Dr. Hetzel is a world leader on the understanding of the adverse effect of iodine deficiency on brain development. He coined the term “Iodine Deficiency Disorders” to increase awareness of harmful effect of iodine deficiency on the brain function rather than endemic goiter. He is also a key figure to promulgate global actions to control […]
Professor Axel Ullrich is Director of Molecular Biology at the Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry in Martinsried, Germany. Professor Axel Ullrich’s work has not only elucidated major fundamental molecular mechanisms of cancer but also initiated the era of personalised and targeted medicine to the ultimate goal of cancer cure. Professor Ullrich has pioneered in developing […]
Dr. Ciro de Quadros is recognized as the leading figure in the massive campaign that eradicated poliomyelitis in the Western Hemisphere. He is a Brazilian and graduated from the Catholic Medical School in Proto Alegre, Brazil, and received a MPH degree from the National School of Public Health, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He started […]
Dr. Guillermo Arroyave graduated from University of San Carlos de Guatemala (Pharmacy) (B.S. 1947), Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Mass. (Nutrition Food Science) (M.Sc. Level 1948) and University of Rochester Medical School (Biochemistry), Roschester, N.Y. (Ph.D. 1953). He joined the international, Vitamin A Consultative Group (IVACG). Nutrition Foundation. He also was a member of Technical […]
Professor S.K. Lam has been one of the most influential figures in Medical Virology in Southeast Asia. His research in dengue is recognized worldwide as well as by the World Health Organization. In recent years, his involvement in emerging diseases has led to the discovery of new viruses in the region, and the isolation of […]
Professor Barry J. Marshall of University of Western Australia reported with his colleague the indentification and culture of a novel organism that was found to colonize the human gastric central, and upper duodenal mucosa in cases of gastritis and gastric/duodenal ulcer. Later he recognized that the new becterium now indentified as Helicobacter pylori caused severe […]
Dr. Margaret F.C. Chan obtained her B.A. and M.D. degrees from the University of Western Ontario, Canada in 1973 and 1977. She joined the Hong Kong civil services in 1978 and began her career in public health. She undertook postgraduate training in public health at the Singapore National University where she obtained her M. Sc. […]
Professor Alfred Sommer received B.S. degree from Summa Cum Laude, Union college. He further studied M.D. from Harward Medical School and M.H.S. from Johns Hopkins School of Hygine & Public Health, Epidemiology. He was a Director of Vitamin A Deficiency Research and Control Program, Indonesia (1976-80). He became a professor, Epidemiology, Ophthalmology, International Health, Johns […]
Sir Iain Geoffrey Chalmers, Director of UK Cochrane Centre, National Health Service Research and Development Program, Summertown Pavilion, Middle Way, Oxford, Great Britain Dr. Chalmers is a co-founder of the Cochrane Collaboration, which aims to help people by preparing, maintaining and promoting the accessibility of systematic reviews of healthcare interventions. The results of the work […]
Professor Harald Zur Hausen is Professor Emeritus and former Director of Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (German Cancer Research Center) in Heidelberg, Germany. Professor Zur Hausen’s discovery has a major impact in our understanding of the cause of cervical cancer which is leading to the prevention of one of the most common cancers in women. He and his […]
