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Name: Dr. Lourdes G. Cruz

Birthday: May 19, 1942

Expertise:
Biodiversity, conservation & drug development;
anti-TB compounds; conopeptides, paralytic
shellfish poisons and other marine toxins.

Education:
B.S Chemistry - University of the Philippines
Diliman(1962)
M.s BioChemistry - University of lowa, lowa City,
U.S.A., 1966
Ph.D. BioChemistry- University of lowa, lowa City,
U.S.A., 1968

Source:https://www.researchsea.com/html/experts.php/eid/489/research/lourdes_j._cruz.html
• 500 species of snails
around the world
She Start to study more or less 200 Snail Species on
1976 in 30 years.

Source: https://www.revolvy.com/page/Lourdes-J.-Cruz
Fish-Hunting Conus Marine Snail
Conotoxins
- is one of a group of
neutoxic peptides isolated
from the venom of the
marine cone snail, genus
Conus.
Furthermore, She
source: http://www.sciencedirect.com
discovered 100-200
components.
Venomous to Medicinal
Drugs used for:
1. Pain Killer
2. Epilipsy x5
3. Cancer
4. Schizophremia
L'O'real-UNESCO Award for Women in Science
(March 2010)

Source: http://www.famousfilipino.com/content/view/45/118/