SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD OF BIOLOGY

FOREIGN BIOLOGISTS

1. Gregor Mendel – an Austrian monk; father of heredity and the basic laws of inheritance
2. Louis Pasteur – French chemist and microbiologist; father of bacteriology; developed vaccine against rabies
3. Rudolf Virchow – German medical naturalist; father of modern pathology; contributed to the cell theory
4. Charles Darwin – British naturalist: worked on the theory of evolution and natural selection
5. Sir Alexander Flemming – Scottish bacteriologist; discovered penicillin as an antibiotic
6. William Harvey – English physician; discovered the mechanics of human blood circulation
7. Robert Koch – German microbiologist discovered bacteria causing anthrax, tuberculosis and cholera
8. Carolus Linneus – Swedish naturalist and botanist father of taxonomy
9. Joseph Lister – British medical doctor and surgeon highlighted the importance of antiseptic in surgery
10. Edward Jenner – worked on smallpox vaccine
11. Anton Van Leeuwenhoek – Dutch naturalist; designed compound microscopes with high magnification which led to microbiology
12. Albert Sabin – discovered vaccine against polio virus
13. Robert Hooke - gave the name “cells” for the structure he saw under the microscope
14. James D. Watson – American biologist; described the double helix structure of DNA
15. Francis H.C. Crick – British biophysicist; described the doubled helix structure of DNA

FILIPINO BIOLOGISTS

1. Eduardo A. Quisumbing, Ph. D. – pioneered in the study of medicinal plants; Father of Philippine Orchidology
2. Carmen c. Velasquez, Ph. D. – identified numerous species and genus of parasitic organisms, particularly fish parasites
3. Gregorio T. Velasquez, Ph. D. – produced 45 researches and 70 articles on algae
4. William G. Padolina, Ph. D. – pioneered excellent researches in biotechnology and chemistry of natural products
5. Emerita V. De Guzman, Ph. D. – recognized for her research on propagation of mutant macapuno and tissue culture technique for rapid propagation of abaca and banana
6. Angel C. Alcala, Ph. D. – known for conservation of coral reefs, mangroves, aquaculture studies in giant clams, mollusks and fishes
7. Ramon C. Barba, Ph. D. – Known for mango flower induction technology, tissue culture of sugarcane, rattan and banana and development of seedless kalamansi
8. Priscillano M. Zamora, Ph. D. – published articles on morphology and taxonomy of some crop plants, ferns and gymnosperms
9. Pedro B. Escuro, Ph. D. – gained international recognition for developing the dwarf high yielding C rice varieties
10. Germiniano T. De Ocampo, Ph. D. – pioneered in modern ophthalmology and led corneal transplantation in the country.