Pablo DT Valenzuela, PhD
Dr. Pablo Valenzuela was born in 1941, Santiago, Chile, and has made significant impact in blood saftety and disease treatment. He obtained his BS (1967) in Biochemistry from the University of Chile, PhD (1970) in Chemistry at Northwestern University, Postdoctoral training at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF), and was a Professor in Biochemistry […]
Cesar Ricardo Bressani Castignoli, PhD
Cesar Ricardo Bressani Castignoli, PhD (September 28, 1926 – January 30, 2015) was born in Guatemala City, Guatemala and his parents were immigrant Italians. He received his BS (1948) in Chemical Engineering from the University of Dayton, his MS (1951) in Biochemistry from Iowa State University, and his PhD (1956) in Biochemistry focusing on Food […]
Evangelina Villegas, PhD
Dr. Evengelina Villegas (October 24, 1924 – April 24, 2017) was an agricultural scientist born in 1924 in Mexico City, Mexico. She received her BA in Chemistry and Biology from the National Polytechnic Institute (IPN) of Mexico. Between her BA and MS, she worked as a chemist for Mexico’s National Institute of Nutrition and the […]
Sara Borrell Ruiz, PhD
Dr. Sara Borrell Ruiz (1917 – 1999). Born 1917 in Madrid, Spain, Dr. Sara Borrell Ruiz made significant contributions to the field of oncology, endocrinology, and biochemistry by establishing the connection between hormones and tumor growth. After being denied acceptance in the University of Madrid for Agricultural Engineering, like her brother, she was encouraged to […]