Filipino Scientists and Their Works

10 MOST OUTSTANDING FILIPINO SCIENTISTS AND THEIR WORKS
Ramon Cabanos Barba : Mango hero --

Josefino Cacas Comiso : Space-based antarctic explorer --
Jose Bejar Cruz, Jr. : Electrical engineer extraordinaire --
Lourdes Jansuy Cruz : Sea snail venom specialist --
Fabian Millar Dayrit : Herbal medicine investigator --
Rafael Dineros Guerrero III : Tilapia sex engineer --
Enrique Mapua Ostrea, Jr : Drug buster --
Lilian Formalejo Pateña : Plant biotechnology whiz --
Mari-Jo Panganiban Ruiz : Outstanding educator and graph theorist --
Gregory Ligot Tangonan : Communications innovator.
10 outstanding Filipino scientis
Ramon Cabanos Barba (born August 31, 1939, San Nicolas, Ilocos Norte[1]) is a Filipino inventor and
horticulturist[2][3] best known for inventing a way to induce more flowers in mango trees
using ethrel and potassium nitrate.[4] Barba was proclaimed a National Scientist of the Philippines in
June 2014.[5]
Dr. Barba was also recognized as one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men in Agriculture in 1974, and
was given the Horticultural Technology Award in June 1999.[3]
Early life and education[edit]

The son of lawyer Juan Madamba Barba and Lourdes Cabanos of Ilocos Norte, Barba was born the
youngest of four siblings on August 31, 1939. He finished his elementary schooling at Sta. Rosa
Academy in 1951, receiving the third honor among his batchmates. He went to high school at
the University of the Philippines, where renowned orchid researcher Dr. Helen Layosa Valmayor
became his Biology Laboratory instructor.[2][3]
Barba then took up a Bachelor of Science in Agriculture at the University of the Philippines Los
Baños, majoring in Agronomy and Fruit Production, eventually graduating in 1958. Here he was
inspired by his grandfather Juan Cabanas, who was then an official of the Bureau of Plants and
Industry (BPI), and by his instructor Dr. L.G. Gonzales, considered the "father of Horticulture in the
Philippines."[2][3]
Graduate studies[edit]
Barba received a scholarship from the University of Georgia where he began conducting experiments
on inducing the flowering of plants using gibberellic acid and potassium nitrate as a fertilizer. He
graduated with distinction with a Master of Science in Horticulture from the university in 1962. [2][3]
Barba then took up a PhD in Plant Physiology, specializing in Tropical Fruits and Tissue Culture from
the East-West Center of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, graduating in 1967.
Josefino Comiso- is a senior research scientist at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. ... His
research interests include climate change, physical and biological processes in polar oceans, and
geophysical algorithms for satellite data.
JOSE B. CRUZ, JR -Technology is an essential, if not an indispensable, part of modern life, embedded in most of
our daily conveniences and concerns—from television to the internet, to transportation and communication,
to weather surveillance, the stock market, health and environmental issues. What is interesting is that
however simple or common each particular form of technology seems, there is always an underlying design to
implement its operation, allowing us to enjoy its benefits. Jose B. Cruz, Jr. is an exceptional Filipino electrical
engineer who has made his mark in the field of engineering by pioneering and establishing theories, principles,
analysis tools, and design methodologies in complex systems with dynamic feedback mechanisms. These
concepts have the flexibility of being applied to many fields, not only in engineering, but in other disciplines
like economics, social sciences, biology, chemistry, and physics as well.
Lourdes J. Cruz is a Filipino biochemist whose research has contributed to the understanding of the
biochemistry of toxic peptides from the venom of fish-hunting Conus marine snails. The
characterization of over 50 biologically active peptides from the snail's venom had been made
possible, in part, by her studies. he has also contributed to the development of conotoxins as tools for
examining the activity of the human brain. For instance, w-conotoxin (widely used for studying
neutral calcium channels) and m-conotoxin (used when muscular activity must be controlled to
examine events at the synapse).
Fabian M. Dayrit is a Professor of biology of the Department of Chemistry, School of Scienceand

Engineering, Ateneo de Manila University. He served as professor of Ateneo de Manila's School of
Chemistry and Engineering. [1]
He graduated from Ateneo de Manila High School. He then pursued B.S. Chemistry at the Ateneo de
Manila University (cum laude). Then he attended Princeton University at Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
He finished his M.A. and Ph.D. there. [1]
He is also the current Director of the National .[2] He is also the current President of the Integrated
Chemists of the Philippines. [3]
RAFAEL GUERERRO III-He was recognized because of his scientific and technical contributions to
the growth of Sex Reversal and Hatchery Techniques that help the commercial fabrication of high
yielding market-size tilapia in the Philippines and other nations.Dr. Rafael Guerrero was born on
August 7, 1944.
Dr. Enrique M. Ostrea, Jr. has recently been selected as a Featured Biography
Detroit, MI - Dr. Enrique M. Ostrea, Jr. has recently been selected as a Featured Biography by The
Global Who's Who for outstanding contributions and achievements in the field of pediatric drug
addiction.
About Dr. Enrique M. Ostrea, Jr.
Dr. Enrique M. Ostrea, Jr. earned his M.D. from the University of the Philippines School of
Medicine, his Residency in Pediatrics was obtained at Children's Hospital Medical Center/
Harvard Medical School in Boston and his Fellowship in Neonatology was completed at Johns
Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore. He is a Professor of Pediatrics at Wayne State University/ Hutzel
Hospital and a renowned Filipino-American Neonatologists, Scientist and Researcher. He is
known for his contributions to the field of Pediatric, Neonatal, Hyperbilirubinemia and Neonatal
drug addiction at Philippines National Academy of Science and Technology and has done
Pioneering work on detection of fetal exposure to drugs, alcohol and environmental toxicants
by analysis of Meconium. Dr. Ostrea is an Elected Member of Wayne State University of
Scholars and has received a research grant from NIH and March of Dimes. He has over 200
publications to his credit and has served as Chief of Pediatric and Director of Nurseries at the
Detroit Medical Center's Hutzel Women's Hospital.
LILIAN FORMALEJO PATENA- She is known for discovering the seedless breed of lime and
pomelo. Recipient of One of The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS) in 1998.
Recepient of the Women of Distinction for Science and Technology in1995. She also
invent leaf bud cutting in growing cassava. Commented [A1]:

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