Professor Ferreira discovered the Bradykinin Potentiating Factor (BPF) which is a peptide found in the venom of a Brazilian snake. His discovery paved the way for the development of a new class of antihypertensive drugs, the angiotensin converting enzymes inhibitors (ACEI), the first of which is the drug called captopril. The drug was widely recognized […]
Dr. Sanduk Ruit Medical Director, Tilganga Eye Centre Kathmandu, Nepal Dr. Sanduk Ruit is globally recognized for his tireless work in restoring eye-sight of millions of cataract patients in poor countries through safe, effective and economical eye surgery. Working in Nepal, Dr. Ruit introduces and further develops an effective suture-less operation technique that allows operations […]
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 […]
