and Science Education,
Institutional Building.

Francisco Fronda
Dr. Francisco Fronda committed more than 6 decades of his life to teaching, research and
additional services elected as Academician in 1979. He contributed hugely to the expansion of
poultry industry not only in the Philippines but in Asia region as well. In recognition of his
original contributions, the Philippine Association of Animal Science in 1980; cited him as the
Father of Poultry Science in the Philippines and Father of Thai Poultry Industry honor
presented by Her Royal Highness, the Crown Princess of Thailand in 1982.

Gregorio Velasquez
Dr. Velasquez is a pioneer in Philippine physiology. He was elected as Academician on
1978 and conferred as National Scientist on 1982. He made the original intensive study
of the local Myxophyceae or the blue green algae and dedicates at least 30 years of
fruitful work in the study of Philippine algae from which he acknowledged local and
international credit.

Eduardo San Juan

Dr. San Juan is a NASA engineer who designed the moon buggy that the Apollo astronauts
used on the moon. He uses homemade materials for the moon buggy that was still chosen over
those modern designs. Dr. Eduardo San Juan finished his degree from Mapua Institute of
Technology.
Carmen C. Velasquez
Dr. Carmen Velasquez is recognized in the American Men and Women of Science; she is
known in the International Who's Who of Intellectuals and World Who's Who of Women and
International Scholars Directory because of her abundant discoveries.

Dioscoro L. Umali
He was born on November 17, 1917 at Biñan, Laguna. Dr. Umali's studies made
programs of rainfed and upland agriculture, social forestry, and environmental
preservation. His search for excellence, The UP College of Agriculture became a leading
institution of advanced learning in Asia.

Jose N. Rodriguez
Dr. Jose Rodriguez bid to stop Hansen's Disease commonly known as leprosy. He then
planned a control program that was used here and in other Asian countries. He dedicated 53
years of his existence to the control and avoidance of leprosy in the Philippines. He was also
tribute with the 1974 Damien Dutton Award.

Pedro Escuro
Dr. Pedro Escuro leads the improvement, segregation, and release of nine Seed Board rice
selections. He was renowned by developing rice breeding in the country.

Fe del Mundo
Dr. del Mundo gave her all for the foundation of pediatrics in the nation. She was the essence
of a mother in all her workings.

Geminiano T. de Ocampo
Dr. Geminiano de Ocampo pioneered corneal transplantation in the Philippines. He also
designed a corneal dissector. Aside from these accomplishments, he also put up the De
Ocampo Eye Hospital, the primary eye hospital in the Philippines.

Teodulo M. Topacio, Jr.

Teodulo Topacio, Jr. was recognized because of his noteworthy unique contributions to
information in the area of leptospiral disease of domesticated animals, which may provide as the
foundation for the institutional control measures for these ailments. He was born on November
30, 1924.

Joventino D. Soriano
Dr. JD Soriano is a Geneticist recognized for his studies on Plant Cytogenetics and Mutations
Research most of which found publication in international journals such as the Scientific
American. By using radiations and chemical mutagens, Dr. Soriano contributed much to the
eludication of the Mutation Process.

Perla D. Santos-Ocampo
Perla Santos-Ocampo was born on July 25, 1931. Her work in diarrheal diseases provides a
lot in the elucidation of etiologic factors and arrangement of control measures that reinforced
worldwide commendations in oral re-hydration and nutritional administration.

Alfredo V. Lagmay
Dr. Alfredo Lagmay was born on August 14, 1919. He practiced a lot of research linking to
investigation scrutiny of behavior revision, recreation and associated states, and Hypnosis.

Quintin L. Kintanar
Dr. Kintanar, born on August 12, 1937, has renowned himself in the area of pharmacology and
environmental science. Dr. Kintanar scrutinizes the mechanism of fatty liver and Hypolipedemia
induced by erotic acid thus supporting in the explanation of the molecular mechanisms of lipo
protein biosynthesized. In the course of his original researches it advanced the frontiers of
knowledge in his fields.

Edito G. Garcia
Dr. Edito Garcia, born on September 16, 1921, a Professor of Parasitology at the UP Institute
of Public Health, has done research in the areas of immunology and parasitic infections. Dr.
Garcia has been conducting studies on the immunology of Schistosomiasis Japonica
particularly on the improvement of vaccines since 1979.

Ernesto O. Domingo
Ernesto Domingo acknowledged of his outstanding achievements in the research of the
nature of schitosome granulocytic and its function in hepatosplenic disease; the
epidemiology and control of Hepatitis B in the Philippines; and the clinical behavior
and care of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Filipinos or Pathophysiology.

Conrado S. Dayrit
Dr. Conrado Dayrit, a medical practitioner, researcher, instructor in clinical pharmacology
and cardiology were born on May 31, 1919. Dr. Dayrit has authored/co-authored more
than 70 scientific articles published here and overseas. He also edited and chaired the First
and Second Edition of Drug Index, 1965, 1967, and the First Edition of the Philippine
Formulate, 1978.

Mercedes B. Concepcion
Mercedes Concepcion was recognized for her contributions in the field of population research
and policy, were born on June 10, 1928. She pioneered the research and continuing work on
Philippine as well as the Southeast Asian Demographic processes is acknowledged globally.
She studied the population growth in the Philippines which has been an important input in the
improvement, monitoring and evaluation of the national population policy and program.

Veronica F. Chan
Veronica Chan who was born on March 24, 1933 was recognize because of her
pioneering and great scientific accomplishments in Virology and Immunology. Being one
of the Earliest pioneers in Philippine virology and immunology, she munificently opens
her storehouse of cognition to all. Her research includes the fresh knowledge that has been
implement in medical practice, and for global status as scientist, sharing her expertness
with the World Health Organization and the health institutions of the countries. Chan
bountiful efforts have brought improvements in policy, administration of severe cases of
viral infections as well as their prevention and manipulation.

Magdalena C. Cantoria
With pharmacy and botany as backdrop, Dr. Cantoria was born on
October 25, 1924. She has made basic researches on the
pharmacognosy of agaar, rauwolfia, datura, mint and Piper Species. Her
researches deal mainly on the morphology, physiology and
biochemistry of drug plants.

Ledivina V. Carino
Dr. Carino was born on April 22, 1942. She was acknowledged of her excellent works and
achievement in the fields of Public Administration, Political Science and Sociology. In which it
extent a variety of issues and approaches in improvement, from local sovereignty to national
supremacy, from participatory growth models and approaches to a focus on the elite, and from
bureaucratic fraud to the imperatives of the civil service.

Paulo C. Campos
Dr. Paulo Campos, a health scientist was born on July 27, 1921,he was distinguished for
his effort on Nuclear medicine. Dr. Campos authored/co-authored 75 scientific journal a
few of which were awarding. His researches include The Genetic Factor in Endemic Goiter
won First Prizes in Research Award; Cr-51 Tagged Red Cell Studies and the Observation
on some Parameter of Insulin Action.

Filomena F. Campos
Dr. Filomena Campos, born on March 30, 1930 was renowned for her contributions to
cotton research in the Philippines. This study leads to the improvement of a package of
expertise on cotton fabrication achieved in somewhat short period of three years.

Solita F. Camara
A health mentor and researcher Dr. Camara-Besa was born on March 2, 1915. She has worked on
the sodium and potassium substance of Philippine foods and established principles useful in the
research of diets. Her series of eight papers on Cholesterol levels in relative to diets of a variety of
segments of the Filipino given an Idea of the Importance epidemiological basic Data on Filipino
residents, which are very significance of fats, and Cholesterol in the Epidemiology of
Atheroscleriosis among Filipinos.

Benjamin Cabrera
Dr. Benjamin Cabrera who was born on March 18, 1920 has more than a hundred Scientific
Publications in relation to medical parasitology and public health. Dr. Cabrera acknowledged the
Philippine Legion of Honor, a Presidential Award in 1996 for his work on filariasis. With the
elucidation of the epidemiology and life cycles of filarial parasites, precautionary procedures in
the form of medicine treatment of individual cases as well as measures against the mosquito
vectors can be implemented. Dr. Cabrera also worked on the control of ascariasis. With the
model he anticipated, hazards formed by these soil-transmitted helminthes could be lessened.
Clare R. Baltazar
Dr. Clare Baltazar has always sustained exceptionally high principles of accomplishment during
her academic years. She was born on November 1, 1927. Her several publications on Philippine
Insects particularly on Philippine Hymenoptera are very noteworthy to Science for they lay the
Groundwork for future biological management in the Philippines. Dr. Baltazar book Philippine
Insects is the first reliable book on Philippine insects. Discoveries of 8 and one subgenus of
Hymenoptera and 108 new species of the Philippine parasitic Wasp�s are Dr. Baltazar other
important contributions to Science.

Ma. Cynthia Rose B. Bautista

Dr. Ma. Cynthia Rose B. Bautista recognized because of her contribution to social sciences. Her
scientific researches includes the impacts of urbanization, labor migration, and Asian monetary
calamity to the country's diverse society, lives, and rights of Filipino women, poverty
alleviation, and people empowerment.

Leoncio A. Amadore
Dr. Leoncio A. Amadore was recognized with his involvement to earth sciences, which had
been internationally documented as the Amadore Method. This is the scientific works of this
atmospheric scientist resulted to a pragmatic process of forecasting tropical cyclone progress.

Teresita P. Acevedo
Dr. Teresita P. Acevedo is a food element engineer whose studies helped and influenced the
country's lawmakers in inventing food improvement policies and standards. Her investigation
studies are now used as basis in the plan and formation of globally competitive food processing
technologies that constantly aid the country's food industrial division in producing outstanding
superior food products. She contributes a lot to engineering and industrial researches.

Rosalinda C. Solevilla
Dr. Solevilla's research conclusions contributed extensively in the
endorsement of the application of medicinal plants as alternative
medicines, and in the government's program to improve the country's
health care and healthy lifestyle.